Visa requirements for British Overseas Territories citizens

A British Overseas Territories citizen holds British nationality by virtue of a connection with a British Overseas Territory. British Overseas Territories citizens (BOTCs) enjoy visa-free entry to a number of countries and territories. However, in some cases, foreign authorities only grant them a visa-free entry if they present a passport with an endorsement stating their right of abode in the United Kingdom. Visa requirements for other classes of British nationals such as British citizens, British Nationals (Overseas), British Overseas citizens, British Protected Persons or British Subjects are different.

Passports

British passports issued to British Overseas Territories Citizens include:

• Anguillian passport
• Bermudian passport
• British Virgin Islands passport
• Caymanian passport
• Gibraltar passport
• Montserratian passport
• Pitcairn Islands passport
• Saint Helena passport
• Turks and Caicos Islands passport

Visa requirements map

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Visa requirements for British Overseas Territories Citizens

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required
Albania	Visa not required	90 days
Algeria	Visa required
Andorra	Visa not required
Angola	Visa required
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required	6 months
Argentina	Visa not required	90 days
Armenia	Visa required
Australia	Visa required		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Azerbaijan	Visa required
Bahamas	Visa not required	8 months
Bahrain	eVisa
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required	6 months
Belarus	Visa required
Belgium	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Belize	Visa not required	90 days
Benin	eVisa	30 days
Bhutan	Visa required
Bolivia	Visa not required	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required	90 days
Botswana	Visa not required	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required	90 days
Brunei	Visa required
Bulgaria	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	1 month
Burundi	Visa required
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	30 days
Cameroon	Visa required
Canada	Visa not required	6 months	eTA required if arriving by air.
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival
Central African Republic	Visa required
Chad	Visa required
Chile	Visa not required	90 days
China	Visa required
Colombia	Visa not required	180 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival
Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Costa Rica	Visa not required	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required
Croatia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Cuba	Visa required
Cyprus	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Denmark	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Djibouti	Visa on arrival
Dominica	Visa not required	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa not required
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days
Egypt	Visa required
El Salvador	Visa not required	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required
Eritrea	Visa required
Estonia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Eswatini	Visa not required	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa	up to 90 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Fiji	Visa not required	4 months
Finland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
France	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Gabon	eVisa		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required		Not applicable to holders of Anguillian passport, Montserratian passport, Pitcairn Islands passport and Saint Helena passport.
Germany	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Ghana	Visa required
Greece	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa not required	6 months	Beginning on 1 December 2020, all travellers to Grenada will be required to complete an online application in order to receive a Pure Safe Travel Authorization Certificate to enter Grenada.
Guatemala	Visa not required	90 days
Guinea	Visa required
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	90 days
Guyana	Visa required		Holders of Cayman Islands passport, Montserratian passport and Turks and Caicos passport are exempt.
Haiti	Visa not required	3 months
Honduras	Visa not required	90 days
Hungary	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Iceland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
India	Visa required		e-Tourist Visa for holders of Anguillian passport, Caymanian passport, Montserratian passport and Turks and Caicos Islands passport.
Indonesia	Visa required
Iran	Visa required		Tourists for Kish Island do not require a visa for a total of 14 days.
Iraq	Visa required
Ireland	Visa not required	90 days
Israel	Visa not required	3 months
Italy	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Jamaica	Visa not required		Not applicable to holders of British Virgin Islands passport and Caymanian passport.
Japan	Visa required
Jordan	Visa on arrival
Kazakhstan	Visa not required
Kenya	Visa on arrival	3 months	Can also be entered on a visa issued by Rwanda or Uganda.
Kiribati	Visa required		Visa not required for holders of Bermudian passport, Caymanian passport, Montserratian passport, Turks and Caicos Islands passport.
North Korea	Visa required
South Korea	K-ETA	30 days
Kuwait	Visa on arrival	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa
Laos	Visa on arrival	30 days	{{#section-h::Template:Transcluded sections for the visa articles|Laos. Visa on arrival}}
Latvia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lebanon	Visa required
Lesotho	Visa not required
Liberia	Visa required
Libya	Visa required
Liechtenstein	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lithuania	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	90 days
Malawi	Visa on arrival
Malaysia	Visa not required	3 months
Maldives	Visa on arrival	30 days
Mali	Visa required
Malta	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands	Visa required
Mauritania	Visa on arrival		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required	90 days
Mexico	Visa required		Holders of Bermudan and BVI passports are exempt.
Micronesia	Visa not required	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco	Visa not required
Mongolia	Visa required
Montenegro	Visa required		Visa not required for holders of Bermudian passport.
Morocco	Visa required
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa	28 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon International Airport.
