United Kingdom visa requirements by nationality

Whether you need a visa for United Kingdom depends on the passport you hold. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.

The United Kingdom is not in the Schengen Area or the European Union. A Schengen visa does not admit you to the UK, and time spent in the UK does not count against your Schengen days.

Entry rules by passport

Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.

Entry requirements for United Kingdom by passport
PassportWhat you need
LithuaniaTravel authorisationUp to 180 daysApply for a Lithuania passport
GermanyTravel authorisationUp to 180 daysApply for a Germany passport
United StatesTravel authorisationUp to 180 daysApply for a United States passport
FranceTravel authorisationUp to 180 daysApply for a France passport
PolandTravel authorisationUp to 180 daysApply for a Poland passport
NetherlandsTravel authorisationUp to 180 daysApply for a Netherlands passport
SpainTravel authorisationUp to 180 daysApply for a Spain passport
ItalyTravel authorisationUp to 180 daysApply for a Italy passport
BrazilTravel authorisationUp to 180 daysApply for a Brazil passport
IndiaVisa (apply online)Up to 180 daysApply for a India passport
ChinaVisa (apply online)Up to 180 daysApply for a China passport
TürkiyeVisa (apply online)Up to 180 daysApply for a Türkiye passport
NigeriaVisa (apply online)Up to 180 daysApply for a Nigeria passport
South AfricaVisa (apply online)Up to 180 daysApply for a South Africa passport

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What to do next

The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.

Confirm with the official source

Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of United Kingdom can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.

What documents do I need?

Check your passport

Passport validity required: valid for period of stay. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.

How long must it be valid?

Check the rule for your own passport

What United Kingdom asks for depends on the passport you travel on, and the table above differs from row to row. Open your nationality for the stay length, the validity required and whether anything has to be applied for.

What documents do I need?

Good to know about United Kingdom

Treat Britain and mainland Europe as two separate permissions on the same trip.

The Common Travel Area covers movement between the UK and Ireland and is separate from anything on this page.

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Check any of the 211 nationalities we hold rules for.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom travel guide

This is guidance, not authorisation. Entry rules change without notice and the final decision always rests with border officials. Dual nationality, residence permits and travel for any purpose other than tourism can change the answer. Confirm with the official government source before you book or fly. trip1 is not a substitute for airline check-in or boarding compliance.
Source: Travel BuddyChecked: 25 Aug 2026200 passports · 211 destinations