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Countries you can visit with a UK visa

23 destinations accept a UK visa in place of their own visa, for at least some passports. Who qualifies depends on your passport, and some countries add conditions, such as the visa being multiple-entry. Each is listed below with its official source.

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Albania

Visa-free 90 days · For 106 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • The visa must be multiple-entry.
  • The visa must have been used at least once.
  • A visa must be MULTIPLE-ENTRY and already used in the country that issued it (Schengen, US or UK).
  • Residence permits from a Schengen state, an EU state, the US or the UK qualify without those tests.
  • You must leave Albania no later than 3 days after the visa or residence permit expires.
  • 90 days within any 180-day period.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-24
Legal basis: Law No. 79/2021 “On foreigners” and Council of Ministers Decision No. 858 of 29 December 2021

Aruba

Visa-free 90 days · For 191 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • The visa must be multiple-entry.
  • Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
  • Visas must be MULTIPLE-ENTRY: a Schengen, UK or Irish multiple-entry visa qualifies; so does a residence permit for a Schengen country, the UK, Ireland, the US or Canada.
  • A plain US or Canadian VISA does not qualify for your nationality — only US or Canadian residence does.
  • EU residence counts only if it is for a Schengen country — a Cyprus residence permit is not listed.
  • You must also show a return ticket, proof of accommodation, enough money (about US$100–200 a day) and medical insurance covering at least US$15,000.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25

Visa-free 90 days · For these passports: Bolivia, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Venezuela.

  • The visa must be multiple-entry.
  • Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
  • Nationals of Bolivia, China, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, India, Jamaica and Venezuela may also enter on a MULTIPLE-ENTRY US or Canadian visa (an ESTA does not count).
  • Visas must be MULTIPLE-ENTRY: a Schengen, UK or Irish multiple-entry visa qualifies; so does a residence permit for a Schengen country, the UK, Ireland, the US or Canada.
  • EU residence counts only if it is for a Schengen country — a Cyprus residence permit is not listed.
  • You must also show a return ticket, proof of accommodation, enough money (about US$100–200 a day) and medical insurance covering at least US$15,000.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25

Bermuda

Visa-free For 199 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • The visa must be multiple-entry.
  • The visa needs at least 45 days of validity left.
  • Requires a MULTIPLE re-entry visa for Canada, the UK or the US. A single-entry visa is refused.
  • The visa AND your passport must stay valid for 45 days after your visit ends — Visafar can only check the travel date, so add the length of your stay.
  • Applies to the nationalities on Bermuda's visa-controlled list, which follows the UK's visa-national list.
  • Length of stay is set by the immigration officer on arrival.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25
Legal basis: Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act 1956, s. 26 — Bermuda Immigration and Protection (Prohibition of Entry) Order (updated 2023, re-gazetted 6 March 2024)

Curaçao

Visa-free 90 days · For 192 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • The visa must be multiple-entry.
  • Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
  • Visas must be MULTIPLE-ENTRY: a Schengen, UK or Irish multiple-entry visa qualifies; so does a residence permit for a Schengen country, the UK, Ireland, the US or Canada.
  • A plain US or Canadian VISA does not qualify for your nationality — only US or Canadian residence does.
  • EU residence counts only if it is for a Schengen country — a Cyprus residence permit is not listed.
  • You must also show a return ticket, proof of accommodation, enough money (about US$100–200 a day) and medical insurance covering at least US$15,000.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25

Visa-free 90 days · For these passports: Bolivia, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, India, Venezuela.

