Yes, the processing time of UK ETA will be postponed on national holidays because the Consular Department of the UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be closed at this time.
List UK Holidays and Observances below:
| Date | Name | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday | Scotland |
| 2 Jan | 2nd January | Local Bank Holiday | |
| 5 Jan | Twelfth Night | Observance, Christian | |
| 6 Jan | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| 7 Jan | Orthodox Christmas Day | Observance, Orthodox | |
| 14 Jan | Orthodox New Year | Observance, Orthodox | |
| 16 Jan | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim | Scotland |
| 25 Jan | Burns Night | Local Observance | |
| 2 Feb | Tu B'Shevat | Jewish Holiday | |
| 14 Feb | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| 17 Feb | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 17 Feb | Lunar New Year | Observance | |
| 18 Feb | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 18 Feb | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian | Wales |
| 1 Mar | St. David's Day | Local Observance | |
| 3 Mar | Purim | Jewish Holiday | |
| 15 Mar | Lailat al-Qadr | Muslim | |
| 15 Mar | Mother's Day | Observance | NIR |
| 17 Mar | St. Patrick's Day | Local Bank Holiday | |
| 20 Mar | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 20 Mar | March Equinox | Season | |
| 29 Mar | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 29 Mar | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 2 Apr | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| 2 Apr | First day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| 3 Apr | Good Friday | Bank Holiday | |
| 4 Apr | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| 5 Apr | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| 6 Apr | Easter Monday | Common Local Holiday | Scotland |
| 6 Apr | Easter Monday | Local Observance | |
| 9 Apr | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holiday | |
| 10 Apr | Orthodox Good Friday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| 11 Apr | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| 12 Apr | Orthodox Easter | Observance, Orthodox | |
| 13 Apr | Orthodox Easter Monday | Observance, Orthodox | |
| 14 Apr | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Commemoration | |
| 22 Apr | Yom HaAtzmaut | Jewish Holiday | |
| 22 Apr | Stephen Lawrence Day | Observance | |
| 23 Apr | St. George's Day | Local Observance | |
| 23 Apr | Shakespeare Day | Observance | |
| 4 May | Early May Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| 5 May | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holiday | |
| 14 May | Ascension Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 22 May | Shavuot | Jewish Holiday | |
| 24 May | Pentecost | Observance, Christian | |
| 25 May | Whit Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| 25 May | Spring Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday | |
| 27 May | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 31 May | Trinity Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 4 Jun | Corpus Christi | Observance, Christian | |
| 17 Jun | Muharram (Tentative Date) | Muslim | |
| 20 Jun | King's Birthday | Observance | |
| 21 Jun | Father's Day | Observance | |
| 21 Jun | June Solstice | Season | |
| 22 Jun | Windrush Day | Observance | |
| 26 Jun | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Muslim | NIR |
| 12 Jul | Battle of the Boyne | Local Bank Holiday | NIR |
| 13 Jul | Battle of the Boyne observed | Local Bank Holiday | |
| 23 Jul | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holiday | Scotland |
| 3 Aug | Summer Bank Holiday | Local Bank Holiday | |
| 15 Aug | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | |
| 26 Aug | Milad un Nabi (Tentative Date) | Muslim | ENG, NIR, WAL |
| 31 Aug | Summer Bank Holiday | Common Local Holiday | |
| 3 Sep | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Hindu Holiday | |
| 4 Sep | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday | |
| 12 Sep | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holiday | |
| 21 Sep | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holiday | |
| 23 Sep | September Equinox | Season | |
| 26 Sep | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holiday | |
| 2 Oct | Hoshana Rabbah | Jewish Holiday | |
| 3 Oct | Shemini Atzeret | Jewish Holiday | |
| 4 Oct | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Observance, Christian | |
| 4 Oct | Simchat Torah | Jewish Holiday | |
| 25 Oct | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 31 Oct | Halloween | Observance | |
| 1 Nov | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 2 Nov | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 5 Nov | Guy Fawkes Day | Observance | |
| 8 Nov | Remembrance Sunday | Observance | |
| 29 Nov | First Sunday of Advent | Observance, Christian | Scotland |
| 30 Nov | St. Andrew's Day | Local Bank Holiday | |
| 5 Dec | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| 8 Dec | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | |
| 12 Dec | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holiday | |
| 21 Dec | December Solstice | Season | |
| 24 Dec | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday | |
| 26 Dec | Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| 28 Dec | Substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day | Bank Holiday | |
| 31 Dec | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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