British passports may be issued to people holding any of the various forms of
British nationalityBritish nationality law is the law of the United Kingdom concerning citizenship and other categories of British nationality. The law is complex owing to the United Kingdom's former status as an imperial power.-History:...
, and are used as evidence of the bearer's nationality and immigration status within the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
or the
issuing state/territoryThe British overseas territories are fourteen territories that are under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom itself....
.
Issuing
In the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
, British passports (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) are issued by the
Identity and Passport ServiceThe Identity & Passport Service is an executive agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom which became operational on 1 April 2006 after the passing of the Identity Cards Act 2006...
. In the
Channel IslandsThe Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
or the
Isle of ManThe Isle of Man , or Mann , is a self-governing British Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Britain and Ireland. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Crown is represented by a Lieutenant Governor...
, British passports are issued by the Lieutenant-Governor.
In
British Overseas TerritoriesThe British overseas territories are fourteen territories that are under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom itself....
, British passports are issued by the
GovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
. In
CommonwealthThe Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the Commonwealth and previously as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-three independent member states. Most of them were formerly part of the British Empire. They co-operate within a framework of common values...
or foreign countries, British passports are issued by the
Passport Section of a British Consulate, Embassy, or High Commission.
At present holders of the following forms of British nationality can apply for a British passport:
- British citizens (GBR)
- British Overseas Territories citizen
The status of British Overseas Territories citizen relates to persons holding British nationality by virtue of a connection with a British Overseas Territory.-British Nationality Act 1981:...
s (formerly British Dependent Territories citizens) (GBD)
- British Overseas citizen
In British nationality law, the status of British Overseas citizen is one of several categories of British national. A British Overseas citizen does not have an automatic right to live in the United Kingdom.-British Nationality Act 1981:...
s (GBO)
- British Subjects
In British nationality law, the term British subject has at different times had different meanings. The current definition of the term British subject is contained in the British Nationality Act 1981.- Prior to 1949 :...
(GBS)
- British Protected Persons
The status of British protected person is a status held by certain persons under the British Nationality Act 1981. It is not traditionally considered a form of British nationality - as British protected persons are not Commonwealth citizens in British nationality law, they do not have full civil...
(GBP)
- British Nationals (Overseas)
British National , commonly known as BN, is one of the major classes of British nationality under British nationality law. Holders of this nationality are Commonwealth citizens, but not British citizens...
(GBN)
The three-character codes appearing after each type of nationality above are the ISO/IEC 7501-1 machine readable passport
alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. They allow a better visual...
country codes of such British passports.
All British passports are issued in the exercise of discretion by Her Majesty's Government under the
Royal PrerogativeThe Royal Prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognized in common law and, sometimes, in civil law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy as belonging to the Sovereign alone. It is the means by which some of the executive powers of government, possessed by and...
. In any event, discretion must be exercised reasonably and not on a whim, and even though there is no statute governing the issue of passports, such prerogative powers are susceptible to the normal processes of judicial review (
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service [1985] AC 374).
British citizens, British subjects with the right of abode and British Overseas Territories citizens from Gibraltar as European citizens are entitled to move freely within the EU with no more than a check on their identity and nationality upon entering the territory of another Member State. However, in the absence of UK identity cards the only document that can be used for travel is a British passport.
The
right of abodeThe right of abode refers to an individual's freedom from immigration control in a particular country. A person who has the right of abode in a country does not need permission from the government to enter the country and can live and work there without restriction.Generally, in order to have the...
, i.e., the right to enter and live in the UK freely, is held by all British citizens. It is also held by some British subjects and those other
CommonwealthThe Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the Commonwealth and previously as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-three independent member states. Most of them were formerly part of the British Empire. They co-operate within a framework of common values...
citizens who were patrials under the
Immigration Act 1971The Immigration Act 1971 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning immigration.The Act, as with the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962, and that of 1968, restricted immigration, especially primary immigration into the UK....
.
History
Safe Conduct documents, usually notes signed by the
monarchA monarch is the person who heads a monarchy, a form of government in which the country or entity usually ruled or controlled by an individual who usually rules for life or until abdication...
, were issued to foreigners as well as English subjects in
medieval timesThe Middle Ages of European history is a period of European history covering roughly a millennium in the 5th century through 16th centuries. More specific starting and ending points are sometimes adopted by scholars to suit their respective specializations or current focus...
. They were first mentioned in an
Act of ParliamentAn act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament....
in 1414. Between 1540 and 1685, the
Privy CouncilA privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government...
issued passports although they were still signed by the monarch until the reign of
Charles IICharles II was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father King Charles I was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War. The English Parliament did not proclaim Charles II king at this time. Instead they passed a statute making such a...
when the
Secretary of StateIn the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department ....
could sign them instead. The Secretary of State signed all passports in place of the monarch from 1794 onwards, at which time formal records started to be kept
http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/general_history_early.asp.
Passports were written in
LatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe...
or
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
until 1772 when
FrenchFrench is a Romance language globally spoken by about 65 million people as a first language , by 50 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 57 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France,...
was used instead. From 1858, English was used, with some sections translated into French until 1921.
In 1858, passports became a standard document issued solely to British nationals. They were a simple single-sheet paper document and by 1914 included a photograph of the holder.
The British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 was passed on the outbreak of the
First World WarWorld War I , also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance...
