UK VISA REQUIREMENTS

Citizens of the following countries and territories need visas for the UK Those shown in red (underlined) may not TWOV*
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Burkina Faso Burma (Myanmar) Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad China (Peoples Republic of) (1) Colombia Comoros Congo Congo Democratic Republic (Zaire) Cuba Cyprus northern part of (2) Djibouti Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti India (3) Indonesia Iran Iraq Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (Dem. Peoples Republic) Kosovo Kuwait (7) Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Macedonia (FYR of) Madagascar (Malagasy) Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman (7) Pakistan Palestinian Territories Peru Philippines Qatar (7) Russia Rwanda Sao Tome e Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia (2) South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Surinam Swaziland Syria Taiwan (5) Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tunisia Turkey (8) Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates (7) Uzbekistan Vatican City (4) Venezuela (6) Vietnam (3) Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe (1) Holders of Diplomatic Passports do not
require a visa. Service passport holders may transit without a visa. Holders of a Public Affairs passport holders may not transoit without a visa. Service and Public Affairs passport holders do not require a visa if travelling with a serving Chinese Government Minister on an official visit to the UK

(2) Not recognised by HM Government- visa

issued on a Uniform Format Form (UFF)

(3) Holders of Diplomatic or Official passports

may transit without a visa

(4) Holy See Service and Temporary Service

Passports only

(5) Passports that include a Personal ID

Number on the bio data page will be exempt from the visa requirement

(6) Holders of the new style biometric epassports will be exempt from the visa requirement

(7)

Holders of diplomatic and special passports do not require a visa for official or tourist visits (8) Holder of diplomatic passports only do not require a visa for official or tourist visits

There are some exceptions to the UKs visa requirements. In some circumstances passengers who are visa nationals may travel to the UK without visas. Transit without visa (TWOV) A visa national who is going to the UK simply to travel on to another country may enter without a visa if these conditions are met: They arrive and depart by air Their onward flight is confirmed and departs within 24 hours They are properly documented for their destination and have a visa if they need one

* Transiting without a visa is a concession. This concession does not apply to nationals of the countries shown in red above. Nationals of these countries need visas, even when in direct airside transit, unless they are in possession of one of the following documents:
a) b) c) d) e) f) g) a valid visa for entry to Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America and a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from another country or territory to the country in respect of which the visa is held; a valid visa for entry to Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America and a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from the country in respect of which the visa is held to another country or territory; a valid airline ticket for travel via the United Kingdom as part of a journey from Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America to another country or territory, provided that the transit passenger does not seek to transit the United Kingdom on a date more than six months from the date on which he last entered Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States of America with a valid visa for entry to that country; a valid USA I-551 Permanent Resident Card issued on or after 21 April 1998; or an expired USA i-551 Permanent Resident Card issued on or after 21 April 1998 provided accompanied by a valid I-797 letter authorising the extension, issued by the Bureau of Citizenship; or a stand alone US Immigration visa Form 155A / 155B (attached to a sealed brown envelope); a valid Canadian Permanent Resident Card issued on or after 28 June 2002; a valid common format Category D visa for entry to an EEA state or Switzerland; a valid common format residence permit issued by an EEA State or Switzerland pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1030/2002. NB: in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) a "valid visa" shall include a transit visa

UK permanent residents If a visa national is a permanent resident in the UK they do not need a visa, as long as they return to the UK within two years of their last departure. Passengers with the right of abode in the UK If a visa national has a Certificate of entitlement to the right of abode label in their valid passport they do not need a visa. Holders of non-national and refugee travel documents If the passenger holds a refugee travel document issued by the UK they do not need a visa. If the passenger holds any other non-national or refugee travel document they need a visa to enter the UK. Whether holders of non-national and refugee travel documents require a direct airside transit visa (DATV) depends on their nationality, and whether they qualify for one of the exemptions listed above. Persons recognised as stateless under the 1954 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons are not required to hold a DATV and may transit without a visa. Seamen ILO 108 A seaman travelling on duty, who is a visa national (including those in transit through the UK) does not need a visa if he holds a seamans book issued by one of these countries: Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Isles, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Montserrat, Morocco, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, Seychelles, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (including the Falklands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey), Uruguay. The seaman does not need to be a national of the country that issued the document More information is available from any British Embassy, Consulate or High Commission or from one of these UK Border Agency offices in the United Kingdom: Belfast +44 28 944 22500 Harwich Docks ............................................+44 1255 509700 Manchester Terminal 2 .................................+44 161 489 6001 Birmingham Airport.+44 121 606 7367/7371 Heathrow Terminal 1 ................................ +44 20 8745 6804 Manchester Terminal 3 .................................+44 161 489 2399 Bournemouth + 44 1202 572 515 Heathrow Terminal 3 ....................... +44 20 8745 6920/6921 Newcastle Airport..+44 191 214 4398 Bristol+ 44 1275 472 843 Heathrow Terminal 4 ................................ +44 20 8745 4739 Newhaven Docks .......................................... +44 1273 513608 Cardiff Airport...+44 1446 712920 Heathrow Terminal 5 + 44 208 1962 490 Norwich Airport +44 1603 268 960 East Midlands Airport ................................ +44 1332 442050 Kent Ports & Airports+44 1303 298701 Poole +44 1202 845419 Exeter Airport+44 1392 366 492 Leeds Bradford Airport .+44 113 391 1920 Portsmouth Docks ........................................ +44 2392 952777 Edinburgh.+ 44 131 348 4026 Liverpool.+ 44151 448 1448 Robin Hood Airport+44 1302 522 300 Gatwick Airport North ................... +44 1293 507382/507383 London City Airport ................................. +44 20 7055 5900 Southampton Airport+ 44 23 8062 7107 Gatwick Airport South................... +44 1293 502629/502626 Luton Airport ............................................. +44 1582 878700 Stansted Airport ............................................ +44 1279 680118 Glasgow Airport ........................................ +44 141 847 5300 Manchester Terminal 1+44 161 489 2663
Produced by: CARRIERS LIAISON SECTION, HOME OFFICE TEL: +44 20 3014 8282 (FAX 8221) Email: CarriersLiaisonSection@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk Information correct: Oct. 2013