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Which countries are open to travel for United Kingdom passport holders?

 

[Note: The data is up to date as of April 2022 for United Kingdom passport holders departing from the United Kingdom.]

Since 2020, the world has been facing many travel restrictions. The pandemic has taken over the world and it doesn’t seem to go away any time soon. The travel industry is among the most affected industries in the world. With all the flight operations resuming and international borders opening for different countries, there are still a lot of changes according to the country. Every country has its restrictions and requirements for immigrating international travelers according to its situation with the COVID-19 cases.

If these requirements are ignored by the passengers, they will have to face the consequences of interruption in travel or even cancellations. In this article, you will find which countries are open, which require a test or quarantine, and more. We have accumulated the list in two different categories: one if you’re fully vaccinated and the other if you’re not vaccinated, as it is one of the major requirements for most countries.

 

For vaccinated citizens of the UK:

 

  • Travel is open for United Kingdom citizens without any other requirement for the following countries-

 

Albania

Cape Verde

Gibraltar

Lebanon

Pakistan

Tanzania

Andorra

Costa Rica

Greenland

Liechtenstein

Panama

Togo

Antigua and Barbuda

Croatia

Grenada

Lithuania

Peru

Turkey

Argentina

Cuba

Guatemala

Luxembourg

Poland

United Arab Emirates

Armenia

Curacao

Guinea

Maldives

Portugal

Uruguay

Aruba

Czech Republic

Honduras

Malta

Romania

Vatican City

Australia

Denmark

Hungary

Mexico

Saint Barthélemy

 

Austria

Dominican Republic

Iceland

Moldova

Saint Martin

 

Azerbaijan

Egypt

Ireland

Monaco

San Marino

 

Bahrain

El Salvador

Italy

Mongolia

Saudi Arabia

 

Bangladesh

Estonia

Jamaica

Montenegro

Senegal

 

Belarus

Ethiopia

Jersey

Namibia

Sint Maarten

 

Belgium

Faroe Islands

Jordan

Nepal

Slovakia

 

Belize

Finland

Kazakhstan

Netherlands

Slovenia

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

France

Kenya

Niger

South Africa

 

Botswana

Gabon

Kosovo

Nigeria

Spain

 

Brazil

Georgia

Kuwait

North Macedonia

Sri Lanka

 

Bulgaria

Germany

Kyrgyzstan

Norway

Sweden

 

Cambodia

Ghana

Latvia

Oman

Switzerland

 

 

 

  • The following countries require a negative RT-PCR test even if you’re vaccinated-

 

Algeria

Chile

Gambia

Libya

Palau

Seychelles

Uzbekistan

Angola

Colombia

Greece

Madagascar

Papua New Guinea

Singapore

Venezuela

Anguilla

Congo

Guam

Malawi

Paraguay

South Korea

Vietnam

Bahamas

Cyprus

Guinea-Bissau

Malaysia

Philippines

South Sudan

Zambia

Barbados

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Guyana

Mali

Puerto Rico

Sudan

Zimbabwe

Benin

Djibouti

Haiti

Mauritania

Qatar

Tajikistan

 

Bermuda

Dominica

India

Mauritius

Russia

Trinidad and Tobago

 

Bolivia

Ecuador

Indonesia

Montserrat

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Tunisia

 

British Virgin Islands

Eritrea

Iran

Morocco

Saint Lucia

Turks and Caicos Islands

 

Burkina Faso

Eswatini

Iraq

Mozambique

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

U.S. Virgin Islands

 

Canada

Fiji

Ivory Coast

New Caledonia

Sao tome and Principe

Uganda

 

Cayman Islands

French Polynesia

Liberia

Nicaragua

Serbia

United States

 

 

 

  • These countries require the travelers to quarantine upon arrival alongside test and vaccination-

 

Bhutan

Equatorial Guinea

Palestinian Territories

Brunei

Israel

Rwanda

Burundi

Laos

Sierra Leone

Central African Republic

Myanmar

Thailand

 

 

  • Entry is restricted in the following countries due to various reasons like political unrest, increased COVID-19 cases, and more-

 

Afghanistan

Hong Kong

Solomon Islands

Ukraine

American Samoa

Japan

Suriname

Vanuatu

Cameroon

Macau

Syria

 

China

New Zealand

Taiwan

 

Cook Islands

Samoa

Tonga

 

 

 

  • Travel restrictions for these countries are unknown. In case of travel, you can contact your arrival airport for assistance-

 

Aland islands

French Southern Territories

Micronesia

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

Wallis and Futuna

British Indian Ocean Territory

Guernsey

Nauru

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Western Sahara

Chad

Isle of Man

Niue

Somalia

 

