Countries UK Citizens Can Visit Visa-Free

Countries UK Citizens Can Visit Visa-Free.

UK passport holders are amongst the most privileged citizens of the world when it comes to traveling. Currently ranked in the sixth position alongside Norway and the United States in the list of world’s most powerful passports, the UK citizens can, for now, travel to 183 countries, whether visa-free or wish an e-visa or a visa-on-arrival.

Moreover, most of the rest of the world countries for which a traditional sticker visa is needed for Britons to travel there, have created facilities due to reciprocal agreement between the UK and those particular countries.

Yet, there are a few world countries that have stricter entry criteria for foreigners, including Britons. Those wishing to travel to any of these countries will need to carefully check the entry requirements and meet them all, before taking a trip there.

Due to Brexit, probably a no-deal one, some of the travel criteria for Britons traveling abroad are soon about to change, in particular to the member countries of the European Union. Following in this article, you may find several lists of the countries that UK citizens need and do not visas for tourism, business and other similar non-employment activities.

139 Visa-Free Countries for UK Citizens

British citizens holding a valid passport issued by the UK Home Office can travel to the following world countries without the need of getting any kind of visa or authorization, and remain for the specified period:

1. Albania – 90 days
2. Andorra
3. Anguilla – 90 days
4. Antigua and Barbuda – 180 days
5. Argentina 90 days
6. Armenia – 180 days
7. Aruba 30 days, extendable up to 180 days
8. Austria
9. Bahamas 21 days, extendable up to 8 months
10. Barbados 180 days
11. Belarus 30 days
12. Belgium
13. Belize – 30 days
14. Bermuda – 180 days
15. Bolivia 90 days
16. Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
17. Bosnia and Herzegovina – 90 days
18. Botswana 90 days
19. Brazil 90 days, can be extended for another 90 days
20. British Virgin Islands
21. Brunei 90 days
22. Bulgaria
23. Cape Verde Islands
24. Cayman Islands – 180 days
25. Chile 90 days, extendable
26. Colombia 90 days, can be extended for a total of 180-days in a calendar year
27. Cook Islands – 31 days
28. Costa Rica 90 days
29. Croatia
30. Curacao 90 days
31. Cyprus
32. Czech Republic
33. Denmark
34. Dominica – 180 days
35. Dominican Republic 90 days
36. Ecuador 90 days, extendable
37. El Salvador 90 days
38. Estonia
39. Eswatini (Swaziland) – 30 days
40. Falkland Islands
41. Faroe Islands
42. Fiji 120 days
43. Finland
44. France
45. French Guiana
46. French Polynesia
47. French West Indies
48. Gambia 90 days
49. Georgia 365 days a year
50. Germany
51. Gibraltar British citizens have right of abode in Gibraltar.
52. Greece
53. Greenland – 90 days within a 180 days period
54. Grenada – 180 days
55. Guam – 90 days
56. Guatemala 90 days
57. Guyana 90 days
58. Haiti 90 days
59. Honduras 90 days
60. Hong Kong (SAR China) – 180 days
61. Hungary
62. Iceland
63. Indonesia 30 days
64. Ireland
65. Israel 90 days
66. Italy
67. Jamaica – 180 days
68. Japan 90 days, can be extended once
69. Kazakhstan 30 days
70. Kiribati 30 days
71. Kosovo 90 days
72. Kyrgyzstan 60 days
73. Latvia
74. Lesotho – 14 days
75. Liechtenstein
76. Lithuania
77. Luxembourg
78. Macao (SAR China) – 180 days
79. Malaysia 90 days
80. Malta
81. Marshall Islands 90 days
82. Mauritius 90 days
83. Mayotte freedom of movement, must hold a valid ID or Passport
84. Mexico 180 days
85. Micronesia 30 days
86. Moldova 90 days in 180-day period
87. Monaco
88. Montenegro 90 days
89. Montserrat
90. Morocco 90 days
91. Namibia 90 days in a calendar year
92. Netherlands
93. New Caledonia
94. New Zealand – 180 days
95. Nicaragua 90 days
96. Niue
97. North Macedonia 90 days
98. Northern Mariana Islands
99. Norway
100. Palestinian Territory
101. Panama – 180 days
102. Paraguay 90 days
103. Peru – 90 to 183 days
104. Philippines 30 days
105. Poland
106. Portugal
107. Qatar – 30 days
108. Reunion freedom of movement, must hold a valid ID or Passport
109. Romania
110. San Marino
111. Sao Tome and Principe – 15 days
112. Senegal 90 days
113. Serbia 90 days
114. Singapore 90 days
115. Slovakia
116. Slovenia
117. South Africa 90 days
118. South Korea 90 days
119. Spain
120. Kitts and Nevis 90 days
121. Lucia – 6 weeks
122. Maarten – 90 days
123. Vincent and the Grenadines – 30 days
124. Sweden
125. Switzerland
126. Taiwan 90 days
127. Thailand 30 days, if arriving by land
128. Trinidad and Tobago
129. Tunisia 90 days
130. Turkey 90 days
131. Turks and Caicos Islands 90 days
132. Ukraine 90 days in 180-day period
133. Uruguay 90 days
134. Uzbekistan 30 days
135. Vanuatu 30 days
136. Vatican City
137. Venezuela 90 days
138. Vietnam – 15 days
139. Zambia – 90 days

Documents Britons Need to Present at Port of Entry to Enter Visa-Free

Despite the visa-free policy that all these countries apply to citizens of the United Kingdom, travelers from the UK still need to carry at least some sort of identification document for entry.

Aside from the EU countries, who only ask for an ID in order to permit Britons to enter their territory, the rest of the countries listed above also ask for a valid passport. In addition, a few of them also want Britons at their port of entry to present:

Evidence they have traveler’s health insurance.

• Proof of sufficient financial means to support their stay in that particular country.
• Proof of accommodation.

In addition, a few of these countries may require from Britons proof of vaccination for illnesses and diseases that are common in that country. When traveling alone with a child, notarized authorization from the other parent is compulsory.

Note that every country has its specific entry requirements. Thus, Britons traveling to any of these countries should contact the relevant authorities of that country in Britain for further information in this regard.

UK Citizens Travelling to EU Member States After Brexit

In a post-Brexit European Union, the UK travelers will no longer be privileged as they currently are as EU citizens. They will need to join the lines of third-country nationals at airports, and present the following documents:

Valid passport. The passport must not be older than 10 years, and it must have at least 3 months of validity left on the day the traveler plans to leave the EU.
Health Insurance. Valid in the whole territory of the Schengen Area, with a coverage worth minimum €30,000 for health related incidents.

Proof of accommodation and financial means may also be required in several Schengen countries.

7 Countries UK Citizens Can Visit with Travel Authorization

When traveling to any of the following countries, UK passport holders will need to previously get a travel authorization online.

• American Samoa Entry Permit Waiver Program
• Australia Electronic Travel Authority (ETA)
• Canada Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
• Puerto Rico Electronic System for Travel Authorization
• Sri Lanka Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)
• United States – Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
• US Virgin Islands Electronic System for Travel Authorization

Once the ETIAS comes into force, the EU member states will join this list increasing the number from seven to at least 34.

Britons traveling any of these countries will need to apply for the applicable travel authorization, for which they need to apply online while usually having the following documents:

• Passport.
• Confirmed roundtrip ticket.
• Credit/Debit card to pay the travel authorization fee, when required.