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• Updated: 25 January 2024

Checklist of things you can do to make air travel quicker and easier.

• Updated: 24 July 2023

UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.

• Overview

  Your identity document (for example your passport or identity card) will…

• Before you leave for the UK

  Check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK. You’re a British citizen…

• At border control

  You’ll need to show your identity document, such as your passport or…

• Baggage checks

  You must co-operate if you’re stopped and asked about your baggage. If you…

• Layovers and transiting through a UK airport

  Passing through a UK airport while on the way to another country is called…

Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply

British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey

• Updated: 21 December 2017

Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs

• Updated: 31 July 2023

• Updated: 31 January 2017

Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.

You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.