Who needs a UK visa?
In general, citizens of countries outside the UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands), the Commonwealth, the EEA or Switzerland, stateless persons (persons who have no nationality at all) and persons Holding passports that are not recognized by the UK, all must have a UK visa to enter the UK.
The people who need a UK visa are identified for you in the following cases:
- Non-EEA citizens
- Non-Swiss citizens
- Non-Commonwealth Citizens
- Stateless persons
- Holders of passports not recognized by the UK.
People who do not need a UK visa are:
- EEA citizens.
- Citizens of Switzerland
- Commonwealth citizens
Countries whose nationals require a UK visa
The following are the countries whose nationals require a visa to visit the United Kingdom:
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Afghanistan |
Georgia |
Pakistan |
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Albania |
Ghana |
Peru |
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Algeria |
Guinea |
Palestinian Authority |
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Angola |
Guinea-Bissau |
Philippines |
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Armenia |
Guyana |
Qatar |
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Azerbaijan |
Haiti |
Russia |
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Bahrain |
India |
Rwanda |
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Bangladesh |
Indonesia |
Sao Tome and Principe |
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Belarus |
Iran |
Saudi Arabia |
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Benin |
Iraq |
Senegal |
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Bhutan |
Ivory Coast |
Serbia |
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Bolivia |
Jamaica |
Sierra Leone |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Jordan |
Somali |
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Burkina Faso |
Kazakhstan |
South Africa |
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Myanmar |
Kenya |
Sri Lanka |
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Burundi |
Korea (Democratic Republic and People’s Republic) |
Sudan |
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Cambodia |
Kosovo |
Suriname |
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Cameron |
Kuwait |
Swaziland |
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Cape Verde |
Kyrgyzstan |
Syria |
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Central African Republic |
Laos |
Tajikistan |
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Chad |
Lebanon |
Tanzania |
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China, People’s Republic |
Lesotho |
Thailand |
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Columbia |
Liberia |
Togo |
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Comoros |
Libya |
Tunisia |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Northern Macedonia |
Turkey |
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Republic of the Congo |
Madagascar |
Turkmenistan |
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Cuba |
Malawi |
Uganda |
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Cyprus, northern part |
Mali |
Ukraine |
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Djibouti |
Mauritania |
United Arab Emirates |
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Dominican Republic |
Moldova |
Uzbekistan |
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Ecuador |
Mongolia |
Vatican City (Service and Emergency Passports Only) |
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Egypt |
Montenegro |
Venezuela |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Morocco |
Vietnam |
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Eritrea |
Mozambique |
Yemen |
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Ethiopia |
Nepal |
Zambia |
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Fiji |
Niger |
Zimbabwe |
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Gabon |
Nigeria |
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Gambia |
Oman |
EEA countries include the following:
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Austria |
Finland |
Italy |
Norway |
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Belgium |
France |
Latvia |
Poland |
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Bulgaria |
Germany |
Liechtenstein |
Portugal |
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Croatia |
great Britain |
Lithuania |
Slovakia |
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Cyprus |
Greece |
Luxembourg |
Slovenia |
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Czech Republic |
Hungary |
Malta |
Spain |
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Denmark |
Iceland |
Netherlands |
Sweden |
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Estonia |
Ireland |
northern Irland |
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Commonwealth countries are:
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Antigua and Barbuda |
Dominica |
Malawi |
Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
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Australia |
Fiji |
Malaysia |
Papua New Guinea |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
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Bahamas |
Ghana |
Maldives |
Rwanda |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Bangladesh |
Grenada |
Malta |
Saint Lucia |
Swaziland |
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Barbados Belize |
Guyana |
Maurice |
Samoa |
Tanzania |
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Botswana |
India |
Mozambique |
Seychelles |
Tonga |
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Brunei Darussalam |
Jamaica |
Namibia |
Sierra Leone |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Cameron |
Kenya |
Nauru |
Singapore |
Tuvalu |
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Canada |
Kiribati |
New Zealand |
Solomon Islands |
Uganda |
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Cyprus |
Lesotho |
Nigeria |
South Africa |
great Britain |
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Vanato |