Visa requirements for British citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the United Kingdom. In February 2016, British citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 175 countries and territories, ranking the British passport 3rd in the world (tied with Finnish, French, Italian and Spanish), just after German (177) and Swedish (176).[1] Additionally, the World Tourism Organization also published a report on 15 January 2016 ranking the British passport 1st in the world (tied with Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Singapore) in terms of travel freedom, with a mobility index of 160 (out of 215 with no visa weighted by 1, visa on arrival weighted by 0.7, eVisa by 0.5, and traditional visa weighted by 0).[2]
Visa requirements for other classes of British nationals such as British Nationals (Overseas), British Overseas Citizens, British Overseas Territories Citizens, British Protected Persons or British Subjects are different.
Visa requirements for British citizens
Freedom of movement
Visa-free / electronic authorization
Visa on arrival
Limited visa on arrival
Pre-approved visa pick up on arrival
Visa required
Visa requirements
| Country | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
Visa required[3] | |
 Albania |
Visa not required[4] | 90 days |
 Algeria |
Visa required[5] | |
 Andorra |
Visa not required[6] | |
 Angola |
Visa required[7] | |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
Visa not required[8] | |
 Argentina |
Visa not required[9] | 90 days[10] |
 Armenia |
Visa not required[11] | Stay up to 90 days within 180 period days[12][13] |
 Australia |
eVisitor[14] | 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.[15] |
 Austria |
Visa not required[16] | Freedom of movement |
 Azerbaijan |
Visa required[17] | Visa.[18] eVisa can be obtained through approved travel agencies[19][20][21] |
 Bahamas |
Visa not required[22] | 21 days - extendable up to eight months[23][24] |
 Bahrain |
Visa on arrival[25] | Up to 3 months visa-on-arrival[26] or eVisa for 14 days (extendable for another 14 days)[27] |
 Bangladesh |
Visa on arrival[28] | 30 days Visa-on-arrival only arriving to Dhaka Int Airport[29][30][31] |
 Barbados |
Visa not required[32] | Up to 6 months[33][34] |
 Belarus |
Visa required[35] | Visa are also issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted by inviting organization/person not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.[36] |
 Belgium |
Visa not required[37] | Freedom of movement |
 Belize |
Visa not required[38] | 30 days |
 Benin |
Visa required[39] | |
 Bhutan |
Visa required[40] | Visa via approved tour operators only[41][42] |
 Bolivia |
Visa not required[43] | 30 days - extendable up to 90 days.[44] Note: vaccination against yellow fever might be required upon arrival in some location. |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Visa not required[45] | 90 days |
 Botswana |
Visa not required[46] | Up to 90 days |
 Brazil |
Visa not required[47] | up to 90 days - extendable for further 90 days[48] |
 Brunei |
Visa not required[49] | Up to 90 days[50] |
 Bulgaria |
Visa not required[51] | Freedom of movement |
 Burkina Faso |
Visa on arrival[52] | 1 month |
 Burundi |
Visa on arrival[53] | 3 months |
 Cambodia |
Visa on arrival[54] | eVisa 30 days - extendable for another 30 days.[55][56] |
 Cameroon |
Visa required[57][58] | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
 Canada |
Visa not required[59] | 6 months; eTA required if arriving by air.[60] |
 Cape Verde |
Visa on arrival[61] | |
 Central African Republic |
Visa required[62][63] | |
 Chad |
Visa required[64] | |
 Chile |
Visa not required[65] | 90 days - extendable. |
 China |
Visa required[66] | 72-hours visa free visit when in transit at Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Kunming, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi'an and Xiamen. 144-hours visa free visit when in transit at Hangzhou, Nanjing and Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong international airports, Railway Station and port. Visiting visas issued to British citizens are generally valid for 2 years[67] |
 Colombia |
Visa not required[68] | Up to 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period[69] |
 Comoros |
Visa on arrival[70] | |
 Republic of the Congo |
Visa required[71][72] | |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Visa required[73][74] | |
 Costa Rica |
Visa not required[75] | Up to 3 months |
 Croatia |
Visa not required[76] | Freedom of movement |
 Cuba |
Tourist Card required[77] | |
 Cyprus |
Visa not required[78] | Freedom of movement |
 Czech Republic |
Visa not required[79] | Freedom of movement |
 Denmark |
Visa not required[80] | Freedom of movement (DK) |
 Djibouti |
