UK biometric passport, issued since 2006. Passports issued since 1988 have a similar format, but until 1997 had the words "European Community" written in place of "European Union" (Crown copyright).

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The British monarch does not have a passport as British passports are issued in the monarch's name[1].

Issuing

In the United Kingdom, British passports (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) are issued by the Identity and Passport Service. In the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, British passports are issued by the Lieutenant-Governor. This article is about the international travel document. ... The Identity and Passport Service is an Executive Agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom which became operational on 1 April 2006 after the passing of the Identity Cards Act 2006. ... This article is about the British dependencies. ... A Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant-Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ...

In British Overseas Territories, British passports are issued by the Governor. In Commonwealth or foreign countries, British passports are issued by the Passport Section of a British Consulate, Embassy, or High Commission. Location of the British Overseas Territories The British Overseas Territories are fourteen[1] territories which the United Kingdom considers to be under its sovereignty, but not as part of the United Kingdom itself. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total...

At present holders of the following forms of British nationality can apply for a British passport:

• British citizens (GBR)
• British Overseas Territories citizens (formerly British Dependent Territories citizens) (GBD)
• British Overseas citizens (GBO)
• British Subjects (GBS)
• British Protected Persons (GBP)
• British Nationals (Overseas) (GBN)

The three-character codes appearing after each type of nationality above are the ISO/IEC 7501-1 machine readable passport alpha-3 country codes of such British passports. // British Nationality Act 1981 The British Nationality Act 1981 came into force on 1 January 1983, and divided Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKCs) into three categories: British citizens CUKCs with the right of abode in the United Kingdom and Islands (i. ... In British nationality law, the status of British Overseas citizen (BOC) is one of several categories of British national. ... In British nationality law, the term British subject has at different times had different meanings. ... British Protected Person (BPP) is a form of British nationality under the British Nationality Act 1981. ... British nationality law as it pertains to Hong Kong has been a unique situation ever since it was created a British colony in 1842. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes in the ISO 3166-1 standard to represent countries and dependent territories. ...

No British national has a legal right to be issued a British passport. All British passports are issued at the discretion of the government under the Royal Prerogative. For the direction right, see left and right or starboard. ... The Royal Prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognised in common law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy as belonging to the Crown alone. ...

Right of abode, i.e., the right to enter and live in the UK freely, is only automatically held by British citizens, as well as by some British subjects and those other Commonwealth citizens who were patrials under the Immigration Act 1971. The right of abode refers to an individuals freedom from immigration control in a particular country. ... The Immigration Act of 1971 was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning immigration which came into law in 1971. ...

History

Safe Conduct documents, usually notes signed by the monarch, were issued to foreigners as well as English subjects in medieval times. They were first mentioned in an Act of Parliament in 1414. Between 1540 and 1685, the Privy Council issued passports although they were still signed by the monarch until the reign of Charles II when the Secretary of State could sign them instead. The Secretary of State signed all passports in place of the monarch from 1794 onwards, at which time formal records started to be kept[2]. For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... An Act of Parliament or Act is law enacted by the parliament (see legislation). ... A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically in a monarchy. ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ... In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ...

Passports were written in Latin or English until 1772 when French was used instead. From 1858, English was used, with some sections translated into French until 1921. For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

In 1858, passports became a standard document issued solely to British nationals. Until 1915, they were a simple single-sheet paper document and included a photograph of the holder.

The British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 was passed on the outbreak of the First World War. At this time a new format was introduced, a single sheet folded into eight and containing a cardboard cover. It included a description of the holder as well as a photograph, and had to be renewed after two years. This article concerns the History of British nationality law. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Cardboard is a generic non-specific term for a heavy duty paper based product. ...

The old blue passport

UK passport 1924

An Old Blue passport. The top window contains the name, and the bottom the passport number in the format 123456 X. The top right hand corner has been clipped to show that it is no longer valid. (Crown copyright)

A 32-page passport, known colloquially as the Old Blue, came into use in 1920 with the formation of the Passport Service following international agreement on a standard format for passports, and remained in use until replaced by the European Union style machine readable passports in late 1988. An interesting aspect of the old blue passport was that the data entered into the passport was handwritten rather than typed or printed. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (600 × 800 pixels, file size: 244 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This work is in the public domain worldwide. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (600 × 800 pixels, file size: 244 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This work is in the public domain worldwide. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1344x1956, 1049 KB)Scan of an old style (pre-mid-late nineties I think) British passport. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1344x1956, 1049 KB)Scan of an old style (pre-mid-late nineties I think) British passport. ...

Two versions were available: one for individuals (but which could also include the person's spouse), and another for families which included children as well.

Various changes to the design were made over the years[3]:

• In 1927, the country name changed from "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" to "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
• In 1954, the name of the Secretary of State was removed[4].
• In 1968, the validity was extended from two to ten years.
• At the end of 1972, several modifications were made. A special blue watermarked paper was introduced to make alteration and forgery harder. The number of pages was reduced from 32 to 30, and descriptions of the holder's eye colour and (for a married woman) maiden name were removed.
• In May 1973, an optional 94-page passport was made available which provided many more pages for immigration stamps and visas for frequent travellers.
• In 1975, lamination over the bearer's photograph was introduced to make alteration harder. Overprinting of the laminate was added in 1981 to make removal easier to spot.
• The holder's occupation and country of residence were removed in 1982.
• In July 1988, changes were made to ease the introduction of the machine readable passports later in the year. Joint and Family passports were no longer issued and the descriptions of distinguishing features and height were removed.

