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United Kingdom visa requirements

Capital: LondonEnglish, WelshUpdated October 2026
35of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for United Kingdom?

Holders of 35 passports can visit United Kingdom without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

Check your passport

Electronic travel authorization (ETA) for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
United KingdomYour own country
GermanyVisa-free, 180 days
FranceVisa-free, 180 days
CanadaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
AustraliaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
IndiaVisa required
ChinaVisa required
JapanElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
South KoreaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BrazilElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
PhilippinesVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
South AfricaVisa required
MexicoElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
RussiaVisa required

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa required
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa-free, 180 days
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
ArgentinaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
ArmeniaVisa required
AustraliaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
AustriaVisa-free, 180 days
AzerbaijanVisa required
BahamasElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BahrainElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa-free, 180 days
BelizeElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BeninVisa required
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
BotswanaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BrazilElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BruneiElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
BulgariaVisa-free, 180 days
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa required
Cabo VerdeVisa required
CambodiaVisa required
CameroonVisa required
CanadaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
ChinaVisa required
ColombiaVisa required
ComorosVisa required
Costa RicaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
CroatiaVisa-free, 180 days
CubaVisa required
CyprusVisa-free, 180 days
Czech RepublicVisa-free, 180 days
DR CongoVisa required
DenmarkVisa-free, 180 days
DjiboutiVisa required
DominicaVisa required
Dominican RepublicVisa required
EcuadorVisa required
EgyptVisa required
El SalvadorVisa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa-free, 180 days
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaVisa required
FijiVisa required
FinlandVisa-free, 180 days
FranceVisa-free, 180 days
GabonVisa required
GambiaVisa required
GeorgiaVisa required
GermanyVisa-free, 180 days
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa-free, 180 days
GrenadaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
GuatemalaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
GuineaVisa required
Guinea-BissauVisa required
GuyanaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
HaitiVisa required
HondurasVisa required
Hong KongElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
HungaryVisa-free, 180 days
IcelandVisa-free, 180 days
IndiaVisa required
IndonesiaVisa required
IranVisa required
IraqVisa required
IrelandVisa-free
IsraelElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
ItalyVisa-free, 180 days
Ivory CoastVisa required
JamaicaVisa required
JapanElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
JordanVisa required
KazakhstanVisa required
KenyaVisa required
KiribatiElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
KosovoVisa required
KuwaitElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
KyrgyzstanVisa required
LaosVisa required
LatviaVisa-free, 180 days
LebanonVisa required
LesothoVisa required
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa-free, 180 days
LithuaniaVisa-free, 180 days
LuxembourgVisa-free, 180 days
MacauElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
MadagascarVisa required
MalawiVisa required
MalaysiaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
MaldivesElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa-free, 180 days
Marshall IslandsElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
MauritaniaVisa required
MauritiusElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
MexicoElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
MicronesiaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
MoldovaVisa required
MonacoVisa-free, 180 days
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa required
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa required
MyanmarVisa required
NamibiaVisa required
NauruElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
NepalVisa required
NetherlandsVisa-free, 180 days
New ZealandElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
NicaraguaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North KoreaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayVisa-free, 180 days
OmanElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
PakistanVisa required
PalauElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
PalestineVisa required
PanamaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Papua New GuineaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
ParaguayElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
PeruElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
PhilippinesVisa required
PolandVisa-free, 180 days
PortugalVisa-free, 180 days
QatarElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Republic of the CongoVisa required
RomaniaVisa-free, 180 days
RussiaVisa required
RwandaVisa required
Saint Kitts and NevisElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Saint LuciaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
SamoaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
San MarinoVisa-free, 180 days
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa required
Saudi ArabiaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
SenegalVisa required
SerbiaVisa required
SeychellesElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Sierra LeoneVisa required
SingaporeElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
SlovakiaVisa-free, 180 days
SloveniaVisa-free, 180 days
Solomon IslandsElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
SomaliaVisa required
South AfricaVisa required
South KoreaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
South SudanVisa required
SpainVisa-free, 180 days
Sri LankaVisa required
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa required
SwedenVisa-free, 180 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free, 180 days
SyriaVisa required
TaiwanElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
TajikistanVisa required
TanzaniaVisa required
ThailandVisa required
Timor-LesteVisa required
TogoVisa required
TongaElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
Trinidad and TobagoElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
TunisiaVisa required
TurkeyVisa required
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
UgandaVisa required
UkraineVisa required
United Arab EmiratesElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
United StatesElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
UruguayElectronic travel authorization (ETA)
UzbekistanVisa required
VanuatuVisa required
Vatican CityVisa-free, 180 days
VenezuelaVisa required
VietnamVisa required
YemenVisa required
ZambiaVisa required
ZimbabweVisa required

Sources

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