. This introduced, in 1915, a new format, a single sheet folded into eight and containing a
cardboardCorrugated fiberboard is a paper-based material consisting of a fluted corrugated sheet and one or two flat linerboards. It is widely used in the manufacture of corrugated boxes and shipping containers....
cover. It included a description of the holder as well as a photograph, and had to be renewed after two years.
The old blue passport
A 32-page passport, known colloquially as the Old Blue, came into use in 1920 with the formation of the Passport Service following international agreement on a standard format for passports, and remained in use until replaced by the European Union style machine readable passports in late 1988. An interesting aspect of the old blue passport was that the data entered into the passport was handwritten rather than typed or printed.
Two versions were available: one for individuals (but which could also include the person's spouse), and another for families which included children as well.
Various changes to the design were made over the years
http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/general_history_oldblue.asp:
- In 1927, the country name changed from "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" to "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (alternatively the name of the colony appeared here)
- In 1954, the name of the Secretary of State was removedhttp://www.ukpa.gov.uk/general_history_modern.asp.
- In 1968, the validity was extended from two to ten years.
- At the end of 1972, several modifications were made. A special blue watermark
----A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light , caused by thickness variations in the paper. There are two main types of watermark, the Dandy Roll process, and the more complex Cylinder Mould process...
ed paper was introduced to make alteration and forgeryForgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents , with the intent to deceive. The similar crime of fraud is the crime of deceiving another, including through the use of objects obtained through forgery...
harder. The number of pages was reduced from 32 to 30, and descriptions of the holder's eye colour and (for a married woman) maiden name were removed.
- In May 1973, an optional 94-page passport was made available which provided many more pages for immigration stamps
A passport stamp is a rubber stamp inked impression received in one's passport upon entering or exiting a country. Passport stamps may also take the form of sticker stamps, such as those received when entering Japan. Depending on your nationality, you may not receive a stamp , such as an EU...
and visaA visa is an indication that a person is authorized to enter the country which "issued" the visa, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
s for frequent travellers.
- In 1975, lamination over the bearer's photograph was introduced to make alteration harder. Overprinting of the laminate was added in 1981 to make removal easier to spot.
- The holder's occupation and country of residence were removed in 1982.
- In July 1988, changes were made to ease the introduction of the machine readable passports later in the year. Joint and Family passports were no longer issued and the descriptions of distinguishing features and height were removed.
Multiple passports
The Passport Office will permit up to six passports to be held at any time, to circumvent difficulties caused by territories objecting to visas or immigration stamps from somewhere that they may be in conflict with. Historically this has included
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
/Arab states or US/various
Middle EastThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East...
states. It is also useful for frequent business travellers to have more than one passport so they can still travel whilst one passport is away getting a visa or something similar.
The British visitor's passport
A new type, the British Visitor's Passport, was introduced in 1961, and was a single page cardboard document valid for a year and obtainable from a
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. It was recognised by most West European countries, but was dropped in 1995 since it did not identify the holder's nationality nor did it meet new security standards.
The burgundy passport
On 15 August 1988, the Glasgow passport office became the first to issue burgundy-coloured machine-readable passports
http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/general_history_burgundy.asp. They followed a common format agreed amongst member states of the
European CommunityThe European Community is the first of the three pillars of the European Union created under the Maastricht Treaty . It is based upon the principle of supranationalism and has its origins in the European Economic Community, the predecessor of the European Union. If the Treaty of Lisbon comes into...
, and had the words 'European Community' on the cover. This was changed to '
European UnionThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 Member States, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community...
' in 1997. The passport is burgundy coloured, machine-readable, and has 32 or 48 pages. The machine-readable portion is two lines of printed text in a format agreed amongst members of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
The current biometric version captures a digital image of the photograph, signature and reproduces these onto the personal details page of the passport. The whole page is protected from modification by a laminate, which incorporates a colour holographic image comprising a native British bird, the Kingfisher; visa pages include images of a Merlin, Curlew, Avocet, and Red Kite. The hologram is affixed directly over the holder's photograph (tilting the passport page in direct light reveals the image). An RFID chip and antenna are located on the obverse of the data page and hold the same visual information as is printed, including a digital copy of the photograph with biometric information for use with
facial recognition systemA facial recognition system is a computer application for automatically identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or a video frame from a video source...
s. In addition, both the
WelshWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in Wales, in England by some along the Welsh border and in the Welsh immigrant colony in the Chubut Valley in Argentine Patagonia....
and
Scottish GaelicScottish Gaelic is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages, and is distinct from the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages, which includes Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. Scottish, Manx and Irish Gaelic are all descended from Old Irish...
languages have been included in the British Passport for the first time. These now appear on the titles page and within the multilingual notes section, the latter also provides translations into the official EU languages as required.
http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/news/news.asp?strAreaNo=320&intelement=858
"Lookalike" passports
For the purposes of the
European CommunitiesThe European Communities were three international organisations that were governed by the same set of institutions...
treaties, the nationals of the United Kingdom comprise all British citizens, British Overseas Territories citizens by virtue of a connection with
GibraltarGibraltar is a self-governing British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula and Europe at the entrance of the Mediterranean overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The territory covers and shares a land border with Spain to the north...
and British subjects with right of abode in the UK (mainly, but not exclusively, those connected with the
Republic of IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
before 1949). These UK nationals have the status of European citizen in common with nationals of other member states of the
European UnionThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 Member States, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community...
