Registered Traveller membership expanded to sixteen additional countries

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

Operative dateNovember 21, 2016

CategoryBorder and land control

Policy toolExpedited border clearance eligibility

Affected groupEligible passport holders from sixteen added countries with visa/entry clearance or four uk visits in the preceding two years

Policy effect

From November 21, 2016, Registered Traveller membership applications opened to eligible passport holders from Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay. The November19 Home Office announcement required an eligible passport and either a visa/entry clearance or at least four UK visits in the preceding two years. Approved members underwent advance security checks and gained faster border entry through ePassport gates if holding an ePassport, or through UK/EU passport lanes. The change expanded eligibility for expedited clearance; it did not itself confer immigration permission or remove visa requirements. The announcement described service for certain Indian travellers as a future expansion, so India is not counted here. The four jurisdictions added in January remain a separate dated measure.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: From November 21, 2016, Registered Traveller membership applications opened to eligible passport holders from Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay.; The November19 Home Office announcement required an eligible passport and either a visa/entry clearance or at least four UK visits in the preceding two years.; The change expanded eligibility for expedited clearance

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

From Monday (21 November), frequent travellers to the UK from 16 new countries will be eligible to apply for membership of the scheme, which brings the potential for improved trade and tourism links. Membership will now be open to passengers from Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Home Office / GOV.UKHome Office / Border Force original announcements, January25 and November19,2016Open official source

Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-expansion-of-uk-registered-traveller-service

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Registered Traveller membership expanded to sixteen additional countries

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other United Kingdom changes operative in 2016