United Kingdom visa requirements: who needs a visa in 2026
Pick your passport to see whether you can enter the United Kingdom visa free, need an ETA or e visa, or must apply for a visa before you travel. Checked on November 4, 2026 against the official sources below.
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Ways into United Kingdom
- Official fee
- £20
- Stay
- up to 6 months per visit
- Processing
- usually within 3 working days, often within a day
- Interview
- No
Standard Visitor visa (up to 6 months)
Visa needed- Official fee
- £135
- Stay
- up to 6 months
- Processing
- usually within 3 weeks after the identity appointment
- Interview
- No
Long-term Standard Visitor visa, 2 years
Visa needed- Official fee
- £506
- Stay
- up to 6 months per visit
- Processing
- usually within 3 weeks
- Interview
- No
Long-term Standard Visitor visa, 5 years
Visa needed- Official fee
- £903
- Stay
- up to 6 months per visit
- Processing
- usually within 3 weeks
- Interview
- No
Long-term Standard Visitor visa, 10 years
Visa needed- Official fee
- £1,128
- Stay
- up to 6 months per visit
- Processing
- usually within 3 weeks
- Interview
- No
Direct Airside Transit Visa (DATV)
Visa needed- Official fee
- £41.50
- Stay
- airside only, same airport, onward flight same day
- Processing
- usually within 3 weeks
- Interview
- No
- Official fee
- £74.50
- Stay
- up to 48 hours
- Processing
- usually within 3 weeks
- Interview
- No
Check before you travel
- Both Immigration Rules appendices were updated 29 Oct 2026; no nationality change found, lists match the ETA guidance and the existing eligibility_uk_eta.json.
- Priority and super priority availability at the Baku centre not confirmed; gov.uk lists 500 and 1,000 GBP generally.
- British Indian Ocean Territory (IO) added to the BOTC group by inference.
- Northern Cyprus (TRNC) documents are on the DATV list but have no ISO code.
- Standard 3 week processing is the gov.uk general figure; Azerbaijan specific times not checked.
United Kingdom visa by passport
No visaNo visa needed13 passports
Anguilla180 days
Bermuda180 days
British Indian Ocean Territory180 days
British Virgin Islands180 days
Cayman Islands180 days
Falkland Islands180 days
Gibraltar180 days
Ireland
Montserrat180 days
Pitcairn Islands180 days
St. Helena180 days
Turks & Caicos Islands180 days- United Kingdom
ETAETA (online travel permit)83 passports
Andorra180 days
Antigua & Barbuda180 days
Argentina180 days
Australia180 days
Austria180 days
Bahamas180 days
Bahrain180 days
Barbados180 days
Belgium180 days
Belize180 days
Brazil180 days
Brunei180 days
Bulgaria180 days
Canada180 days
Chile180 days
Costa Rica180 days
Croatia180 days
Cyprus180 days
Czechia180 days
Denmark180 days
Estonia180 days
Finland180 days
France180 days
Germany180 days
Greece180 days
Grenada180 days
Guatemala180 days
Guyana180 days
Hong Kong SAR China180 days
Hungary180 days
Iceland180 days
Israel180 days
Italy180 days
Japan180 days
Kiribati180 days
Kuwait180 days
Latvia180 days
Liechtenstein180 days
Lithuania180 days
Luxembourg180 days
Macao SAR China180 days
Malaysia180 days
Maldives180 days
Malta180 days
Marshall Islands180 days
Mauritius180 days
Mexico180 days
Micronesia180 days
Monaco180 days
Netherlands180 days
New Zealand180 days
Norway180 days
Oman180 days
Palau180 days
Panama180 days
Papua New Guinea180 days
Paraguay180 days
Peru180 days
Poland180 days
Portugal180 days
Qatar180 days
Romania180 days
Samoa180 days
San Marino180 days
Saudi Arabia180 days
Seychelles180 days
Singapore180 days
Slovakia180 days
Slovenia180 days
Solomon Islands180 days
South Korea180 days
Spain180 days
St. Kitts & Nevis180 days
St. Vincent & Grenadines180 days
Sweden180 days
Switzerland180 days
Taiwan180 days
Tonga180 days
Tuvalu180 days
United Arab Emirates180 days
United States180 days
Uruguay180 days
Vatican City180 days
Visa neededVisa before you travel148 passports
Afghanistan180 days
Åland Islands180 days
Albania180 days
Algeria180 days
American Samoa180 days
Angola180 days