.
British nationals who are not European citizens are issued what is known as "lookalike passports". These are similar to normal British passports, except that they do not have the words "European Union" on the cover, and do not contain any EU-specific information inside, e.g., the words "Passport - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" and the information on the photograph page are given only in English and French, rather than all the official languages of the European Union. However, the contents of new
biometric passportA biometric passport, also known as an e-passport or ePassport, is a combined paper and electronic passport that uses biometrics to authenticate the identity of travelers...
are given in other official languages of the
European UnionThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 Member States, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community...
rather than English and French only.
Physical appearance
British passports are burgundy, with the coat of arms of the United Kingdom emblazoned in the centre of the front cover. The word PASSPORT is inscribed below the coat of arms, with EUROPEAN UNION (EU passports only) and UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (or BRITISH ISLANDS — BAILIWICK OF JERSEY or BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY or ISLE OF MAN or as appropriate) above. As with other countries, the biometric symbol appears at the bottom of the front cover under the word
passport.
Identity information page
The British Passport includes the following data:
- Photo of passport Holder
- Type (P)
- Code of Issuing State (GBR)
- Passport No.
- Surname
- Given Names
- Nationality "BRITISH CITIZEN"
- Date of birth
- Sex
- Place of birth
- Date of issue
- Authority (8)
- Date of expiry
- Holder's Signature (10)
The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone and the "place of birth" only lists the city (unlike other countries which also list the country and may require individuals to petition for it to be removed, as in Canada).
Passport note
Each British passport contains on its inside cover the words in the
English languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
only:
-
- Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary.
In older passports, more specific reference was made to "Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs," originally including the name of the incumbent.
Passports issued in overseas territories are issued in the name of the Governor, rather than the Secretary of State, in the name of Her Majesty.
Endorsements
Certain British passports are issued with printed endorsements on the Official Observations page. These form part of the passport when it is issued, and should be distinguished from immigration stamps subsequently entered in the visa pages:
- Holder is not entitled to benefit from European Community provisions relating to employment or establishment
- British citizens from the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man without a qualifying connection to the United Kingdom by descent or residency have this endorsement in their passports, as the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are only part of the European Community for the purposes of the free movement of goods.
- Holder of this passport has Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card No: A123456(7) which states that holder has right of abode in Hong Kong *
- British National (Overseas) passports usually have this endorsement in their passport, as a valid Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card or Hong Kong Identity card (which guarantees right of abode/right to land in Hong Kong) is normally required to possess a BN(O) passport.
- Holder is entitled to right of abode in the United Kingdom
- British subjects with the right of abode (usually from the Republic of Ireland) will have this endorsement in their passports. (Commonwealth citizens who have the right of abode and who do not hold a United Kingdom passport are eligible to have a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode placed in the visa pages of whichever country's passport they do hold, upon request.)
- Holder is entitled to readmission in the United Kingdom
- British Overseas citizens, British subjects and British protected persons without the right of abode who have been granted indefinite leave to enter or remain
Indefinite leave to remain is an immigration status granted to a person who does not hold right of abode in the United Kingdom, but who has been admitted to the UK without any time limit on his or her stay and who is free to take up employment or study, without restriction...
retain this entitlement for life, and their passports are accordingly issued with this endorsement.
- Holder is subject to control under the Immigration Act 1971
- British nationals without the right of abode will have this endorsements in their passports unless they have been granted indefinite leave to enter or remain. However, even though a British National (Overseas) passport does not entitle the holder the right of abode in the UK, this endorsement is not found in BN(O) passports (1999-2006 and biometric versions).
- In accordance with UK immigration rules the holder of this passport does not require an entry certificate or visa to visit the UK
- This endorsement is found in British National (Overseas)
British National , commonly known as BN, is one of the major classes of British nationality under British nationality law. Holders of this nationality are Commonwealth citizens, but not British citizens...
passports, and accordingly holders of the BN(O) passport have six-month visa free access to the UK as a visitor.
- The holder is or Holder is also known as ...
- This endorsement is found in passports where the holder uses or retains another professional name or has an academic, feudal or legal title. The styling 'Dr ...', 'Professor ...' or similar is recorded here, or the alternative professional name. For example, Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard OBE is a British singer-songwriter and entrepreneur.With his backing group The Shadows, Richard dominated the British popular music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before and during The Beatles' first year in the charts...
's birth name was Harry Webb. Ergo, his passport would read:
"Holder is also known as Cliff RichardSir Cliff Richard OBE is a British singer-songwriter and entrepreneur.With his backing group The Shadows, Richard dominated the British popular music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before and during The Beatles' first year in the charts...
."
- The holder's name in Chinese Commercial Code: XXXX XXXX XXXX
- This endorsement was found in British passports held by people with Chinese names issued by the Hong Kong Immigration Department before the handover of Hong Kong. After the handover, British passport issued in Hong Kong can only be issued at the British Consulate-General, and this endorsement is no longer in use. (See also: Chinese commercial code)
- Holder is a dependant of a member of her Britannic Majesty's Diplomatic Service
- This endorsement is found in British Passports held by people who are dependants/spouses of British Diplomats.
