The United Kingdom has reaffirmed that citizens of Nigeria and 114 other countries and territories must obtain a visa before travelling to the UK for visits or stays lasting less than six months.

Full list of countries whose nationals require a UK visaOther travellers who require entry clearance

The requirement is contained in the updated Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor, released by the UK Home Office on July 1, 2026.

According to the updated guidance, nationals of the listed countries must obtain entry clearance before travelling to the UK unless they qualify for specific exemptions provided under the immigration rules.

The Home Office also stated that stateless persons and individuals travelling on documents other than a national passport or, where permitted, a national identity card, must obtain entry clearance before travelling unless the document was issued by the United Kingdom.

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The guidance further noted that limited exemptions apply to nationals of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan, as indicated in the Immigration Rules.

Full list of countries whose nationals require a UK visa

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
People’s Republic of China
Colombia
Comoros
Republic of the Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
North Korea
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Russia
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
St Lucia
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Taiwan*
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Other travellers who require entry clearance

The updated immigration rules also require the following categories of travellers to obtain entry clearance before travelling to the UK:

Stateless persons.
Individuals travelling on documents other than a national passport or, where applicable, a national identity card, except where the travel document was issued by the United Kingdom.

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