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United Kingdom visa requirements

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities, paired with official evidence as it is reviewed.

Access data checked August 24, 202610 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free1ETA83Visa required114
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

1

ETA

83

Visa required

114
Policy history

Official evidence timeline

One group agreement or destination policy can support many passport relationships. Dates are recorded only when an official source establishes them.

  1. ETA

    United Kingdom ETA nationalities from April 2025

    These European passport holders require an ETA for qualifying short visitor travel to the United Kingdom.

    • Irish citizens are outside this cohort, and Vatican City has separate Holy See document exceptions.
    • The route covers qualifying visitor stays up to six months and approval does not guarantee entry.
    • Valid UK permission, specified British statuses, and lawful Irish residence with Common Travel Area travel can remove the ETA requirement.
    • Airside transit and travel through border control have separate rules.
    34 passport nationalities covered

    Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City

    Official sourcesUK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix ETA National ListUK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Electronic Travel AuthorisationUK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor Visa National ListUK Home Office: UK transit visa overviewUK Home Office: Apply for a UK ETA
  2. ETA

    United Kingdom ETA nationalities from January 2025

    These passport holders require an ETA for qualifying short visitor travel to the United Kingdom.

    • Taiwan requires a passport containing the identification-card number; Hong Kong and Macao require the respective SAR passports.
    • The route covers qualifying visitor stays up to six months and approval does not guarantee entry.
    • Valid UK permission, specified British statuses, and lawful Irish residence with Common Travel Area travel can remove the ETA requirement.
    • Airside transit and travel through border control have separate rules.
    43 passport nationalities covered

    Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong (SAR China), Israel, Japan, Kiribati, Macao (SAR China), Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, New Zealand, Palau Islands, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), The Bahamas, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States, Uruguay

    Official sourcesUK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix ETA National ListUK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Electronic Travel AuthorisationUK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor Visa National ListUK Home Office: UK transit visa overviewUK Home Office: Apply for a UK ETA
  3. Current official routeCitizenship

    British citizens have right of abode in the United Kingdom

    British citizens use citizenship access rather than an ETA or visitor visa to enter the United Kingdom.

    • The GB code models British citizen passports and must not be read as every British national document status.
    • Carrier document checks and treatment of another passport held by a dual national remain outside this rule.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Kingdom

    Official sourcesUK legislation: UK Immigration Act 1971, section 2UK Home Office: When a UK ETA is not needed
  4. Current official routeVisa-free

    Irish citizens have Common Travel Area access to the United Kingdom

    Irish citizens generally do not require leave, an ETA, or a visa to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.

    • The rule applies to Irish citizens rather than every traveller from Ireland or every Irish-issued document.
    • Deportation orders, exclusion decisions, and specified international travel bans are exceptions.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Ireland

    Official sourcesUK legislation: UK Immigration Act 1971, section 3ZAUK Cabinet Office and Home Office: UK Common Travel Area guidanceUK Home Office: When a UK ETA is not needed
  5. Current official routeETA

    Early United Kingdom ETA nationalities

    These Gulf passport holders require an ETA for qualifying short visitor travel to the United Kingdom.

    • Qatar has required ETA for travel from 15 November 2023; the other listed nationalities from 22 February 2024.
    • The route covers qualifying visitor stays up to six months and does not itself grant entry.
    • Valid UK permission, specified British statuses, and lawful Irish residence with Common Travel Area travel can remove the ETA requirement.
    • Airside transit and travel through border control have separate rules.
    6 passport nationalities covered

    Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

    Official sourcesUK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix ETA National ListUK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Electronic Travel AuthorisationUK Home Office: When a UK ETA is not neededUK Home Office: UK transit visa overviewUK Home Office: Apply for a UK ETA
  6. Current official routeVisa required

    United Kingdom visa-national ordinary passports require entry clearance

    These ordinary-passport nationalities require a Standard Visitor visa or other appropriate entry clearance before travel.

    • Document-specific exceptions, airside transit, organised school parties, and temporary transition rules are not flattened into this ordinary visitor policy.
    • HKSAR and Macao SAR passports and qualifying Taiwan ID-number passports are modelled through ETA instead.
    • The official process requires an online application before travel and a visa application-centre appointment; it is not a universal eVisa route.
    • Marriage or civil-partnership visits and stays over six months can require different entry clearance.
    114 passport nationalities covered

    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoro Islands, Congo (Rep.), Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, eSwatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, El Salvador

    Official sourcesUK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor Visa National ListUK Home Office: Apply for a UK Standard Visitor visaUK Home Office: UK transit visa overview