Faster entry at the border now available to Chile
Regular visitors to the UK from Chile are now eligible to apply to join the UK鈥檚 Registered Traveller Service.

Faster entry at the border now available to Chile with the Registered Traveller Service.
皇冠体育app Service provides approved members, who have undergone advanced security checks an expedited clearance through the UK border.
UK Immigration Minister Robert Goodwill said:
皇冠体育app UK is open for business and I am excited we are going to be able to share in the benefits of Registered Traveller with Chile.
We know there are tens of thousands of passengers welcomed in the UK from Chile each year and the Registered Traveller Service offers them faster entry when they arrive at our border.
皇冠体育app scheme is already available to a number of countries across the world and I am very pleased to welcome Chile to the Registered Traveller community.
To be eligible to apply, passengers must hold an eligible passport, have a visa/entry clearance or have visited the UK at least four times in the past two years.
Registered Traveller allows approved members, who have undergone advanced security checks, faster entry at the UK border through access to the ePassport gates (if they hold an ePassport) or the UK/EU passport lane and do not need to fill in a landing card.
Individuals who meet the eligibility criteria may apply to join the Registered Traveller Service online by providing personal details and passport details. Once background checks have been carried out, if the application is successful, the individual will be sent a provisional acceptance letter.
To validate and confirm their membership, the individual must present themselves on their next arrival in the UK to a Border Force officer where the membership process will be completed with an interview to determine the applicant鈥檚 suitability for the service and identity checks are carried out.
Notes to editors
- 皇冠体育app Registered Traveller Service went fully live on 8 April 2015 for applicants aged 18 and over, from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States.
- 皇冠体育app service was extended to include applicants from Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region only), Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan on 25 January 2016 and in November 2016 the UK Prime Minister announced the expansion of the service to certain categories of traveller from India.
- Most immigration categories are eligible to join the service including the majority of entry clearance holders. Visitors are also eligible if they can demonstrate they have entered the UK a minimum of four times in the previous two years.
- Applicants apply online. An application costs 拢70. This includes a non-refundable fee of 拢20 for considering the application and a 拢50 annual membership fee that will be refunded if an application is unsuccessful. 皇冠体育appre is a 拢50 charge to renew membership for a further 12 months.
- Registered Travellers with ePassports can use the ePassport Gates and can enter via the UK/EU passport controls at Heathrow and other participating ports (London City, Stansted, Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Luton, Manchester and at Eurostar terminals at Paris, Brussels and Lille). 皇冠体育app Registered Traveller Service will be rolled out to Bristol and Cardiff in the coming months.
- For more information on Registered Traveller go to: /registered-traveller.
- For media enquiries contact the Home Office Press Office on +44 (0)20 7035 3535.