Namibia	Visa not required	3 months
Nauru	Visa required
Nepal	Visa on arrival	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
New Zealand	Visa required		May enter using eGate. Holders of a British non-citizen passport who can provide evidence of the right to reside permanently in the United Kingdom may be granted a Visitor Visa current for six months on arrival, subject to meeting character requirements and providing that the purposes of the visit do not include medical consultation or treatment. Electronic Travel Authority must be obtained prior to departure. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
Nicaragua	Visa not required	90 days
Niger	Visa required
Nigeria	Visa required
North Macedonia	Visa required		Visa not required for holders of Gibraltar passport.
Norway	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Oman	Visa on arrival
Pakistan	Visa required
Palau	Visa on arrival	30 days
Panama	Visa not required	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Visa required
Paraguay	Visa not required	90 days
Peru	Visa not required	183 days
Philippines	Visa not required	30 days
Poland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Portugal	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Qatar	Free visa on arrival	30 days	Available at Hamad International Airport. eVisa is also available.
Romania	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Russia	Visa required
Rwanda	Visa not required
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required	6 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	6 months
Samoa	Entry Permit on arrival	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa required
Saudi Arabia	Visa required
Senegal	Visa not required	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required
Seychelles	Visitor's Permit on arrival	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required
Singapore	Visa not required	30 days	90 days for holders of a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode.
Slovakia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Slovenia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands	Visa on arrival
Somalia	Visa on arrival		{{#section-h::Template:Transcluded sections for the visa articles|Somalia. VOA/3}}
South Africa	Visa not required	90 days
South Sudan	Electronic Visa		Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization	30 days
Sudan	Visa required
Suriname	Visa not required	90 days	An entrance fee of 25 USD or 25 Euros must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry eVisa is also available.
Sweden	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Switzerland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Syria	Visa required
Tajikistan	Visa required
Tanzania	Visa on arrival		Visa not required for holders of Anguillian passport, British Virgin Islands passport, Bermudian passport, Caymanian passport and Turks and Caicos Islands passport.
Thailand	Visa required
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival	7 days
Tonga	Visa on arrival	31 days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required
Tunisia	Visa not required	3 months
Turkey	eVisa	90 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival		May apply online. Can also be entered on a visa issued by Kenya or Rwanda.
Ukraine	Visa required
United Arab Emirates	Visa required		Visa on arrival for holders of a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode.
United Kingdom	Visa not required		Visa not required for a visit of up to six months, or if the BOTC passport holder also has a British Citizen passport and/or a certificate of the right of abode. Otherwise, a visa is required for work, study, joining family or any other stay of more than six months.
United States	Visa required		Visa not required for holders of Bermudian passport and for holders of Caymanian passport and Turks and Caicos Islands passport arriving directly from the Cayman Islands or Turks and Caicos Islands and holding a current certificate from the Clerk of the Court, indicating no criminal record. British Virgin Islands passport holders can travel to United States Virgin Islands and then continue travel to other parts of the United States if they present a Certificate of Good Conduct issued by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Department indicating no criminal record.
Uruguay	Visa not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	eVisa	30 days	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Vanuatu	Visa not required	30 days
Vatican City	Visa not required
Venezuela	Visa not required	90 days
Vietnam	eVisa		A single entry eVisa valid for 30 days is available.
Yemen	Visa required
Zambia	Visa not required	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa		Visa not required for holders of Anguillian passport, Caymanian passport, Montserratian passport, Turks and Caicos Islands passport.

British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes
British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
Ascension Island	eVisa	3 months	3 months within any year period
Anguilla	Visa not required	3 months	British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.
Bermuda	Visa not required	6 months	British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.
British Antarctic Territory	Special permit required
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required	1 month	Extension of stay possible. British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.
Cayman Islands	Visa not required	30 Days	The passenger must arrive directly from the United Kingdom. British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.
Falkland Islands	Visitor's permit on arrival	4 weeks	The initial visitor's permit is valid for 4 weeks. Visitors who have a connection with the Falkland Islands have right of abode.
Guernsey	Visa not required
Isle of Man	Visa not required		Work or employment permit is required for persons without "Isle of Man worker" status.
Jersey	Visa not required		Work or employment permit is required.
Gibraltar	Visa not required
Montserrat	Visa not required	6 months	British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days	Landing fee applies.
Saint Helena	Entry permit on arrival	183 days	The entry permit costs £25 and is issued on arrival.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa not required	90 days	British Overseas Territories citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands, unless connection with Tristan da Cunha, in which case right of abode.

