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The visa policy of the United Kingdom is the policy by which His Majesty's Government determines visa requirements for visitors to the United Kingdom, and the Crown dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man and those seeking to work, study or reside there. All visitors must obtain a visa from one of the British diplomatic missions ...
UK Visas and Immigration. UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI) is a division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system. It was formed in 2013 from the section of the UK Border Agency that had administered the visa system.
Visa requirements for British citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the United Kingdom . As of 2024, British citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 192 countries and territories, ranking the British passport 4th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.
A visa exemption agreement was signed with China on 28 November 2017 and it entered into force on 29 May 2018. [8] E-Visa available for Taiwan starting from 20 November 2019. As of 3 November 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo formally signed an agreement abolishing visas.
8960 (as on 30 November 2022) [ 1] Parent. The Blackstone Group. Website. www.vfsglobal.com. VFS Global is a visa and passport administration outsourcing company for governments and diplomatic missions. [ 2] Zubin Karkaria founded the company in 2001 while he was chief executive at Kuoni Travel. [ 3] Formerly based in India, the company is now ...
Visa not required from 1 July to 31 December 2024. eVisa and Visa on arrival also available. 17 [Note 4] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders. [131] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges [Note 5] and in Boten (road and railroad). [132]
IRIS relied on biometric technology to authenticate identity and was part of the e-borders initiative of the UK Government. The main factor behind the decision to decommission IRIS was the cost of staffing the enrolment offices in airport terminals, whereas face recognition only required submitting a Passport-type photograph acquired in a photo ...
Visa waiver for UK 'C' visa holders, except "C" visas issued for the purpose of transiting the UK. First point of entry to the Common Travel Area need not be in the UK, but the UK visa must be stamped by a UK immigration officer within 180 days preceding arrival to Ireland. Must depart Ireland upon any of (1) UK visa expiration, (2 ...