Visit the UK as part of a French school trip
The France-UK school trip travel information form allows you to bring a group of children from a school in France to the UK.
This form allows you to bring a group of 5 or more children aged 18 or under from a school in France to the UK.
Your school must be registered with the French Ministry of Education for you to use this form.
Every child and adult who is part of the group must be included in the form. Confirm who is travelling and check they have the correct documents before you fill it in.
It is free to enter the UK with this form.
Documents the children need
Each child must have certain documents, depending on their nationality.
Children in the group do not need a visa or an electronic travel authorisation (ETA), whatever their nationality.
Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
Each child must have:
- an authorisation to leave the country (AST), signed by their parent or guardian
- a copy of their parent or guardian’s identity document
- a passport or national identity card
If they have a passport, they should bring it. It will make it faster to cross the UK border.
If they do not have a passport, they can bring their national identity card instead.
Nationals of other countries
Each child must have:
- an authorisation to leave the country (AST), signed by their parent or guardian
- a copy of their parent or guardian’s identity document
- a passport
Documents the adults need
Depending on their nationality, each adult will either:
- have to apply for a Standard Visitor visa
- have to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA), which allows you to visit the UK without a visa
- be able to visit the UK without a visa or an ETA
Check if you need a visa or ETA to visit the UK.
All adults must bring their passport.
Filling in the form
The head teacher of your school must fill in the form.
If there are not enough rows in the form for the number of pupils or adults that are travelling, fill in another copy of the form.
They must send it to the prefecture at least 15 days before departure, along with:
- the children’s authorisations to leave the country, signed by their parent or guardian
- the copies of the parents’ identity documents
The prefecture will check the documents and send them back to the head teacher.
Bringing the form to the UK
Bring 2 copies of the form with you. You will need to show them to a Border Force officer at the UK border.
The Border Force officer will check it is correct and that everyone in the group has the correct documents.
They will keep one of the copies of the form.
Updates to this page
Published 28 December 2023Last updated 27 November 2024 + show all updates
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Children do not need a visa or an electronic travel authorisation (ETA). Adults may need a visa or an ETA, depending on their nationality.
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Added what to do when there are not enough rows in the form for the number of pupils or adults travelling.
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First published.