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United Kingdom passport

#36P2L Passport IndexP2L Score 147.2 · 35 passports score higher · of 199

=34Cyprus147.4
=34Lithuania147.4
36United Kingdom147.2
37Australia146.8
38Canada146.0

No Advance Visa Access Ranking: #35 · 155 destinations · shared by 2

Visit 155 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.

41 of 198 rules verified in the last 90 days · the rest not recently verified (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

4 of them are under do-not-travel advice from at least two of the US, UK and Canadian governments: Belarus, Haiti, Lebanon, Ukraine. That advice is written for their own citizens. How we count it

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How the United Kingdom passport ranks

Its place in each of our passport rankings.Each bar runs from #199 on the left to #1 on the right; the colour bands are groups of 25 places, as on the map on the home page.

United Kingdom passport in each passport ranking
Ranking	Rank	Score
Entry access
P2L Passport Index	#36	147.2 points
No Advance Visa Access Ranking	#35shared by 2	155 destinations
Destination reach
Economic Reach Ranking	#33	82.1% of covered GDP abroad
Population Reach Ranking	#32	62.4% of covered population abroad
Very High HDI Reach Ranking	#4shared by 33	97.3% of very-high-HDI destinations
Experimental
Connected Destinations Ranking	#32shared by 2	88.7% weighted by passport strength
Exclusive Access Ranking	#30	43.9% weighted by exclusivity

Weight scenarios

With an eTA and a visa on arrival each weighted from 0.6 to 1, the United Kingdom passport ranks between #34 and #36 in the P2L Passport Index. This shows how much the rank depends on our choice of weights — not how accurate the data is. Why eTA and visa on arrival weigh 0.8.

What United Kingdom passport holders need

Visa-free116
Electronic travel authorization8
Visa on arrival31
eVisa26
Visa required17

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Entry requirements by destination

What a United Kingdom passport holder needs for a short visit — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

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Visa-free116 destinations

No visa needed for a short visit.

Visa-free for United Kingdom passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Albania	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Andorra	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Angola	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Antigua and Barbuda	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Argentina	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Armenia	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Austria	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Bahamas	Up to 240 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Barbados	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
BelarusDo-not-travel advice	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Belgium	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Belize	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bolivia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Botswana	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Brazil	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Brunei	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bulgaria	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Cape Verde	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chile	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
China	Up to 30 days	Verified 13 Oct 2026	National Immigration Administration of the PRC
Colombia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Costa Rica	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Croatia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Cyprus	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Czechia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Denmark	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Dominica	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Dominican Republic	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ecuador	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
El Salvador	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Estonia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Eswatini	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Fiji	Up to 120 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Finland	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
France	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Gambia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Georgia	Up to 1 year	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Germany	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Greece	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Grenada	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guatemala	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guyana	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
HaitiDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hong Kong	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hungary	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Iceland	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Ireland	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Italy	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Jamaica	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Japan	Up to 90 days	Verified 17 Oct 2026	Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁)
Kazakhstan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kiribati	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kosovo	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kyrgyzstan	Up to 60 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Latvia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Lesotho	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Liechtenstein	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Lithuania	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Luxembourg	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Macao	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malawi	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malaysia	Up to 3 months	Verified 14 Oct 2026	Immigration Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia)
Malta	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Marshall Islands	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritius	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mexico	Up to 180 days	Verified 17 Oct 2026	Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM)
Micronesia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Moldova	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Monaco	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mongolia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Montenegro	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Morocco	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mozambique	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Netherlands	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Nicaragua	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Macedonia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Norway	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Palestine	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Panama	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Paraguay	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Peru	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Philippines	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Poland	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Portugal	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Romania	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Rwanda	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Lucia	Up to 42 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
San Marino	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
São Tomé and Príncipe	Up to 15 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Senegal	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Serbia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Seychelles	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Singapore	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Slovakia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Slovenia	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
South Africa	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South Korea	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Spain	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Sweden	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Switzerland	Up to 90 days	Verified 11 Oct 2026	EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Taiwan	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Thailand	Up to 30 days	Verified 13 Oct 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand / image.mfa.go.th
Trinidad and Tobago	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tunisia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Türkiye	Up to 90 days	Verified 17 Oct 2026	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
UkraineDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Arab Emirates	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uruguay	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uzbekistan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vanuatu	Up to 120 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vatican City	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Venezuela	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vietnam	Up to 45 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zambia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eTA8 destinations

Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.

Electronic travel authorization for United Kingdom passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Canada	Up to 6 months	Verified 10 Oct 2026	Government of Canada — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227), Justice Laws Website, Department of Justice Canada
Côte d'Ivoire	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Israel	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kenya	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
New Zealand	Up to 6 months	Verified 10 Oct 2026	Immigration New Zealand
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Suriname	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United States	Up to 90 days	Verified 8 Oct 2026	Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (8 CFR 217.2), Office of the Federal Register

On arrival31 destinations

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Visa on arrival for United Kingdom passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Bahrain	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bangladesh	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Burundi	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cambodia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Comoros	Up to 45 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Djibouti	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Egypt	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ethiopia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea-Bissau	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Indonesia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Jordan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kuwait	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Laos	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
LebanonDo-not-travel advice	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Madagascar	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Maldives	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Namibia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nepal	Up to 150 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Oman	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Palau	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Papua New Guinea	Up to 60 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Qatar	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Samoa	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saudi Arabia	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sierra Leone	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Solomon Islands	Up to 45 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tanzania	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Timor-Leste	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tonga	Up to 31 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tuvalu	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zimbabwe	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eVisa26 destinations

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa for United Kingdom passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
Australia	—	Verified 10 Oct 2026	Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Azerbaijan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Benin	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bhutan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Burkina FasoDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cameroon	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chad	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cuba	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Democratic Republic of the CongoDo-not-travel advice	Up to 7 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Equatorial Guinea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Gabon	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
India	—	Verified 17 Oct 2026	Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India — Indian Visa Online (e-Visa)
IraqDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
LibyaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritania	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MyanmarDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nigeria	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Pakistan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SomaliaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South SudanDo-not-travel advice	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka	—	Verified 14 Oct 2026	Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka (official ETA website eta.gov.lk)
SyriaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tajikistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Togo	Up to 15 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uganda	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

Visa required17 destinations

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

Visa required for United Kingdom passport holders
Destination	Stay	Status	Source
AfghanistanDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Algeria	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Central African RepublicDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Eritrea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ghana	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Honduras	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
IranDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Liberia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MaliDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nauru	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
NigerDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Korea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Republic of the Congo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
RussiaDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SudanDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Turkmenistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
YemenDo-not-travel advice	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

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