{"id":2917,"date":"2026-06-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=2917"},"modified":"2026-07-02T08:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:04:19","slug":"uk-eta-validity-period-2026-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/sv\/uk-eta-validity-period-2026-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ETA Validity Period 2026 \u2014 How Long It Lasts and What Controls It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- TL;DR --><\/p>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background:#f0f7ff;border-left:4px solid #1a73e8;padding:16px 20px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:4px\">\n<strong>SAMMANFATTNING \u2014 UK ETA giltighetstid<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>En UK ETA \u00e4r giltig i <strong>2 \u00e5r<\/strong> fr\u00e5n godk\u00e4nnandedatum, eller tills ditt pass g\u00e5r ut \u2014 beroende p\u00e5 vilket som intr\u00e4ffar f\u00f6rst.<\/li>\n<li>Under den perioden kan du g\u00f6ra <strong>obegr\u00e4nsade resor<\/strong> till Storbritannien.<\/li>\n<li>Varje vistelse kan vara upp till <strong>6 m\u00e5nader<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Om du f\u00f6rnyar ditt pass blir ditt UK ETA ogiltigt och du m\u00e5ste ans\u00f6ka igen.<\/li>\n<li>Kontrollera din status via <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/sv\/uk-eta-application-status-check-2026\/\">UK ETA-statuskontroll<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>F\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r <strong>Giltighetsperiod f\u00f6r UK ETA<\/strong> \u00e4r v\u00e4sentlig f\u00f6r att planera dina resor till F\u00f6renade kungariket korrekt. En UK ETA som har l\u00f6pt ut \u2014 eller en som ogiltigf\u00f6rklarats p\u00e5 grund av pass f\u00f6rnyelse \u2014 kommer att f\u00e5 ditt flygbolag att v\u00e4gra dig ombordstigning. Den h\u00e4r guiden f\u00f6rklarar exakt hur l\u00e4nge din UK ETA varar, vad som kan f\u00f6rkorta den och hur du h\u00e5ller koll p\u00e5 ditt rese\u00f6de.<\/p>\n<h2>Snabba fakta: Giltighetsperiod f\u00f6r UK ETA<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/295826\/pexels-photo-295826.jpeg?auto=compress&#038;cs=tinysrgb&#038;h=650&#038;w=940\" alt=\"Reseplaneringskalender UK ETA\" class=\"wp-image-2904\"\/><figcaption>Reseplaneringskalender UK ETA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#1a73e8;color:#fff\">\n<th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left\">Detalj<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;text-align:left\">Information om<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\"><strong>Maximal giltighet<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\">2 \u00e5r fr\u00e5n godk\u00e4nnandedatum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\"><strong>Alternativ gr\u00e4ns<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\">Utg\u00e5ng av det associerade passet (vilket som helst som intr\u00e4ffar f\u00f6rst)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\"><strong>Antal poster<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\">Obegr\u00e4nsat under giltighetsperioden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\"><strong>Max vistelse per bes\u00f6k<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\">6 m\u00e5nader<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f9f9f9\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\"><strong>Kan \u00f6verf\u00f6ras till nytt pass?