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Passport · data reviewed 2026-10

Visa-Free Countries for British National (Overseas) Passport Holders (2026)

British National (Overseas) passport holders can visit 155 of 247 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 119 visa-free, 14 with an electronic travel authorization and 22 with a visa on arrival. 36 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 50 require a visa before travel. That puts the British National (Overseas) passport at #31 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 119
  • ETA 14
  • On arrival 22
  • E-visa 36
  • Visa 50
  • Special 6
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Visa-free access

155

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#31 of 208

E-visa online

36

Visa required

50

Visa-free for British National (Overseas) passport holders

119 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysAndorra90 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and Barbuda180 daysArgentina90 daysAruba90 daysAustria90 daysBahamas90 daysBarbados90 daysBelgium90 daysBelize30 daysBermuda180 daysBolivia90 daysBonaire90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBulgaria90 daysCayman Islands180 daysChile90 daysColombia90 daysCook Islands31 daysCosta Rica180 daysCroatia90 daysCuraçao90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDominica21 daysEcuador90 daysEstonia90 daysEswatini30 daysFalkland Islands30 daysFaroe Islands90 daysFiji120 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysFrench Guiana90 daysFrench Polynesia90 daysGermany90 daysGibraltar180 daysGreece90 daysGreenland90 daysGrenada180 daysGuadeloupe90 daysHaiti90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIreland90 daysItaly90 daysJamaica180 daysJapan90 daysJeju Island30 daysKosovo90 daysLatvia90 daysLesotho14 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMalta90 daysMartinique90 daysMauritius180 daysMayotte90 daysMexico180 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMontserrat180 daysMorocco90 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Caledonia90 daysNicaragua90 daysNiue30 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysNorway90 daysOman14 daysPalestinePanama90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru90 daysPhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysRéunion90 daysRomania90 daysSaba90 daysSaint Barthélemy90 daysSaint HelenaSaint Lucia90 daysSaint Martin90 daysSaint Pierre and Miquelon90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSerbia90 daysSingapore30 daysSint Eustatius90 daysSint Maarten90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea30 daysSpain90 daysSuriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTransnistria45 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTunisia90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysUnited Kingdom180 daysUruguay90 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 daysWallis and Futuna90 daysZambia90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for British National (Overseas) passport holders

14 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Australia90 daysCambodia30 daysCanada180 daysCape Verde30 daysGuam45 daysIsrael90 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNorthern Mariana Islands45 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis180 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 daysThailand60 days

Visa on arrival for British National (Overseas) passport holders

22 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Burkina Faso30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysJordan90 daysLaos30 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives30 daysMozambique30 daysNamibia90 daysNepal90 daysPalau30 daysRwanda30 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSomaliland30 daysSyriaTaiwan30 daysTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTonga31 daysTuvalu30 days

E-visa for British National (Overseas) passport holders

36 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

AngolaAscension Island90 daysBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysCameroon180 daysChadCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysEthiopia30 daysGabon180 daysGuineaGuyanaIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMyanmar28 daysNigeria90 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysQatar90 daysSao Tome and PrincipeSierra Leone30 daysSomaliaSouth SudanTogo90 daysTurkey90 daysUganda90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistan30 daysVanuatu120 daysVietnam90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Visa required for British National (Overseas) passport holders

50 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AbkhaziaAfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBelarusBruneiCentral African RepublicDominican RepublicEgyptEl SalvadorEritreaGambia90 daysGeorgiaGhanaGuatemalaHondurasIndiaIndonesiaIranKazakhstanKiribatiKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitLebanonMaliMarshall IslandsMongoliaMontenegroNauruNigerNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaPakistanRepublic of the CongoRussiaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSouth OssetiaSudanTajikistanTokelauTurkmenistanUkraineUnited StatesUS Virgin IslandsYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

6 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

British Indian Ocean TerritoryChinaHong KongJan MayenMacauWestern Sahara

British National (Overseas) passport: common questions

How many countries can British National (Overseas) passport holders visit without a visa?

155 destinations: 119 visa-free, 14 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 22 with a visa on arrival. Another 36 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do British National (Overseas) passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. British National (Overseas) passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do British National (Overseas) passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

No. British National (Overseas) passport holders can visit the United Kingdom visa-free for up to 180 days.

Do British National (Overseas) passport holders need a visa for France?

No. British National (Overseas) passport holders can visit France visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do British National (Overseas) passport holders need a visa for Italy?

No. British National (Overseas) passport holders can visit Italy visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do British National (Overseas) passport holders need a visa for Spain?

No. British National (Overseas) passport holders can visit Spain visa-free for up to 90 days.

Which countries need an ETA for British National (Overseas) passport holders?

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Guam, Israel, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Seychelles and 2 more. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for British National (Overseas) passport holders?

50 destinations, including Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus and Brunei. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Turks and Caicos Islands#29 · 158 destinationsCayman Islands#30 · 157 destinationsAnguilla#31 · 155 destinationsMontserrat#31 · 155 destinationsSaint Helena#32 · 154 destinationsUkraine#32 · 154 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.