Sep 24, 2013, 7:39 am
Last edit by: BotB
The Registered Traveller Scheme is intended to allow easier entry for regular visitors to the UK.
The scheme is available for regular travelers to the UK who have a passport issued by
Africa
Botswana, Namibia, Seychelles.
Asia
Brunei, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region passports only), Japan, Macao Special Administrative Region, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan (if your passport has a personal ID number on the photo page)
Europe
Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City State.
Middle East
Israel.
North America
Bahamas, Canada, Mexico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, USA.
Oceania
Australia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga.
South and Central America
Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay.
* Visited the UK 4 times in the previous 24 months as a Business visitor, General visitor, Member of a diplomatic mission, Academic visitor, Entertainment or sports visitor, In transit - passing through the UK, Parent of a child in a UK school or Medical visitor. This generally includes tourists.
* Hold a valid visa in the categories Tiers 1, 2, 4 or 5 (excluding Creative/Sporting concession), Indefinite Leave to Remain, Naturalisation, UK Ancestry, Family member or spouse/partner. Note that EEA family permits, discretionary leave and leave outside the rules are excluded.
The application cost is £70 of which £50 is refunded if the application is rejected. Renewal costs £50 each year and changes of document details cost £20.
Registered Travellers are able to use the faster entry lanes (generally EU lines) when going through the UK Border at Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Gatwick (special registered traveller line), Glasgow, Heathrow, London City, Luton, Manchester, Southend and Stansted airports (or, alternatively, the ePassport gates if they have a biometric passport; while the ePassport gates at LHR T3 & T4 are being renovated the FastTrak lines can be used or the EU lines can be used). You will not have to fill in a landing card. (you do still need to carry your visa or BRP (biometric residence permit))
In addition, Registered Travellers are able to go through the UK Border at the Brussels, Lille and Paris Eurostar terminals without having to fill in a landing card.
Registered Travellers who hold a UK visa will not have their fingerprints checked at the UK Border.
Registration link: https://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller
The scheme is available for regular travelers to the UK who have a passport issued by
Africa
Botswana, Namibia, Seychelles.
Asia
Brunei, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region passports only), Japan, Macao Special Administrative Region, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan (if your passport has a personal ID number on the photo page)
Europe
Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City State.
Middle East
Israel.
North America
Bahamas, Canada, Mexico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, USA.
Oceania
Australia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga.
South and Central America
Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay.
* Visited the UK 4 times in the previous 24 months as a Business visitor, General visitor, Member of a diplomatic mission, Academic visitor, Entertainment or sports visitor, In transit - passing through the UK, Parent of a child in a UK school or Medical visitor. This generally includes tourists.
* Hold a valid visa in the categories Tiers 1, 2, 4 or 5 (excluding Creative/Sporting concession), Indefinite Leave to Remain, Naturalisation, UK Ancestry, Family member or spouse/partner. Note that EEA family permits, discretionary leave and leave outside the rules are excluded.
The application cost is £70 of which £50 is refunded if the application is rejected. Renewal costs £50 each year and changes of document details cost £20.
Registered Travellers are able to use the faster entry lanes (generally EU lines) when going through the UK Border at Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Gatwick (special registered traveller line), Glasgow, Heathrow, London City, Luton, Manchester, Southend and Stansted airports (or, alternatively, the ePassport gates if they have a biometric passport; while the ePassport gates at LHR T3 & T4 are being renovated the FastTrak lines can be used or the EU lines can be used). You will not have to fill in a landing card. (you do still need to carry your visa or BRP (biometric residence permit))
In addition, Registered Travellers are able to go through the UK Border at the Brussels, Lille and Paris Eurostar terminals without having to fill in a landing card.
Registered Travellers who hold a UK visa will not have their fingerprints checked at the UK Border.
Registration link: https://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller
Some extra information from Gatwick Airport is here.
Older terms and conditions of the initial trial are recorded in post 78.
Registered Traveller Scheme - easier entry for regular visitors to the UK
Oct 6, 2018, 10:40 am
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Oct 6, 2018, 2:20 pm
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But this is entirely dependent on the timing and the terminal - arriving first thing in the morning into T4 always seems to be a disaster, whereas I have also encountered zero lines at off-peak times in other terminals.
Nov 1, 2018, 10:15 am
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I know this is being discussed elsewhere on the UK forum but for those that aren't aware and are considering the 'registered traveler' fees in future, please be aware that from sometime Summer 2019 some countries will not need RT status to use the e-gates. (Canada, USA, Australian, Japan and New Zealand)...
