EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can travel to the UK for holidays or short trips without needing a visa. In other cases, find out if you need to apply for a visa to enter the UK .
How to apply for a visa to come to the UK
Apply for a Standard Visitor visa to visit the UK for up to 6 months. For example: for a holiday or to see family and friends. for a business trip or meeting. to do a short course of study. You ...
PDF Travel documents required from EU citizens when travelling to the UK
certificate of application issued by the UK Home Office to national authorities or travel operators. Using a valid national identity card for citizens protected by the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement to enter the UK is a right for life. After 31 December 2025, the UK may only accept valid national identity cards that also hold a biometric chip.
Travel documents required from EU citizens when travelling to the UK
Travel documents required from EU citizens when travelling to the UK from 1 October 2021
PDF The UK's points base immigration system: Information for EU, EEA and
The UK's points-based immigration system: EU, EEA and Swiss visitors. The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Free movement between the UK and the European Union ended on 31 December 2020 and on the 1 January 2021, the UK implemented a points-based immigration system that prioritises skills and talent over where a person comes from.
PDF Travelling Between the Uk and The Eu in The Event of "No Deal"
The UK has announced that EU citizens can travel to the UK visa-free for short visits of up to three months. As an EU citizen, you would be allowed to travel to the UK using your passport or, for the time being, your national identity card. The use of identity cards will not be possible after 31 December 2020.
UK Electronic Travel Authorisation: What is the new visa-free entry
When will EU travellers need to apply for an ETA to visit the UK? Visitors from Qatar are the first to be able to apply for the UK's new ETA scheme, starting from 15 November 2023.
How has Brexit changed travel for UK visitors to Europe?
How ETIAS and EES will work. Currently, Brits do not have to apply in advance to visit the European Union. But that will change when the new European Travel Information and Authorisation System ...
Everything you need to know about travel to Europe after Brexit
Way back in 2020, the UK left the EU and Brexit took effect. Since then, a hell of a lot has changed about how we travel. There's now plenty of extra stuff to think about when planning a trip ...
Travelling to the EU and Schengen Area from the UK
Citizens of the United Kingdom with a valid UK passport can travel to 29 European member countries of the Schengen Area for a maximum of 90 days without having to apply for or obtain a visa for short-term tourism or a business trip. For now, you only need your British passport, travel ticket or driving documents (if you are driving), enough ...
Brexit: Seven things changing on 1 January
From January, UK nationals will only be able to travel without a visa to Schengen area countries for up to 90 days in any 180-day period (this includes most EU nations and Iceland, Norway ...
Brexit: how the new rules will change your visits to the EU
Last modified on Mon 4 Jan 2021 07.34 EST. Before Brexit, UK citizens could travel, live, go on holiday and work anywhere in the EU without any special permits or visas. As of 1 January 2021 that ...
How will travel to the EU change for Britons after Brexit?
From 31 December, travel to EU countries will be different for UK citizens. We look into how passports, healthcare, driving and duty-free will be affected. T he impact of Brexit on European travel ...
Documents you need for travel in Europe
Check what travel documents you'll need to cross the border into another EU country. And find out what documents you need for your spouse, children or other relatives if they are not EU nationals. More on: Travel documents for EU nationals. Travel documents for non-EU family members. Travel documents for non-EU nationals.
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Entry/Exit System (EES) is the system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay in 29 European countries (starting in the second half of 2024). ETIAS is the Travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers to enter 30 European countries (starting in the first half of 2025).
UK holidaymakers will need an 'e-visa' to visit the EU from 2024
The Schengen Area is a travel zone where you don't need to show your passport to cross borders. The full list is: British travellers will need a visa-waiver to visit most EU countries from 2024, including Spain, France and Portugal. Holidaymakers will need to apply online and pay a fee of €7 (around £6) before travelling.
Inbound visits from the EU to the UK 2022
Despite the annual increase, inbound trips from EU member countries to the UK remained below pre-pandemic levels, totaling nearly 19 million in 2022. That year, the number of visits from the UK to ...
China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a 'shared
Russia's war on Ukraine has pushed the integration of six Western Balkan countries, including Serbia, into the EU at the top of the 27-nation bloc's agenda. The U.S. envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar said Xi's visit to Europe, his first in five years, was intended to drive a wedge among the European states.
Russia's 'brazen' and intensifying sabotage campaign across Europe
Vladimir Putin is trying to undermine Western support for Ukraine, according to U.S. and European officials. "Russia is definitely at war with the West," said an analyst.
UK trade
Since the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, the arrangements for how the UK trades with the EU changed. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) implemented some data collection changes following Brexit, which affected statistics on UK trade in goods with the EU. ... (IPS) are the main source for travel services, historically making up around 8% of total ...