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\">Nej \u2014 en ny UK ETA kr\u00e4vs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\"><strong>Kostnad f\u00f6r f\u00f6rnyelse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd\">\u00a320 (ny ans\u00f6kan)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Hur l\u00e4nge \u00e4r ett UK ETA giltigt?<\/h2>\n<p>Ett UK ETA godk\u00e4nns f\u00f6r <strong>tv\u00e5 \u00e5r<\/strong> fr\u00e5n det datum d\u00e5 ans\u00f6kan beslutas \u2014 inte fr\u00e5n det datum du f\u00f6rst reser. Det betyder att du kan ans\u00f6ka l\u00e5ngt i f\u00f6rv\u00e4g och tv\u00e5\u00e5rsperioden startar omedelbar vid godk\u00e4nnande. Ett viktigt undantag: om ditt pass upph\u00f6r innan tv\u00e5\u00e5rsperioden \u00e4r slut, \u00e4r ditt ETA endast giltigt tills ditt pass upph\u00f6r att g\u00e4lla, eftersom ETA \u00e4r l\u00e4nkat till ett specifikt passnummer.<\/p>\n<p>Till exempel, om ditt ETA godk\u00e4nns i juni 2026, \u00e4r det giltigt tills juni 2028 \u2014 f\u00f6rutsatt att ditt pass inte upph\u00f6r innan dess.<\/p>\n<h2>Passregeln: Varf\u00f6r det spelar roll<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/9969187\/pexels-photo-9969187.jpeg?auto=compress&#038;cs=tinysrgb&#038;h=650&#038;w=940\" alt=\"Guide f\u00f6r UK ETAs giltighetsperiod\" class=\"wp-image-2905\"\/><figcaption>Guide f\u00f6r UK ETAs giltighetsperiod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Det vanligaste sk\u00e4let till att ett UK ETA blir ogiltigt innan tv\u00e5\u00e5rsperioden \u00e4r slut \u00e4r f\u00f6rnyelse av pass. UK ETA \u00e4r permanent kopplat till passnumret du angav under ans\u00f6kan. Om du f\u00f6rnyar ditt pass, ers\u00e4tter ett f\u00f6rlorat pass, f\u00e5r ett nytt pass p\u00e5 grund av namnbyte eller skaffar ett andra pass \u2014 m\u00e5ste du ans\u00f6ka om ett nytt UK ETA innan du reser. Se v\u00e5r guide om <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/sv\/is-my-passport-valid-2026-guide\/\">kontroll av passets giltighet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background:#ffebee;border-left:4px solid #e53935;padding:14px 18px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:4px\">\n<strong>\ud83d\udea8 Viktigt:<\/strong> Om du f\u00f6rnyar ditt pass och reser till F\u00f6renta kungariket utan att ans\u00f6ka om ett nytt UK ETA, kommer du att nekas ombordstigning. Flygbolag kontrollerar UK ETA-status automatiskt och matchar ditt passnummer mot UK ETA-databasen.\n<\/div>\n<h2>Obegr\u00e4nsade inresa under giltighetsperioden<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/5239918\/pexels-photo-5239918.jpeg?auto=compress&#038;cs=tinysrgb&#038;h=650&#038;w=940\" alt=\"Giltighetsdatum f\u00f6r UK-resor\" class=\"wp-image-2906\"\/><figcaption>Giltighetsdatum f\u00f6r UK-resor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Under giltighetsperioden p\u00e5 tv\u00e5 \u00e5r ger ditt UK ETA till\u00e5telse <strong>obegr\u00e4nsade resor<\/strong> till F\u00f6renade kungariket. Det finns ingen gr\u00e4ns f\u00f6r hur m\u00e5nga g\u00e5nger du kan resa in i Storbritannien per \u00e5r. Varje enskild vistelse \u00e4r dock begr\u00e4nsad till h\u00f6gst <strong>sex m\u00e5nader<\/strong>. Du kan \u00e5terv\u00e4nda omedelbar efter avresan \u2014 varje ny inresa ger en ny sex m\u00e5naders period.