  • The visa must be multiple-entry.
  • Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
  • Nationals of Bolivia, China, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, India and Venezuela may also enter on a MULTIPLE-ENTRY US or Canadian visa (an ESTA does not count).
  • Visas must be MULTIPLE-ENTRY: a Schengen, UK or Irish multiple-entry visa qualifies; so does a residence permit for a Schengen country, the UK, Ireland, the US or Canada.
  • EU residence counts only if it is for a Schengen country — a Cyprus residence permit is not listed.
  • You must also show a return ticket, proof of accommodation, enough money (about US$100–200 a day) and medical insurance covering at least US$15,000.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25

Dominican Republic

Visa-free 30 days · For 90 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • A valid visa or residence card from a Schengen state, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the UK or the US.
  • Tourist travel only — other purposes need separate checking.
  • Up to 30 days. No minimum remaining validity is specified.
  • An e-Ticket form must be filed online before arrival.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25
Legal basis: Decree No. 691-07 of 18 December 2007

Georgia

Visa-free 90 days · For 96 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • 90 days within any 180-day period.
  • The supporting visa or residence permit must be valid and, if a visa, issued by one of the listed states.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-19
Legal basis: Government of Georgia Ordinance No 256 of 5 June 2015, as amended (incl. Ordinance No 122 of 17 April 2025)

Visa-free 90 days · For these passports: Bangladesh, Nigeria, Pakistan.

  • 90 days within any 180-day period.
  • Ordinance No 122 (17 April 2025): for this nationality, a Gulf-issued visa or residence permit must be MULTIPLE-ENTRY and valid at least one year on the date of entry.
  • Visas and permits from the US, UK, EU/Schengen, Canada, Australia, Japan and Korea are not affected by that restriction.

Source-backed Official source · checked 2026-09-19
Legal basis: Government of Georgia Ordinance No 256 of 5 June 2015, as amended (incl. Ordinance No 122 of 17 April 2025)

Ireland

Visa-free 90 days · For 21 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme. A UK short-stay (‘C’) visit visa; transit visas and marriage/civil-partnership visitor visas do not qualify, and a UK ETA cannot be used.
  • You must first land in the UK and be admitted on that visa; Ireland cannot be your first entry. Each new period of UK leave needs a new entry to the UK first.
  • Stay in Ireland: up to 90 days or the time left on your UK permission, whichever is shorter.
  • Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Peru: only a UK visa issued before 1 February 2024 qualifies (the UK now issues ETAs to these nationals instead).
  • Time-limited: the programme runs until 31 October 2026 unless extended by a new order.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-24
Legal basis: Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 473 of 2014), art. 3(d) and Schedule 3, as amended (incl. S.I. No. 538 of 2021)

Jamaica

Visa-free 30 days · For these passports: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Honduras, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia.

  • For nationals of Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia: no visa is needed for a tourist stay of up to 30 days if you hold a valid US, Canadian, UK or Schengen visa.
  • Except for Honduran nationals, you also need proof of vaccination against measles, rubella and polio.
  • Without such a visa, these nationalities get a visa at the port of entry (Honduras needs one before travelling).
  • Source: the visa table of Jamaica's Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, last updated 19 July 2023. Confirm it is still current before you travel.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-27

Mexico

Visa-free 180 days · For 135 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • Supporting visa or residence card must be valid on both entry and exit.
  • Admission is as a visitor without permission to carry out paid activities.
  • For residence, the legal text lists PERMANENT residence in Canada, the US, Japan, the UK or a Schengen state. A temporary EU/EEA residence permit or UK pre-settled status is not listed — confirm with a Mexican consulate before relying on one.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-19
Legal basis: Lineamientos para trámites y procedimientos migratorios, art. 26, requisito 3(a)–(b), as amended by Acuerdo of 11 May 2016 (DOF)

Moldova

Visa-free 90 days · For 29 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • For citizens of the 29 countries marked on Moldova's visa list (including China, India, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, South Africa and the Dominican Republic): a valid visa (not a transit visa) or residence permit from an EU or Schengen state, the UK, the US or Canada.
  • You may travel only while that visa or permit is valid.
  • Other visa-required nationalities — including Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam — still need a Moldovan visa; the same documents only exempt them from the invitation letter.
  • Graded 'confirm first': the Ministry of Foreign Affairs page states this, but a 2025 amendment to the foreigners law could not be read at source (the legal database blocks automated access).