Ukraine evacuates almost 6,000 people from Kharkiv as Russia advances
By Šejla Ahmatović. Ukraine evacuated thousands of residents from the northeastern region of Kharkiv, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned "fierce battles" were being fought there and villages were being turned into a "combat zone.". More than 5,700 civilians have been evacuated from their homes, Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov ...
UK's Labour pledges 'ironclad' commitment to Ukraine during Kyiv visit
KYIV - Britain's opposition Labour Party affirmed its \\"ironclad\\" commitment to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on Monday by the party's foreign and defence chiefs. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Russia must pay for Ukraine's reconstruction
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine as weapons from a new American aid package begin arriving at the front line. The visit comes as the country struggles to hold back a major ...
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EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can travel to the UK for holidays or short trips without needing a visa. In other cases, find out if you need to apply for a visa to enter the UK .
Apply for a Standard Visitor visa to visit the UK for up to 6 months. For example: for a holiday or to see family and friends. for a business trip or meeting. to do a short course of study. You ...
certificate of application issued by the UK Home Office to national authorities or travel operators. Using a valid national identity card for citizens protected by the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement to enter the UK is a right for life. After 31 December 2025, the UK may only accept valid national identity cards that also hold a biometric chip.
Travel documents required from EU citizens when travelling to the UK from 1 October 2021
The UK's points-based immigration system: EU, EEA and Swiss visitors. The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Free movement between the UK and the European Union ended on 31 December 2020 and on the 1 January 2021, the UK implemented a points-based immigration system that prioritises skills and talent over where a person comes from.
The UK has announced that EU citizens can travel to the UK visa-free for short visits of up to three months. As an EU citizen, you would be allowed to travel to the UK using your passport or, for the time being, your national identity card. The use of identity cards will not be possible after 31 December 2020.
When will EU travellers need to apply for an ETA to visit the UK? Visitors from Qatar are the first to be able to apply for the UK's new ETA scheme, starting from 15 November 2023.
How ETIAS and EES will work. Currently, Brits do not have to apply in advance to visit the European Union. But that will change when the new European Travel Information and Authorisation System ...
Way back in 2020, the UK left the EU and Brexit took effect. Since then, a hell of a lot has changed about how we travel. There's now plenty of extra stuff to think about when planning a trip ...
Citizens of the United Kingdom with a valid UK passport can travel to 29 European member countries of the Schengen Area for a maximum of 90 days without having to apply for or obtain a visa for short-term tourism or a business trip. For now, you only need your British passport, travel ticket or driving documents (if you are driving), enough ...
From January, UK nationals will only be able to travel without a visa to Schengen area countries for up to 90 days in any 180-day period (this includes most EU nations and Iceland, Norway ...
Last modified on Mon 4 Jan 2021 07.34 EST. Before Brexit, UK citizens could travel, live, go on holiday and work anywhere in the EU without any special permits or visas. As of 1 January 2021 that ...
From 31 December, travel to EU countries will be different for UK citizens. We look into how passports, healthcare, driving and duty-free will be affected. T he impact of Brexit on European travel ...
Check what travel documents you'll need to cross the border into another EU country. And find out what documents you need for your spouse, children or other relatives if they are not EU nationals. More on: Travel documents for EU nationals. Travel documents for non-EU family members. Travel documents for non-EU nationals.
Entry/Exit System (EES) is the system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay in 29 European countries (starting in the second half of 2024). ETIAS is the Travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers to enter 30 European countries (starting in the first half of 2025).
The Schengen Area is a travel zone where you don't need to show your passport to cross borders. The full list is: British travellers will need a visa-waiver to visit most EU countries from 2024, including Spain, France and Portugal. Holidaymakers will need to apply online and pay a fee of €7 (around £6) before travelling.
Despite the annual increase, inbound trips from EU member countries to the UK remained below pre-pandemic levels, totaling nearly 19 million in 2022. That year, the number of visits from the UK to ...
Russia's war on Ukraine has pushed the integration of six Western Balkan countries, including Serbia, into the EU at the top of the 27-nation bloc's agenda. The U.S. envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar said Xi's visit to Europe, his first in five years, was intended to drive a wedge among the European states.
Vladimir Putin is trying to undermine Western support for Ukraine, according to U.S. and European officials. "Russia is definitely at war with the West," said an analyst.
Since the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, the arrangements for how the UK trades with the EU changed. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) implemented some data collection changes following Brexit, which affected statistics on UK trade in goods with the EU. ... (IPS) are the main source for travel services, historically making up around 8% of total ...
By Šejla Ahmatović. Ukraine evacuated thousands of residents from the northeastern region of Kharkiv, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned "fierce battles" were being fought there and villages were being turned into a "combat zone.". More than 5,700 civilians have been evacuated from their homes, Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov ...
KYIV - Britain's opposition Labour Party affirmed its \\"ironclad\\" commitment to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on Monday by the party's foreign and defence chiefs. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine as weapons from a new American aid package begin arriving at the front line. The visit comes as the country struggles to hold back a major ...