People wishing to enter the Isle of Man directly from outside the Common Travel Area (CTA) or Republic of Ireland will be able to apply for an Isle of Man Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) from 10am on Thursday 9 April 2026.
An ETA is a digital permission to travel and will become a requirement for certain passengers from Thursday 23 April.
People travelling to the Island for visits of up to six months and who do not hold a valid visa will require an ETA, including children. ETAs are linked to an applicant’s passport, and valid for two years from the date of issue or until the holder’s passport expires, whichever is sooner.
You do not need an ETA if you are:
- A British citizen or Irish citizen – including dual nationals – who must travel into the CTA with their British or Irish passports (an Isle of Man variant passport is a British passport)
- A person who already has a valid visa or immigration permission(s) to live, work or study within the CTA
- A person who holds settled or pre-settled status granted under the EU Settlement Scheme
- A child travelling to the Isle of Man as part of an organised French school trip
- A person travelling with a British Overseas Territories citizen or British National (Overseas) passport
- A resident of the Republic of Ireland travelling from the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Jersey or Guernsey
ETAs have been a requirement for travel to the UK from outside the CTA since 25 February 2026. The Isle of Man’s scheme mirrors the UK’s, and ETAs issued in the Isle of Man, United Kingdom and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey will be mutually recognised. That means valid ETAs issued in each of the four jurisdictions will be valid for travel to any of them.
The legal requirements to travel between the jurisdictions within the CTA have not changed – for example, for travel between the Isle of Man and the UK – however, non-visa national visitors entering the CTA via the Republic of Ireland will require an ETA.
More information on ETA can be found on the Immigration Service website.
Contact the Isle of Man Immigration Service in the following ways:
- Email: immigration@gov.im
- Telephone: +44 1624 685203 — Monday to Friday 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Address: Isle of Man Immigration Office, Ground Floor, Government Office, Bucks Road, Douglas, IM1 3PN
- Website: Isle of Man Immigration Service – Contact us