<\/p>\n<p>Detta g\u00f6r UK ETA s\u00e4rskilt v\u00e4rdefullt f\u00f6r \u00e5terkommande aff\u00e4rsresen\u00e4rer, personer med familj i Storbritannien, de som bes\u00f6ker landet flera g\u00e5nger per \u00e5r f\u00f6r turism och transitpassagerare. Mer information om flera inresor finns i v\u00e5r <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/sv\/uk-eta-multiple-entries-2026-how-6-month-rule-works\/\">guide f\u00f6r flera ans\u00f6kningar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Hur du kontrollerar giltigheten f\u00f6r ditt UK ETA<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Anv\u00e4nd den officiella UK ETA-appen<\/strong> \u2014 ladda ned fr\u00e5n App Store eller Google Play och logga in med dina ans\u00f6kningsuppgifter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anv\u00e4nd gov.uk ETA-statusservice<\/strong> \u2014 bes\u00f6k <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/view-prove-immigration-status\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gov.uk\/view-prove-immigration-status<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kontrollera ditt godk\u00e4nnande-e-postmeddelande<\/strong> \u2014 det ursprungliga beslutsmejlet anger giltighetsperioden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kontakta Home Office<\/strong> \u2014 om du inte kan hitta din ursprungliga bekr\u00e4ftelse kontaktar du UK Visas and Immigration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>F\u00f6r en fullst\u00e4ndig genomg\u00e5ng, se v\u00e5r <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/sv\/uk-eta-application-status-check-2026\/\">Guide f\u00f6r ETA-statuskontroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00d6msan n\u00e4r giltighetstiden upph\u00f6r<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/7059609\/pexels-photo-7059609.jpeg?auto=compress&#038;cs=tinysrgb&#038;h=650&#038;w=940\" alt=\"Passgiltighet UK ETA\" class=\"wp-image-2907\"\/><figcaption>Passgiltighet UK ETA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li>G\u00e5 till <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gov.uk\/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fylla i en ny ans\u00f6kan med ditt nuvarande passnummer<\/li>\n<li>Ladda upp ett nytt ansiktsfotografi<\/li>\n<li>Betala avgiften \u00a320 igen<\/li>\n<li>F\u00e5 ditt nya ETA-beslut \u2014 ans\u00f6k minst tre arbetsdagar f\u00f6re resa<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips f\u00f6r att hantera din giltighetsperiod f\u00f6r UK ETA<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/19399416\/pexels-photo-19399416.jpeg?auto=compress&#038;cs=tinysrgb&#038;h=650&#038;w=940\" alt=\"UK ETA tv\u00e5\u00e5rsgiltighet\" class=\"wp-image-2908\"\/><figcaption>UK ETA tv\u00e5\u00e5rsgiltighet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>St\u00e4ll in en kalenderp\u00e5minnelse<\/strong> \u2014 notera ditt godk\u00e4nnandedatum f\u00f6r UK ETA och s\u00e4tt en p\u00e5minnelse 3 m\u00e5nader innan det g\u00e5r ut om tv\u00e5 \u00e5r.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kontrollera \u00e4ven utg\u00e5ngsdatumet f\u00f6r ditt pass<\/strong> \u2014 ditt UK ETA g\u00e5r ut n\u00e4r ditt pass g\u00e5r ut, \u00e4ven om tv\u00e5-\u00e5rsperioden inte har slutats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ans\u00f6k om ett nytt UK ETA omedelbar efter att du f\u00e5tt ett nytt pass<\/strong> \u2014 v\u00e4nta inte till n\u00e4sta resa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>F\u00f6r familjer, sp\u00e5ra alla medlemmars UK ETA separat<\/strong> \u2014 varje persons UK ETA har sitt eget utg\u00e5ngsdatum kopplat till sitt eget pass.