Are you a United Kingdom passport holder? You can travel to many countries visa-free. Here is a list of 122 Visa-Free Countries For UK Citizens. There’s one big difference between traveling domestically and internationally – traveling abroad usually requires a visa. This is where the power of a passport comes in. Depending on a country’s relationship with other countries, there are certain places its citizens can visit without applying for a visa in advance.
Some countries may offer visa-free travel while others may give these passport holders a visa on arrival. If you hold a British passport, you can visit 185 countries without getting a visa stamped on their passport before travel.
Read: Different Types Of UK Visas – A Complete Guide
Visa-Free Countries For UK Citizens – The Power of the UK Passport
According to Global Passport Ranking for 2021, the UK passport is ranked 7th. It shares this position with 5 other countries – the Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway and the USA. Interestingly, from 2014 to 2016, the UK passport was ranked 1st globally. It has held its current position since 2020.
Full List Of Visa-Free Countries For UK Citizens
The United Kingdom along with Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey make up the Common Travel Area. Any British citizen can travel freely through this area as long as they have photographic identity proof documenting their citizenship.
Other countries where British citizens do not need a visa are:
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia: no duration specified
- Albania: 90 days
- Andorra: There is no limit to the number of days a British citizen can stay in Andorra.
- Anguilla: 3 months
- Antigua and Barbados: 6 months in a year
- Argentina: 90 days at a stretch
- Armenia: 180 days
- Aruba: 30 days. This may be extended for up to 180 days
- Bahamas: 21 days without a visa. This can be extended up to 8 months if required.
- Barbados: 6 months
- Belarus: British citizens must enter and exit Belarus from the Minsk International Airport. They can stay in the country for up to 30 days. Police registration is required if the person plans on spending for more than 5 days in the country.
- Belize: There is no specified maximum time Britishers can spend in Belize
- Bermuda: 6 months
- Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba: 3 months
- British Virgin Islands: 1 month
- Bolivia: 90 days in a year.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 90 days in a 6-month period
- Botswana: 90 days in a year
- Brazil: 90 days without a visa. This can be extended for a further 90 days.
- Brest and Grodno: 10 days
- Brunei: 90 days
- Bulgaria: 90 days in 180 days
- Canada: 6 months. An eVisa may be required if they are arriving by air.
- Cape Verde: 30 days but must register online at least 5 days before arriving in the country.
- Cayman Islands: 6 months
- Chile: 90 days.
- Colombia: 90 days. In certain cases, this may be extended for another 90 days.
- Cook Islands: 31 days
- Costa Rica: 3 months.
- Croatia: 90 days in a 180-day period without a visa
- Curaçao: 3 months
- Cyprus: 90 days in a 180-day period without a visa
- Dominica: 6 months
- Dominican Republic: 30 days.
- Ecuador: 90 days.
- El Salvador: 3 months
- Eswatini: 30 days
- Faroe Islands: no stay length specified
- Fiji: 4 months
- French West Indies: indefinite stay
- French Polynesia: no stay duration specified
- Gambia: 90 days
- Georgia: British citizens can move freely through Georgia at any time.
- Gibraltar: no maximum stay length specified
- Greenland: no length of stay specified
- Grenada: 6 months.
- Guam: 45 days
- Guatemala: 90 days
- Guyana: 3 months
- Haiti: 90 days
- Honduras: 3 months.
- Hong Kong: 180 days
- Indonesia: 30 days but entry is limited to certain ports.
- Israel: As long as the individual does not knowingly issue a public call for boycotting Israel, he/she can stay in the country for up to 3 months.
- Jamaica: 180 days.
- Japan: 90 days + 90 days
- Kazakhstan: 30 days
- Kish Islands: no length of stay specified
- Kiribati: 30 days
- Kosovo: 90 days
- South Korea: 90 days
- Kyrgyzstan: 60 days
- Lesotho: 14 days
- Malaysia: 3 months
- Macao: 180 days
- Margarita Island: stay of any length permitted but all visitors are fingerprinted
- Mauritius: 90 days
- Mayotte: 90 days in a 180-day period
- Mexico: 180 days
- Micronesia: 30 days
- Monaco: British citizens can spend as long as they like here without needing a visa
- Montenegro: 90 days but visitors must register with the local police station within 24 hours of arrival
- Montserrat: 6 months
- Morocco: 90 days
- Namibia: 3 months.