Visa on arrival[81] | |
 Dominica |
Visa not required[82] | 6 months |
 Dominican Republic |
Tourist Card on arrival[83] | 30 days (USD $10 Tourist Card must be purchased upon arrival) |
 Ecuador |
Visa not required[84] | Up to 90 days - extendable. |
 Egypt |
Visa on arrival[85] | 30 days |
 El Salvador |
Visa not required[86] | 3 months |
 Equatorial Guinea |
Visa required[87][88] | |
 Eritrea |
Visa required[89][90] | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
 Estonia |
Visa not required[91] | Freedom of movement |
 Ethiopia |
Visa on arrival[92] | Visa-on-arrival only at the Addis Ababa Bole Int. Airport.[93] |
 Fiji |
Visa not required[94] | 4 months |
 Finland |
Visa not required[95] | Freedom of movement |
 France |
Visa not required[96] | Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) |
 Gabon |
e-Visa[97] | Must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
 Gambia |
Visa not required[98] | 90 days |
 Georgia |
Visa not required[99] | 360 days[100] |
 Germany |
Visa not required[101] | Freedom of movement |
 Ghana |
Visa required[102][103] | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
 Greece |
Visa not required[104] | Freedom of movement |
 Grenada |
Visa not required[105] | 6 months |
 Guatemala |
Visa not required[106] | 90 days |
 Guinea |
Visa required[107][108] | |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Visa on arrival[109] | 90 days |
 Guyana |
Visa not required[110] | 3 months |
 Haiti |
Visa not required[111] | 90 days |
 Honduras |
Visa not required[112] | 3 months |
 Hungary |
Visa not required[113] | Freedom of movement |
 Iceland |
Visa not required[114] | Freedom of movement |
 India |
e-Tourist Visa[115] | 30 days[116] |
 Indonesia |
Visa not required[117] | 30 days[118] |
 Iran |
Visa required[119] | |
 Iraq |
Visa required[120] | Visa on arrival for 30 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports. |
 Ireland |
Visa not required[121] | Freedom of movement, Common Travel Area |
 Israel |
Visa not required[122] | 3 months |
 Italy |
Visa not required[123] | Freedom of movement |
 Ivory Coast |
eVisa[124] | 3 months; eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport. |
 Jamaica |
Visa not required[125] | 180 days |
 Japan |
Visa not required[126] | 90 days, extendable once |
 Jordan |
Free visa on arrival[127][128] | Conditions apply[129] |
 Kazakhstan |
Visa not required[130] | 15 days, until 31 December 2017[131] |
 Kenya |
eVisa[132] | 3 months |
 Kiribati |
Visa not required[133] | 30 days |
 North Korea |
Visa required[134][135] | |
 South Korea |
Visa not required[136] | 90 days |
 Kuwait |
eVisa[137] | 3 months |
 Kyrgyzstan |
Visa not required[138] | 60 days[139][140] |
 Laos |
Visa on arrival[141] | 30 days |
 Latvia |
Visa not required[142] | Freedom of movement |
 Lebanon |
Visa on arrival[143] | 1 month extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. |
 Lesotho |
Visa not required[144] | 90 days |
 Liberia |
Visa required[145][146] | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
 Libya |
Visa required[147] | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
 Liechtenstein |
Visa not required[148] | Freedom of movement |
 Lithuania |
Visa not required[149] | Freedom of movement |
 Luxembourg |
Visa not required[150] | Freedom of movement |
 Macedonia |
Visa not required[151] | 90 days |
 Madagascar |
Visa on arrival[152] | 30 days |
 Malawi |
Visa on arrival[153] | |
 Malaysia |
Visa not required[154] | 3 months |
 Maldives |
Free visa on arrival[155] | 30 days |
 Mali |
Visa required[156] | |
 Malta |
Visa not required[157] | Freedom of movement |
 Marshall Islands |
Free visa on arrival[158] | 90 days. Free of charge. |
 Mauritania |
Visa on arrival[159] | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
 Mauritius |
Visa not required[160] | 90 days |
 Mexico |
Visa not required[161] | 180 days[162] |
 Micronesia |
Visa not required[163] | 30 days |
 Moldova |
Visa not required[164] | 90 days |
 Monaco |
Visa not required[165] | |
 Mongolia |
Visa required[166][167] | |
 Montenegro |
Visa not required[168] | 90 days |
 Morocco |
Visa not required[169] | 90 days |
 Mozambique |
Visa required[170] | Visa on arrival is no longer available to citizens of countries that host an embassy of Mozambique.[171][172][173] |
 Myanmar |
eVisa[174] | eVisa for 28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports[175] Regular visa for up to three months[176] |
 Namibia |
Visa not required[177] | 3 months[178][179] |
 Nauru |
Visa required[180] | |
 Nepal |
Visa on arrival[181] | Up to 90 days Visa-on-arrival - extendable[182] |
 Netherlands |
Visa not required[183] | Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) |
 New Zealand |
Visa not required[184] | 6 months |