National identity registration
Under the Identity Cards Act 2006, probably from 2010, anyone applying for a passport will be required to have their details entered into a centralised computer database, the National Identity Register, part of the National Identity Scheme. Once registered, they will be obliged to update any change to their address and other personal details.
The identity card is expected to cost up to £60 (with £30 going to the Government, and the remainder charged as processing fees by the companies that will be collecting the fingerprints and photographs). In May 2005, the Government claimed that the cost for a combined identity card and passport package would be £93, not including processing fees.
Everyone applying for a passport from 2010/11 will have to submit to a digital fingerprint scan, with the prints to be stored on a database.
In May 2006 a "Renew for Freedom" campaign
http://www.renewforfreedom.org was launched by the
NO2IDNO2ID, the public campaign, was formed in 2004 to campaign against the United Kingdom government's plans to introduce UK ID Cards and the associated National Identity Register, which it believes has negative implications for privacy, civil liberties and personal safety.NO2ID is entirely independent...
opposition group, urging passport holders to renew their passports in the summer of 2006 in order to delay being entered on the National Identity Register. This followed the comment made by
Charles ClarkeCharles Rodway Clarke is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Norwich South since 1997, and served as Home Secretary from December 2004 until May 2006.-Early life:...
in the
House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 646 members, who are known as "Members...
that "anyone who feels strongly enough about the linkage [between passports and the ID scheme] not to want to be issued with an ID card in the initial phase will be free to surrender their existing passport and apply for a new passport before the designation order takes effect"
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2006-03-21a.181.2.
In response, the Home Office said that it was "hard to see what would be achieved, other than incurring unnecessary expense" by renewing passports early
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5016490.stm.
Fees
The cost of obtaining a standard passport over the years has been as follows. It is expected that fees will rise to at least £93 to help fund the National Identity Register and ID cards, as discussed above.
- £77.50 - 3 September 2009 - a planned increase, which the Government claims is necessary due to a falling number of passport applicants, and also to pay for enhanced passport security measures. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats said that people were paying for the price of introducing ID cards.
- £72 - 4 October 2007 - due to an increase in the consular premium added by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- £66 - 5 October 2006 - for the introduction of the latest generation passport, anti-fraud measures and interviews for first-time applicants
- £51 - 1 December 2005 - to reflect the cost of implementing key anti-fraud measures
- £42 - 2 October 2003 - to pay for new anti-fraud measures
- £33 - 21 November 2002
- £30 - 14 January 2002
- £28 - 16 December 1999 - to fund a major overhaul of the Passport Agency following the summer crisis
- £21 - 26 March 1998
- £18 - November 1992
The above fees apply for passports issued in the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
by the
Identity and Passport ServiceThe Identity & Passport Service is an executive agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom which became operational on 1 April 2006 after the passing of the Identity Cards Act 2006...
. Passports issued outside the UK by the Passport Section of a British Consulate, Embassy, or High Commission currently cost £124.
Passport stamps and extra pages
Some countries require that a passport contains one, two or three blank pages when you enter the country in order to allow enough space for stamps. Pages cannot be added into British passports. If a passport is full, the bearer must apply for a new passport. A standard British Passport has 32 pages, a 48 page "jumbo passport" is also available for people who need extra space in their passports.
Some countries also require a specified validity period remaining on a passport.
Neither of these restrictions apply for travel within the
EUThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 Member States, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community...
or
Schengen AreaThe Schengen Area is a group of twenty-five European countries which have abolished all border controls between each other. It originates from the eponymous agreement signed in the Luxembourgish town of Schengen in 1985, which has since been absorbed into the European Union...
. An
EU CitizenCitizenship of the European Union was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty signed in 1992. It exists alongside national citizenship and provides additional rights to nationals of Member States of the European Union.- Who is an EU citizen? :...
has the right to free movement within the EU. So long as a British Passport is not out of date or cancelled it is still valid proof of
CitizenshipCitizenship of the European Union was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty signed in 1992. It exists alongside national citizenship and provides additional rights to nationals of Member States of the European Union.- Who is an EU citizen? :...
, and therefore can be used as such in the UK and for travel in the EU.
Vulnerabilities
According to
The GuardianThe Guardian is a British daily newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Founded in 1821, it is unique among major British newspapers in being owned by a foundation .The Guardian Weekly, which circulates worldwide, provides a compact digest of four newspapers...
, the information contained on a
biometric passportA biometric passport, also known as an e-passport or ePassport, is a combined paper and electronic passport that uses biometrics to authenticate the identity of travelers...
can be viewed using readily available hardware and software. Information is stored in encrypted form on an RFID tag, with the password as a combination of information written on the passport, so that anyone with access to the passport will be able to read the chip. The passport is also vulnerable to
brute force attackIn cryptography, a brute force attack is a strategy used to break the encryption of data. It involves traversing the search space of possible keys until the correct key is found....
s. And because it is possible to read the RFID tags remotely at a distance of several centimetres, it is not necessary to be in possession of the passport to extract the data.
As a result, the
cloningIn computing, a clone is a hardware or software system that is designed to mimic another system. Compatibility with the original system is usually the explicit purpose of cloning hardware or low-level software such as operating systems...
of the passport is a possibility. Because the biometric passport is supposedly highly secure and therefore trusted, it is thought that the holder of a cloned passport might be more likely to escape detection than the holder of a traditional passport.
