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Guidance

UK visa requirements: list for carriers

Information for international carriers about visa requirements for passengers travelling to the UK.

From:: UK Visas and Immigration
Published: 22 January 2014
Last updated: 11 May 2022 — See all updates

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This information is to help carriers check their passengers’ travel documents. It lists the countries and territories of citizens who need a visa for the UK.

Published 22 January 2014
Last updated 11 May 2022 + show all updates

11 May 2022
Added El Salvador to list of nationals of countries and territories who need a visa to enter or transit the UK. Includes details of a transition period.
2 September 2021
Updated Southampton Airport telephone number.
26 July 2021
Updated Gatwick Airport telephone number.
10 March 2021
Updated phone numbers for Cardiff and Harwich.
24 November 2020
Updated Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 telephone number.
7 September 2020
Updated phone numbers for Cardiff and Harwich.
1 September 2020
Updated helpline phone numbers for Manchester Airport.
20 August 2020
Updated airport details.
18 July 2019
Updated contact details.
27 September 2018
New HTML version on UK visa requirements.
12 September 2018
Updated UK visa requirements.
23 July 2018
Updated guidance.
2 October 2017
Poster updated.
3 June 2016
Updated document.
21 February 2016
Updated document.
1 January 2016
Updated document.
10 September 2015
Updated document.
3 August 2015
Updated document.
16 June 2015
Updated guidance.
16 March 2015
Updated document.
7 January 2015
Updated document.
12 December 2014
Updated document
1 December 2014
Updated document.
3 July 2014
Updated list for UK visa requirements, July 2014.
11 April 2014
Updated version April 2014
6 April 2014
New version of the requirements published for use on or after 6 April 2014
22 January 2014
First published.

Update history

2025-10-14 12:53
Botswana added to the list of visa nationals.

2025-04-24 00:01
Updated the information on Trinidad and Tobago as the transition period for visa-free travel has ended.

2025-03-12 15:00
Updated the visa requirements for Trinidad and Tobago.

2025-03-11 00:01
Updated with new information for holders of diplomatic passports.

2024-12-25 00:01
Updated as the transition period for Colombia has ended.

2024-12-13 16:46
Updated UK Border Force Carrier Support Hub contact information.

2024-11-26 15:00
Updated the requirements for Columbia with information about the transition period.

2024-10-29 10:09
Updated the information for Jordan and the carrier support hub details.

2024-09-30 08:00
Added information about digital visas and electronic travel authorisations (ETAs). Updated contact information.

2024-09-10 11:00
Jordan has been added to the list of countries that need a visa to enter or transit the UK. Also includes details of a transition period.

2024-02-22 00:01
Updated to reflect the lifting of UK visa requirements for nationals of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

2023-11-15 00:01
Qatar removed from following list: ‘Nationals of the countries and territories who need a visa to enter or transit the UK landside’.

2023-10-13 16:40
Updated information for Russia and Georgia as the transition period has ended.

2023-09-08 00:01
Nationals of Russia and Georgia need visas to enter or transit the UK. Includes details of a transition period.

2023-08-16 15:00
The concession for nationals of Dominica, Honduras, Namibia, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu has ended.

2023-07-20 13:28
Colombia removed from lists.

2023-07-19 15:00
Document has been updated to reflect the implementation of visa impositions on countries Dominica, Honduras, Namibia, Timor-Leste, and Vanuatu that come into force on 19th July 2023.

2023-06-28 17:19
Airport telephone numbers updated.

2022-11-09 00:15
Removed Colombia, Guyana and Peru from the list of nationals who need a visa to enter or transit the UK landside.

2022-10-18 09:15
Updated Edinburgh Airport contact number.

2022-10-12 13:24
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates added to list of countries that do not require a visa for official visits, tourist visits or transit for holders of diplomatic and special passports.

2022-07-14 12:46
Updated contact details for Birmingham Airport, Bristol Airport, Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, Portsmouth Docks and Stansted Airport. Also added telephone numbers for Teesside Airport and Humberside.

2022-06-14 14:55
Footnote 3 updated from ‘Passport not recognised by HM Government – visa should be issued on a uniform format form (UFF)’ to ‘Passport not recognised by HM Government – visa should be issued on a Form for Affixing a Visa (FAV).’ Footnote 9 removed from ‘El Salvador’ in the list of countries and from footnote list.

2022-06-01 00:15
Saudi Arabia added to list of countries that do not require a visa for official visits, tourist visits or transit. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia added to list of countries where holders of ordinary passports do not require a visa if they hold a valid electronic visa waiver (EVW) document.

2022-05-11 16:00
Added El Salvador to list of nationals of countries and territories who need a visa to enter or transit the UK. Includes details of a transition period.