The news was announced with the budget this week and a UK Gov website with further info is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e...more-countries
Good news for some in future, even if we have to wait for a year to see it.
Safe travels.
The news was announced with the budget this week and a UK Gov website with further info is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e...more-countries
Good news for some in future, even if we have to wait for a year to see it.
Safe travels.
Dec 20, 2018, 2:43 pm
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I know this is being discussed elsewhere on the UK forum but for those that aren't aware and are considering the 'registered traveler' fees in future, please be aware that from sometime Summer 2019 some countries will not need RT status to use the e-gates. (Canada, USA, Australian, Japan and New Zealand)...
The news was announced with the budget this week and a UK Gov website with further info is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e...more-countries
Good news for some in future, even if we have to wait for a year to see it.
Safe travels.
The news was announced with the budget this week and a UK Gov website with further info is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e...more-countries
Good news for some in future, even if we have to wait for a year to see it.
Safe travels.
Dec 21, 2018, 4:01 am
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Dec 24, 2018, 4:37 am
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1) Maybe they didn't properly register you in the computer - also happened to me where I asked why I kept getting sent to the counter and they realized the person who logged me in the first time had done so incorrectly.
2) You really need to make sure you match your face when they scan you at the e-gate to the passport photo. I was smiling in my passport photo so if I made a grumpy face for the e-gate scanner it wouldn't open for me.
Dec 30, 2018, 5:28 pm
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I had a similar problem when I first started and found the following:
1) Maybe they didn't properly register you in the computer - also happened to me where I asked why I kept getting sent to the counter and they realized the person who logged me in the first time had done so incorrectly.
2) You really need to make sure you match your face when they scan you at the e-gate to the passport photo. I was smiling in my passport photo so if I made a grumpy face for the e-gate scanner it wouldn't open for me.
1) Maybe they didn't properly register you in the computer - also happened to me where I asked why I kept getting sent to the counter and they realized the person who logged me in the first time had done so incorrectly.
2) You really need to make sure you match your face when they scan you at the e-gate to the passport photo. I was smiling in my passport photo so if I made a grumpy face for the e-gate scanner it wouldn't open for me.
Dec 30, 2018, 5:28 pm
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My wife and I both wear glasses, but are not wearing them in our passport photos. We had trouble the first few times at the e-gates while wearing our glasses. Now we take our glasses off for the e-gates and reliably get through. Of course we're squinting and bumping into things until we put our glasses back on, but it's worth it.
Dec 30, 2018, 11:09 pm
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Jan 1, 2019, 7:36 am
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Jan 31, 2019, 11:12 am
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I know this is being discussed elsewhere on the UK forum but for those that aren't aware and are considering the 'registered traveler' fees in future, please be aware that from sometime Summer 2019 some countries will not need RT status to use the e-gates. (Canada, USA, Australian, Japan and New Zealand)...
The news was announced with the budget this week and a UK Gov website with further info is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e...more-countries
Good news for some in future, even if we have to wait for a year to see it.
Safe travels.
The news was announced with the budget this week and a UK Gov website with further info is here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e...more-countries
Good news for some in future, even if we have to wait for a year to see it.
Safe travels.
Do you think I can still change my details with new passport number and then renew then? But is it even worth getting RT since from summer 2019 as per link above, I can get in using eGates free. Any update on this?
Last edited by Guy Betsy; Jan 31, 2019 at 11:23 am
Jan 31, 2019, 5:46 pm
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Though not exactly the same, I’m due for renewal this year.. actually by 25th Feb. The only problem is that I only get my new passport delivered on 4th March.
Do you think I can still change my details with new passport number and then renew then? But is it even worth getting RT since from summer 2019 as per link above, I can get in using eGates free. Any update on this?
There's no update on the timelines for the expansion of eGates to non-UK/EU passports, but assume the date is quite flexible and may be later than UK Summer 2019.
Feb 1, 2019, 11:12 am
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If you renew with a different passport, you are still charged the passport change fee (I recall £20), so I don't see any benefit to renewing late. You do run the risk of having to pay another application fee if you let it lapse.
There's no update on the timelines for the expansion of eGates to non-UK/EU passports, but assume the date is quite flexible and may be later than UK Summer 2019.
There's no update on the timelines for the expansion of eGates to non-UK/EU passports, but assume the date is quite flexible and may be later than UK Summer 2019.
Feb 2, 2019, 2:01 am
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A few years ago (It's in this thread somewhere) , I renewed late with no issues - but that's not guaranteed of course.