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Vanliga misstag med UK ETA-giltighet<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>F\u00f6rnyelse av pass utan ans\u00f6kan om ny UK ETA<\/strong> \u2014 det vanligaste misstaget; ditt nya pass har ett annat nummer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Antag att UK ETA fortfarande \u00e4r giltig efter tv\u00e5 \u00e5r<\/strong> \u2014 vissa resen\u00e4rer bokar en UK-resa utan att kontrollera om deras UK ETA har passerat tv\u00e5\u00e5rsgr\u00e4nsen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>F\u00f6rvirrande mellan UK ETA:s giltighet och till\u00e5ten vistelse per bes\u00f6k<\/strong> \u2014 tv\u00e5 \u00e5rs giltighet och sex m\u00e5naders vistelsesgr\u00e4ns per bes\u00f6k \u00e4r separata regler.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inte kontrollera UK ETA f\u00f6re bokning av resa<\/strong> \u2014 bekr\u00e4fta alltid att din UK ETA fortfarande \u00e4r giltig n\u00e4r du bokar n\u00e5gon UK-resa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Vanliga fr\u00e5gor och svar<\/h2>\n<p><strong>B\u00f6rjar UK ETA-giltigheten fr\u00e5n n\u00e4r jag ans\u00f6ker eller n\u00e4r jag reser?<\/strong><br \/>Fr\u00e5n godk\u00e4nnandedatumet \u2014 inte n\u00e4r du f\u00f6rst anl\u00e4nder till Storbritannien.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kan jag f\u00f6rl\u00e4nga min UK ETA bortom tv\u00e5 \u00e5r?<\/strong><br \/>Nej. ETA kan inte f\u00f6rl\u00e4ngas. Du m\u00e5ste ans\u00f6ka om en ny n\u00e4r den g\u00e5r ut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Om jag inte har anv\u00e4nt min ETA, f\u00f6rfaller den fortfarande?<\/strong><br \/>Ja. Giltighetsperioden r\u00e4knas fr\u00e5n godk\u00e4nnandet, oavsett om du har anv\u00e4nt den.<\/p>\n<p><strong>F\u00f6r\u00e4ndras UK ETA:s giltighet om jag reser mellan England och Skottland?<\/strong><br \/>Nej. ETA t\u00e4cker hela F\u00f6renade kungariket \u2014 England, Skottland, Wales och Nordirland \u2014 under en enda tillst\u00e5nd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kan jag ans\u00f6ka om en ny ETA innan min nuvarande f\u00f6rfaller?<\/strong><br \/>Ja. Det finns ingen begr\u00e4nsning n\u00e4r det g\u00e4ller att ans\u00f6ka om en ny ETA medan en befintlig \u00e4r giltig.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planera ditt UK-bes\u00f6k:<\/strong> Med ett giltigt tv\u00e5 \u00e5rs UK ETA \u00e4r Storbritannien \u00f6ppet f\u00f6r obegr\u00e4nsade bes\u00f6k. Det <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritain.com\/en\/destinations\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">VisitBritain resedestinationer<\/a> \u00e4r en utm\u00e4rkt startpunkt. F\u00f6r familjeplanering, se v\u00e5r <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/sv\/uk-eta-for-families-2026-common-questions-parents-ask\/\">familjer guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Hur giltighet interagerar med ditt pass<\/h2>\n<p>Den enda viktigaste regeln om UK ETA giltighet \u00e4r att tillst\u00e5ndet \u00e4r elektroniskt kopplat till det exakta passet du anv\u00e4nde f\u00f6r att ans\u00f6ka. Det \u00e4r giltigt i tv\u00e5 \u00e5r fr\u00e5n godk\u00e4nnandet \u2014 om ditt pass inte upph\u00f6r att g\u00e4lla tidigare, i vilket fall UK ETA d\u00f6r tillsammans med passet. Det finns inget s\u00e4tt att \u00f6verf\u00f6ra ett UK ETA till ett nytt pass, oavsett hur nyligen du fick tillst\u00e5ndet. Om du f\u00f6rnyar ditt pass ans\u00f6ker du igen, punkt slut. F\u00f6r resen\u00e4rer vars pass \u00e4r inom ett \u00e5r fr\u00e5n utg\u00e5ngsdatumet \u00e4r det vanligtvis smartare att f\u00f6rnya passet f\u00f6rst och sedan ans\u00f6ka, s\u00e5 att UK ETA kan k\u00f6ra sin fulla tv\u00e5\u00e5rsperiod.