Visa requirements for British citizens

Table columns:
Country
Visa requirement
Allowed stay
Notes (excluding departure fees)

Table rows:
cells: Afghanistan
Visa required[30]
cells: Albania
Visa not required[31]
90 days
cells: Algeria
Visa required[32]
cells: Andorra
Visa not required[33]
cells: Angola
eVisa[34]
30 days
Visitors who were granted online pre-visa are then issued with visa on arrival at Luanda International Airport.[35][36] For a maximum total stay of 90 days within year period.[37]
cells: Antigua and Barbuda
Visa not required[38]
6 months
cells: Argentina
Visa not required[39]
90 days[40]
cells: Armenia
Visa not required[41]
180 days[42]
cells: Australia
eVisitor[43]
90 days
If granted, eVisitor allows British citizens to stay in Australia for 90 days per visit. Issued free of charge and valid for one year.
cells: Austria
Visa not required[44]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Azerbaijan
eVisa[45]
30 days[46]
cells: Bahamas
Visa not required[47]
21 days
Extendable up to eight months.[48][49]
cells: Bahrain
eVisa / Visa on arrival[50]
3 months
Visas can be issued on arrival for a stay up to 3 months.[51] eVisa issued for 14 days, extendable once.[52]
cells: Bangladesh
Visa on arrival[53]
30 days
Visa on arrival available at Dhaka International Airport[54][55][56]
cells: Barbados
Visa not required[57]
6 months[58]
cells: Belarus
Visa not required[59]
5 days
Must arrive and leave via Minsk International Airport Visas are also issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted by inviting organization/person not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.[60] Visa and police registration required for stays of more than 5 days.[59]
cells: Belgium
Visa not required[61]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Belize
Visa not required[62]
30 days
cells: Benin
eVisa / Visa on arrival[63]
30 days[64] / 8 days
Must have an international vaccination certificate.
cells: Bhutan
Visa required[65]
Visa via approved tour operators only[66][67]
cells: Bolivia
Visa not required[68]
90 days
cells: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visa not required[69]
90 days
90 days within any 6 month period.
cells: Botswana
Visa not required[70]
90 days
cells: Brazil
Visa not required[71]
90 days
Extendable for further 90 days[72]
cells: Brunei
Visa not required[73]
90 days[74]
cells: Bulgaria
Visa not required[75]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Burkina Faso
Visa on arrival[76]
1 month
cells: Burundi
Visa required[77]
cells: Cambodia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[78]
30 days
Extendable for another 30 days.[79][80]
cells: Cameroon
Visa required[81][82]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
cells: Canada
Visa not required[83]
6 months
eTA required if arriving by air.[84][85]
cells: Cape Verde
Visa on arrival[86]
cells: Central African Republic
Visa required[87][88]
cells: Chad
Visa required[89]
cells: Chile
Visa not required[90]
90 days
May be extended.
cells: China
Visa required[91]
72-hours visa free visit when in transit at, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Kunming, Qingdao, Wuhan, Xi'an and Xiamen. 144-hours visa free visit when in transit at Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)[92], Dalian, Hangzhou, Hebei (Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport)[93], Nanjing, Shanghai (Hongqiao and Pudong international airports, Railway Station and port), Shenyang and Tianjin (Tianjin Binhai International Airport)[94] Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan do count as third countries under the 72 and 144-hours transit policy. Visiting visas issued to British citizens are generally valid for 2 years[95]
cells: Colombia
Visa not required[96]
90 days
Extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.[97]
cells: Comoros
Visa on arrival[98]
cells: Republic of the Congo
Visa required[99][100]
cells: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Visa required[101][102]
cells: Costa Rica
Visa not required[103]
3 months
cells: Côte d'Ivoire
eVisa[104]
3 months
eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
cells: Croatia
Visa not required[105]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Cuba
Tourist Card required[106]
cells: Cyprus
Visa not required[107]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Czech Republic
Visa not required[108]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Denmark
Visa not required[109]
Freedom of movement (DK)
Freedom of movement (DK)
cells: Djibouti
eVisa[110]
31 days
cells: Dominica
Visa not required[111]
6 months
cells: Dominican Republic
Visa not required[112]
30 days
cells: Ecuador
Visa not required[113]
90 days
May be extended.
