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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.

The status of British Overseas Territories citizen relates to persons holding British nationality by virtue of a connection with a British Overseas Territory.

Passports

British passports issued to British Overseas Territories Citizens are the following:

• 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

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	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
Austria	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Azerbaijan	Visa required
Bahamas	Visa not required	8 months
Bahrain	eVisa	eVisa from October 2014.
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required	6 months
Belarus	Visa required
Belgium	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Belize	Visa not required	90 days
Benin	Visa required
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 within 180 days
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	1 month
Burundi	Visa on arrival	30 days; obtainable at Bujumbura International Airport
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	30 days
Cameroon	Visa required
Canada	Visa not required	6 months
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 within 180 days
Cuba	Visa required
Cyprus	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Czech Republic	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Denmark	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in 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 within 180 days in Schengen Area
Ethiopia	Visa required
Fiji	Visa not required	4 months
Finland	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
France	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Gabon	Visa required
Gambia	Visa not required	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Germany	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Ghana	Visa required
Greece	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa not required	6 months
Guatemala	Visa not required	90 days
Guinea	Visa required
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	90 days
Guyana	Visa required	Holders of Montserratian passport are exempt.
Haiti	Visa not required	3 months
Honduras	Visa not required	90 days
Hungary	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Iceland	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
India	Visa required
Indonesia	Visa on arrival	30 days
Iran	Visa required
Iraq	Visa required
Ireland	Visa not required
Israel	Visa not required	3 months
Italy	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in 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	15 days as part of the no-visa pilot program in period 15 July 2014 - 15 July 2015
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	Visa required
Kuwait	Visa on arrival	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required
Laos	Visa on arrival	30 days
Latvia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Lebanon	Visa on arrival
Lesotho	Visa not required
Liberia	Visa required
Libya	Visa required
Liechtenstein	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Lithuania	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Luxembourg	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Macedonia	Visa required	Visa not required for holders of Gibraltar passport.
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	90 days
Malawi	Visa not required
Malaysia	Visa not required	3 months
Maldives	Visa on arrival	30 days
Mali	Visa on arrival
Malta	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Marshall Islands	Visa required
Mauritania	Visa on arrival
Mauritius	Visa not required	90 days
Mexico	Visa required
Micronesia	Visa not required	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days
Monaco	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Mongolia	Visa required	Visa not required for holders of Gibraltar passport.
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 on arrival
Nepal	Visa on arrival	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
New Zealand	Visa required	Visa not required for holders of a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode.
Nicaragua	Visa not required	90 days
Niger	Visa required
Nigeria	Visa required
Norway	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in 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 within 180 days in Schengen Area
Portugal	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Qatar	Visa required
Romania	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
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	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa required
Saudi Arabia	Visa required
Senegal	Visa required
Serbia	Visa not required
Seychelles	Visitor's Permit on arrival	1 month
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 within 180 days in Schengen Area
Slovenia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Solomon Islands	Visa on arrival
Somalia	Visa on arrival	30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.
South Africa	Visa not required	90 days
South Sudan	Visa required
Spain	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization	30 days
Sudan	Visa required
Suriname	Visa required	Holders of Montserratian passport are exempt.
Swaziland	Visa not required	30 days
Sweden	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Switzerland	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in 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	Visa required
Turkmenistan	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival	Can also be entered on a visa issued by Kenya or Rwanda.
Ukraine	Visa required
United Arab Emirates	Visa required	Visa not required for holders of a Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode.
United Kingdom	Visa not required	Not all British overseas Territories passport holders have the right of abode in the UK.
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.
Uruguay	Visa not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa required
Vanuatu	Visa not required	30 days
Vatican City	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days in Schengen Area
Venezuela	Visa not required	90 days
Vietnam	Visa required
Yemen	Visa required
Zambia	Visa not required	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa required	Visa not required for holders of Anguillian passport, Caymanian passport, Montserratian passport, Turks and Caicos Islands passport.

Territories

Visa requirements for British overseas territories citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe

•  Abkhazia — Visa required.
• Mount Athos — 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.
• Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
•  Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — Visa free access for 3 months.
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
•  Faroe Islands — Visa not required.
• Jan Mayen — 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.
•  Kosovo — Visa not required for 90 days.
•  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic — Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months). Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
• Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
•  South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
•  Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Africa

•  Eritrea (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
•  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months.
•  Somaliland — Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).
•  Sudan — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
• Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.

Asia

•  Hong Kong — Visa not required for 3 months.
•  India — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, 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.
•  Kazakhstan — Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
• Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
•  Macao — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
• Maldives — 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.
•  Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
•  Taiwan — Visa required.
• Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
•  Turkmenistan — 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.
• Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
• Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
• Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
•  Yemen — Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

•  Aruba — Visa not required for 30 days.
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
•  Colombia — Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
•  Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.
•  Greenland — Visa not required.
• Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
•  Saint Pierre and Miquelon — Visa not required.
•  Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months.

Oceania

•  American Samoa — Visa required.
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
• Clipperton Island — special permit required.
•  Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.
• Lau Province — Special permission required.
•  French Polynesia — Visa not required.
•  New Caledonia — Visa not required for 3 months.
•  Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
• United States Minor Outlying Islands — 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.

South Atlantic and Antarctica

• Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.

•  Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

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

200. Foreigners Now Need Russian Visa to Visit Crimea
246. Timatic

• Visa requirements by nationality
• British passports