Check the list of countries whose citizens need a standard visitor visa to visit the UK.
In this article, we will list all the countries whose citizens you need to apply for a visa to visit the UK and the list of countries whose citizens you do not need a visa to visit the UK. Also, in this article, we have listed the countries whose citizens you need an ETA authorization to visit the UK. We must emphasize that for a stay of more than six months, all countries whose citizens must apply for a visa.
List of countries whose citizens need a visa to visit the UK
You must apply for a standard visitor visa if you are in one of these countries:
Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana , Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, North Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova , Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia , South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Please refer to the official website of the UK for instructions for countries in active war, such as Ukraine or Palestine.
Citizens of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, or the United Arab Emirates can apply for an electronic visa (EVW) instead of a traditional visa.
You do not need a visa to travel to the UK if you have a Venezuelan passport with a chip and biometrics.
If you are a citizen of a European Union country, you do not need to apply for a visitor visa for up to 6 months. Still, you must meet the eligibility requirements. Currently, ETA is not required for EU citizens. You can see here which countries whose citizens need to apply for ETA to travel to the UK.
The EU countries are:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
Below we will list all the countries whose citizens do not need a visitor visa to visit the UK:
Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Timor-Leste, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Kiribati, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City.
You should remember that if you enter the UK from Northern Ireland, you can stay up to 3 months and not 6 months.