Check if you need a UK visa: Information based on your answers

You do not need a UK visa or electronic travel authorisation (ETA) if you are a dual British or Irish citizen

As a dual citizen, you can travel to the UK using either:

a valid UK passport or Irish passport
any other valid passport with a certificate of entitlement - this could be digital or a vignette sticker

In some circumstances, you may also be able to travel with:

an expired UK passport
another passport or national identity card (if you got British citizenship after settling in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme)

You can check if you’re a British citizen or Irish citizen. If you’re not a British citizen, you’ll need a visa or ETA instead.

Apply for a passport or certificate of entitlement

Find out how to apply for a:

UK passport
Irish passport
UK certificate of entitlement - check your right of abode before you apply

If you have a digital certificate of entitlement, you must set up a UKVI account and update your account before you travel, if your passport details have changed.

When you can travel with an expired UK passport

Your carrier (for example your airline) may allow you to travel if you have both:

an expired UK passport, issued in 1989 or later
a valid passport for one of the nationalities that can get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA)

The personal details on both passports must match.

It is the carrier’s decision whether to allow you to travel.

If you previously had a UK passport, you can apply for an emergency travel document.

When you can travel with another passport or national identity card

If you got British citizenship after settling in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme, you can travel to the UK using a valid:

passport of your other nationality
national identity card from the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland

Before you travel, you’ll need to:

view your eVisa to check your pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme
update your UKVI account if your passport or identity card has changed

What you can do in the UK

As a British or Irish citizen, you can live, work or study in the UK without a time limit.