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What is the change? The U.K. has expanded its Registered Traveller program to additional airports and Eurostar terminals. The service provides fast entry clearance to qualifying nationals of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the U.S.
What does the change mean? In addition to Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, the fast-lane service is now available at Edinburgh, Glasgow, London City, Luton, Manchester and Stansted Airports, and at Brussels, Lille and Paris Eurostar terminals.
Background: Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have visited the U.K. four times in the past year as a visitor or have a visa (not including a Tier 5 Concession [creative and sporting] visa, an EEA family permit, discretionary leave or leave outside the rules).
The government fee is £70 to apply for one year of the service. Applications are decided within 10 business days.
BAL Analysis: The Registered Traveller program is a convenient option, especially for frequent travelers, and its expansion to more airports should reduce queues at airports overall by diverting low-risk travelers to automated entry clearance gates.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group in the United Kingdom. For additional information, please contact uk@bal.com.
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