cells: Egypt
eVisa / Visa on arrival[114][115]
30 days
cells: El Salvador
Visa not required[116]
3 months
cells: Equatorial Guinea
Visa required[117][118]
cells: Eritrea
Visa required[119][120]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
cells: Estonia
Visa not required[121]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Ethiopia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[122]
Visa on arrival only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[123]
cells: Fiji
Visa not required[124]
4 months
cells: Finland
Visa not required[125]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: France
Visa not required[126]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Gabon
eVisa / Visa on arrival[127]
90 days
eVisa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.[128]
cells: Gambia
Visa not required[129]
90 days
cells: Georgia
Visa not required[130]
1 year
cells: Germany
Visa not required[131]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Ghana
Visa required[132][133]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
cells: Greece
Visa not required[134]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Grenada
Visa not required[135]
6 months
cells: Guatemala
Visa not required[136]
90 days
cells: Guinea
Visa required[137][138]
cells: Guinea-Bissau
eVisa / Visa on arrival[139]
90 days
cells: Guyana
Visa not required[140]
3 months
cells: Haiti
Visa not required[141]
90 days
cells: Honduras
Visa not required[142]
3 months
cells: Hungary
Visa not required[143]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Iceland
Visa not required[144]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: India
e-Visa[145]
60 days
e-Visa holders must arrive via 25 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][146] e-Tourist Visa can be obtained twice in a calendar year.
cells: Indonesia
Visa not required[147]
30 days[148]
Not available at all entry points.[149]
cells: Iran
Visa required[150]
cells: Iraq
Visa required[151]
Visa on arrival for 30 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
cells: Ireland
Visa not required[152]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Israel
Visa not required[153]
3 months
cells: Italy
Visa not required[154]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Jamaica
Visa not required[155]
180 days
cells: Japan
Visa not required[156]
90 days
May be extended once.
cells: Jordan
Free visa on arrival[157][158]
Conditions apply[159]
cells: Kazakhstan
Visa not required[160]
30 days
cells: Kenya
eVisa / Visa on arrival[161]
3 months
Can also be entered on an East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Rwanda or Uganda.[162]
cells: Kiribati
Visa not required[163]
30 days
cells: North Korea
Visa required[164][165]
cells: South Korea
Visa not required[166]
90 days
cells: Kuwait
eVisa / Visa on arrival[167]
3 months[168]
cells: Kyrgyzstan
Visa not required[169]
60 days[170][171]
cells: Laos
Visa on arrival[172]
30 days
cells: Latvia
Visa not required[173]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Lebanon
Visa on arrival[174]
1 month
Extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
cells: Lesotho
Visa not required[175]
14 days
cells: Liberia
Visa required[176][177]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
cells: Libya
Visa required[178]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
cells: Liechtenstein
Visa not required[179]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Lithuania
Visa not required[180]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Luxembourg
Visa not required[181]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Macedonia
Visa not required[182]
90 days
cells: Madagascar
Visa on arrival[183]
30 days
cells: Malawi
Visa on arrival[184]
cells: Malaysia
Visa not required[185]
3 months
cells: Maldives
Free visa on arrival[186]
30 days
cells: Mali
Visa required[187]
cells: Malta
Visa not required[188]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Marshall Islands
Free visa on arrival[189]
90 days
Free of charge.
cells: Mauritania
Visa on arrival[190]
Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
cells: Mauritius
Visa not required[191]
90 days
cells: Mexico
Visa not required[192]
180 days[193]
cells: Micronesia
Visa not required[194]
30 days
cells: Moldova
Visa not required[195]
90 days
90 days within any 180 day period
cells: Monaco
Visa not required[196]
cells: Mongolia
Visa required[197][198]
cells: Montenegro
Visa not required[199]
90 days
Must register with the local police station (either through a tourist organisation or at hotel reception) within 24 hours of arrival.[200]
cells: Morocco
Visa not required[201]
90 days
cells: Mozambique
Visa on arrival[202]
30 days[203]
cells: Myanmar
eVisa[204]
28 days
eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports[205][206] Regular visa for up to three months[207]
cells: Namibia
Visa not required[208]
3 months
3 months within a calendar year[209][210]
cells: Nauru
Visa required[211]
cells: Nepal
Visa on arrival[212]
90 days
Visa-on-arrival is extendable[213]
cells: Netherlands
Visa not required[214]
Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)
Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)
cells: New Zealand
Visa not required[215]
6 months
cells: Nicaragua
Visa not required[216]
90 days
cells: Niger
Visa required[217][218]
cells: Nigeria
Visa required[219]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
cells: Norway
Visa not required[220]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Oman
eVisa[221]
30 days
cells: Pakistan
Visa required[222]
Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.[223] Visa on arrival when travelling as part of a group through a designated tour operator.[224]
cells: Palau
Free visa on arrival[225]
30 days
cells: Panama
Visa not required[226]
180 days
cells: Papua New Guinea
Free visa on arrival[227][228]
60 days
Issued free of charge.
