Visa requirements for British Overseas Territories citizens
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.
Passports
[edit]British passports issued to British Overseas Territories Citizens include:
Anguillian passport
Bermudian passport
British Virgin Islands passport
Caymanian passport
Gibraltar passport
Montserratian passport
Pitcairn Islands passport
Saint Helena passport
Turks and Caicos Islands passport
Visa requirements map
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Visa_requirements_for_British_Overseas_Territories_Citizens.png/700px-Visa_requirements_for_British_Overseas_Territories_Citizens.png)
Visa requirements
[edit]Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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![]() | Visa required[1] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[2] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[3] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[4] | ||
![]() | Visa required[5] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[6] | 6 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[7] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[8] | ||
![]() | Visa required[9] |
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![]() | Visa not required[10] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[11] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[12] | 8 months | |
![]() | eVisa[13] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[14] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[15] | 6 months | |
![]() | Visa required[16] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[17] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[18] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa[19][20] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required[21] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[22] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[23] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[24] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[25] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[26] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[27] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa on arrival[28] | 1 month | |
![]() | Visa required[29][30] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[31] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required[32] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[33] | 6 months | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[35] | ||
![]() | Visa required[36] | ||
![]() | Visa required[37] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[38] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[39] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[40] | 180 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[41] | ||
![]() | Visa required[42] | ||
![]() | Visa required[43] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[44] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[45] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[46] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[47] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[48] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[49] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[50] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa on arrival[51] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[52] | 6 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[53] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[54] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[55] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[56] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa required[57] | ||
![]() | Visa required[58] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[59] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[60] | 30 days | |
![]() | eVisa[61] | up to 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[63] | 4 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[64] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[65] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa[66] |
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![]() | Visa not required[67] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[68] | Not applicable to holders of Anguillian passport, Montserratian passport, Pitcairn Islands passport and Saint Helena passport.[69] | |
![]() | Visa not required[70] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[71] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[72] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[73] | 6 months |
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![]() | Visa not required[75] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[76] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[77] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[78] | Holders of Cayman Islands passport, Montserratian passport and Turks and Caicos passport are exempt. | |
![]() | Visa not required[79] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[80] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[81] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[81] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[82] | e-Tourist Visa for holders of Anguillian passport, Caymanian passport, Montserratian passport and Turks and Caicos Islands passport. | |
![]() | Visa required[83] | ||
![]() | Visa required[84] |
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![]() | Visa required[86] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[87] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[88] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[89] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[90] | Not applicable to holders of British Virgin Islands passport and Caymanian passport. | |
![]() | Visa required[91] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[92] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[93] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[94] | 3 months |
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![]() | Visa required[95] | Visa not required for holders of Bermudian passport, Caymanian passport, Montserratian passport, Turks and Caicos Islands passport. | |
![]() | Visa required[96] | ||
![]() | K-ETA[97] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[98] | 3 months | |
![]() | eVisa[99] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[100] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[104] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[105] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[106] | ||
![]() | Visa required[107] | ||
![]() | Visa required[108] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[109] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[110] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[111] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa on arrival[112] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[113] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[114] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[115] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required[116] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[117] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[118] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[119] |
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![]() | Visa not required[120] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[121] | Holders of Bermudan and BVI passports are exempt. | |
![]() | Visa not required[122] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[123] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[124] | ||
![]() | Visa required[125] | ||
![]() | Visa required[126] | Visa not required for holders of Bermudian passport. | |
![]() | Visa required[127] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[128] | 30 days | |
![]() | eVisa[129] | 28 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[130] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa required[131] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[132] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[133] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[134] |
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![]() | Visa not required[138] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[139] | ||
![]() | Visa required[140] | ||
![]() | Visa required[141] | Visa not required for holders of Gibraltar passport. | |
![]() | Visa not required[142] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa on arrival[143] | ||
![]() | Visa required[144] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[145] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[146] | 180 days | |
![]() | Visa required[147] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[148] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[149] | 183 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[150] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[151] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[152] | 90 days |
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![]() | Free visa on arrival[153] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[154] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[155] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[156] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[157] | 6 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[158] | 6 weeks | |
![]() | Visa not required[159] | 6 months | |
![]() | Entry Permit on arrival[160] | 60 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[161] | ||
![]() | Visa required[162] | ||
![]() | Visa required[163] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[164] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[165] | ||
![]() | Visitor's Permit on arrival[166] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa required[167] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[168] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[169] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[170] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa on arrival[171] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[172] |
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![]() | Visa not required[173] | 90 days | |
![]() | Electronic Visa[174] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[177] | 90 days |
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![]() | Electronic Travel Authorization[178] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required[179] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[180] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[183] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[184] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[185] | ||
