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United Kingdom: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: United Kingdom. 183 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 8 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 140Visa-free
  • 15ETA
  • 28On arrival
  • 29eVisa
  • 14Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
United Kingdom
Rank8
No prior visa183
CodeGBR

Passport strength

One of the strongest passports in the world 8

Rank 8 of 199. 183 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 20.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited StatesETA90 daysCanadaETA180 daysAustraliaETA90 daysNew ZealandETA180 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaVisa-free90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free30 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free180 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 43

A prior visa is needed for 43 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

IndiaeVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisaBenineVisaBhutaneVisaBurkina FasoeVisa
Taxes15/100up to 45%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a United Kingdom passport gives

84of 100
rank 9 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility94183 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law82score 1.08 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life96HDI 0.946
  • Health and longevity8481.3 years life expectancy
  • Education97education index 0.94
  • Taxes15up to 45%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access100E-2 investor visa available, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 140

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 30 daysAustriaEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 240 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericas · 180 daysBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 daysBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEurope · 90 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 180 daysCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 90 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 180 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericas · 30 daysFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceania · 90 daysFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEurope · 90 daysGibraltarEurope · 90 daysGreeceEurope · 90 daysGreenlandEurope · 90 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 180 daysGuamOceania · 45 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysGuyanaAmericasHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 180 daysHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysIrelandEuropeItalyEurope · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 180 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 30 daysLatviaEurope · 90 daysLesothoAfrica · 14 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMacaoAsia · 180 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfrica · 90 daysMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania · 45 daysNorwayEurope · 90 daysOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 183 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRéunionAfrica · 90 daysRomaniaEurope · 90 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 90 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. HelenaAfrica · 183 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 180 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsia · 90 daysThailandAsia · 30 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 120 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysVietnamAsia · 45 daysZambiaAfrica · 30 days

ETA 15

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United StatesIsraelSri LankaAustraliaCanadaSaudi Arabia
American SamoaOceaniaAustraliaOceania · 90 daysCanadaAmericas · 180 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNew ZealandOceania · 180 daysPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 180 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 28

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysPapua New GuineaOceania · 60 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTongaOceania · 31 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 29

Applied for online before travel

Popular:IndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGhanaAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLiberiaAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTajikistanAsiaTogoAfricaUgandaAfrica

Visa required 14

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaEritreaAfricaHondurasAmericasIranMiddle EastMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaRussiaEuropeSudanAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 7Spain184
  2. 8Canada183
  3. 8Norway183
  4. 8Poland183
  5. 8United Kingdom183
  6. 9Australia182
  7. 9Czechia182
  8. 9Estonia182
  9. 9Hungary182

Frequently asked questions

United Kingdom: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 183 of 226 countries and territories, 140 visa-free, 15 with an ETA and 28 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 8 of 199.

United Kingdom: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

United Kingdom → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA, 90 days. Electronic authorisation online.

United Kingdom → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Guinea-Bissau adds 12 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 12. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.