# United Kingdom visa requirements by passport Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026. Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available. ## Citizenship (1) - [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/passport/united-kingdom) ## Visa-free (1) - [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-united-kingdom-visa-free) ## ETA (83) - [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-united-kingdom-eta) - [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-united-kingdom-eta) - [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-united-kingdom-eta) - [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-united-kingdom-eta) - [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-united-kingdom-eta) - [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-united-kingdom-eta) - [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-united-kingdom-eta) - [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-united-kingdom-eta) - [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-united-kingdom-eta) - [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-united-kingdom-eta) - [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-united-kingdom-eta) - [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-united-kingdom-eta) - [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-united-kingdom-eta) - [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-united-kingdom-eta) - [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-united-kingdom-eta) - [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-united-kingdom-eta) - [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-united-kingdom-eta) - [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-united-kingdom-eta) - [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-united-kingdom-eta) - [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-united-kingdom-eta) - [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-united-kingdom-eta) - [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-united-kingdom-eta) - [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-united-kingdom-eta) - [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-united-kingdom-eta) - [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-united-kingdom-eta) - [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-united-kingdom-eta) - [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-united-kingdom-eta) - [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-united-kingdom-eta) - [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-united-kingdom-eta) - [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-united-kingdom-eta) - [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-united-kingdom-eta) - [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-united-kingdom-eta) - [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-united-kingdom-eta) - [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-united-kingdom-eta) - [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-united-kingdom-eta) - [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-united-kingdom-eta) - [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-united-kingdom-eta) - [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-united-kingdom-eta) - [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-united-kingdom-eta) - [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-united-kingdom-eta) - [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-united-kingdom-eta) - [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-united-kingdom-eta) - [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-united-kingdom-eta) - [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-united-kingdom-eta) - [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-united-kingdom-eta) - [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-united-kingdom-eta) - [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-united-kingdom-eta) - [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-united-kingdom-eta) - [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-united-kingdom-eta) - [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-united-kingdom-eta) - [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-united-kingdom-eta) - [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-united-kingdom-eta) - [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-united-kingdom-eta) - [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-united-kingdom-eta) - [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-united-kingdom-eta) - [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-united-kingdom-eta) - [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-united-kingdom-eta) - [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-united-kingdom-eta) - [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-united-kingdom-eta) - [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-united-kingdom-eta) - [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-united-kingdom-eta) - [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-united-kingdom-eta) - [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-united-kingdom-eta) - [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-united-kingdom-eta) - [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-united-kingdom-eta) - [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-united-kingdom-eta) - [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-united-kingdom-eta) - [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-united-kingdom-eta) - [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-united-kingdom-eta) - [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-united-kingdom-eta) - [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-united-kingdom-eta) - [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-united-kingdom-eta) - [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-united-kingdom-eta) - [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-united-kingdom-eta) - [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-united-kingdom-eta) - [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-united-kingdom-eta) - [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-united-kingdom-eta) - [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-united-kingdom-eta) - [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-united-kingdom-eta) - [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-united-kingdom-eta) - [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-united-kingdom-eta) - [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-united-kingdom-eta) - [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-united-kingdom-eta) ## Visa required (114) - [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-united-kingdom-visa) - [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-united-kingdom-visa) - [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-united-kingdom-visa) - [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-united-kingdom-visa) - [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-united-kingdom-visa) - [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-united-kingdom-visa) - [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-united-kingdom-visa) - [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-united-kingdom-visa) - [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-united-kingdom-visa) - [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-united-kingdom-visa) - [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-united-kingdom-visa) - [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-united-kingdom-visa) - [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-united-kingdom-visa) - [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-united-kingdom-visa) - [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-united-kingdom-visa) - [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-united-kingdom-visa) - [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-united-kingdom-visa) - [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-united-kingdom-visa) - [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-united-kingdom-visa) - [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-united-kingdom-visa) - [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-united-kingdom-visa) - [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-united-kingdom-visa) - [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-united-kingdom-visa) - [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-united-kingdom-visa) - [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-united-kingdom-visa) - [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-united-kingdom-visa) - [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-united-kingdom-visa) - [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-united-kingdom-visa) - [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-united-kingdom-visa) - [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-united-kingdom-visa) - [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-united-kingdom-visa) - [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-united-kingdom-visa) - [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-united-kingdom-visa) - [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-united-kingdom-visa) - [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-united-kingdom-visa) - [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-united-kingdom-visa) - [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-united-kingdom-visa) - [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-united-kingdom-visa) - [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-united-kingdom-visa) - [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-united-kingdom-visa) - [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-united-kingdom-visa) - [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-united-kingdom-visa) - [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-united-kingdom-visa) - [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-united-kingdom-visa) - [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-united-kingdom-visa) - [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-united-kingdom-visa) - [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-united-kingdom-visa) - [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-united-kingdom-visa) - [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-united-kingdom-visa) - [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-united-kingdom-visa) - [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-united-kingdom-visa) - [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-united-kingdom-visa) - [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-united-kingdom-visa) - [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-united-kingdom-visa) - [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-united-kingdom-visa) - [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-united-kingdom-visa) - [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-united-kingdom-visa) - [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-united-kingdom-visa) - [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-united-kingdom-visa) - [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-united-kingdom-visa) - [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-united-kingdom-visa) - [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-united-kingdom-visa) - [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-united-kingdom-visa) - [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-united-kingdom-visa) - [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-united-kingdom-visa) - [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-united-kingdom-visa) - [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-united-kingdom-visa) - [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-united-kingdom-visa) - [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-united-kingdom-visa) - [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-united-kingdom-visa) - [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-united-kingdom-visa) - [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-united-kingdom-visa) - [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-united-kingdom-visa) - [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-united-kingdom-visa) - [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-united-kingdom-visa) - [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-united-kingdom-visa) - [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-united-kingdom-visa) - [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-united-kingdom-visa) - [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-united-kingdom-visa) - [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-united-kingdom-visa) - [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-united-kingdom-visa) - [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-united-kingdom-visa) - [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-united-kingdom-visa) - [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-united-kingdom-visa) - [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-united-kingdom-visa) - [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-united-kingdom-visa) - [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-united-kingdom-visa) - [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-united-kingdom-visa) - [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-united-kingdom-visa) - [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-united-kingdom-visa) - [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-united-kingdom-visa) - [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-united-kingdom-visa) - [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-united-kingdom-visa) - [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-united-kingdom-visa) - [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-united-kingdom-visa) - [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-united-kingdom-visa) - [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-united-kingdom-visa) - [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-united-kingdom-visa) ## Official evidence timeline - **April 2, 2025 — United Kingdom ETA nationalities from April 2025** (ETA) 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. Official sources: - [UK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix ETA National List](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-eta-national-list) - [UK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-electronic-travel-authorisation) - [UK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor Visa National List](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list) - [UK Home Office: UK transit visa overview](https://www.gov.uk/transit-visa) - [UK Home Office: Apply for a UK ETA](https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply) - **January 8, 2025 — United Kingdom ETA nationalities from January 2025** (ETA) 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. Official sources: - [UK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix ETA National List](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-eta-national-list) - [UK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-electronic-travel-authorisation) - [UK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor Visa National List](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list) - [UK Home Office: UK transit visa overview](https://www.gov.uk/transit-visa) - [UK Home Office: Apply for a UK ETA](https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply) - **Current official route — British citizens have right of abode in the United Kingdom** (Citizenship) 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. Official sources: - [UK legislation: UK Immigration Act 1971, section 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/77/section/2) - [UK Home Office: When a UK ETA is not needed](https://www.gov.uk/eta/when-not-need-eta) - **Current official route — Irish citizens have Common Travel Area access to the United Kingdom** (Visa-free) 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. Official sources: - [UK legislation: UK Immigration Act 1971, section 3ZA](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/77/section/3ZA) - [UK Cabinet Office and Home Office: UK Common Travel Area guidance](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-travel-area-guidance/common-travel-area-guidance) - [UK Home Office: When a UK ETA is not needed](https://www.gov.uk/eta/when-not-need-eta) - **Current official route — Early United Kingdom ETA nationalities** (ETA) 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. Official sources: - [UK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix ETA National List](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-eta-national-list) - [UK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-electronic-travel-authorisation) - [UK Home Office: When a UK ETA is not needed](https://www.gov.uk/eta/when-not-need-eta) - [UK Home Office: UK transit visa overview](https://www.gov.uk/transit-visa) - [UK Home Office: Apply for a UK ETA](https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply) - **Current official route — United Kingdom visa-national ordinary passports require entry clearance** (Visa required) 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. Official sources: - [UK Home Office: UK Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor Visa National List](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list) - [UK Home Office: Apply for a UK Standard Visitor visa](https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor/apply-standard-visitor-visa) - [UK Home Office: UK transit visa overview](https://www.gov.uk/transit-visa) ## Useful links - [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/united-kingdom) - [All destinations](https://multipassrank.com/destinations) - [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)