page_title: British passport
section_title: Visa requirements
hierarchical_section_title: British passport / Visa requirements
caption_attribution_description: English: Visa requirements for British citizens&#160;&#160; United Kingdom&#160;&#160; Freedom of movement&#160;&#160; Visa not required&#160;&#160; Visa available both on arrival or online (eVisa)&#160;&#160; Visa on arrival&#160;&#160; eVisa&#160;&#160; Visa required prior to arrival
context_page_description: The British passport is the travel document issued by the United Kingdom to individuals holding any form of British nationality. It grants the bearer international passage in accordance with visa requirements and serves as proof of citizenship. It also facilitates access to consular assistance from British embassies around the world. Passports are issued using royal prerogative, which is exercised by Her Majesty's Government. British citizen passports have been issued in the UK by Her Majesty's Passport Office, a division of the Home Office, since 2006. All passports issued in the UK since 2006 have been biometric.
  The legacy of the United Kingdom as an imperial power has resulted in several types of British nationality, and different types of British passport exist as a result. All British passports enable the bearer to request consular assistance from British embassies and from certain Commonwealth embassies in some cases. British citizens can use their passport as evidence of right of abode in the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: Visa requirements for British citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the United Kingdom. As of 26 March 2019, holders of regular British Citizen passports had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 185 countries and territories, ranking the British Citizen passport 5th in the world in terms of travel freedom (tied with Austrian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese and Swiss passports) according to the Henley Passport Index. Additionally, Arton Capital's Passport Index ranked the British Citizen passport 3rd in the world in terms of travel freedom, with a visa-free score of 164 after Turkey was recently added (tied with Austrian, Belgian, Canadian, Greek, Irish, Japanese, Portuguese and Swiss passports), as of 17 October 2018.
  Visa requirements for other categories of British nationals, namely British Nationals (Overseas), British Overseas Citizens, British Overseas Territories Citizens, British Protected Persons, and British Subjects, are different.
caption: Visa requirements for British citizens  United Kingdom  Freedom of movement (until 31 December 2020 except the Republic of Ireland)  Visa not required  Visa on arrival  eVisa  Visa available both on arrival or online  Visa required prior to arrival
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