VISA NATIONALS Nationals of the countries listed below require a visa or entry clearance for every trip to the UK. Certificates of Sponsorship are awarded to those nationals deemed suitable and eligible by their sponsor, in accordance with the requirements of the UK points-based tier immigration system. A sponsorship certificate does not in itself guarantee UK entry clearance: it is merely a pre-requisite for a potential ‘migrant’ who intends to travel to the UK. Once in possession of a sponsorship certificate, a holder can apply for a UK visa. Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Burkina Faso Burma (Myanmar) Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad China, People's Republic of (1) Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cuba Djibouti Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kuwait (2) Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman (3, 8) Pakistan Peru Philippines Qatar (4, 8) Russia Rwanda Sao Tome & Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan (South) Sri Lanka Sudan Surinam Swaziland Syria Taiwan (5) Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tunisia Turkey (6) Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates (7, 8) Uzbekistan Venezuala (9) Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Yugoslavia, territories formerly comprising the socialist Federal Republic of, This list also includes persons who hold passports or travel documents issued by the former Soviet Union or by the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; stateless persons; persons who hold non-national documents. Notes: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Except those nationals or citizens of the People’s Republic of China holding passports issued by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and by Macao Special Administrative Region. Except those nationals of Kuwait who hold diplomatic and special passports issued by Kuwait when travelling to the UK for the purpose of a general visit in accordance with para.41 Except those nationals or citizens of Oman who hold diplomatic and special passports issued by Oman when travelling to the UK for the purpose of a general visit in accordance with para.41 Except those nationals or citizens of Qatar who hold diplomatic and special passports issued by Qatar when travelling to the UK for the purpose of a general visit in accordance with para.41. Except those nationals or citizens of Taiwan who hold a passport by Taiwan that includes the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan in it. Except those nationals or citizens of Turkey who hold diplomatic and special passports issued by Turkey when travelling to the UK for the purpose of a general visit in accordance with para.41. Revised: Jan-14 (7) Except those nationals or citizens of United Arab Emirates who hold diplomatic and special passports issued by United Arab Emirates when travelling to the UK for the purpose of a general visit in accordance with para.41. Except those nationals or citizens of Oman, Qatar, or the United Arab Emirates who hold and use an Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) Document in accordance with paras 3-9. If no EVW held, passport holder is a visa national and requires entry clearance. Except those nationals or citizens of Venezuela who hold a passport issued by the Republic of Venezuela that contains biometric information held in an electronic chip. (8) (9) Visa nationals: Current information at http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/do-you-need-a-visa/ EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA) AND SWISS NATIONALS The following countries are members of the EEA and do not require Certificates of Sponsorship: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia # Cyprus Czech Republic, The Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Switzerland: Greece Hungary Iceland * Ireland, The Republic of Italy Latvia Liechtenstein * Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands, The Norway * Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom Swiss nationals and their family members have the same rights as EEA nationals and their family members. Notes: * Although Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are not members of the EU, their citizens have the same rights as EU citizens to enter, live and work in the UK. From 1 January 2014 Romanian and Bulgarian nationals who wish to work in the UK are no longer required to obtain prior authorisation from the Home Office. They no longer need an accession worker card or registration certificate as evidence of permission to work or of their right to reside as a worker. # Although Croatian nationals no longer require entry clearance or a visa to enter and reside legally in the UK for up to three months, they do not yet have free right to work in the UK and still need to obtain authorisation to work – please check with the Head of Department’s office on current policy. OTHER NON-VISA NATIONALS Other non-visa nationals are nationals or citizens of any country that are NOT listed in Appendix 1 of the UK Border Agency’s Immigration Rules. A non-visa national does not normally need a visa to visit the United Kingdom for less than six months, unless it is a requirement of the immigration category under which they are entering – e.g. as a sponsored researcher to “work” in the UK. Any non-visa national coming to the United Kingdom for more than six months will need a visa. Examples (but not an exhaustive list) of other non-visa nationals include nationals from countries such as: Argentina Australia Botswana Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Hong Kong (SAR) Japan Macao (SAR) Malaysia Mexico Namibia New Zealand Singapore South Korea United States of America Current information for Appendix 1: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/immigrationlaw/immigrationrules/appendix1/ Current information for EEA/Swiss nationals: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/eucitizens/ T:\HeadofDept\OUMS0382\Visitors\Website Documents\A5 Visa-Nationalities List (Jan-14).docx Revised; Jan-14
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