Visa-free entry
Holders of a UK Citizen Passport can visit 152 countries visa-free or with visa on arrival.
Africa
| Country |
British Citizen Passport |
British National (Overseas) Passport |
| Botswana |
http://www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw/entry_req/entry_req.html |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Cape Verde |
visa issued upon arrival http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=CV&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
|
| Comoros |
visa issued upon arrival http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=KM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2FXcelerate%2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice&aid=1013618385790 |
visa issued upon arrival |
| Djibouti |
visa issued upon arrival for DJF3,000 (10 days), DJF5,000(1 month) http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&DE=DJ&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
visa issued upon arrival for DJF3,000 (10 days), DJF5,000(1 month) http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&DE=DJ&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Egypt |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$15http://www.mfa.gov.eg/Missions/uk/london/Consulate/en-GB/Services/Rules+and+Regulations/ |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$15 |
| Ethiopia |
3-month visa issued upon arrival for US$40 http://www.ethioembassy.org.uk/consular/Visa.htm |
http://www.ethiopiaemb.org.cn/coninformation3.htm |
| Gambia |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=GM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Kenya |
3-month visa issued upon arrival for £35http://www.kenyanembassy.co.uk/visa_for_kenya_kenyan_visa_london_uk.htm |
3-month visa issued upon arrival for £35 http://www.kenyanembassy.co.uk/visa_for_kenya_kenyan_visa_london_uk.htm |
| Lesotho |
http://www.lesothoemb-usa.gov.ls/visa_countries.htm#COUNTRIES%20THAT%20DO%20NOT%20REQUIRE%20VISAS%20TO%20ENTER%20LESOTHO: |
http://www.lesothoemb-usa.gov.ls/visa_countries.htm#COUNTRIES%20THAT%20DO%20NOT%20REQUIRE%20VISAS%20TO%20ENTER%20LESOTHO: |
| Madagascar |
90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA28,000 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MG&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA28,000 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MG&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Malawi |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MW&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MW&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Mauritius |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MU&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/passportSite/menuitem.0bcce5f722a8dc2a9528f049a68521ca/ |
| Mayotte |
http://www.consulfrance-washington.org/article.php3?id_article=407 |
http://www.france.com.hk/spip.php?article668#Do-you-need-a-visa |
| Morocco |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Mozambique |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 http://www.mozambiquehc.org.uk/tourism_travel_tips.htmlhttp://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MZ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MZ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Namibia |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=NA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Réunion |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Rwanda |
http://www.migration.gov.rw/Visa/visaissue.php |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=RW&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Saint Helena |
| http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Senegal |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=SN&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=SN&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Seychelles |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=SC&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=SC&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2Chttp://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| South Africa |
http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/visa_schedule.asp |
http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/visa_schedule.asp |
| Swaziland |
http://www.satradehub.org/CXA_html/visaInfo_swaziland.html |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Tanzania |
visa issued upon arrival for US$50 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TZ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C, http://www.tanzania-online.gov.uk/visa/visa-who.html |
visa issued upon arrival for US$50 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TZ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Togo |
7-day visa issued upon arrival http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TG&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
7-day visa issued upon arrival |
| Tunisia |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TN&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TN&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2Chttp://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Uganda |
visa issued upon arrival for US$30 (single entry), US$80 (6 months multiple entry), US$160 (one year multiple entry) http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=UG&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C, http://www.ugandaembassy.com/visa.html#6, http://uganda.embassyhomepage.com/ugandan_visa_information_uganda_embassy_london_uk.htm |
visa issued upon arrival for US$30 (single entry), US$80 (6 months multiple entry), US$160 (one year multiple entry) |
| Zambia |
visa issued upon arrival for £35 (single entry), £45(multiple entry) http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ZM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
visa issued upon arrival for £35 (single entry), £45(multiple entry) http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ZM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2Chttp://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Zimbabwe |
3-month (tourist) or 30-day (business) visa issued upon arrival for US$30 ~ 55 http://www.zimfa.gov.zw/visa/visa01.htmhttp://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ZW&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
3-month (tourist) or 30-day (business) visa issued upon arrival for US$30 ~ 55 http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
Americas
| Country |
British Citizen Passport |
British National (Overseas) Passport |
| Anguilla |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=AI&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
http://www.antigua-barbuda.org/Agtip01a.htm |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/passport/results.aspx?SID=9923499F8D7941C6991AA36B6114B05E |
| Argentina |
http://www.arg.org.nz/consular/visas.htm |
http://www.arg.org.nz/consular/visas.htm http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Aruba |
http://brochures.aruba.com/entryreq/2007entryrequirements.pdf |
http://brochures.aruba.com/entryreq/2007entryrequirements.pdf http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Bahamas |
http://www.bahamas.com/bahamas/about/entryrequirements.aspx?sectionid=58943&level=2&toplevel=59196&alphaindex=U |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Barbados |
http://www.foreign.gov.bb/Userfiles/File/Visa%20Requirements_Foreign%20Natioanls.pdf |
http://www.foreign.gov.bb/Userfiles/File/Visa%20Requirements_Foreign%20Natioanls.pdf http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Belize |
http://www.travelbelize.org/immigration.html |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Bermuda |
http://www.cmja.org/downloads/BERMUDA%20VISA%20ENTRY%20PERMIT%20PROCEDURE%20(2)%20(2).doc |
http://www.cmja.org/downloads/BERMUDA%20VISA%20ENTRY%20PERMIT%20PROCEDURE%20(2)%20(2).doc |
| Bolivia |
http://www.embassyofbolivia.co.uk/visas.html |
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/passport/results.aspx?SID=B78FF846301446219A0AE067AD8457CD |
| Brazil |
