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A British National (Overseas) passport

Visa requirements for British Nationals (Overseas) are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states and territories placed on British National (Overseas) passport holders.

Visa requirements map

Countries and territories with visa-free or visa-on-arrival entries for British Nationals (Overseas)
  Visa-free
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Afghanistan Visa required[1]
 Albania Visa not required[2] 90 days
 Algeria Visa required[3]
 Andorra Visa not required[4]
 Angola Visa required[5]
 Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required[6] 6 months
 Argentina Visa not required[7] 30 days
 Armenia Visa not required[8] 180 days in a year[9]
 Australia Electronic Travel Authority[10] 90 days
  • Issued free of charge and valid for one year if Electronic Travel Authority is granted.
  • Not eligible to apply for Electronic Travel Authority online: British Nationals (Overseas) must apply through airlines, travel agencies, or Australian embassies or consulates.
 Austria Visa not required[11] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Azerbaijan eVisa[12] 30 days[13]
 Bahamas Visa not required[14] 21 days
 Bahrain eVisa / Visa on arrival[17] 3 months
  • Visas can be issued on arrival for a stay up to 3 months.[18]
  • eVisa issued for 14 days, extendable once.[19]
 Bangladesh Visa on arrival[20] 30 days
  • Visa on arrival available at Dhaka International Airport[21][22][23]
 Barbados Visa not required[24] 6 months
 Belarus Visa not required[25] 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.[26] Visa and police registration required for stays of more than 5 days.[27]
 Belgium Visa not required[28] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Belize Visa not required[29] 1 month
 Benin Visa required[30]
 Bhutan Visa required[31]
  • Visa via approved tour operators only[32][33]
 Bolivia Visa not required[34] 90 days
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required[35] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6 month period.
 Botswana Visa not required[36] 90 days
 Brazil Visa not required[37] 90 days
  • Extendable for further 90 days[38]
 Brunei Visa not required[39] 90 days[40]
 Bulgaria Visa not required[41] 90 days within any 180 day period
 Burkina Faso Visa on arrival[42] 1 month
 Burundi Visa required[43]
 Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival[44] 30 days
 Cameroon Visa required[47]
  • Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Canada Visa not required[48] 6 months
  • eTA required if arriving by air.[49]
 Cape Verde Visa on arrival[50]
 Central African Republic Visa required[51]
 Chad Visa required[52]
 Chile Visa not required[53] 90 days
  • May be extended.
 China Admission refused[54]
 Colombia Visa not required[55] 180 days
  • Extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.[56]
 Comoros Visa on arrival[57]
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[58]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required[59]
 Costa Rica Visa not required[60] 30 days
 Croatia Visa not required[61] 90 days within any 180 day period
 Cuba Tourist Card required[62]
 Cyprus Visa not required[63] 90 days within any 180 day period
 Czech Republic Visa not required[64] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Denmark Visa not required[65] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (DK)
 Djibouti Visa on arrival[66]
 Dominica Visa not required[67] 6 months
 Dominican Republic Visa on arrival[68] 30 days[69]
 Ecuador Visa not required[70] 90 days
  • May be extended.
 Egypt Visa on arrival[71] 30 days
 El Salvador Visa not required[72] 90 days[73]
 Equatorial Guinea Visa required[74]
 Eritrea Visa required[75]
  • Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Estonia Visa not required[76] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Ethiopia Visa on arrival[77] 30 days[78]
 Fiji Visa not required[79] 4 months
