A British Overseas Territories citizen holds British nationality by virtue of a connection with a British Overseas Territory.
British Overseas Territories citizens (BOTCs) enjoy visa-free entry to a number of countries and territories. However, in some cases, foreign authorities only grant them a visa-free entry if they present a passport with an endorsement stating their right of abode in the United Kingdom.
Visa requirements for other classes of British nationals such as British citizens, British Nationals (Overseas), British Overseas citizens, British Protected Persons or British Subjects are different.
British passports issued to British Overseas Territories Citizens include:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required [1] | ||
Albania | Visa not required [2] | 90 days | |
Algeria | Visa required [3] | ||
Andorra | Visa not required [4] | ||
Angola | Visa required [5] | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required [6] | 6 months | |
Argentina | Visa not required [7] | 90 days | |
Armenia | Visa required [8] | ||
Australia | Visa required [9] |
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Austria | Visa not required [10] | 90 days |
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Azerbaijan | Visa required [11] | ||
Bahamas | Visa not required [12] | 8 months | |
Bahrain | eVisa [13] | ||
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival [14] | 30 days | |
Barbados | Visa not required [15] | 6 months | |
Belarus | Visa required [16] | ||
Belgium | Visa not required [17] | 90 days |
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Belize | Visa not required [18] | 90 days | |
Benin | eVisa [19] [20] | 30 days | |
Bhutan | Visa required [21] | ||
Bolivia | Visa not required [22] | 90 days | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required [23] | 90 days | |
Botswana | Visa not required [24] | 90 days | |
Brazil | Visa not required [25] | 90 days | |
Brunei | Visa required [26] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa not required [27] | 90 days |
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Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival [28] | 1 month | |
Burundi | Visa required [29] [30] | ||
Cambodia | Visa on arrival [31] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | Visa required [32] | ||
Canada | Visa not required [33] | 6 months | |
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival [35] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required [36] | ||
Chad | Visa required [37] | ||
Chile | Visa not required [38] | 90 days | |
China | Visa required [39] | ||
Colombia | Visa not required [40] | 180 days | |
Comoros | Visa on arrival [41] | ||
Republic of the Congo | Visa required [42] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required [43] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa not required [44] | 90 days | |
Côte d'Ivoire | Visa required [45] | ||
Croatia | Visa not required [46] | 90 days |
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Cuba | Visa required [47] | ||
Cyprus | Visa not required [48] | 90 days |
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Czech Republic | Visa not required [49] | 90 days |
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Denmark | Visa not required [50] | 90 days |
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Djibouti | Visa on arrival [51] | ||
Dominica | Visa not required [52] | 6 months | |
Dominican Republic | Visa not required [53] | ||
Ecuador | Visa not required [54] | 90 days | |
Egypt | Visa required [55] | ||
El Salvador | Visa not required [56] | 3 months | |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required [57] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required [58] | ||
Estonia | Visa not required [59] | 90 days |
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Eswatini | Visa not required [60] | 30 days | |
Ethiopia | eVisa [61] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa not required [63] | 4 months | |
Finland | Visa not required [64] | 90 days |
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France | Visa not required [65] | 90 days |
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Gabon | eVisa [66] |
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Gambia | Visa not required [67] | 90 days | |
Georgia | Visa not required [68] | Not applicable to holders of Anguillian passport, Montserratian passport, Pitcairn Islands passport and Saint Helena passport. [69] | |
Germany | Visa not required [70] | 90 days |
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Ghana | Visa required [71] | ||
Greece | Visa not required [72] | 90 days |
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Grenada | Visa not required [73] | 6 months |
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Guatemala | Visa not required [75] | 90 days | |
Guinea | Visa required [76] | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival [77] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required [78] | Holders of Cayman Islands passport, Montserratian passport and Turks and Caicos passport are exempt. | |
Haiti | Visa not required [79] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa not required [80] | 90 days | |
Hungary | Visa not required [81] | 90 days |
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Iceland | Visa not required [81] | 90 days |
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India | Visa required [82] | e-Tourist Visa for holders of Anguillian passport, Caymanian passport, Montserratian passport and Turks and Caicos Islands passport. | |
Indonesia | Visa required [83] | ||
Iran | Visa required [84] |
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Iraq | Visa required [86] | ||
Ireland | Visa not required [87] | 90 days | |
Israel | Visa not required [88] | 3 months | |
Italy | Visa not required [89] | 90 days |
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Jamaica | Visa not required [90] | Not applicable to holders of British Virgin Islands passport and Caymanian passport. | |
Japan | Visa required [91] | ||
Jordan | Visa on arrival [92] | ||
Kazakhstan | Visa not required [93] | ||
Kenya | Visa on arrival [94] | 3 months |
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Kiribati | Visa required [95] | Visa not required for holders of Bermudian passport, Caymanian passport, Montserratian passport, Turks and Caicos Islands passport. | |
North Korea | Visa required [96] | ||
South Korea | K-ETA [97] | 30 days | |
Kuwait | Visa on arrival [98] | 3 months | |
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa [99] | ||
Laos | Visa on arrival [100] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa not required [104] | 90 days |
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Lebanon | Visa required [105] | ||
Lesotho | Visa not required [106] | ||
Liberia | Visa required [107] | ||
