Current Absurdities

UK Introduces Electronic Travel Authorisation; Distinguishes It From a Visa in Seven Official Ways; Travellers Note That in Practice It Functions Like a Visa; Home Office Maintains the Seven Distinctions Are Important

UK Introduces Electronic Travel Authorisation; Distinguishes It From a Visa in Seven Official Ways; Travellers Note That in Practice It Functions Like a Visa; Home Office Maintains the Seven Distinctions Are Important | ETA Confirmed as ‘Not a Visa’ by Every Official Who Has Spoken About It and as ‘Basically a Visa’ by Every Traveller Who Has Applied for One; Both Statements Simultaneously True