![]() | Visa required[186] | ||
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | Visa required[189] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[190] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[191] | 7 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[192] | 31 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[193] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[194] | 3 months | |
![]() | eVisa[195] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[196] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[197] | 1 month | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[198] |
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![]() | Visa required[200] | ||
![]() | Visa required[201] |
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![]() | Visa not required[202] |
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![]() | 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. | |
![]() | Visa not required[205] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa[206][207] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[208] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[209] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[210] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa[211] |
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![]() | Visa required[213] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[214] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa[215] | Visa not required for holders of Anguillian passport, Caymanian passport, Montserratian passport, Turks and Caicos Islands passport. |
British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
[edit]Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes |
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British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories | |||
![]() | eVisa[216][217] | 3 months |
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![]() | Visa not required | 3 months[218][219] |
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![]() | Visa not required | 6 months[220][221] |
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![]() | Special permit required[222][223] | ||
![]() | Special permit required[224][225] | ||
![]() | Visa not required | 1 month[226][227] |
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![]() | Visa not required | 30 Days[228][229] |
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![]() | Visitor's permit on arrival | 4 weeks[230][231] |
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![]() | Visa not required[232] | ||
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![]() | Visa not required |
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![]() | Visa not required[236] | ||
![]() | Visa not required | 6 months[237] |
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![]() | Visa not required | 14 days[237] | |
![]() | Entry permit on arrival | 183 days[242] |
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![]() | Permit required |
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![]() | Visa not required | 90 days[246][247] |
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![]() | Permission required |
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Territories and disputed areas
[edit]Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | ||
![]() | Visa required[249] | |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | Visa not required | 3 days;[252] must first obtain an electronic pass[253] |
![]() | Visa required | Visa policy of Russia applies de facto.[254] |
![]() | Visa not required | 3 months[255] |
![]() | Access Permit required[256] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
![]() | Visa not required[257] | |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | Visa not required[261] | |
![]() | Visa not required[262] | 90 days |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[264] |
![]() | Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[265][266] |
![]() | Visa not required | Registration required after 24h.[267][268] |
Africa | ||
![]() | Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[269] |
![]() | Visa not required[270] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa not required[270] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa not required up to 3 months.[271] | |
![]() | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[272][273] |
![]() | Travel permit required | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. |
![]() | Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required.[274] |
Asia | ||
![]() | Visa not required[275] | 3 months[275] |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | Visa on arrival | 15 days[282] |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | Visa not required | Tourists for Kish Island do not require a visa.[284] |
![]() | Visa not required[285] | 6 months |
![]() | Visa not required | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[286] |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | 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) |
![]() | Visa not required[288] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[289] |
![]() | Visa required[290] | |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | Restricted zone | |
![]() | Restricted zone | |
![]() | Visa not required | Can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.[295] |
![]() | Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[296] |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | ||
![]() | Visa not required[297] | 30 days, extendable to 180 days[298] |
![]() | Visa not required[299] | 90 days |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | Visa not required[301] | 3 months |
![]() | Visa not required[302] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days. French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[303] |
![]() | Visa not required[257] | |
![]() | Visa not required | All visitors are fingerprinted.[304] |
![]() | Visa required[305] | |
![]() | Visa not required[270] | |
![]() | Visa not required[306] | 3 months[307] |
![]() | Visa required[308] | |
Oceania | ||
![]() | Visa required[309][310] | |
![]() | Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required.[311] |
![]() | Special permit required | Special permit required.[312] |
![]() | Visa not required[313] | 31 days |
![]() | Special permission required | Special permission required.[314] |
![]() | Visa not required[315] | 90 days |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | Visa not required[270] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa on arrival[317] | 30 days |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | Visa not required[270] | 90 days |
South America | ||
![]() | 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 | ||
![]() | Special permits required | Special permits required for ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entry to the United Kingdom
[edit]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]
Right to consular protection
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Diplomatic_missions_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/700px-Diplomatic_missions_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)
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]
See also List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
Non-visa restrictions
[edit]
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.
Blank passport pages
[edit]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.
Vaccination
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/The_New_Cover_of_the_International_Certificate_of_Vaccination_issued_by_the_Philippines.jpg/220px-The_New_Cover_of_the_International_Certificate_of_Vaccination_issued_by_the_Philippines.jpg)
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]
Passport validity length
[edit]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.
Criminal record
[edit]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.
Persona non grata
[edit]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]
Israeli stamps
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Border_Control_Entry_Permit_Israel.jpg/220px-Border_Control_Entry_Permit_Israel.jpg)
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.
Biometrics
[edit]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]
Fingerprinting
[edit]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]
Foreign travel statistics
[edit]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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Data for 2014
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl Data for 2017
- ^ a b c Data for 2015
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Data for 2016
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Counting only guests in tourist accommodation establishments.
- ^ Data for 2011
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Data for 2018
- ^ a b c d e Data for arrivals by air only.
- ^ a b Data for 2012
- ^ a b c Data for 2013
- ^ a b Data for 2009
- ^ Data for 2010
- ^ Data for 2019
- ^ Data for 2005
- ^ Total number includes tourists, business travelers, students, exchange visitors, temporary workers and families, diplomats and other representatives and all other classes of nonimmigrant admissions (I-94).
See also
[edit]- Visa policy of the British Overseas Territories
- Visa requirements for British citizens
- Visa requirements for British Overseas Citizens
- Visa requirements for British Nationals (Overseas)
- British Overseas Territories Citizens in the United Kingdom
References and Notes
[edit]- References
- ^ "Visa Information : Afghanistan". Archive.today. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Albania Visa Information". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Algeria Visa Information". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Andorra Visa Information". Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "None". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "None". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Visa Information : Argentina". Archive.today. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
- ^ "None". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Visitor e600 Visa Online Applications". Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
- ^ "None". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "None". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "None". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "None". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "None". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "None". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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