http://www.brazilmiami.org/eng/visas_vitur.php |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 http://www.brazilianconsulate.org.hk/ehtml/services_visa.htm |
| British Virgin Islands |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&DE=VG&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&DE=VG&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2Chttp://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Canada |
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp |
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp |
| Cayman Islands |
http://www.gocayman.ky/content/view/58/232/ |
http://www.gocayman.ky/content/view/58/232/ http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Chile |
http://www.echileuk.demon.co.uk/consulatevisas.htm |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Colombia |
http://www.colombianconsulate.co.uk/visas/geninfo.html |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Costa Rica |
http://www.costarica.com/Trip-Planning/Travelers-Info/You-Do-Not-Need-a-Tourist-Visa/ |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Cuba |
http://www.learn4good.com/travel/cuba_visa.htmhttp://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=JP&DE=CU&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
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| Dominica |
| http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Dominican Republic |
30-day Tourist Card issued upon arrival for US$10 http://www.dominicanembassy.org.uk/Touristcard.html http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/main.asp?xmlpath=/DominicanRepublic/BeforeYouGo/EntryReq/entry_en.xml&Lang= |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=DO&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Ecuador |
http://www.ecuador.org/visas_nationalities.htm |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| El Salvador |
http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio%5Csite.nsf/pages/novisa |
http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio%5Csite.nsf/pages/novisa |
| Falkland Islands |
| http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| French Guiana |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://www.france.com.hk/spip.php?article668 |
| Greenland |
| http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Grenada |
http://www.grenadaconsulate.com/VISA_EXEMPT.htm |
http://www.grenadaconsulate.com/VISA_EXEMPT.htmhttp://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Guadeloupe |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://www.france.com.hk/spip.php?article668 |
| Guatemala |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=GT&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://maya.go2c.info/gt/index.htm |
| Guyana |
http://www.guyana.org/govt/visa_requirements.html |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=GY&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Haiti |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=HT&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Honduras |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=hn&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.visitehonduras.com/gettinghere_eng.php?pagp_id=6&orden_id=2 |
| Jamaica |
http://www.congenjamaica-ny.org/visas.htm |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Martinique |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://www.france.com.hk/spip.php?article668 |
| Mexico |
http://www.consulmexny.org/eng/visas_fmt.htmhttp://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MX&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MX&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2Chttp://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Montserrat |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=AN&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Nicaragua |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=NI&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Panama |
http://www.panaconsul.com/pages/visas_countries_notneeding.htm |
http://www.panaconsul.com/pages/visas_countries_needing_auth_visa.htm http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=PA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Paraguay |
http://www.paraguayembassy.co.uk/exemptlist.htm |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Peru |
http://www.peruembassy-uk.com/Embassy2006/Files_html/SiteIngles/Tourism/Tourismusefulentry.html |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Puerto Rico |
| http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/Puerto+Rico/Visa |
| Guadeloupe Saint Barthélemy |
http://www.consulfrance-washington.org/article.php3?id_article=407 |
http://www.france.com.hk/spip.php?article668 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
http://www.stkittsnevis.org/visas.html#exemp |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=KN&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2Chttp://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Saint Lucia |
http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/faq/do_i_need_a_visa_to_enter_saint_lucia.htm#Do_Not_Require_Visas |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
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http://www.consulfrance-washington.org/article.php3?id_article=407 |
http://www.france.com.hk/spip.php?article668 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
http://www.consulfrance-washington.org/article.php3?id_article=407 |
http://www.france.com.hk/spip.php?article668#Do-you-need-a-visa |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=VC&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TT&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TC&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| United States |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Waiver_Program#Citizens_of_the_Bahamashttp://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html |
http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/niv_need.html |
| United States Virgin Islands |
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html |
|
| Uruguay |
http://www.dnm.minterior.gub.uy/html/visas.htm |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Venezuela |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=VE&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
Asia
| Country |
British Citizen Passport |
British National (Overseas) Passport |
| Bahrain |
3-month visa issued upon arrival for BHD5 https://www.evisa.gov.bh/VISA/VisaInput.jsp |
|
| Bangladesh |
90-day visa issued upon arrival for US$50 (available at Dhaka ZIA airport) http://www.bdcgny.org/visa/visa.htm |
90-day visa issued upon arrival for US$50
(available at Dhaka ZIA airport) http://www.bdcgny.org/visa/visa.htm http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Brunei |
http://www.immigration.gov.bn/visiting.htm |
http://www.mfa.gov.bn/visainformation/visaarrangements.htm |
| Cambodia |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$20 (tourist), US$25 (business) http://evisa.mfaic.gov.kh/index.phphttp://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=KH&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$20
(tourist), US$25 (business) http://evisa.mfaic.gov.kh/index.php |
| People's Republic of China |
http://www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/lsyw/chivisa/t281953.htm |
|
| Hong Kong |
| http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr96-97/english/panels/se/papers/se2810-4.htmhttp://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/topical_3_1.htm |
| Republic of China |
http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1443&ctNode=116&mp=2http://www.rti.org.tw/News/NewsContentHome.aspx?t=1&NewsID=145883 |
30-days entry permit issued upon arrival for those were born in Hong Kong for NT$200. See here An Exit & Entry Permit for the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China , more commonly known as Exit & Entry Permit is a document issued by the Immigration Office of the National Police Agency of the Republic of China, for Hong Kong and Macau residents holding PRC nationality to enter Taiwan.-Before...
