VRT NWS: Veroordeeld voor bellen achter het stuur? Dan krijg je soms geen vergunning om naar het Verenigd Koninkrijk te reizen
June 13, 2025

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In een artikel gepubliceerd door VRT NWS legt Client Engagement Manager Soraya Driessen uit dat reizigers die van plan zijn het Verenigd Koninkrijk te bezoeken, een elektronische reisvergunning (ETA) kan worden geweigerd vanwege een strafrechtelijke veroordeling, zelfs voor relatief kleine overtredingen.
Aanvragen worden vaker afgewezen wanneer de veroordeling in de afgelopen 12 maanden heeft plaatsgevonden of een gevangenisstraf van meer dan een jaar inhoudt. Hoewel er geen beroepsprocedure is, merkt Soraya op dat reizigers een nieuwe ETA-aanvraag kunnen indienen of een standaard bezoekersvisum kunnen aanvragen. Dit maakt een meer gedetailleerde beoordeling door de immigratiediensten mogelijk. Maar: de procedure is duurder en duurt langer.
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In an article published in VRT NWS, Client Engagement Manager Soraya Driessen explains that travellers planning to visit the UK may be refused an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) due to a criminal conviction, even for relatively minor offenses.
Applications are more likely to be refused if the conviction occurred within the past 12 months or involved a prison sentence of more than one year. While there is no appeal process, Soraya notes that travellers can submit a new ETA application or apply for a standard visitor visa, which allows for a more detailed review but is more expensive and takes longer to process.
Read more here (please note this article is published in Dutch).
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