Refreshed 11 Oct 2026

What changed in visa rules

Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.

Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.

Passport

Easier for British passport holders 8

AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
ChinaVisa required→Visa-free30 days
GhanaVisa required→eVisa
LiberiaVisa required→eVisa
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
SyriaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days

Harder for British passport holders 6

Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
Sri LankaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
MalawiVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival90 days→eTA180 days
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days

Changes for visitors to United Kingdom 9

AlbaniaVisa required→eVisa
BangladeshVisa required→eVisa
Hong KongeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
Saint LuciaeTA180 days→Visa required
Sri LankaVisa required→eVisa
MoldovaVisa required→eVisa
MacaoeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
NicaraguaeTA180 days→Visa required
UkraineVisa required→eVisa

Refresh history

11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes