United Kingdom passportVisa rules for United Kingdom passport holders
Short-stay rules for United Kingdom citizens travelling to all 196 destinations. Click any destination to see the full rule, max stay, and key requirements. Verified 2026.
AfghanistaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry, 90-day validity)
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required30 days (organized tour VOA)
AndorraEmbassy visa required
AngolaVisa-free30 days per entry (max 90 days per year)
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free6 months
ArgentinaEmbassy visa required
ArmeniaVisa-freeUp to 180 days per year
AustraliaETA required3 months per visit (12-month validity, multiple entries)
AustriaEmbassy visa required
AzerbaijaneVisa required30 days (single-entry, 90-day validity)
BahamasVisa-free8 months
BahraineVisa required14-30 days (eVisa, extensions possible)
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days (extendable +30)
BarbadosVisa-free6 months
BelarusVisa-free30 days per stay (cumulative cap of 90 days within a calendar year)
BelgiumEmbassy visa required
BelizeVisa-free30 days
BenineVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BhutaneVisa requiredAs applied for (typically up to 30 days)
BoliviaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
BotswanaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
BrazilVisa-free90 days (max 180 within 12-month period)
BruneiVisa-free
BulgariaEmbassy visa required
Burkina FasoeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BurundieVisa required30 days (eVisa single / 90 days multi)
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
CamerooneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CanadaETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Cape VerdeVisa-free30 days
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa required
ChadeVisa required90 days (eVisa multi-entry)
ChileVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
ChinaVisa-free30 days
ColombiaVisa-free90 days (extendable to 180 within calendar year)
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days (single-entry, extendable)
Congo (DRC)eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Congo (Republic)Embassy visa required
Costa RicaVisa-free180 days
Côte d'IvoireeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CroatiaEmbassy visa required
CubaeVisa required90 days (eVisa) extendable +90
CyprusEmbassy visa required
Czech RepublicEmbassy visa required
DenmarkEmbassy visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
DominicaVisa-free6 months
Dominican RepublicVisa-free30 days
EcuadorVisa-free90 days
EgyptVisa on arrival30 days
El SalvadorVisa-free180 days
Equatorial GuineaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
EritreaEmbassy visa required30 days
EstoniaEmbassy visa required
EswatiniVisa-free30 days
EthiopiaeVisa required30/90 days (eVisa)
FijiVisa-free4 months
FinlandEmbassy visa required
FranceEmbassy visa required
GaboneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GambiaVisa-free90 days
GeorgiaVisa-free1 year (365 days)
GermanyEmbassy visa required
GhanaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GreeceEmbassy visa required
GrenadaVisa-free6 months
GuatemalaVisa-free90 days
GuineaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaVisa-free90 days
HaitiVisa-free3 months
Holy See (Vatican City)Embassy visa required
HondurasEmbassy visa required
HungaryEmbassy visa required
IcelandEmbassy visa required
IndiaeVisa requiredUp to 30 days (e-Tourist, single/double entry); up to 180 days within calendar year for 1/5-year visas
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable once for an additional 30 days)
IranVisa on arrival30 days (VOA, extendable)
IraqeVisa required30 days (eVisa, USD ~160)
IrelandFree movementNo fixed cap — Common Travel Area
IsraelETA required90 days
ItalyEmbassy visa required
JamaicaVisa-free180 days
JapanVisa-free90 days
JordanVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
KazakhstanVisa-free30 days (max 90 within 180)
KenyaETA required90 days (single-entry eTA)
KiribatiVisa on arrival28 days
KosovoVisa-free90 days within 180
KuwaitVisa on arrival90 days
KyrgyzstanVisa-free30 days (per 60-day period)
LaosVisa on arrival30 days
LatviaEmbassy visa required
LebanonVisa on arrival1 month (extendable +2 months)
LesothoVisa-free90 days
LiberiaEmbassy visa required90 days
LibyaeVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry)
LiechtensteinEmbassy visa required
LithuaniaEmbassy visa required
LuxembourgEmbassy visa required
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days (VOA or eVisa)
MalawiVisa-free90 days
MalaysiaVisa-free90 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days (free)
MaliEmbassy visa required
MaltaEmbassy visa required
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival30 days
MauritaniaeVisa required30 days (eVisa, 90-day validity)
MauritiusVisa-free180 days tourism / 120 days business
MexicoVisa-free180 days
MicronesiaVisa on arrival30 days
MoldovaVisa-free90 days within 180
MonacoEmbassy visa required
MongoliaVisa-free30 days
MontenegroVisa-free90 days
MoroccoVisa-free90 days
MozambiqueETA required30 days
MyanmareVisa required28 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days
NauruVisa on arrival30 days
NepalVisa on arrival15, 30, or 90 days (paid VOA)
NetherlandsEmbassy visa required
New ZealandETA required6 months
NicaraguaVisa-free90 days (extendable +30)
NigerEmbassy visa required90 days
NigeriaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
North KoreaEmbassy visa required
North MacedoniaVisa-free90 days within 180
NorwayEmbassy visa required
OmanVisa-free14 days
PakistaneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
PalauVisa on arrival30 days
PalestineEmbassy visa required90 days (governed by Israeli policy)
PanamaVisa-free90 days
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival60 days
ParaguayVisa-free90 days
PeruVisa-free180 days
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days
PolandEmbassy visa required
PortugalEmbassy visa required
QatarVisa-free90 days within 180
RomaniaEmbassy visa required
RussiaeVisa required30 days (eVisa valid up to 120 days)
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days (VOA or eVisa)
Saint Kitts and NevisETA required6 months
Saint LuciaVisa-free42 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free6 months
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days (free Visitor Permit)
San MarinoEmbassy visa required
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa-free15 days
Saudi ArabiaETA required180 days per year (consecutive or cumulative across visits), multiple entries
SenegalVisa-free90 days
SerbiaVisa-free90 days within 180
SeychellesETA required90 days (free visitor permit)
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90)
SingaporeVisa-freeUp to 90 days (granted on arrival, length at officer discretion)
SlovakiaEmbassy visa required
SloveniaEmbassy visa required
Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival90 days
SomaliaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
South AfricaVisa-free90 days
South KoreaVisa-free90 days
South SudaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single / multi)
SpainEmbassy visa required
Sri LankaETA required30 days
SudanEmbassy visa required30 days
SurinameVisa-free90 days (with entry fee)
SwedenEmbassy visa required
SwitzerlandEmbassy visa required
SyriaEmbassy visa required30 days
TaiwanVisa-free90 days
TajikistanVisa-free30 days
TanzaniaeVisa required90 days (eVisa or VOA)
ThailandVisa-free30 days
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days
TogoeVisa required15-90 days (eVisa)
TongaVisa on arrival31 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-freeIndefinite (per ITA)
TunisiaVisa-free3 months
TurkeyeVisa required90 days within any 180-day period (eVisa) or as granted by embassy
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required30 days
TuvaluVisa on arrival30 days
UgandaeVisa required3 months (eVisa or East African Tourist Visa)
UkraineVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival90 days (free visa-on-arrival)
United StatesETA required90 days
UruguayVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
UzbekistanVisa-free30 days
VanuatuVisa-free120 days
VenezuelaVisa-free90 days
VietnamVisa-free45 days
YemenEmbassy visa required30 days
ZambiaVisa-free90 days (tourism) / 30 days (business)
ZimbabweVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90 for tourism)