Comoros

Kiribati

Norfolk Island

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

 

East Timor

Lesotho

Northern Mariana Islands

Tuvalu

 

Falkland Islands

Marshall Islands

Pitcairn Islands

United States Minor Outlying Islands

 

 

 

For non-vaccinated citizens of the UK:

 

  • Travel is open in the following countries without any special requirements-

 

Andorra

Curacao

Gabon

Jamaica

Mexico

Romania

Argentina

Czech Republic

Gibraltar

Jersey

Moldova

Saudi Arabia

Aruba

Denmark

Grenada

Jordan

Mongolia

Slovakia

Bahrain

El Salvador

Hungary

Latvia

Montenegro

Slovenia

Costa Rica

Estonia

Iceland

Lithuania

Norway

Sweden

Cuba

Faroe Islands

Ireland

Maldives

Poland

Vatican City

 

 

  • Non-vaccinated UK citizens need to have a negative RT-PCR test to travel to the following countries-

 

Albania

British Virgin Islands

Egypt

India

Nepal

Sao tome and Principe

Tunisia

Algeria

Bulgaria

Eswatini

Italy

Nicaragua

Senegal

Turkey

Armenia

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

Ivory Coast

North Macedonia

Serbia

Uganda

Austria

Cape Verde

France

Kazakhstan

Panama

Seychelles

United Arab Emirates

Bahamas

Chile

Gambia

Kosovo

Peru

Sint Maarten

Uzbekistan

Bangladesh

Congo

Georgia

Kyrgyzstan

Portugal

South Africa

Venezuela

Belarus

Croatia

Guatemala

Lebanon

Russia

Sri Lanka

Vietnam

Belize

Cyprus

Guinea

Madagascar

Saint Barthélemy

Sudan

Zambia

Benin

Dominica

Guinea-Bissau

Mali

Saint Lucia

Tajikistan

Zimbabwe

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dominican
Republic

Haiti

Mozambique

Saint Martin

Tanzania

 

Botswana

Ecuador

Honduras

Namibia

San Marino

Togo

 

 

 

  • The below-mentioned countries require the travelers to quarantine upon arrival along with a negative RT-PCR test-

 

Angola

Cambodia

Libya

Montserrat

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Antigua and Barbuda

Central African Republic

Malawi

Niger

Sierra Leone

Barbados

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malaysia

Nigeria

South Korea

Bhutan

Eritrea

Malta

Palestinian Territories

South Sudan

Bolivia

Israel

Mauritius

Qatar

Thailand

Burundi

Kuwait

Monaco

Rwanda

 

 

 

  • Entry for non-vaccinated citizens is restricted in the following countries [note: some countries’ restriction is due to political distress]-

 

Afghanistan

Cayman Islands

Greenland

Liechtenstein

Palau

Switzerland

American Samoa

China

Guam

Luxembourg

Papua New Guinea

Syria

Anguilla

Colombia

Guyana

Macau

Paraguay

Taiwan

Australia

Cook Islands

Hong Kong

Mauritania

Philippines

Tonga

Azerbaijan

Djibouti

Indonesia

Morocco

Puerto Rico

Trinidad and Tobago

Belgium

Equatorial Guinea

Iran

Myanmar

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Turks and Caicos Islands

Bermuda

Fiji

Iraq

Netherlands

Samoa

U.S. Virgin Islands

Brazil

Finland

Japan

New Caledonia

Singapore

Ukraine

Brunei

French Polynesia

Kenya

New Zealand

Solomon Islands

United States

Cameroon

Germany

Laos

Oman

Spain

Uruguay

Canada

Ghana

Liberia

Pakistan

Suriname

Vanuatu

 

 

  • Entry restrictions in these countries are unknown. If you’re traveling to any of the following locations, you can call your arrival airport for any assistance-

 

Aland islands

French Southern Territories

Micronesia

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

Wallis and Futuna

British Indian Ocean Territory

Guernsey

Nauru

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Western Sahara

Chad

Isle of Man

Niue

Somalia

 

Comoros

Kiribati

Norfolk Island

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

 

East Timor

Lesotho

Northern Mariana Islands

Tuvalu

 

Falkland Islands

Marshall Islands

Pitcairn Islands

United States Minor Outlying Islands

 

 

The bottom line is to follow the entry requirements of the country you’re traveling to, to have a smooth travel experience. No exceptions are made in any case in regards to the restrictions. Make sure to be prepared with the required documents 24 hours before the flight departure.