 Nicaragua |
Visa not required[185] | 90 days |
 Niger |
Visa required[186][187] | |
 Nigeria |
Visa required[188] | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
 Norway |
Visa not required[189] | Freedom of movement |
 Oman |
Visa on arrival[190] | 3 months |
 Pakistan |
Visa required[191] | Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.[192] Visa on arrival when travelling as part of a group through a designated tour operator.[193] |
 Palau |
Free visa on arrival[194] | 30 days |
 Panama |
Visa not required[195] | 180 days |
 Papua New Guinea |
Free visa on arrival[196][197] | 60 days. Free of charge. |
 Paraguay |
Visa not required[198] | 90 days |
 Peru |
Visa not required[199] | 183 days |
 Philippines |
Visa not required[200] | 30 days |
 Poland |
Visa not required[201] | Freedom of movement |
 Portugal |
Visa not required[202] | Freedom of movement |
 Qatar |
Visa on arrival[203] | 1 month |
 Romania |
Visa not required[204] | Freedom of movement |
 Russia |
Visa required[205] | Visa on arrival (72 hours) for Kaliningrad Oblast (70 €) with appointment at least 72 hours in advance[206] |
 Rwanda |
Visa on arrival[207] | 30 days |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Visa not required[208] | 3 months |
 Saint Lucia |
Visa not required[209] | 6 weeks |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Visa not required[210] | 1 month |
 Samoa |
Free Entry Permit on arrival[211] | 60 days. Free of charge. |
 San Marino |
Visa not required[212] | |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
Visa not required[213] | 15 days |
 Saudi Arabia |
Visa required[214] | |
 Senegal |
Visa not required[215] | 90 days |
 Serbia |
Visa not required[216] | 90 days |
 Seychelles |
Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[217] | 3 months. Free of charge. |
 Sierra Leone |
Visa required[218][219] | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
 Singapore |
Visa not required[220] | 90 days |
 Slovakia |
Visa not required[221] | Freedom of movement |
 Slovenia |
Visa not required[222] | Freedom of movement |
 Solomon Islands |
Free Visitor's permit on arrival[223] | 3 months. Free of charge. |
 Somalia |
Visa required[224] | Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival. |
 South Africa |
Visa not required[225] | 90 days[226] |
 South Sudan |
Visa required[227][228] | |
 Spain |
Visa not required[229] | Freedom of movement |
 Sri Lanka |
Electronic Travel Authorization[230] | 30 days (British citizens are allowed 2 further extensions in country 1st extension 60 days normally given without additional requirements 2nd extension 90 days with interview) These are single entry extensions.[231] |
 Sudan |
Visa required[232][233] | |
 Suriname |
Tourist Card on arrival[234] | 90 days |
 Swaziland |
Visa not required[235] | 30 days |
 Sweden |
Visa not required[236] | Freedom of movement |
 Switzerland |
Visa not required[237] | Freedom of movement |
 Syria |
Visa required[238][239] | |
 Tajikistan |
Visa on arrival[240] | 45 days at Dushanbe International Airport. Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.[241] |
 Tanzania |
Visa on arrival[242] | |
 Thailand |
Visa not required[243] | 30 days[244][245] |
 Timor-Leste |
Visa on arrival[246] | 30 days. Not available at all entry points.[247] |
 Togo |
Visa on arrival[248] | 7 days |
 Tonga |
Free visa on arrival[249] | 31 days. Free of charge. |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Visa not required[250] | 90 days |
 Tunisia |
Visa not required[251] | 3 months |
 Turkey |
eVisa[252] | 3 months |
 Turkmenistan |
Visa required[253] | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
 Tuvalu |
Free visa on arrival[254] | 1 month. Free of charge. |
 Uganda |
Visa on arrival[255] | May apply online.[256] |
 Ukraine |
Visa not required[257] | 90 days within 180 days[258][259][260] |
 United Arab Emirates |
Free visa on arrival[261] | 30 days. Free of charge. |
 United States |
Visa Waiver Program[262] | 90 days on arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship.[263] |
 Uruguay |
Visa not required[264] | 90 days |
 Uzbekistan |
Visa required[265] | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. Simplified procedure for British citizens.[266] Visa-free for 30 days from 1 Apr 2017[267] |
 Vanuatu |
Visa not required[268] | 30 days |
 Vatican City |
Visa not required[269] | |
 Venezuela |
Visa not required[270] | 90 days[271] |
 Vietnam |
Visa not required[272] | 15 days; effective from 1 July 2015 – 30 June 2017.[273][274] |
 Yemen |
Visa required[275][276] | |
 Zambia |
Visa on arrival[277] | 90 days; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.[278] |
 Zimbabwe |
Visa on arrival[279] | 3 months; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.[278] |