Part1. Visa-Free Countries for UK
Do I need a visa to go to the UK? Does a US citizen need a visa to go to the UK? The following is information on whether a visa is needed for travel to the UK, compiled based on the official announcement by the UK government:
| visa need or not | official document |
|---|---|
| Citizens of the following countries require a visa to travel to the UK: Afghanistan;Albania;Algeria;Angola; Bangladesh;Belarus;Burundi; Cameroon;China (People’s Republic of) ;Colombia;Congo;Congo Dem. Republic;Cyprus (northern part of) ; Dominica; Egypt;El Salvador;Eritrea;Eswatini (Swaziland);Ethiopia; Gambia;Georgia;Ghana;Guinea;Guinea-Bissau; Honduras; India;Iran;Iraq;Ivory Coast; Jamaica;Jordan; Kenya;Kosovo; Lebanon;Lesotho;Liberia;Libya; Malawi;Moldova;Mongolia;Myanmar (Burma); Namibia;Nepal;Nigeria;North Macedonia; Pakistan;Palestinian Territories; Russia;Rwanda; Senegal;Serbia;Sierra Leone;Somalia ;South Africa ;South Sudan;Sri Lanka;Sudan;Syria ; Tanzania;Timor-Leste;Turkey; Uganda; Venezuela (non biometric);Vanuatu;Vietnam; Yemen; Zimbabwe |
UK visa requirements (accessible version) |
| Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to travel to the UK, but do need an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization): Can Apply Now: Antigua and Barbuda;Argentina;Australia; The Bahamas;Bahrain;Barbados;Belize;Botswana;Brazil;Brunei; Canada;Chile;Costa Rica; Grenada;Guatemala;Guyana; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including British national overseas); Israel; Japan; Kiribati;Kuwait; Macao Special Administrative Region;Malaysia;Maldives;Marshall Islands;Mauritius;Mexico; Federated States of Micronesia;NauruNew Zealand;Nicaragua; Oman; Palau;Panama;Papua New Guinea;Paraguay;Peru; Qatar; Samoa;Saudi Arabia;Seychelles;Singapore;Solomon Islands;South Korea;St Kitts and Nevis;St Lucia;St Vincent and the Grenadines; Taiwan (if you have a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan);Tonga;Trinidad and Tobago;Tuvalu; United Arab Emirates;United States;Uruguay; Applications will be open starting from March 5, 2025. Andorra;Austria; Belgium;Bulgaria; Croatia;Cyprus;Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Finland;France; Germany;Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Italy;Latvia;Liechtenstein;Lithuania;Luxembourg; Malta;Monaco; Netherlands;Norway; Poland;Portugal; Romania; San Marino;Slovakia;Slovenia;Spain;Sweden;Switzerland; Vatican City |
Check if you can get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) |
Special Note:
- If you need to stay in the UK for more than six months, you will need to apply for a visa;
- What is an ETA?
Part2. United Kingdom Visa Photo Requirements Size&Tool
- When you are not within the scope of the above - mentioned visa - free policies, you need to apply for a visa to enter UK.
- The UK government’s official announcements do not explicitly state the requirements for visa photos. Based on the actual feedback from our users, when applying for a UK visa in person, the officials will provide a visa photo shooting service, hence there is no need to bring your own UK visa photo.
Part3. Recommended free visa photo service for other tourist countries
If you also need to travel to countries other than the UK, you can create a photo that meets the official requirements in just three steps.
Three steps to create a standard visa photo.
- Step one: Take a selfie.
- Step two: select the visa photo template, and upload your selfie.
- Step three: save your standard visa photo.
The following is a schematic diagram for creating a standard Chinese visa photo using the “xpassportphoto” tool.
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