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Visa requirements for United Kingdom

Holders of 84 of 198 passports can enter without applying for a visa in advance.

Government travel advice for United Kingdom

United States
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
United Kingdom
No advice published
Canada
Exercise a high degree of caution

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to United Kingdom as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

Who needs a visa for United Kingdom

World map of what each country's passport holders need to enter United Kingdom. The full list is in the table below.

  • Freedom of movement
  • Electronic travel authorization
  • Visa required
  • United Kingdom
  • No data

Each country is coloured by what its passport holders need to enter United Kingdom. Select a country to see its passport page.

Entry requirements by passport

What holders of each passport need for a short visit to United Kingdom — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

Free movement1 passport

Live, work and travel without a visa.

Freedom of movement to enter United Kingdom
PassportStayStatusSource
Ireland—Verified 7 Oct 2026UK Visas and Immigration — GOV.UK 'Check if you need a UK visa'

eTA83 passports

Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.

Electronic travel authorization to enter United Kingdom
PassportStayStatusSource
AndorraUp to 6 monthsVerified 5 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Antigua and BarbudaUp to 6 monthsVerified 5 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
ArgentinaUp to 6 monthsVerified 5 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
AustraliaUp to 6 monthsVerified 5 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
AustriaUp to 6 monthsVerified 5 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
BahamasUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
BahrainUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
BarbadosUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
BelgiumUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
BelizeUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
BrazilUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
BruneiUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
BulgariaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
CanadaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
ChileUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Costa RicaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
CroatiaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
CyprusUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
CzechiaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
DenmarkUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
EstoniaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
FinlandUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
FranceUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
GermanyUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
GreeceUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
GrenadaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
GuatemalaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
GuyanaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Hong KongUp to 6 monthsVerified 8 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
HungaryUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
IcelandUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
IsraelUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
ItalyUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
JapanUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
KiribatiUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
KuwaitUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
LatviaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
LiechtensteinUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
LithuaniaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
LuxembourgUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
MacaoUp to 6 monthsVerified 8 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
MalaysiaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
MaldivesUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
MaltaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Marshall IslandsUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
MauritiusUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
MexicoUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
MicronesiaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
MonacoUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
NetherlandsUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
New ZealandUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
NorwayUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
OmanUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
PalauUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
PanamaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Papua New GuineaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
ParaguayUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
PeruUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
PolandUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
PortugalUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
QatarUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
RomaniaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Saint Kitts and NevisUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
SamoaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
San MarinoUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Saudi ArabiaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
SeychellesUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
SingaporeUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
SlovakiaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
SloveniaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Solomon IslandsUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
South KoreaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
SpainUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
SwedenUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
SwitzerlandUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
TaiwanUp to 6 monthsVerified 8 Oct 2026UK Visas and Immigration (GOV.UK) — Check if you need a UK visa
TongaUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
TuvaluUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
United Arab EmiratesUp to 6 monthsVerified 5 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
United StatesUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
UruguayUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Vatican CityUp to 6 monthsVerified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK

Visa required114 passports

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

Visa required to enter United Kingdom
PassportStayStatusSource
Afghanistan—Verified 5 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Albania—Verified 5 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Algeria—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Angola—Verified 5 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Armenia—Verified 5 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Azerbaijan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Bangladesh—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Belarus—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Benin—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Bhutan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Bolivia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Bosnia and Herzegovina—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Botswana—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Burkina Faso—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Burundi—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Cambodia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Cameroon—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Cape Verde—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Central African Republic—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Chad—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
China—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Colombia—Verified 8 Oct 2026UK Visas and Immigration, Home Office (GOV.UK)
Comoros—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Côte d'Ivoire—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Cuba—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Democratic Republic of the Congo—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Djibouti—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Dominica—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Dominican Republic—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Ecuador—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Egypt—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
El Salvador—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Equatorial Guinea—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Eritrea—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Eswatini—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Ethiopia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Fiji—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Gabon—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Gambia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Georgia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Ghana—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Guinea—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Guinea-Bissau—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Haiti—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Honduras—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
India—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Indonesia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Iran—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Iraq—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Jamaica—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Jordan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Kazakhstan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Kenya—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Kosovo—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Kyrgyzstan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Laos—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Lebanon—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Lesotho—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Liberia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Libya—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Madagascar—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Malawi—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Mali—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Mauritania—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Moldova—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Mongolia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Montenegro—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Morocco—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Mozambique—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Myanmar—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Namibia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Nauru—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Nepal—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Nicaragua—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Niger—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Nigeria—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
North Korea—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
North Macedonia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Pakistan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Palestine—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Philippines—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Republic of the Congo—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Russia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Rwanda—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Saint Lucia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
São Tomé and Príncipe—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Senegal—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Serbia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Sierra Leone—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Somalia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
South Africa—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
South Sudan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Sri Lanka—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Sudan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Suriname—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Syria—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Tajikistan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Tanzania—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Thailand—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Timor-Leste—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Togo—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Trinidad and Tobago—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Tunisia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Türkiye—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Turkmenistan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Uganda—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Ukraine—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Uzbekistan—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Vanuatu—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Venezuela—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Vietnam—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Yemen—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Zambia—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK
Zimbabwe—Verified 7 Oct 2026Home Office (UK) — Immigration Rules, published on GOV.UK