Territories and disputed areas

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Europe
Abkhazia	Visa required
File:Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church.svg Mount Athos	Special permit required	Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park	Visa not required	3 days; must first obtain an electronic pass
Crimea	Visa required	Visa policy of Russia applies de facto.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Access Permit required	Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands	Visa not required
Jan Mayen	Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
Jersey	Visa not required
Kosovo	Visa not required	90 days
Novorossiya	Restricted area	Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.
Russia	Special authorization required	Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.
South Ossetia	Visa not required	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
Transnistria	Visa not required	Registration required after 24h.
Africa
Eritrea outside Asmara	Travel permit required	To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
Mayotte	Visa not required	90 days
Réunion	Visa not required	90 days
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Visa not required up to 3 months.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.
Sudan	Travel permit required	All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur	Travel permit required	Separate travel permit is required.
Asia
Hong Kong	Visa not required	3 months
India PAP/RAP	PAP/RAP required	Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
Iraqi Kurdistan	Visa on arrival	15 days
Kazakhstan	Special permission required	Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
Kish Island	Visa not required	Tourists for Kish Island do not require a visa.
Macao	Visa not required	6 months
Sabah and Sarawak	Visa not required	These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
Maldives	Permission required	With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.
North Korea outside Pyongyang	Special permit required	People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
Palestine	Visa not required	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
Taiwan	Visa required
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	OIVR permit required	OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
Turkmenistan	Special permit required	A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar	Restricted zone
Phú Quốc	Visa not required	Can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
Yemen	Special permission required	Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Aruba	Visa not required	30 days, extendable to 180 days
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba	Visa not required	90 days
San Andrés and Leticia	Tourist Card on arrival	Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
Curacao	Visa not required	3 months
French Guiana	Visa not required	90 days
French West Indies	Visa not required	90 days. French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Greenland	Visa not required
Margarita Island	Visa not required	All visitors are fingerprinted.
Puerto Rico	Visa required
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required
Sint Maarten	Visa not required	3 months
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required
Oceania
American Samoa	Visa required
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required	Special authorisation required.
Clipperton Island	Special permit required	Special permit required.
Cook Islands	Visa not required	31 days
Lau Province	Special permission required	Special permission required.
French Polynesia	Visa not required	90 days
Guam	Visa not required	Visa not required under the Guam - CNMI Visa Waiver Program, for 45 days. Must also present a Hong Kong identity card.
New Caledonia	Visa not required	90 days
Niue	Visa on arrival	30 days
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa not required	Visa not required under the Guam - CNMI Visa Waiver Program, for 45 days. Must also present a Hong Kong identity card.
United States Minor Outlying Islands	Special permit required	Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required	90 days
South America
File:Bandera Província Galápagos.svg Galápagos	Pre-registration required	Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Antarctica	Special permits required	Special permits required for French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Bouvet Island, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.

Entry to the United Kingdom

BOTCs only have visa-free entry to the UK if they have a certificate of right of abode or if they have obtained and are travelling on a full British Citizen passport. Otherwise a visa is not required for a visit of up to six months, for example as a General Visitor or as a Short-Term Student, but a visa is required for other study, for work, for joining family or for any other stay of more than six months.

Right to consular protection

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Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom

When in a country where there is no British embassy, British Overseas Territories citizens may get help from the embassy of any other Commonwealth country present in that country. There are also informal arrangements with some other countries, including Australia, to help British nationals in some countries. See also List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom

Non-visa restrictions

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Fingerprinting

Several countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United States demand all adult passengers (age varies by country) to be fingerprinted on arrival.

Foreign travel statistics

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See also

• Visa policy of the British Overseas Territories
• Visa requirements for British citizens
• Visa requirements for British Overseas Citizens
• Visa requirements for British Nationals (Overseas)
• British Overseas Territories Citizens in the United Kingdom

References and Notes

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