Libya | Visa required [108] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa not required [109] | 90 days |
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Lithuania | Visa not required [110] | 90 days |
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Luxembourg | Visa not required [111] | 90 days |
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Madagascar | Visa on arrival [112] | 90 days | |
Malawi | Visa on arrival [113] | ||
Malaysia | Visa not required [114] | 3 months | |
Maldives | Visa on arrival [115] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required [116] | ||
Malta | Visa not required [117] | 90 days |
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Marshall Islands | Visa required [118] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival [119] |
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Mauritius | Visa not required [120] | 90 days | |
Mexico | Visa required [121] | Holders of Bermudan and BVI passports are exempt. | |
Micronesia | Visa not required [122] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa not required [123] | 90 days |
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Monaco | Visa not required [124] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required [125] | ||
Montenegro | Visa required [126] | Visa not required for holders of Bermudian passport. | |
Morocco | Visa required [127] | ||
Mozambique | Visa on arrival [128] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | eVisa [129] | 28 days |
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Namibia | Visa not required [130] | 3 months | |
Nauru | Visa required [131] | ||
Nepal | Visa on arrival [132] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa not required [133] | 90 days |
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New Zealand | Visa required [134] |
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Nicaragua | Visa not required [138] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required [139] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required [140] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa required [141] | Visa not required for holders of Gibraltar passport. | |
Norway | Visa not required [142] | 90 days |
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Oman | Visa on arrival [143] | ||
Pakistan | Visa required [144] | ||
Palau | Visa on arrival [145] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa not required [146] | 180 days | |
Papua New Guinea | Visa required [147] | ||
Paraguay | Visa not required [148] | 90 days | |
Peru | Visa not required [149] | 183 days | |
Philippines | Visa not required [150] | 30 days | |
Poland | Visa not required [151] | 90 days |
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Portugal | Visa not required [152] | 90 days |
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Qatar | Free visa on arrival [153] | 30 days |
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Romania | Visa not required [154] | 90 days |
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Russia | Visa required [155] | ||
Rwanda | Visa not required [156] | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required [157] | 6 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa not required [158] | 6 weeks | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required [159] | 6 months | |
Samoa | Entry Permit on arrival [160] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa not required [161] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa required [162] | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required [163] | ||
Senegal | Visa not required [164] | 90 days | |
Serbia | Visa not required [165] | ||
Seychelles | Visitor's Permit on arrival [166] | 3 months | |
Sierra Leone | Visa required [167] | ||
Singapore | Visa not required [168] | 30 days |
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Slovakia | Visa not required [169] | 90 days |
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Slovenia | Visa not required [170] | 90 days |
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Solomon Islands | Visa on arrival [171] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival [172] |
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South Africa | Visa not required [173] | 90 days | |
South Sudan | Electronic Visa [174] | ||
Spain | Visa not required [177] | 90 days |
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Sri Lanka | Electronic Travel Authorization [178] | 30 days | |
Sudan | Visa required [179] | ||
Suriname | Visa not required [180] | 90 days | |
Sweden | Visa not required [183] | 90 days |
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Switzerland | Visa not required [184] | 90 days |
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Syria | Visa required [185] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa required [186] | ||
Tanzania | Visa on arrival [187] | Visa not required for holders of Anguillian passport, British Virgin Islands passport, Bermudian passport, Caymanian passport and Turks and Caicos Islands passport. [188] | |
Thailand | Visa required [189] | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival [190] | 30 days | |
Togo | Visa on arrival [191] | 7 days | |
Tonga | Visa on arrival [192] | 31 days | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required [193] | ||
Tunisia | Visa not required [194] | 3 months | |
Turkey | eVisa [195] | 90 days | |
Turkmenistan | Visa required [196] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival [197] | 1 month | |
Uganda | Visa on arrival [198] |
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Ukraine | Visa required [200] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa required [201] |
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United Kingdom | Visa not required [202] |
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United States | Visa required [204] | Visa not required for holders of Bermudian passport and for holders of Caymanian passport and Turks and Caicos Islands passport arriving directly from the Cayman Islands or Turks and Caicos Islands and holding a current certificate from the Clerk of the Court, indicating no criminal record. British Virgin Islands passport holders can travel to United States Virgin Islands and then continue travel to other parts of the United States if they present a Certificate of Good Conduct issued by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Department indicating no criminal record. | |
Uruguay | Visa not required [205] | 90 days | |
Uzbekistan | eVisa [206] [207] | 30 days |
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Vanuatu | Visa not required [208] | 30 days | |
Vatican City | Visa not required [209] | ||
Venezuela | Visa not required [210] | 90 days | |
Vietnam | eVisa [211] |
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Yemen | Visa required [213] | ||