.In other cases, visa/entry permit prior to arrival required. |
| Indonesia |
visa issued upon arrival for US$10 (7 days), US$25 (30 days) http://www.kjri-melbourne.org/passportvisatype.php#shortvisitarrival |
visa issued upon arrival for US$10 (7 days), US$25 (30 days) http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ID&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Iran |
http://wikitravel.org/en/Iran#Get_in |
http://wikitravel.org/en/Iran#Get_in |
| Iraq |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=IQ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=IQ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Israel |
http://london.mfa.gov.il/mfm/web/main/document.asp?documentid=49781 |
http://hongkong.mfa.gov.il/mfm/web/main/document.asp?SubjectID=7040&MissionID=38&LanguageID=0&StatusID=0&DocumentID=-1 |
| Japan |
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/02.html#a |
http://www.hk.emb-japan.go.jp/eng/visa.html#VisaFreeAccessToHK |
| Jordan |
visa issued upon arrival for JOD10 http://www.mfa.gov.jo/pages.php?menu_id=85 |
visa issued upon arrival for JOD10 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=JO&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Kyrgyzstan |
1-month visa issued upon arrival: US$36 ~ 70 (business),US$35 (single tourist),US$55 (multiple tourist) http://www.advantour.com/kyrgyzstan/visa.htm |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=kg&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| South Korea |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=KR&selDest=Korea(Rep.)&TR=00&selTrans=Select%20country&user=KEB2C&subuser=KEB2C |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=KR&selDest=Korea(Rep.)&TR=00&selTrans=Select%20country&user=KEB2C&subuser=KEB2C |
| Kuwait |
3-month visa issued upon arrival for KWD5 http://www.kuwaitiah.net/visa1.html |
3-month visa issued upon arrival for KWD5 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=KW&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Laos |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=LA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=LA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Lebanon |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=GB&DE=LB&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=GB&DE=LB&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C |
| Macau |
http://hk.macautourism.gov.mo/en/info/get2macau.php#18 |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&DE=MO&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Malaysia |
http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=53&gred=U |
http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=53&gred=H |
| Maldives |
http://www.immigration.gov.mv/ |
http://www.immigration.gov.mv/ |
| Nepal |
visa issued upon arrival for US$30 (60 days), US$80 (150 days, multiple entry) http://www.immi.gov.np/touristvisa.php
Note: New rates as follows (multiple entries) US$25 (15 days), US$40 (30 days), US$100 (90 days) |
visa issued upon arrival for US$30 (60 days), US$80 (150 days, multiple entry)
Note: New rates as follows (multiple entries) US$25 (15 days), US$40 (30 days), US$100 (90 days) |
| Oman |
visa issued upon arrival : 1 month (OMR6), 1 year multiple entries stay up to 3-week per visit (OMR10) http://www.rop.gov.om/english/HowDoI_ShortVisitVisa.asp |
visa issued upon arrival : 1 month (OMR6), 1 year multiple entries stay up to 3-week per visit (OMR10) http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=OM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Philippines |
http://www.dfa.gov.ph/consular/visa.htm |
http://www.dfa.gov.ph/consular/visa.htm |
| Qatar |
21-day visa issued upon arrival for QAR55 http://english.mofa.gov.qa/details.cfm?id=93 |
14-day visa issued upon arrival for QAR55 with confirmed hotel bookings http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=QA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Singapore |
30 days if entering by air http://www.ica.gov.sg/services_centre_overview.aspx?pageid=252&secid=165 |
30 days if entering by air http://www.ica.gov.sg/services_centre_overview.aspx?pageid=252&secid=165 |
| Sri Lanka |
http://www.immigration.gov.lk/html/visa/fees.html#SATOP |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Thailand |
15days if entering by land http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2490 |
|
15 days if entering by land http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&DE=TH&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C
| Timor-Leste |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=GB&DE=TL&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| United Arab Emirates |
http://www.uaeembassyuk.net/evisas.htm |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=AE&user=AEROSVIT&subuser=AEROSVIT
(landing visa arrangement cancelled in 2002.) |
| Yemen |
3-month visa issued upon arrival for YER10,500 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ye&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
3-month visa issued upon arrival for YER10,500 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ye&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Vietnam |
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|
Europe
| Country |
British Citizen Passport |
British National (Overseas) Passport |
European Union |
|
|
| Austria |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Belgium |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Bulgaria |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Cyprus |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Czech Republic |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Denmark |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Estonia |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Finland |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| France |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Germany |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Gibraltar |
http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/tourism/general_information.htm |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Greece |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Hungary |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Ireland |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Italy |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Latvia |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Lithuania |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Luxembourg |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Malta |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Netherlands |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Poland |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Portugal |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Romania |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Slovakia |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Slovenia |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Spain |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| Sweden |
