Global rank
#6
United Kingdom • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free116 · 58%
Visa on arrival32 · 16%
eTA9 · 5%
Visa required42 · 21%
Bloc
—
Language required
B1 English
Years to citizenship
11 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
1 gen
World reach
90%
Renounce required
No
About the United Kingdom passport
The United Kingdom passport ranks #6 of 200 globally, ahead of 97% of the world's ranked passports. Alongside Cyprus and British Overseas Territories, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Like many countries, United Kingdom extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
United Kingdom applies a top marginal income tax rate of 45% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a standard high tax regime.
Where United Kingdom passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaChileColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAzerbaijanBeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadChinaCongoCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaGabonGhanaGuineaHondurasIndiaIranIraqLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNauruNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanRussiaSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTajikistanTogoTurkmenistanUgandaYemen