Zambia | Visa not required [214] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | eVisa [215] | Visa not required for holders of Anguillian passport, Caymanian passport, Montserratian passport, Turks and Caicos Islands passport. |
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes |
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British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories | |||
Ascension Island | eVisa [216] [217] | 3 months |
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Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months [218] [219] |
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Bermuda | Visa not required | 6 months [220] [221] |
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British Antarctic Territory | Special permit required [222] [223] | ||
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required [224] [225] | ||
British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 1 month [226] [227] |
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Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 30 Days [228] [229] |
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Falkland Islands | Visitor's permit on arrival | 4 weeks [230] [231] |
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Guernsey | Visa not required [232] | ||
Isle of Man | Visa not required | ||
Jersey | Visa not required |
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Gibraltar | Visa not required [236] | ||
Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months [237] |
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Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days [237] | |
Saint Helena | Entry permit on arrival | 183 days [242] |
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required |
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Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days [246] [247] |
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Tristan da Cunha | Permission required |
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Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | ||
Abkhazia | Visa required [249] | |
Mount Athos | Special permit required | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. [250] [251] |
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park | Visa not required | 3 days; [252] must first obtain an electronic pass [253] |
Crimea | Visa required | Visa policy of Russia applies de facto. [254] |
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months [255] |
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Access Permit required [256] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
Faroe Islands | Visa not required [257] | |
Jan Mayen | Permit required [258] | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours [259] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. [260] |
Jersey | Visa not required [261] | |
Kosovo | Visa not required [262] | 90 days |
Novorossiya | Restricted area | Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine. [263] |
Russia | Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization. [264] |
South Ossetia | Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. [265] [266] |
Transnistria | Visa not required | Registration required after 24h. [267] [268] |
Africa | ||
Eritrea outside Asmara | Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). [269] |
Mayotte | Visa not required [270] | 90 days |
Réunion | Visa not required [270] | 90 days |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Visa not required up to 3 months. [271] | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival. [272] [273] |
Sudan | Travel permit required | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. |
Darfur | Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required. [274] |
Asia | ||
Hong Kong | Visa not required [275] | 3 months [275] |
India PAP/RAP | PAP/RAP required | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. [276] [277] [278] [279] [280] [281] |
Iraqi Kurdistan | Visa on arrival | 15 days [282] |
Kazakhstan | Special permission required | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty. [283] |
Kish Island | Visa not required | Tourists for Kish Island do not require a visa. [284] |
Macao | Visa not required [285] | 6 months |
Sabah and Sarawak | Visa not required | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies. [286] |
Maldives | Permission required | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives. [287] |
North Korea outside Pyongyang | Special permit required | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) |
Palestine | Visa not required [288] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. [289] |
Taiwan | Visa required [290] | |
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province | OIVR permit required | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. [291] [292] [293] |
Turkmenistan | Special permit required | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat. [294] |
Korean Demilitarized Zone | Restricted zone | |
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar | Restricted zone | |
Phú Quốc | Visa not required | Can visit without a visa for up to 30 days. [295] |
Yemen | Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden. [296] |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | ||
Aruba | Visa not required [297] | 30 days, extendable to 180 days [298] |
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required [299] | 90 days |
San Andrés and Leticia | Tourist Card on arrival | Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival. [300] |
Curacao | Visa not required [301] | 3 months |
French Guiana | Visa not required [302] | 90 days |
French West Indies | Visa not required | 90 days. French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. [303] |
Greenland | Visa not required [257] | |
Margarita Island | Visa not required | All visitors are fingerprinted. [304] |
Puerto Rico | Visa required [305] | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required [270] | |
Sint Maarten | Visa not required [306] | 3 months [307] |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required [308] | |
Oceania | ||
American Samoa | Visa required [309] [310] | |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required. [311] |
Clipperton Island | Special permit required | Special permit required. [312] |
Cook Islands | Visa not required [313] | 31 days |
Lau Province | Special permission required | Special permission required. [314] |
French Polynesia | Visa not required [315] | 90 days |
Guam | Visa not required [316] | Visa not required under the Guam - CNMI Visa Waiver Program, for 45 days. Must also present a Hong Kong identity card. |
New Caledonia | Visa not required [270] | 90 days |
Niue | Visa on arrival [317] | 30 days |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa not required [318] | Visa not required under the Guam - CNMI Visa Waiver Program, for 45 days. Must also present a Hong Kong identity card. |