- New Caledonia: 3 months
- Nicaragua: 90 days
- North Macedonia: 90 days
- Northern Mariana Islands: 45 days
- Palestine: entry by sea to the Gaza strip is not permitted
- Panama: 180 days
- Paraguay: 90 days
- Peru: 183 days
- Philippines: 30 days or apply for an eVisa for a stay of up to 59 days
- Pitcairn Islands: 14 days
- Puerto Rico: 90 days
- Qatar: 30 days
- Reunion: 90 days in a 180-day period
- Romania: 90 days in a 180 day period
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: 3 months
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 3 months
- Saint Lucia: 6 weeks
- Sint Maarten: 3 months
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 90 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:1 month. This can be extended for an additional 11 months
- Samoa: 60 days
- San Marino: There is no limit to the time British citizens can stay here for
- São Tomé and Príncipe: 15 days
- Senegal: 90 days
- Serbia: 90 days
- Singapore: 90 days
- South Africa: 90 days
- South Ossetia: an invitation is required form a citizen of the country as well as a multiple entry visa to Russia
- Sri Lanka: 30 days This can be extended twice for a total of 90 days
- Taiwan: 90 days
- Thailand: 30 days. Travel to the country is permitted twice in one calendar year.
- Transnistria: registration is required for a stay longer than 24 hours
- Trinidad and Tobago: There is no limit to the time British citizens can stay here for
- Tunisia: 3 months
- Turkey: 90 days within a consecutive 180 days
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: 3 months
- Turks and Caicos Islands: 90 days
- Tuvalu: 1 month
- Ukraine: 90 days within a 180 day period
- United States of America: 90 days
- Uraguay: 90 days
- U.S. Virgin Islands: 90 days
- Uzbekistan: 30 days
- Vanatu: 30 days
- Vatican City: No duration specified
- Venezuela: 90 days. This may be extended on paying a fee
- Vietnam: 15 days
Britishers can visit countries in the Schengen area for up to 90 days within a 180-day period. This includes Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Countries UK Citizens Can Travel To With An eVisa
An eVisa or electronic Visa can be applied for online before traveling to a country. These visas are usually easy to get as long as the individual applying for the visa is not blacklisted for any criminal charges.
- Angola: 30 days at a stretch. They must have a return ticket and a confirmed hotel reservation.
- Ascension Island: 3 months
- Australia: 90 days. This eVisa is valid for 1 year.
- Cambodia: 30 days. This can be extended for another 30 days.
- Cote d’Ivoire: 3 months. They must arrive at the Port Bouet Airport
- Djibouti: 31 days.
- Ethiopia: 90 days. Visa on arrival is also available at the Addia Ababa Bole International Airport.
- Gabon: 90 days. They must enter through the Libreville International Airport
- Guinea: 90 days.
- Kuwait: 3 months
- Laos: 30 days
- Myanmar: 28 days
- Oman: 30 day
- Papua New Guinea: 60 days
- Rwanda: 30 days
- Saudi Arabia: 90 stay
- Suriname: 90 days
- Tajikistan: 45 days
- Tanzania: 3 months
- Uganda: Stay permitted for any duration
Countries UK Citizens Can Travel To With A Visa On Arrival
Certain countries require absolutely no paperwork beforehand. These countries grant a temporary tourist visa on arrival at the airport.
- Bahrain: 3 months.
- Bangladesh: 30 days from the date of arrival.
- Benin: 8 days. Or they must apply for an eVisa if they plan on staying in the county for 8 to 30 days.
- Burkina Faso: 1 month.
- Comoros: no limit to the time they can spend in the country.
- Egypt: 30 days
- Falkland Islands: 4 weeks
- Hainan: 15 days
- Iraq: 60 days
- Jordan: conditional visa on arrival
- Kenya: 3 months.
- Lebanon: free visa on arrival for a stay of 1 month. This may be extended for an additional 2 months.
- Madagascar: 90 days
- Malawi: 90 days.
- Maldives: free visa on arrival for a 30 day stay
- Mauritania: visa on arrival at the Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
- Mozambique: 30 days
- Nepal: 90 day stay
- Niue: free visa on arrival for up to 30 days
- Palau: 30 days
- Saint Helena: 183 days
- Seychelles: 3 months
- Sierra Leone: 30 days
- Soloman Islands: Free visa on arrival for up to 3 months
- Somalia: 30 day visa on arrival available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
- Somaliland: 30 days
- Timor-Leste: 30 day visa on arrival available at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or at the Dili Sea Port.
- Togo: 7 days
- Tonga: free visa on arrival for 31 days
- United Arab Emirates: Free visa on arrival for a stay of up to 30 days
- Zambia: 90 days
- Zimbabwe: 3 months
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