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No visa needed. Just show up with your passport.
Pick a destination and your travel date. One clear answer for UK passport holders: yes, no, or start panicking now.
Add your travel date and we'll tell you how much to panic. For UK British Citizen passport holders on tourism or short business trips.
The destinations UK travellers ask about most.
No, UK citizens do not need a visa to visit Spain for short tourism or business trips (Up to 90 days in any 180-day period).
Read the answerNo, UK citizens do not need a visa to visit France for short tourism or business trips (Up to 90 days in any 180-day period).
Read the answerNo, UK citizens do not need a visa to visit Italy for short tourism or business trips (Up to 90 days in any 180-day period).
Read the answerNo, UK citizens do not need a visa to visit Greece for short tourism or business trips (Up to 90 days in any 180-day period).
Read the answerNo, UK citizens do not need a visa to visit Portugal for short tourism or business trips (Up to 90 days in any 180-day period).
Read the answerNo, UK citizens do not need a visa to visit Japan for short tourism or business trips (Up to 90 days).
Read the answerNo, UK citizens do not need a visa to visit Thailand for short tourism or business trips (Up to 60 days under visa exemption).
Read the answerYes, UK citizens need an electronic travel authorisation before visiting USA (Up to 90 days per visit with approved ESTA).
Read the answerYes, UK citizens need an electronic travel authorisation before visiting Australia (Up to 3 months per visit).
Read the answerNo, UK citizens do not need a visa to visit Turkey for short tourism or business trips (Up to 90 days in any 180-day period).
Read the answerNo, UK citizens do not need a visa to visit United Arab Emirates for short tourism or business trips (Visa on arrival up to 30 days, extendable).
Read the answerNo, UK citizens do not need a visa to visit Morocco for short tourism or business trips (Up to 90 days).
Read the answerWe turn official entry requirements into plain-English answers, with sources and last-checked dates on every page.
Government, embassy and immigration links on every page.
So you can see how fresh the answer is at a glance.
Working, studying or staying longer? We say so up front.
We don't sell visas, applications, or pretend to be the government.
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How we score the stress level on every destination page — from "calm" to "blood-oath paperwork".
No visa needed. Just show up with your passport.
Quick online form or arrival card. A small fee and a sigh.
A longer online form, photo to spec, and a wait. Manageable.
Full application, in-person appointment, biometrics, documents.
Sponsor letters, itineraries, multiple visits, no guarantee.
Visa and entry requirements depend on where you are going, how long you are staying, why you are travelling, what passport you hold, and whether you are transiting through another country. Visa Panic is built for UK British Citizen passport holders taking short tourism or business trips.