United States Minor Outlying Islands | Special permit required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. [319] [320] [321] [322] [323] [324] [325] |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa not required [270] | 90 days |
South America | ||
Galápagos | Pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure. [326] |
South Atlantic and Antarctica | ||
Antarctica | Special permits required | Special permits required for French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Bouvet Island, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency. [327] [328] [222] [329] [330] [331] [332] [333] [334] [335] [336] [337] |
BOTCs only have visa-free entry to the UK if they have a certificate of right of abode or if they have obtained and are travelling on a full British Citizen passport. Otherwise a visa is not required for a visit of up to six months, for example as a General Visitor or as a Short-Term Student, but a visa is required for other study, for work, for joining family or for any other stay of more than six months. [203]
When in a country where there is no British embassy, British Overseas Territories citizens may get help from the embassy of any other Commonwealth country present in that country. There are also informal arrangements with some other countries, including Australia, to help British nationals in some countries. [338]
Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. [339] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year [340] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana. [341]
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [342] [343]
Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens [344] [345] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled). [346]
Some countries, such as Japan, [347] Ireland and the United Kingdom, [348] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, [349] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, [350] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, [351] Philippines, [352] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam. [353]
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives [354] and South Africa.
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, [355] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata , banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity. [356]
Kuwait, [357] Lebanon, [358] Libya, [359] Syria, [360] and Yemen [361] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017 [update] ) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[ citation needed ]
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.
Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside. [362]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, [363] [364] Argentina, [365] Brunei, Cambodia, [366] China, [367] Ethiopia, [368] Ghana, Guinea, [369] India, Japan, [370] [371] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), [372] Malaysia upon entry and departure, [373] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, [374] Singapore, South Korea, [375] Taiwan, Thailand, [376] Uganda, [377] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation), [378] [379] [380] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa. [381]
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports [382] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa. [383] [384]
Several countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United States demand all adult passengers (age varies by country) to be fingerprinted on arrival. [385] [386] [387] [388] [389] [390] [391]
According to the Foreign travel advice provided by the British Government (unless otherwise noted) these are the numbers of British visitors to various countries per annum in 2015 (unless otherwise noted): [392]
Foreign travel statistics
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)The number of remaining blank pages a passport should have is also an issue. Some travellers have reported arriving with one or less than one full page left and waiting for hours at immigration, until an official reluctantly grants them entry. The FCO lists no hard and fast rules because, in many cases, there aren't any.
African countries that requires (sic) Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that require vaccination for all travellers older that 9 months or 1 year: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameron, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'lvoire, DRC, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Niger, Togo.
African countries that requires Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that requires (sic) vaccination for travellers from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission or transit for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Passport valid for travel to the United States – Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your period of stay in the United States (unless exempt by country-specific agreements). Each individual who needs a visa must submit a separate application, including any family members listed in your passport.
Countries whose citizens are allowed to enter Turkey with their expired passports: 1. Germany – Passports expired within the last year / ID's expired within the last year, 2. Belgium - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 3. France - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 4. Spain - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 5. Switzerland - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 6. Luxemburg - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 7. Portugal - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 8. Bulgaria – Valid ordinary passport
Q: Do I need at least 6 months passport validity in order to enter Japan? A: Japan does not have any regulations relating to passport validity, so long as your passport will be valid until after you leave Japan.
You're not from an EEA country: you must have a valid passport to enter the UK. It should be valid for the whole of your stay.
Travellers heading west from the UK to New Zealand may soon be able to avoid the onerous requirement to clear US border control during the refuelling stop at Los Angeles airport (LAX). Unlike almost every other country in the world, the US insists on a full immigration check even for passengers who simply intend to re-board their plane to continue onwards to a foreign destination. Air New Zealand, which flies daily from Heathrow via Los Angeles to Auckland, says there are currently "strict requirements for travellers" in transit at LAX. Through passengers to Auckland on flight NZ1 or Heathrow on NZ2 must apply in advance for an ESTA (online visa) even though they have no intention of staying in the US. They also have to undergo screening by the Transportation Security Administration.