cells: Paraguay
Visa not required[229]
90 days
cells: Peru
Visa not required[230]
183 days
cells: Philippines
Visa not required[231]
30 days
cells: Poland
Visa not required[232]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Portugal
Visa not required[233]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Qatar
eVisa / Visa on arrival[234]
30 days
Available at Hamad International Airport. eVisa is also available.
cells: Romania
Visa not required[235]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Russia
Visa required[236]
72-hours visa free visit when entering by regular ferry via port of St. Petersburg, provided that a passenger spends the night on-board or in accommodation specifically approved by the travel agency.[237]
cells: Rwanda
eVisa / Visa on arrival[238]
30 days[239]
Can also be entered on an East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Kenya or Uganda.[162]
cells: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Visa not required[240]
3 months
cells: Saint Lucia
Visa not required[241]
6 weeks
cells: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa not required[242]
1 month
cells: Samoa
Free Entry Permit on arrival[243]
60 days
Free of charge.
cells: San Marino
Visa not required[244]
cells: São Tomé and Príncipe
Visa not required[245]
15 days
cells: Saudi Arabia
Visa required[246]
cells: Senegal
Visa not required[247]
90 days
cells: Serbia
Visa not required[248]
90 days
cells: Seychelles
Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[249]
3 months
Issued free of charge.
cells: Sierra Leone
Visa required[250][251]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
cells: Singapore
Visa not required[252]
90 days
cells: Slovakia
Visa not required[253]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Slovenia
Visa not required[254]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Solomon Islands
Free Visitor's permit on arrival[255]
3 months
Issued free of charge.
cells: Somalia
Visa on arrival[256]
Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports. 30 days, available at Bosaso, Galcaio and Mogadishu airports.
cells: South Africa
Visa not required[257]
90 days[258]
cells: South Sudan
Visa required[259][260]
cells: Spain
Visa not required[261]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Sri Lanka
eVisa / Visa on arrival[262]
30 days
British citizens are allowed to extend their stay twice when in the country to a maximum stay of 90 days in total.[263]
cells: Sudan
Visa required[264][265]
cells: Suriname
Tourist Card on arrival[266]
90 days
cells: Swaziland
Visa not required[267]
30 days
cells: Sweden
Visa not required[268]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Switzerland
Visa not required[269]
Freedom of movement
Freedom of movement
cells: Syria
Visa required[270][271]
Visa not required for citizens born in Syria.
cells: Tajikistan
eVisa[272]
45 days
cells: Tanzania
Visa on arrival[273]
cells: Thailand
Visa not required[274]
30 days
If not arriving by air, British citizens are only permitted two visits per year.
cells: Timor-Leste
Visa on arrival[275]
30 days
Visa on arrival is only available at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or at the Dili Sea Port.
cells: Togo
Visa on arrival[276]
7 days
cells: Tonga
Free visa on arrival[277]
31 days
Issued free of charge.
cells: Trinidad and Tobago
Visa not required[278]
90 days
cells: Tunisia
Visa not required[279]
3 months
cells: Turkey
eVisa / Visa on arrival[280]
3 months
cells: Turkmenistan
Visa required[281]
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
cells: Tuvalu
Free visa on arrival[282]
1 month
Issued free of charge.
cells: Uganda
eVisa / Visa on arrival[283]
May apply online.[284] Can also be entered on an East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Kenya or Rwanda.[162]
cells: Ukraine
Visa not required[285]
90 days
90 days within any 180 day period[286][287][288]
cells: United Arab Emirates
Free visa on arrival[289]
30 days
Issued free of charge.
cells: United States
Visa Waiver Program[290]
90 days
ESTA required if arriving by air or cruise ship, which is valid for 2 years.[291] ESTA is not required for Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
cells: Uruguay
Visa not required[292]
90 days
cells: Uzbekistan
eVisa[293][294]
30 days
Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
cells: Vanuatu
Visa not required[295]
30 days
cells: Vatican City
Visa not required[296]
cells: Venezuela
Visa not required[297]
90 days[298]
cells: Vietnam
Visa not required[299]
15 days
A single entry eVisa valid for 30 days is also available.[300] Visa exemption extended until June 2021.[301]
cells: Yemen
Visa required[302][303]
cells: Zambia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[304]
90 days
British citizens are eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.[305]
cells: Zimbabwe
eVisa / Visa on arrival[306]
3 months
British citizens are also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.[305]

Questions about this table:
originalText: do british need visa to work in usa
answer: answerTexts: ESTA required if arriving by air or cruise ship, which is valid for 2 years
ESTA is not required for Guam and Northern Mariana Islands