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  1. VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.).\n
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    1. (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a “*” indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5):\n
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      1. Afghanistan
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      2. Albania
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      3. Algeria
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      4. Angola
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      5. Armenia
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      6. Azerbaijan
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      7. Bangladesh
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      8. Belarus
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      9. Benin
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      10. Bhutan
        11. \n
      11. Bolivia
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      12. Bosnia Herzegovina
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      13. Botswana
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      14. Burkina Faso
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      15. Burundi
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      16. Cambodia
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      17. Cameroon
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      18. Cape Verde
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      19. Central African Republic
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      20. Chad
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      21. People’s Republic of China*
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      22. Colombia
        23. \n
      23. Comoros
        24. \n
      24. Congo
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      25. Côte d’Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast)
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      26. Cuba
        27. \n
      27. Democratic Republic of the Congo
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      28. Djibouti
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      29. Dominica
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      30. Dominican Republic
        31. \n
      31. Ecuador
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      32. Egypt
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      33. El Salvador
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      34. Equatorial Guinea
        35. \n
      35. Eritrea
        36. \n
      36. Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
        37. \n
      37. Ethiopia
        38. \n
      38. Fiji
        39. \n
      39. Gabon
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      40. Gambia
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      41. Georgia
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      42. Ghana
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      43. Guinea
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      44. Guinea Bissau
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      45. Haiti
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      46. Honduras
        47. \n
      47. India
        48. \n
      48. Indonesia
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      49. Iran
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      50. Iraq
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      51. Jamaica
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      52. Jordan
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      53. Kazakhstan
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      54. Kenya
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      55. Korea (North)
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      56. Kosovo
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      57. Kyrgyzstan
        58. \n
      58. Laos
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      59. Lebanon
        60. \n
      60. Lesotho
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      61. Liberia
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      62. Libya
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      63. Madagascar
        64. \n
      64. Malawi
        65. \n
      65. Mali
        66. \n
      66. Mauritania
        67. \n
      67. Moldova
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      68. Mongolia
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      69. Montenegro
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      70. Morocco
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      71. Mozambique
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      72. Myanmar (formerly Burma)
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      73. Namibia
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      74. Nauru
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      75. Nepal
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      76. Nicaragua
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      77. Niger
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      78. Nigeria
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      79. North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia)
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      80. Pakistan
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      81. Palestine
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      82. Philippines
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      83. Russia
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      84. Rwanda
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      85. São Tomé and Principe
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      86. Senegal
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      87. Serbia
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      88. Sierra Leone
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      89. Somalia
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      90. South Africa
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      91. South Sudan
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      92. Sri Lanka
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      93. St Lucia
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      94. Sudan
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      95. Suriname
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      96. Syria
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      97. Taiwan*
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      98. Tajikistan
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      99. Tanzania
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      100. Thailand
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      101. Timor-Leste
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      102. Togo
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      103. Trinidad and Tobago
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      104. Tunisia
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      105. Turkey
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      106. Turkmenistan
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      107. Uganda
        108. \n
      108. Ukraine
        109. \n
      109. Uzbekistan
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      110. Vanuatu
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      111. Venezuela
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      112. Vietnam
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      113. Yemen
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      114. Zambia
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      115. Zimbabwe
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    2. (b) stateless people; and
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    3. (c) people travelling on any document other than a national passport, or, in the case of a person to whom paragraphs 11A and 11B of these rules apply, a national identity card, regardless of whether the document is issued by or evidences nationality of a state not listed in VN 1.1. (a), except where that document has been issued by the UK.
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Exceptions to the list of visa nationals

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Holders of specified travel documents

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  1. VN 2.1. It is not necessary for a Transit Visitor to hold an entry clearance before they travel to the UK if they are travelling on an emergency travel document issued by, and evidencing the nationality of, a country not listed in VN 1.1.(a) and the purpose of their transit is to travel to the country in which they are ordinarily resident.
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  1. VN 2.2. The following people do not need a visit visa before they travel to the UK as a Visitor, other than where VN 2.3. applies:\n
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    1. (a) nationals or citizens of the People’s Republic of China who hold a passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; or
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    2. (b) nationals or citizens of the People’s Republic of China who hold a passport issued by the Macao Special Administrative Region; or
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    3. (c) nationals or citizens of Taiwan who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan; or
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    4. (d) people who hold a Service, Temporary Service or Diplomatic passport issued by the Holy See; or
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    5. (e) DELETED
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    6. (f) DELETED
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    7. (g) DELETED
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    8. (h) DELETED
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    9. (i) DELETED
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    10. (j) DELETED
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    11. (k) DELETED
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    12. (l) DELETED
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    13. (m) DELETED
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    14. (n) DELETED
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    15. (o) DELETED
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    16. (p) DELETED
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    17. (q) DELETED
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    18. (r) DELETED
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    19. (s) DELETED
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    20. (t) nationals or citizens of Nicaragua and nationals or citizens of St Lucia, who hold a confirmed booking to the UK, and who have been granted an Electronic Travel Authorisation, on or before 15:00 GMT on 5 March 2026 where arrival in the UK is no later than 15:00 BST on 16 April 2026.
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  1. VN 2.3. VN 2.2. does not apply where the person is:\n
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    1. (a) visiting the UK to marry or to form a civil partnership, or to give notice of marriage or civil partnership, unless they are a “relevant national” as defined in section 62 of the Immigration Act 2014; or
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    2. (b) seeking to visit the UK for more than 6 months.
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Exception where the applicant holds an Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) Document (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates nationals or citizens only)

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  1. VN 3.1. DELETED
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  2. VN 3.2. DELETED
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  3. VN 3.3. DELETED
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Obtaining an Electronic Visa Waiver Document

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  1. VN 4.1. DELETED
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  2. VN 4.2. DELETED
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  3. VN 4.3. DELETED
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Validity Requirements for an Electronic Visa Waiver Document

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  1. VN 5.1. DELETED
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  2. VN 5.2. DELETED
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  3. VN 5.3. DELETED
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  4. VN 5.4. DELETED
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  5. VN 5.5. DELETED
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  6. VN 5.6. DELETED
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  7. VN 5.7. DELETED
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Use of the Electronic Visa Waiver Document

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  1. VN 6.1. DELETED
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  2. VN 6.2. DELETED
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  3. VN 6.3. DELETED
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  4. VN 6.4. DELETED
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  5. VN 6.5. DELETED
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Exception where the Visitor is a person aged 18 or under on an organised trip from a school in France

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  1. VN 7.0. Nationals or citizens of any country who are aged 18 or under, studying at a school or educational institution in France registered with the French Ministry of Education and seeking to enter the UK as part of a school party of 5 or more pupils organised by that school or institution, do not need entry clearance before they travel to the UK as a Visitor.
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Exception where the Visitor is a person aged 19 or under on an organised trip from a school in Germany

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  1. VN 8.0. Nationals or citizens of any country who are aged 19 or under, studying at a school or educational institution in Germany, the existence of which is confirmed by the relevant German municipal or competent authority, and seeking to enter the UK as part of a school party of 5 or more organised by that school or institution, do not need entry clearance before they travel to the UK as a Visitor.
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