Confirm with the embassy first Official source · checked 2026-09-24

Montenegro

Visa-free 30 days · For 97 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • Qualifying issuers: Schengen states, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, the UK and the US — a valid visa or a residence permit.
  • No multiple-entry or prior-use test.
  • Up to 30 days, but never beyond the date the visa or residence permit expires.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-24
Legal basis: Decree on Visa Regime (Uredba o viznom režimu), Official Gazette of Montenegro 33/19 as amended to 13/25, Article 7

North Macedonia

Visa-free 15 days · For 118 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • The visa must be multiple-entry.
  • A MULTIPLE-ENTRY UK, US or Canadian visa in the passport, valid at least 5 days longer than your stay.
  • Up to 15 days.
  • Temporary: the Decision runs from 1 January to 31 December 2026. Visafar stops showing this route after that date unless it is renewed.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-24
Legal basis: Government Decision on the temporary abolition of short-term stay visas (visa C) for holders of valid multiple-entry UK, US or Canadian visas (1 January – 31 December 2026)

Panama

Visa-free 30 days · For 82 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • The visa must be multiple-entry.
  • The visa must have been used at least once.
  • The visa needs at least 180 days of validity left.
  • Qualifying issuers: Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the UK, the US or any EU member state — a valid visa or residence permit.
  • A VISA must be multiple-entry, already used in the issuing country, and valid at least 6 months on entry to Panama. A residence permit need only be valid.
  • Passport valid at least 3 months; proof of US$500 funds and a return ticket are required.
  • Maximum stay 30 days.

Source-backed Official source · checked 2026-09-24
Legal basis: Executive Decree No. 521 (in force 8 August 2018)

Peru

Visa-free 180 days · For these passports: China, India.

  • The visa needs at least 180 days of validity left.
  • For Chinese and Indian nationals only.
  • A visa from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or a Schengen state with at least 6 months' validity, OR PERMANENT residence in one of those countries.
  • Temporary EU/EEA residence permits and UK pre-settled status are not permanent residence — confirm before relying on them.
  • Up to 180 days (India: 180 days within a year).

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25
Legal basis: Decreto Supremo N° 006-2017-RE (India) and N° 069-2016-RE (China), art. 1

Philippines

Visa-free 30 days · For holders of this passport: India.

  • AJACSSUK route: a valid American, Japanese, Australian, Canadian, Schengen, Singapore or UK visa or residence permit.
  • 30 days, non-extendible. Indian nationals already get 14 days visa-free with no supporting visa at all — the gain here is the longer stay.
  • Passport valid at least 6 months; return or onward ticket required.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-19
Legal basis: Executive Order No. 408 (as amended) and the visa policy for Indian nationals effective 8 June 2025

Serbia

Visa-free 90 days · For 123 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • The visa must be multiple-entry.
  • The visa must be MULTIPLE-ENTRY, issued by a Schengen state, Cyprus, Ireland, the UK or the US.
  • It must remain valid for the entire length of the stay.
  • Residence permits from a Schengen state, Cyprus, Ireland or the US also qualify, with no multiple-entry test.
  • 90 days within any 180-day period.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-24
Legal basis: Government of Serbia Decision on visa-free entry for holders of valid Schengen, UK, EU or US visas or residence permits (30 October 2014)

Turks and Caicos

Visa-free For 199 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • A valid visa for the US, UK or Canada, or lawful residence in one of those three countries. Single-entry visas count — no multiple-entry requirement is stated.
  • Passport valid at least 6 months.
  • Length of stay is set by the Border Force officer on arrival; extensions are applied for at the Immigration office before your permission runs out.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25

Bahrain

Visa on arrival 14 days · For 64 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • Checked for nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, the Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe holding a valid visit visa for the UK, USA or Schengen area, or a US Green Card. A valid UAE or Saudi visit visa also qualifies (Hajj and Umrah visas do not). Not open to nationals of Iran or Kosovo (Bahrain requires a local guarantor for them) or Belarus (no visa on arrival is offered).
  • Visa issued at the arrival counter: 2 weeks, single entry, BD 5. A 3-month multiple-entry visa (up to 1 month per visit, BD 12) is also offered.
  • Passport valid for your whole stay (or the length of the visa, whichever is longer), plus a confirmed return ticket.
  • The passport officer may ask for proof of funds and accommodation. No paid or unpaid work.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25

