Visa requirements by country
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Legend: easy entry need special visa unspecified or multiple options
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa not required
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
ArgentinaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
ArmeniaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
AustraliaElectronic Travel Authority|Duration: 90 days
NotesIf granted, Electronic Travel Authority allows British Nationals (Overseas) to stay in Australia for 90 days per visit. Issued free of charge and valid for one year. Not eligible to apply for Electronic Travel Authority online: British Nationals (Overseas) must apply through airlines, travel agencies, or Australian embassies or consulates. In response to the imposition of National Security Law on Hong Kong, Australia introduced a pathway for BN(O) citizens to obtain permanent residency. BN(O) citizens in the temporary skilled worker or graduate visa categories are eligible for a visa grant or extension for five years, with the ability to obtain permanent residency thereafter. Details of the eligibility requirements to obtain permanent residency will be published in due course.
AustriaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
AzerbaijaneVisa|Duration: 30 days
BahamasVisa not required|Duration: 8 months
BahraineVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
NotesVisas can be issued on arrival for a stay up to 3 months. eVisa issued for 14 days, extendable once.
BangladeshVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesVisa on arrival available at Dhaka International Airport
BarbadosVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
BelarusVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
NotesMust arrive and leave via Minsk International Airport. Visas are also issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted by inviting organization/person not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival. Visa and police registration required for stays of more than 5 days.
BelgiumVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
BelizeVisa not required
BenineVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days / 8 days
NotesMust have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan
BoliviaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 6-month period.
BotswanaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival|Duration: 1 month
BurundiVisa required
Cambodia
Cameroon
CanadaVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
NotesCanada introduced a new immigration scheme for British National (Overseas) after the enforcement of the national security law in Hong Kong: 3-year open work permits will be available for applicants who graduated within 5 years from either a recognised Canadian or overseas post-secondary institution. The pathway to permanent residency will be expedited under the scheme if the applicant accrues 1 year of Canadian work experience with the open work permit. Alternatively, immediate permanent residency is available for current graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions. eTA required if arriving by air.
Cape VerdeVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
NotesVisa no longer required from 1 January 2019
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
Chile
ChinaAdmission Refused
NotesBN(O) citizens who are also deemed Chinese citizens must enter China with a Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents, and are allowed to stay in Mainland China for the validity of the Travel Permit. They must apply for a separate resident permit if they stay for longer than six months, and intend to take up employment or study. From 31 January 2021, BN(O) citizens who are not deemed Chinese citizens must use other travel documents recognised by China to enter the country.
ColombiaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
NotesExtendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.
ComorosVisa on arrival
Republic of the CongoVisa required
Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa required
Costa RicaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
CubaTourist Card required|Duration: 30 days
Cyprus
Czech RepublicVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
DenmarkVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (DK)
DjiboutieVisa|Duration: 31 days
DominicaVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
Dominican RepublicVisa required
NotesHolders of a visa issued by Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania and any Schengen Area country can obtain a Tourist Card on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days.
Ecuador
EgypteVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
El SalvadorVisa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
Eritrea
EstoniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
EswatiniVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
EthiopiaeVisa|Duration: up to 90 days
NoteseVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
FijiVisa not required|Duration: 4 months
FinlandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
FranceVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France)
Gabon
GambiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
GeorgiaVisa not required|Duration: 1 year
GermanyVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Ghana
GreeceVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
GrenadaVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
NotesBeginning on 1 December 2020, all travellers to Grenada will be required to complete an online application in order to receive a Pure Safe Travel Authorization Certificate to enter Grenada.
GuatemalaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
GuineaVisa required
Guinea-BissaueVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
GuyanaVisa required
NotesBN(O) citizen passport holders require visa to enter Guyana and who may be unable to apply at any of Guyana's missions or consulates, visas will be issued on arrival.
HaitiVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
HondurasVisa required
HungaryVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
IcelandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
IndiaVisa required
NotesNot eligible to apply for Electronic Travel Authority online: British Nationals (Overseas) must apply traditional sticker visa through Indian embassies or consulates.
IndonesiaVisa required
IranVisa required
IraqVisa on arrival|Duration: 60 days
NotesBritish nationals can obtain a visa on arrival at Iraq's airports, land and sea crossings for 60 days, for a fee of US$75. Visa not required for up to 30 days to Iraqi Kurdistan. On 15 March 2021 the Iraqi government lifted pre-arrival visa requirements, allowing British citizens to apply for visa on arrival in any entry point.
IrelandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
IsraelVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
ItalyVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
JamaicaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
JapanVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NotesDue to the COVID-19, all Hong Kong redidents are temporary not allowed to enter Japan with visa-free program and it is including the passport holders of British Nationals (Overseas).
Jordan
Kazakhstan
KenyaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
NotesCan also be entered on an East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Rwanda or Uganda.
KiribatiVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
North KoreaVisa required
South KoreaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
KuwaiteVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
KyrgyzstaneVisa
LaoseVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
LatviaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LebanonVisa required
NotesTourist groups of minimum 8 people can obtain a visa on arrival at Beirut International Airport for a maximum stay of 6 months. They must be sponsored by a registered tour operator in Lebanon.
LesothoVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
Liberia
Libya
LiechtensteinVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LithuaniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LuxembourgVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
MalawieVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
MalaysiaVisa not required|Duration: 1 month
MaldivesFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
MauritiusVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
MexicoVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
MicronesiaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Moldova
MonacoVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NotesMust register with the local police station (either through a tourist organisation or at hotel reception) within 24 hours of arrival.
MoroccoVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
MozambiqueVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
MyanmareVisa|Duration: 28 days
NoteseVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.
Namibia
NauruVisa required
Nepal
NetherlandsVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (European Netherlands)
New ZealandElectronic Travel Authority|Duration: 3 months
NotesMay enter using eGate. Holders of a British non-citizen passport who can provide evidence of the right to reside permanently in the United Kingdom may be granted a Visitor Visa current for six months on arrival, subject to meeting character requirements and providing that the purposes of the visit do not include medical consultation or treatment. Electronic Travel Authority must be obtained prior to departure. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
NicaraguaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NigerVisa required
Nigeria
North MacedoniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NorwayVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
OmaneVisa|Duration: 30 days
PakistanOnline Visa
NotesOnline Visa eligible. Electronic Travel Authorisation to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.
PalauFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
PanamaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
Papua New Guinea
ParaguayVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
PeruVisa not required|Duration: 183 days
PhilippinesVisa not required|Duration: 7 days
PolandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
PortugalVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
QatarVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Romania
RussiaVisa required
Notes72-hours visa free visit when entering by regular ferry via port of St. Petersburg, provided that a passenger spends the night on-board or in accommodation specifically approved by the travel agency.
RwandaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesCan also be entered on an East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Kenya or Uganda.
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
Saint LuciaVisa not required|Duration: 6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required|Duration: 1 month
NotesExtension of stay possible for additional 11 months.
SamoaFree Entry Permit on arrival|Duration: 60 days
San MarinoVisa not required
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa not required|Duration: 15 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
SenegalVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
SerbiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
SeychellesFree Visitor's Permit on arrival|Duration: 3 months
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
SingaporeVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
NotesBritish passport holders who produce evidence of the right to reside permanently in the United Kingdom may travel to Singapore without visa for 90 days.
SlovakiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SloveniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon IslandsFree Visitor's permit on arrival|Duration: 3 months
SomaliaVisa on arrival
NotesAvailable at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports. 30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South AfricaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
South SudanVisa required
SpainVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri LankaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesBritish Nationals (Overseas) are allowed to extend their stay twice when in the country to a maximum stay of 90 days in total.
SudanVisa required
Suriname
SwedenVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SwitzerlandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Syria
TajikistaneVisa|Duration: 45 days
TanzaniaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
ThailandVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
NotesIf not arriving by air, British Nationals (Overseas) are only permitted two visits per year.
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesVisa on arrival is only available at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or at the Dili Sea Port.
TogoVisa on arrival|Duration: 7 days
TongaFree visa on arrival|Duration: 31 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa not required
TunisiaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
TurkeyeVisa|Duration: 3 months
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
UgandaeVisa / Visa on arrival
NotesMay apply online. Can also be entered on an East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Kenya or Rwanda.
UkraineVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180-day period Temporary visa-free until 30 January 2022.
United Arab EmirateseVisa
NotesVisitors normally require a sponsor but visas can also be arranged online through an airline if they are arriving on Air Arabia, Air Astana, Emirates, Etihad (and Air Baltic and Air Serbia), flydubai, Turkish Airlines and Indigo Airlines Issued free of charge.
United KingdomBespoke UK Immigration Status|Duration: 6 Months (Visitors); Unlimited (With a valid BN(O) visa)
NotesBN(O) citizens who are inside or outside of the UK can choose to apply for a British National (Overseas) BN(O) visa, which allows the passport holder to live, work or study in the UK for unlimited periods of up to 5 years in each visa renewal. BN(O) citizens are eligible to choose to apply for settled status after 5 years of qualifying residence in the UK. BN(O) citizens are eligible to choose to register as a British citizen after 12 months with settled status. British citizenship confers right of abode in the UK. Obtaining British citizenship does not cause one to lose BN(O) status.
United StatesVisa required|Duration: BN(O) citizens who do receive a visa are normally issued with 10-years multiple-entry combination B1/B2 visas, and each entry can stay for a maximum of 6 months (the period of stay is subject to the border immigration officer) In response to the imposition of national security law on Hong Kong, certain BN(O) citizens who were present in the USA as of 5 August 2021, and have been continuously resided in the US since then are protected by Deferred Enforced Departure until 5 February 2023, with full working right during this period.
UruguayVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
UzbekistanVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
VanuatuVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Vatican CityVisa not required
VenezuelaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
VietnameVisa|Duration: 30 days
NotesVisa is not required for stay of up to 30 days if arriving at Phu Quoc (PQC). Visa on arrival for passengers holding an approval letter issued by the Vietnamese Immigration department, Consular Department or Ho Chi Minh city Department of Foreign Affairs and the passenger is arriving at either Hanoi(HAN), Ho Chi Minh City (SGN), Nha Trang (CXR) or Da Nang (DAD).
YemenVisa required
ZambiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
NotesBritish Nationals (Overseas) are eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
ZimbabweeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
NotesBritish Nationals (Overseas) are also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.