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/doc_centre/citizenship/movement/doc/common_position_13263_03_en.pdf |
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_029/l_02920070203en00100013.pdf |
| United Kingdom |
| http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1091891494326 |
Non-EU |
|
|
| Albania |
1 month with entry tax : €10 http://www.mfa.gov.al/english/viza1.asp |
1 month with entry tax : €10 http://www.mfa.gov.al/english/viza1.asp |
| Andorra |
| http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=AD&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Armenia |
21-day visa issued upon arrival for £5 or 120-day for £30 http://www.armenianembassy.org.uk/consular-visas.htm |
21-day visa issued upon arrival for £5 or 120-day for £30 http://www.armenianembassy.org.uk/consular-visas.htm |
| Azerbaijan |
90 day visa issued upon arrival for £55 http://www.azembassy.org.uk/sehife.php?lang=eng&page=0501 |
30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=AZ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=BA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C http://www.bhtourism.ba/eng/visas.wbsp |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=BA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Croatia |
http://www.mvpei.hr/MVP.asp?pcpid=1615&dmid=187#pocdrz |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Faroe Islands |
http://www.faroeislands.org.uk/?f=2B8310A1-2E32-4B7E-968B-7E3650FC1527 |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 http://www.faroeislands.org.uk/?f=2B8310A1-2E32-4B7E-968B-7E3650FC1527 |
| Georgia |
http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=467&lang_id=ENG |
visa issued upon arrival for US$10 ~ 200 http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=GE&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Guernsey |
http://www.gov.gg/ccm/home-department/customs-immigration/immigration-and-nationality-division/immigration/visa-requirements-for-the-bailiwick-of-guernsey.en |
http://www.gov.gg/ccm/home-department/customs-immigration/immigration-and-nationality-division/immigration/visa-requirements-for-the-bailiwick-of-guernsey.en |
| Iceland |
http://www.utl.is/english/visas/no-visa |
http://www.utl.is/english/visas/no-visa |
| Isle of Man |
http://www.gov.im/infocentre/faqs/import.gov?menuid=10167&page=cso/immigrationfaqs.xml |
http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/cso/isleofmanimmigrationrulesupdate.pdf |
| Jersey |
http://www.gov.je/HomeAffairs/CusAndImm/Immigration/Work+Permits/Who+does+not+require+a+work+permit.htm |
http://www.gov.je/HomeAffairs/CusAndImm/Immigration/VisasEntry+Clearances/default.htm |
| Kosovo |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/travel-advice-by-country/europe/kosovo?ta=entryRequirements&pg=4 |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/travel-advice-by-country/europe/kosovo?ta=entryRequirements&pg=4 |
| Liechtenstein |
http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/fl-aussenstelle-berlin/aussenstelle_berlin-konsularisches/aussenstelle_berlin-visa_angelegenheiten.htm |
http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/fl-aussenstelle-berlin/aussenstelle_berlin-konsularisches/aussenstelle_berlin-visa_angelegenheiten.htm |
| Republic of Macedonia |
http://www.mfa.gov.mk/upload/dokumenti/VizenRezim2003.doc |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MK&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Moldova |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MD&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.mfa.md/consular-information/#requirements |
| Montenegro |
http://www.vlada.me/eng/mininos/vijesti.php?akcija=vijesti&id=4326 |
http://www.vlada.me/eng/mininos/vijesti.php?akcija=vijesti&id=4326http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ME&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Monaco |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MC&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
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| Norway |
http://www.norway.org.uk/policy/work/work.htm |
http://www.finland.org.hk/doc/en/passportandvisa/norway.html |
| Russian Federation |
http://ru.vfsglobal.co.uk/generalrequirements.aspx |
http://ru.vfsglobal.co.uk/generalrequirements.aspx |
| San Marino |
| http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&DE=SM&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
| Serbia |
http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Visas/VisasR.htm |
http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Visas/VisasR.htm http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
| Switzerland |
http://www.swissemigration.ch/themen/schweizeu/index.html?lang=en |
http://www.bfm.admin.ch/bfm/en/home/themen/einreise/Ausweis-_und_Visumvorschriften/24.html |
| Turkey |
3-month with multiple entry visa issued upon arrival for US$20, £10 or €15 http://www.mfa.gov.tr/MFA/ConsularInformation/ForForeigners/VisaInformation/visafees.htm,http://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-fees-at-border-gates-for-2008.en.mfa |
3-month with multiple entry visa issued upon arrival for US$20 or €15 (for Hong Kong permanent residents only.)
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TR&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2Chttp://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-fees-at-border-gates-for-2008.en.mfa |
| Ukraine |
http://www.kiev.info/visa/index.htm http://www.ukrconsul.org/visa/visa_list.htm |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=UA&user=AEROSVIT&subuser=AEROSVIT |
| Vatican City |
http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=GB&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=VA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C |
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1123950039320 |
Oceania
Visa policy of the United States for UK passport holders
The
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
confers the following reciprocity arrangement for British passport holders in issuance of US visas
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciprocity/reciprocity_3699.html:
- British Citizen: UK reciprocity and Visa Waiver Program
The Visa Waiver Program is a program of the United States Government which allows citizens of specific countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa...
(VWP)
- Other British nationals who have indefinite leave to remain or right of abode in the UK: UK reciprocity but not VWP
- Other British nationals who do not have indefinite leave to remain or right of abode in the UK: reciprocity schedule of country of birth
- British National (Overseas): Hong Kong reciprocity
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