Egypt

Visa on arrival 30 days · For 74 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • The visa must have been used at least once.
  • Confirm with Egypt's authorities first: Egypt's official e-Visa portal does not describe this route, and no official text for it could be read.
  • Requires a valid AND ALREADY USED visa from a Schengen state, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the UK or the US, or a GCC residence permit.
  • A GCC residence permit must be valid at least 6 months from arrival.
  • Does NOT apply to maids, servants or workers.
  • Not available to nationals who need Egypt's prior approval: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Mali, Niger, Palestine, Sudan and Syria, or to travel-document holders (list confirmed on the Egyptian Embassy in Washington's official visa page).
  • Confirmed return ticket and sufficient funds required. 30 days.

Confirm with the embassy first Official source · checked 2026-09-19

Taiwan

eTA 30 days · For these passports: Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam.

  • Travel Authorization Certificate, applied for online, free of charge.
  • The certificate is valid 90 days and allows multiple entries, 30 days per entry.
  • The supporting visa or resident card may be currently valid, or expired less than 10 years before arrival.
  • A supporting visa stamped VOID, CANCELLED or CANCELLED WITHOUT PREJUDICE does not qualify.
  • Previous blue-collar workers in Taiwan are not eligible.
  • A past ROC entry or resident visa from the last 10 years also qualifies.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25

Morocco

e-Visa 90 days · For 100 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • A CONDITIONAL e-Visa — apply online before travel; not visa-free entry.
  • For the 101 nationalities that Morocco's e-Visa portal accepts on this basis (including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Ukraine), holding a valid visa from the US, UK, a Schengen state, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Ireland or Norway.
  • The portal asks only about visas. Residence permits from those countries are widely reported to qualify too — confirm on the portal before relying on one.
  • Some nationalities get Morocco's e-Visa without any other visa (India, Thailand, Vietnam, Jordan and others); others still need a consular visa even with a US visa (e.g. Iran, Syria) or prior authorisation (e.g. Ghana, Ecuador).

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-25

Saudi Arabia

e-Visa 90 days · For 17 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • The visa must have been used at least once.
  • Tourist e-Visa, 1-year multiple entry, 90 days total stay.
  • The supporting US/UK/Schengen visa must be a tourist or business visa, and must already have been used at least once to enter the issuing country — an entry stamp is required.
  • Permanent residents of the US, UK or EU qualify without the used-once test.
  • Passport must be valid at least 6 months from intended entry.
  • Mandatory health insurance is bundled into the e-Visa fee.
  • Not available to Israeli passport holders: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister stated in January 2020 that holders of Israeli passports cannot visit the kingdom.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-19

Türkiye

e-Visa 30 days · For 83 passports in Visafar's data that would otherwise need a visa.

  • The visa needs at least 30 days of validity left.
  • e-Visa is single entry and allows up to 30 days within any 180-day period.
  • Requires a valid Schengen, US, UK or Ireland visa OR residence permit, valid for the whole stay.
  • Passport must be valid at least 6 months from entry.
  • Return ticket, accommodation booking and proof of funds are required.

Verified at an official source Official source · checked 2026-09-19

Questions

Which countries can I visit with a UK visa?

Albania, Aruba, Bermuda, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Serbia, Turks and Caicos, Bahrain, Egypt, Taiwan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye. Whether each one applies depends on your passport; the list above says who qualifies for each.

Does the UK visa need to be multiple-entry, used or valid for a while?

For some destinations, yes: Albania, Aruba, Bermuda, Curaçao, North Macedonia, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye set extra terms on the visa itself. They are listed under each country above.

Is this list official?

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