Visa-Free Countries for UK citizens (2026)
A UK passport enters 121 countries visa-free, gets a visa on arrival in 29 more, and an eTA in 7 — 157 of 198 destinations you can reach without arranging a visa before you go. That ranks the UK passport 20 of 199 worldwide. 28 need an e-visa applied for online, and 13 need a consular visa. As of 20 July 2026.
- 121
- VISA-FREE
- 7
- ETA
- 29
- VISA ON ARRIVAL
- 28
- E-VISA
- 13
- VISA REQUIRED
#20of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access — see the full ranking →
Counts are for a standard tourist passport, from our open visa-matrix dataset, which cross-checks Wikipedia against a second source and records every disagreement rather than picking one silently. This is a starting point, not legal advice — a rule can change between snapshots, so confirm the current requirement with the destination's official source before you book. Rows marked ⚑ disputed are corridors where our two sources disagree; treat those as "verify first".
Visa-free 121
Walk up to the border with just your passport. No form, no fee, no advance step.
- Albania90d
- Andorra90d
- Angola30d
- Antigua and Barbuda180d
- Argentina90d
- Armenia180d
- Australia90d
- Austria90d
- Bahamas240d
- Barbados180d
- Belarus10d
- Belgium90d
- Belize
- Bolivia90d
- Bosnia and Herzegovina90d
- Botswana90d
- Brazil90d
- Brunei90d
- Bulgaria90d
- Cabo Verde30d
- Chile90d
- China30d⚑
- Colombia90d
- Costa Rica180d
- Croatia90d
- Cyprus90d
- Czechia90d
- Denmark90d
- Dominica180d
- Dominican Republic30d
- Ecuador90d
- El Salvador180d
- Estonia90d
- Eswatini30d
- Fiji120d
- Finland90d
- France90d
- Gambia90d
- Georgia365d
- Germany90d
- Greece90d
- Grenada180d
- Guatemala90d
- Guyana90d
- Haiti90d
- Hong Kong180d
- Hungary90d
- Iceland90d
- Iran⚑
- Ireland
- Italy90d
- Jamaica180d
- Japan90d
- Kazakhstan30d
- Kiribati90d
- Kosovo90d
- Kyrgyzstan30d
- Latvia90d
- Lesotho14d
- Liechtenstein90d
- Lithuania90d
- Luxembourg90d
- Macao180d
- Macedonia90d
- Malaysia90d
- Malta90d
- Marshall Islands90d
- Mauritius90d
- Mexico180d
- Micronesia30d
- Moldova90d
- Monaco90d
- Mongolia30d
- Montenegro90d
- Morocco90d
- Netherlands90d
- New Zealand180d
- Nicaragua90d
- Norway90d
- Oman14d⚑
- Palestine
- Panama90d
- Paraguay90d
- Peru183d
- Philippines30d
- Poland90d
- Portugal90d
- Qatar30d⚑
- Romania90d
- Rwanda30d
- Saint Lucia42d
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines180d
- San Marino90d
- Sao Tome and Principe15d
- Senegal90d
- Serbia90d
- Seychelles90d
- Singapore90d
- Slovakia90d
- Slovenia90d
- South Africa90d
- South Korea90d
- Spain90d
- Suriname90d
- Sweden90d
- Switzerland90d
- Taiwan90d
- Thailand60d
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia90d
- Turkey90d
- Ukraine90d
- United Arab Emirates90d
- United States90d
- Uruguay90d
- Uzbekistan30d
- Vanuatu120d
- Vatican90d
- Venezuela90d
- Vietnam45d
- Zambia30d
Electronic authorisation (eTA) 7
Visa-free in practice, but you must register an eTA online before you fly. Minutes, not weeks.
- Canada180d
- Israel90d
- Kenya90d
- Mozambique30d
- Saint Kitts and Nevis180d
- Saudi Arabia180d⚑
- Sri Lanka30d⚑
Visa on arrival 29
Nothing to arrange in advance — the visa is issued at the border, usually for a fee.
- Bahrain14d
- Bangladesh30d
- Burundi30d
- Cambodia30d
- Comoros45d
- East Timor30d
- Egypt30d
- Ethiopia90d
- Guinea-Bissau90d
- Indonesia30d
- Jordan
- Kuwait90d
- Laos30d
- Lebanon30d
- Madagascar90d
- Malawi90d⚑
- Maldives30d
- Namibia90d
- Nepal90d
- Palau30d
- Papua New Guinea60d
- Samoa90d
- Sierra Leone30d
- Solomon Islands90d
- Syria30d⚑
- Tanzania90d
- Tonga31d
- Tuvalu30d
- Zimbabwe30d
E-visa (apply online first) 28
You must apply and be approved online before departure. Not a border formality.
- Afghanistan30d⚑
- Azerbaijan30d
- Benin30d
- Bhutan90d
- Burkina Faso
- Burma28d
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Cuba90d
- Djibouti90d⚑
- DR Congo7d
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon90d
- Ghana⚑
- Guinea90d
- India30d
- Iraq30d
- Ivory Coast90d⚑
- Liberia⚑
- Libya90d
- Mauritania30d
- Nigeria30d
- Pakistan90d
- Somalia30d
- South Sudan
- Tajikistan60d
- Togo15d
- Uganda90d
Visa required 13
A consular visa is needed before travel — start early.
- Algeria
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Eritrea
- Honduras
- Mali
- Nauru
- Niger
- North Korea
- Russia
- Sudan
- Turkmenistan
- Yemen
People also ask
How many countries can UK citizens visit visa-free?
121 destinations, with no form and no fee — you arrive and the passport is stamped at the border. Add the 29 that issue a visa on arrival and the 7 that need only an eTA registered online, and 157 of 198 destinations need no visa arranged before you fly. As of 20 July 2026.
How strong is the UK passport?
It ranks 20 of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access, reaching 157 of 198 destinations without arranging a visa first. That figure counts visa-free and freedom-of-movement entry plus eTA and visa on arrival. As of 20 July 2026.
Which countries require a visa for UK citizens?
13 destinations need a consular visa applied for before travel, and 28 more need an e-visa approved online first. Both groups are listed in full above. The dataset records the requirement itself, not the fee or the processing time — confirm those with the destination's own authority. As of 20 July 2026.
What is the difference between an eTA and an e-visa for UK citizens?
An eTA is a registration; an e-visa is an application. A UK passport needs an eTA for 7 destinations — minutes online, then you fly — and a full e-visa for 28, which must be approved before departure. Neither one is issued at the border, so both have to be done before you travel.
How current is this visa-free list for UK citizens?
It is a dated snapshot, checked 20 July 2026, built by cross-checking two sources and recording every disagreement rather than picking one silently. 13 of this passport's 198 corridors are marked disputed. Entry rules change between snapshots, so confirm with the destination's official source before booking.