 Finland Visa not required[80] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 France Visa not required[81] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France)
 Gabon eVisa[82]
 Gambia Visa not required[83] 90 days
 Georgia Visa not required[84] 1 year
 Germany Visa not required[85] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Ghana Visa required[86]
  • Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Greece Visa not required[87] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Grenada Visa not required[88] 6 months
 Guatemala Visa required[89]
 Guinea Visa required[90]
 Guinea-Bissau eVisa / Visa on arrival[91] 90 days[92]
 Guyana Visa not required[93] 30 days[94]
 Haiti Visa not required[95] 90 days
 Honduras Visa required[96][97]
 Hungary Visa not required[98] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Iceland Visa not required[99] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 India eVisa[100]
 Indonesia Visa not required[101] 30 days[102]
 Iran Visa required[103]
 Iraq Visa required[104]
 Ireland Visa not required[105]
 Israel Visa not required[106] 3 months
 Italy Visa not required[107] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Ivory Coast eVisa[108] 3 months
 Jamaica Visa not required[109] 180 days
 Japan Visa not required[110] 90 days
  • May be extended once.
 Jordan Free visa on arrival[111][112]
 Kazakhstan Visa not required[114] 30 days
 Kenya eVisa[115] 3 months
 Kiribati Visa not required[116] 30 days
 North Korea Visa required[117]
 South Korea Visa not required[118] 90 days
 Kuwait eVisa[119] 3 months.[120]
 Kyrgyzstan Visa not required[121] 60 days[122][123]
 Laos Visa on arrival[124] 30 days
 Latvia Visa not required[125] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Lebanon Visa on arrival[126] 1 month[127]
 Lesotho Visa not required[128] 14 days
 Liberia Visa required[129]
  • Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Libya Visa required[130]
  • Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Liechtenstein Visa not required[131] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Lithuania Visa not required[132] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Luxembourg Visa not required[133] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Macedonia Visa not required[134] 90 days[135]
 Madagascar Visa on arrival[136] 90 days
 Malawi Visa on arrival[137] 30 days
  • extendable to 90 days
 Malaysia Visa not required[138] 3 months
 Maldives Free visa on arrival[139] 30 days
 Mali Visa required[140]
 Malta Visa not required[141] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Marshall Islands Visa on arrival[142] 30 days[143]
 Mauritania Visa on arrival[144]
 Mauritius Visa not required[145] 90 days
 Mexico Visa not required[146] 180 days[147]
 Micronesia Visa not required[148] 30 days
 Moldova Visa not required[149] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6 month period
 Monaco Visa not required[150]
 Mongolia Visa required[151]
 Montenegro Visa not required[152] 90 days
  • Must register with the local police station (either through a tourist organisation or at hotel reception) within 24 hours of arrival.[153]
 Morocco Visa not required[154] 90 days
 Mozambique Visa on arrival[155] 30 days[156]
 Myanmar eVisa[157] 28 days[158]
 Namibia Visa not required[159] 3 months
 Nauru Visa required[162]
   Nepal Visa on arrival[163] 90 days
  • Visa-on-arrival is extendable[164]
 Netherlands Visa not required[165] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (European Netherlands)
 New Zealand Visa not required[166] 3 months
 Nicaragua Visa not required[167] 90 days
 Niger Visa required[168]
 Nigeria Visa required[169]
  • Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Norway Visa not required[170] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Oman eVisa / Visa on arrival[171] 3 months
 Pakistan Visa required[172]
  • Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.[173]
  • Visa on arrival when travelling as part of a group through a designated tour operator.[174]
 Palau Free visa on arrival[175] 30 days
 Panama Visa not required[176] 180 days