Effective April 27, 2018, border control authorities at all of China's ports of entry, including its airports, will start collecting the fingerprints of all foreign visitors aged between 14 and 70. Diplomatic passport holders and beneficiaries of reciprocal agreements are exempted..
Will visitors still have their digital photo and fingerprints taken at the immigration desk on arrival? Yes, the need to have photos and fingerprints taken upon arrival is to authenticate that the person who applied for the Visa is the same person at the port of entry
While a requirement for a biometric entry-exit system has been in law for over a decade, it is not yet a reality. Many reasons for the long gestating development have been documented in BPC's 2014 report Entry-Exit System: Progress, Challenges, and Outlook, including the technological, operational, and cost challenges of creating exit systems and infrastructure where none exist today. However, many critics, especially in Congress, simply accused the Department of Homeland security of dragging its feet... the major operational, logistical, and technical challenge in implementing exit capability at our ports has been the land borders. Unlike airports and seaports, the land border environment is not physically controlled, there is no means to get advance information on who is arriving, and the sheer volume of travel—both vehicular and pedestrian—creates challenges in any system to not further exacerbate delays. While biometric exit for land vehicular traffic is still in the "what if" stage, CBP is moving ahead and piloting systems and technology to use with the large population of pedestrian crossers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Long demanded by lawmakers in Congress, it is considered a critical step to developing a coherent program to curb illegal immigration, as historically about 30 percent to 40 percent of illegal immigrants in the United States arrived on tourist visas or other legal means and then never left, according to estimates by Homeland Security officials.
Efforts to determine whether visitors actually leave have faltered. Departure monitoring would help officials hunt for foreigners who have not left, if necessary. Domestic security officials say, however, it would be too expensive to conduct fingerprint or facial recognition scans for land departures.
The breach of privacy is probably the biggest threat to the biometric technique of iris recognition. Secondly, a device error can false reject or false accept the identity which can also have some heinous consequences. Lastly, the method isn't the most cost-effective one. It is complex and therefore expensive. Furthermore, the maintenance of devices and data can also be relatively burdensome. However, thanks to the oil money and spending ability of Dubai, they are economically equipped to effectively embrace this system.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)An Australian passport is a travel document issued by the Commonwealth of Australia to individuals holding any form of Australian nationality. It grants the bearer international passage in accordance with visa requirements and serves as both a form of identification and proof of Australian citizenship. It also facilitates access to consular assistance from Australian embassies around the world. Passports are issued in accordance with the Australian Passports Act 2005 by the Australian Passport Office, an agency of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). As of July 2024, Australian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 190 countries and territories, ranking the passport fifth in the world for travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
The visa policy of Australia deals with the requirements that a foreign national wishing to enter Australia must meet to obtain a visa, which is a permit to travel, to enter and remain in the country. A visa may also entitle the visa holder to other privileges, such as a right to work, study, etc. and may be subject to conditions.
Visa requirements for Canadian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Canada.
Visa requirements for United States citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states that are imposed on citizens of the United States.
Visa requirements for Romanian citizens are the administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other territories affecting citizens of Romania. As of May 2024, Romanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 179 countries and territories, ranking the Romanian passport 15th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Serbian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Republic of Serbia.
Visa requirements for Russian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Russia.
Visa requirements for Indian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of India.
Visa requirements for Chinese citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of China residing in the Mainland by the authorities of other states.
Visa requirements for British citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the United Kingdom.
Visa requirements for citizens of the Republic of Lebanon are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other sovereign countries and territories placed on citizens of the Republic of Lebanon.
Visa requirements for Danish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark as a sovereign state comprising the three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Visa requirements for Australian passport holders are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Australia entering with an Australian passport.
Visa requirements for Chilean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Chile entering with a Chilean passport.
Visa requirements for Czech citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Czech Republic.
Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Macau are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of Macau.
Visa requirements for New Zealand citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of New Zealand.
Visa requirements for Spanish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Spain.
Visa requirements for British Nationals (Overseas) are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states and territories placed on British National (Overseas) passport holders. Several million people, the vast majority with a Hong Kong connection, hold this passport.
British Overseas citizenship is a form of British nationality under the British Nationality Act 1983. BOCs are British nationals but do not have the right of abode in the United Kingdom. This citizenship is normally for certain people who retained British nationality after independence, but do not have enough ties with the United Kingdom to be British Citizens.