What does the ETA allow an individual to do in the UK?

Under an ETA, visitors can:

Stay for up to 6 months for tourism, visiting family, business purposes, or short-term study.
Stay for up to 3 months under the Creative Worker visa concession.
Engage in a permitted paid engagement.
Transit through the UK.

Restrictions: An ETA does not permit paid or unpaid work for a UK employer (except under specific concessions), living in the UK through successive visits, or claiming public funds.

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