 Papua New Guinea Visa on arrival[177] Visa free of charge on arrival[178]
 Paraguay Visa not required[179] 90 days
 Peru Visa not required[180] 183 days
 Philippines Visa not required[181] 7 days
 Poland Visa not required[182] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Portugal Visa not required[183] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Qatar Free visa on arrival[184] 30 days
 Romania Visa not required[186] 90 days within any 180 day period
 Russia Visa required[187]
  • 72-hour Visa on arrival in Kaliningrad if traveling as part of a tour group
    organized by an authorized travel agent.
 Rwanda Visa on arrival[188] 30 days
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required[189] 3 months
 Saint Lucia Visa not required[190] 6 weeks
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[191] 1 month
 Samoa Free Entry Permit on arrival[192] 60 days
  • Free of charge.
 San Marino Visa not required[193]
 São Tomé and Príncipe Visa not required[194] 15 days
 Saudi Arabia Visa required[195]
 Senegal Visa not required[196] 90 days
 Serbia Visa not required[197] 90 days
 Seychelles Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[198] 3 months
  • Issued free of charge.
 Sierra Leone Visa required[199]
  • Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Singapore Visa not required[200] 30 days
 Slovakia Visa not required[201] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Slovenia Visa not required[202] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Solomon Islands Free Visitor's permit on arrival[203] 3 months
  • Issued free of charge.
 Somalia Visa required[204]
  • Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival.
 South Africa Visa not required[205] 90 days
 South Sudan Visa required[206]
 Spain Visa not required[207] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Sri Lanka Electronic Travel Authorization[208] 30 days
  • British Nationals (Overseas) are allowed to extend their stay twice when in the country to a maximum stay of 90 days in total.[209]
 Sudan Visa required[210]
 Suriname Tourist Card on arrival[211] 90 days
 Swaziland Visa not required[212] 30 days
 Sweden Visa not required[213] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
  Switzerland Visa not required[214] 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
 Syria Visa required[215]
  • Visa not required for citizens born in Syria.
 Tajikistan eVisa / Visa on arrival[216] 45 days[217]
 Tanzania Visa on arrival[218]
 Thailand Visa not required[219] 30 days
  • If not driving by air, British Nationals (Overseas) are only permitted two visits per year.
 Timor-Leste Visa on arrival[220] 30 days
 Togo Visa on arrival[221] 7 days
 Tonga Free visa on arrival[222] 31 days
  • Issued free of charge.
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required[223] 90 days
 Tunisia Visa not required[224] 3 months
 Turkey eVisa[225] 3 months
 Turkmenistan Visa required[226]
  • Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Tuvalu Free visa on arrival[227] 1 month
  • Issued free of charge.
 Uganda eVisa / Visa on arrival[228]
 Ukraine Visa not required[230] 90 days within a 180 day period[231]
 United Arab Emirates Visa not required[232] 30 days[233]
 United Kingdom Visa not required[234] 6 months
 United States Visa required[235]
 Uruguay Visa not required[236] 90 days
 Uzbekistan Visa required[237]
  • Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • Simplified procedure for British Nationals (Overseas).[238]
 Vanuatu Visa not required[239] 30 days
 Vatican City Visa not required[240]
 Venezuela Visa not required[241] 90 days[242]
 Vietnam eVisa[243] 30 days
  • A single entry eVisa valid for 30 days is available.[244]
 Yemen Visa required[245]
 Zambia eVisa / Visa on arrival[246] 90 days
  • The KAZA visa which allows access to both Zambia and Zimbabwe can be obtained from certain Zambian points of entry.[247]
 Zimbabwe Visa on arrival[248] 3 months
  • The KAZA visa which allows access to both Zimbabwe and Zambia can be obtained from certain Zimbabwean points of entry.[249]