Armenia180 days
Aruba180 days
Bangladesh180 days
Belarus180 days
Benin180 days
Bhutan180 days
Bolivia180 days
Bosnia & Herzegovina180 days
Botswana180 days
Burkina Faso180 days
Burundi180 days
Cambodia180 days
Cameroon180 days
Cape Verde180 days
Caribbean Netherlands180 days
Central African Republic180 days
Chad180 days
China180 days
Christmas Island180 days
Cocos (Keeling) Islands180 days
Colombia180 days
Comoros180 days
Congo - Brazzaville180 days
Congo - Kinshasa180 days
Cook Islands180 days
Côte d’Ivoire180 days
Cuba180 days
Curaçao180 days
Djibouti180 days
Dominica180 days
Dominican Republic180 days
Ecuador180 days
Egypt180 days
El Salvador180 days
Equatorial Guinea180 days
Eritrea180 days
Eswatini180 days
Ethiopia180 days
Faroe Islands180 days
Fiji180 days
French Guiana180 days
French Polynesia180 days
Gabon180 days
Gambia180 days
Georgia180 days
Ghana180 days
Greenland180 days
Guadeloupe180 days
Guam180 days
Guernsey180 days
Guinea180 days
Guinea-Bissau180 days
Haiti180 days
Honduras180 days
India180 days
Indonesia180 days
Iran180 days
Iraq180 days
Isle of Man180 days
Jamaica180 days
Jersey180 days
Jordan180 days
Kazakhstan180 days
Kenya180 days
Kosovo180 days
Kyrgyzstan180 days
Laos180 days
Lebanon180 days
Lesotho180 days
Liberia180 days
Libya180 days
Madagascar180 days
Malawi180 days
Mali180 days
Martinique180 days
Mauritania180 days
Mayotte180 days
Moldova180 days
Mongolia180 days
Montenegro180 days
Morocco180 days
Mozambique180 days
Myanmar (Burma)180 days
Namibia180 days
Nauru180 days
Nepal180 days
New Caledonia180 days
Nicaragua180 days
Niger180 days
Nigeria180 days
Niue180 days
Norfolk Island180 days
North Korea180 days
North Macedonia180 days
Northern Mariana Islands180 days
Pakistan180 days
Palestinian Territories180 days
Philippines180 days
Puerto Rico180 days
Réunion180 days
Russia180 days
Rwanda180 days
São Tomé & Príncipe180 days
Senegal180 days
Serbia180 days
Sierra Leone180 days
Sint Maarten180 days
Somalia180 days
South Africa180 days
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands180 days
South Sudan180 days
Sri Lanka180 days
St. Barthélemy180 days
St. Lucia180 days
St. Martin180 days
St. Pierre & Miquelon180 days
Sudan180 days
Suriname180 days
Svalbard & Jan Mayen180 days
Syria180 days
Tajikistan180 days
Tanzania180 days
Thailand180 days
Timor-Leste180 days
Togo180 days
Tokelau180 days
Trinidad & Tobago180 days
Tunisia180 days
Türkiye180 days
Turkmenistan180 days
U.S. Virgin Islands180 days
Uganda180 days
Ukraine180 days
Uzbekistan180 days
Vanuatu180 days
Venezuela180 days
Vietnam180 days
Wallis & Futuna180 days
Western Sahara180 days
Yemen180 days
Zambia180 days
Zimbabwe180 days
Questions
Who can visit the United Kingdom without a visa?
13 passports can enter the United Kingdom without a visa, and 83 more only need an ETA before they fly. Pick your passport above for your answer.
How long can I stay in the United Kingdom?
It depends on the passport and the way in. Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA): up to 6 months per visit. Standard Visitor visa (up to 6 months): up to 6 months. Long-term Standard Visitor visa, 2 years: up to 6 months per visit.
How do I apply for a the United Kingdom visa?
If your passport needs a visa, apply for the Standard Visitor visa (up to 6 months) (official fee £135) on https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor/apply-standard-visitor-visa.
Visas
Official sources
Checked on November 4, 2026
- GOV.UK: Check when you can get an ETA (updated 9 Apr 2026)
- Immigration Rules: Appendix ETA National List
- Immigration Rules: Appendix Visitor: Visa National List (updated 29 Oct 2026)
- Home Office fees from 8 April 2026
- GOV.UK: Apply for a Standard Visitor visa
- GOV.UK: Get a faster decision
- UK visa requirements for international carriers (updated 3 Aug 2026)
- GOV.UK: Apply for an ETA
Sroky is a private company and is not part of any government. The destination decides on every entry. Rules change: the official source always applies.