<\/p>\n<p>Under dess giltighetsperiod till\u00e5ter UK ETA ett obegr\u00e4nsat antal inresor, med varje enskild vistelse begr\u00e4nsad till h\u00f6gst sex m\u00e5nader. Du beh\u00f6ver inte sp\u00e5ra en kvot av resor, men du b\u00f6r vara beredd att visa att varje bes\u00f6k \u00e4r genuint tillf\u00e4lligt \u2014 gr\u00e4nsofficerare bryr sig mer om ditt resem\u00f6nster \u00e4n om antalet st\u00e4mplar.<\/p>\n<h2>Kontrollera hur mycket giltighet du har kvar<\/h2>\n<p>Spara ditt godk\u00e4nnandebrev: det anger beslutsdatumet, och genom att r\u00e4kna tv\u00e5 \u00e5r fram\u00e5t f\u00e5r du ditt utg\u00e5ngsdatum. Om du \u00e4r os\u00e4ker kan den officiella statuskontroltj\u00e4nsten l\u00e5ta dig verifiera ditt tillst\u00e5nd mot dina passuppgifter innan du bokar resor. En bra vana \u00e4r att kontrollera giltigheten n\u00e4r du bokar flyg, inte p\u00e5 flygplatsen \u2014 att uppt\u00e4cka ett utg\u00e5nget UK ETA vid incheckning f\u00f6rvandlar en rutinm\u00e4ssig resa till en samma-dag-br\u00e5ttom.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bokat en resa som b\u00f6rjar inom giltighetsperioden men slutar efter den? Du \u00e4r OK: UK ETA m\u00e5ste vara giltig n\u00e4r du anl\u00e4nder, inte f\u00f6r varje dag av ditt vistelse.<\/li>\n<li>Reser med familj? Kontrollera varje resen\u00e4rs utg\u00e5ngsdatum separat \u2014 godk\u00e4nnanden som beviljats p\u00e5 olika dagar f\u00f6rfaller p\u00e5 olika dagar.<\/li>\n<li>\u00c4ndrat ditt namn eller passuppgifter? Det r\u00e4knas som ett nytt pass: ans\u00f6ka igen innan du reser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>F\u00f6rnyelsestrategi f\u00f6r frekventa bes\u00f6kare<\/h2>\n<p>Det finns ingen f\u00f6rnyelsebeskattning eller snabbk\u00f6 \u2014 en \"f\u00f6rnyelse\" \u00e4r helt enkelt en ny ans\u00f6kan. Frekventa bes\u00f6kare b\u00f6r anteckna en p\u00e5minnelse ungef\u00e4r en m\u00e5nad f\u00f6re utg\u00e5ngen och ans\u00f6ka igen mellan resor snarare \u00e4n bara innan en resa. Det \u00e4r till\u00e5tet att ans\u00f6ka medan du fortfarande innehar en giltig UK ETA, och den sm\u00e5 \u00f6verlappningen \u00e4r mycket mindre kostsam \u00e4n ett f\u00f6rsenat beslut som kolliderar med ett avg\u00e5ngsdatum. Aff\u00e4rsresen\u00e4rer som flyger till Storbritannien flera g\u00e5nger per \u00e5r f\u00e5r mest v\u00e4rde genom att st\u00e4mma av ett passbytesf\u00f6rnyelse och en ny UK ETA-ans\u00f6kan rygg mot rygg, vilket l\u00e5ser in hela tv\u00e5 \u00e5r.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00c5terst\u00e4ller det n\u00e5got att l\u00e4mna och \u00e5terintr\u00e4da i Storbritannien?<\/h3>\n<p>Varje inresa bed\u00f6ms f\u00f6r sig. UK ETA f\u00f6rblir giltig oavsett hur ofta du passerar gr\u00e4nsen under sin tv\u00e5 \u00e5r l\u00e5nga giltighetsperiod; vad gr\u00e4nspolisen kontrollerar \u00e4r om din kumulativa vistelse ser ut som faktisk bos\u00e4ttning. Genuin turism, aff\u00e4rsresor och familjebes\u00f6k med klara planer p\u00e5 hemresa \u00e4r problemfria.<\/p>\n<h3>Finns det en anst\u00e5ndsperiod efter utg\u00e5ng?<\/h3>\n<p>Nej. En utg\u00e5ngen UK ETA \u00e4r ogiltig fr\u00e5n dag ett, och flygbolag kommer att neka boarding. Ans\u00f6k p\u00e5 nytt innan resan \u2014 beslut kommer vanligtvis snabbt, men r\u00e4kna med upp till tre arbetsdagar f\u00f6r att vara s\u00e4ker.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR \u2014 UK ETA Validity Period A UK ETA is valid for 2 years from the date of approval, or until your passport expires \u2014 whichever comes first. Within that period, you can make unlimited trips to the UK. Each stay can last up to 6 months. 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