Territories

Visa requirements for British Nationals (Overseas) for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe
Visitor to Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Abkhazia Visa required[250]
Mount Athos Special permit required Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[251][252]
Belarus Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park Visa not required 3 days;[253] must first obtain an electronic pass[254]
Autonomous Republic of Crimea Crimea Visa required Visa policy of Russia applies de facto.[255]
 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Visa not required 3 months[256][257]
United Nations UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus Access Permit required[258] Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
 Faroe Islands Visa not required[259]
 Gibraltar Visa not required[260]
 Guernsey Visa not required[261]
 Isle of Man Visa not required[262]
Norway Jan Mayen Permit required[263] Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[264] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[265]
 Jersey Visa not required[266]
 Kosovo Visa not required[267] 90 days
 Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Visa required[268][269] Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[270]
 Novorossiya Restricted area Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[271][272]
 Russia Special authorization required Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[273]
 South Ossetia Visa not required Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[274][275]
 Transnistria Visa not required Registration required after 24h.[276][277]
Africa
Visitor to Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees)
 British Indian Ocean Territory Special permit required Special permit required.[278]
 Eritrea outside Asmara Travel permit required To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[279]
 Mayotte Visa not required[280] 90 days
 Réunion Visa not required[280] 90 days
 Ascension Island Entry Permit required Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).[281]
 Saint Helena Visitor's Pass required Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[282]
 Tristan da Cunha Permission required Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[283]
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Visa not required up to 3 months.[284]
 Somaliland Visa on arrival 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[285][286]
 Sudan Travel permit required All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Sudan Darfur Travel permit required Separate travel permit is required.[287]
Asia
Visitor to Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Hong Kong Visa not required[288] Right of abode or right to land.[289]
 India PAP/RAP PAP/RAP required Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[290][291][292][293][294][295]
 Iraqi Kurdistan Visa on arrival 15 days[296]
 Kazakhstan Special permission required Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[297]
Iran Kish Island Visa not required Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[298]
 Macao Visa not required[299] 6 months
Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak Visa not required These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[300]
Maldives Maldives Permission required With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[301]
 North Korea outside Pyongyang Special permit required People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
 Palestine Visa not required[302] Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[303]
 Taiwan Visa on arrival[304] Visa on arrival (for a fee) or free online registration for 30 days, only applicable to British Nationals (Overseas) who were born in Hong Kong or Macao. British Nationals (Overseas) who were not born in Hong Kong or Macao must apply for an Entry and Exit Permit (EEP) prior to arrival unless they have previously travelled to Taiwan as a permanent resident of Hong Kong or Macao.
Tajikistan Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province OIVR permit required OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[305][306][307]
 Turkmenistan Special permit required A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[308]
United Nations Korean Demilitarized Zone Restricted zone
United Nations UNDOF Zone and Ghajar Restricted zone
Vietnam Phú Quốc Visa not required Can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.[309]
 Yemen Special permission required Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[310]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Visitor to Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees)f
 Anguilla Visa not required[311] 3 months
 Aruba Visa not required[312] 30 days, extendable to 180 days[313]
 Bermuda Visa not required [314]
Netherlands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba Visa not required[315] 90 days
 British Virgin Islands Visa not required[316]
Colombia San Andrés and Leticia Tourist Card on arrival Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[317]
 Cayman Islands Visa not required[318] 30 days
 Curacao Visa not required[319] 3 months
France French Guiana Visa not required[320] 90 days
France French West Indies Visa not required 90 days. French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[321]
 Greenland Visa not required[259]
Venezuela Margarita Island Visa not required All visitors are fingerprinted.[322]
 Montserrat Visa not required[323] 6 months
 Puerto Rico Visa required[324]
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa not required[280]
 Sint Maarten Visa not required[325] 3 months[326]
 Turks and Caicos Islands Visa not required[327] 90 days
 U.S. Virgin Islands Visa required[328]
Oceania
Visitor to Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees)
 American Samoa Visa not required[329] 30 days[330]
Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Special authorisation required Special authorisation required.[331]
France Clipperton Island Special permit required Special permit required.[332]
 Cook Islands Visa not required[333] 31 days
Fiji Lau Province Special permission required Special permission required.[334]
 French Polynesia Visa not required[335] 90 days
 Guam Visa not required[336] Visa not required under the Guam - CNMI Visa Waiver Program, for 45 days. Must also present a Hong Kong identity card.
 New Caledonia Visa not required[280] 90 days
 Niue Visa on arrival[337] 30 days
 Northern Mariana Islands Visa not required[338] Visa not required under the Guam - CNMI Visa Waiver Program, for 45 days. Must also present a Hong Kong identity card.
 Pitcairn Islands Visa not required 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[339][340][341]
United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Special permits required Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[342][343][344][345][346][347][348]
 Wallis and Futuna Visa not required[280] 90 days
South America
Visitor to Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees)
Galápagos Pre-registration required Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[349]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Visitor to Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Falkland Islands Visa not required Visa is not required.[350]
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Permit required Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[351][352]
Antarctica Special permits required for  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australia Australian Antarctic Territory, Bouvet Island Bouvet Island, Antártica Chilena Province Chilean Antarctic Territory, Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norway Peter I Island, Norway Queen Maud Land, New Zealand Ross Dependency.[353][354][355][356][357][358][359][360][361][362][363][364]

Non-visa restrictions

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Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[365] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Main articles: Vaccination requirements for international travel, International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, and Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[366] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[367]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[368][369]

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[370][371] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[372]

Some countries, such as Japan,[373] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[374] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[375] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[376] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[377] Philippines,[378] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[379]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[380] and South Africa.

Maximum passport age

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry.[381] A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.[382]

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[383] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[384]

Israeli stamps

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait,[385] Lebanon,[386] Libya,[387] and Yemen[388] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

See also: Countries applying biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[389]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[390][391] Argentina,[392] Brunei, Cambodia,[393] China,[394] Ethiopia,[395] Ghana, Guinea,[396] India, Japan,[397][398] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[399] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[400] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[401] Singapore, South Korea,[402] Taiwan, Thailand,[403] Uganda,[404] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation),[405][406][407] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[408]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[409] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[410][411] The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders.[412] In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints.[413][414]

Right to consular protection

When in a country where there is no British embassy, British Nationals (Overseas) have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other commonwealth country present in that country.

Fingerprinting

Several countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United States demand all adult passengers (age varies by country) to be fingerprinted on arrival.[415][416][417][418][419][420][421]

See also

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