Tag: Electronic Permit System (EPS)

• Sunday, August 3rd 2025 - 11:44 UTC

  South Georgia, new electronic permit system for visitors delayed for technical reasons

  

  The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands archipelago will soon introduce a mandatory electronic travel authorization (ETA) system for all visitors. This measure aims to strengthen environmental protection while regulating tourism and scientific activities in this preserved British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic and its vast surrounding Marine Protected Area.

• Saturday, April 12th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

  South Georgia, new electronic permit system (EPS) for visitors next season

  

  The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has announced that it will launch a new electronic permit system (EPS) for visitors to the Territories in advance of the next tourist season, replacing the current system of levying landing fees by an individual visitor permit charge. The cost of a visitor permit will be set initially at £200.