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The British visitor's passport

A new type, the British Visitor's Passport, was introduced in 1961, and was a single page cardboard document valid for a year and obtainable from a Post Office. It was recognised by most West European countries, but was dropped in 1995 since it did not identify the holder's nationality nor did it meet new security standards. Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. ...

The burgundy passport

On 15 August 1988, the Glasgow passport office became the first to issue burgundy-coloured machine-readable passports[5]. They followed a common format agreed amongst member states of the European Community, and had the words 'European Community' on the cover. This was changed to 'European Union' in 1997. The passport is burgundy coloured, machine-readable, and has 32 or 48 pages. The machine-readable portion is two lines of printed text in a format agreed amongst members of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... The European Community (EC) was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

The current biometric version captures a digital image of the photograph, signature and reproduces these onto the personal details page of the passport. The whole page is protected from modification by a laminate, which incorporates a colour holographic image comprising of native British bird (a design feature found throughout the visa pages of the passport). The hologram is affixed directly over the holder's photograph (tilting the passport page in direct light reveals the image). An RFID chip and antenna are located on the obverse of the data page and hold the same visual information as is printed, including a digital copy of the photograph with biometric information for use with facial recognition systems. In addition, both the Welsh and Scottish Gaelic languages have been included in the British Passport for the first time. These now appear on the titles page and within the multilingual notes section, the latter also provides translations into the official EU languages as required.[6] This article is about the photographic technique. ... An EPC RFID tag used for Wal-Mart Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. ... A facial recognition system is a computer-driven application for automatically identifying a person from a digital image. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ...

"Lookalike" passports

British "lookalike" passport, issued to British nationals who are not European citizens

For the purposes of the European Communities treaties, the nationals of the United Kingdom comprise all British citizens, British Overseas Territories citizens by virtue of a connection with Gibraltar and British subjects with right of abode in the UK (mainly, but not exclusively, those connected with the Republic of Ireland before 1949). These UK nationals have the status of European citizen in common with nationals of other member states of the European Union. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The European Community (EC), most important of three European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ... Citizenship of the Union was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty signed in 1992. ...

British nationals who are not European citizens are issued what is known as "lookalike passports". These are similar to normal British passports, except that they do not have the words "European Union" on the cover, and do not contain any EU-specific information inside, e.g., the words "Passport - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" and the information on the photograph page are given only in English and French, rather than all the official languages of the European Union. However, the contents of new biometric passport are given in other official languages of the European Union rather than English and French only. Symbol for biometric passports, usually printed on the cover of passports The contactless chip found in British passports A biometric passport is a combined paper and electronic identity document that uses biometrics to authenticate the citizenship of travellers. ...

Physical appearance

British passports are burgundy, with the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom emblazoned in the centre of the front cover. The word PASSPORT is inscribed below the coat of arms, with EUROPEAN UNION and UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND above. As with other countries, the biometric symbol appears at the bottom of the front cover. The Royal Arms as used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom is the official coat of arms of the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II. These arms are used by the Queen in her official capacity as monarch, and are officially...

Identity information page

The British Passport includes the following data:

• Photo of passport Holder
• Type (P)
• Code of Issuing State (GBR)
• Passport No.
• Surname (1)
• Given Names (2)
• Nationality (3)
• Date of birth (4)
• Sex (5)
• Place of birth (6)
• Date of issue (7)
• Authority (8)
• Date of expiry (9)
• Holder's Signature (10)

The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

Passport note

Each British passport contains on its inside cover the words in the English language only: The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary.

In older passports, more specific reference was made to "Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs," originally including the name of the incumbent. The position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was created in the United Kingdoms governmental reorganization of 1782, in which the Northern and Southern Departments became the Home and Foreign Offices. ...

Passports issued in overseas territories are issued in the name of the Governor, rather than the Secretary of State, in the name of Her Majesty.

Endorsements

Certain British passports are issued with printed endorsements in the Official Observations page. These form part of the passport when it is issued, and should be distinguished from immigration stamps subsequently entered in the visa pages:

• Holder is not entitled to benefit from European Community provisions relating to employment or establishment

British citizens from the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man without a qualifying connection to the United Kingdom by descent or residency have this endorsement in their passports, as the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are only part of the European Community for the purposes of the free movement of goods.

Endorsements found in a British National (Overseas) Passport.

• Holder of this passport has Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card No: A123456(7) which states that holder has right of abode in Hong Kong *

British National (Overseas) passports will have this endorsement in their passport, as a valid Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card (which guarantees right of abode in Hong Kong) is required to possess a BN(O) passport.

• Holder is entitled to right of abode in the United Kingdom

British subjects with the right of abode (usually from the Republic of Ireland) will have this endorsement in their passports. Commonwealth citizens, with the right of abode, who do not hold a United Kingdom passport are eligible to have a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode placed in the visa pages of whichever country's passport they do hold, upon request.

• Holder is entitled to readmission in the United Kingdom

British Overseas citizens, British subjects and British protected persons without the right of abode who have been granted indefinite leave to enter or remain retain this entitlement for life, and their passports are accordingly issued with this endorsement.

• Holder is subject to control under the Immigration Act 1971

British nationals without the right of abode will have this endorsements in their passports unless they have been granted indefinite leave to enter or remain.

• In accordance with UK immigration rules the holder of this passport does not require an entry certificate or visa to visit the UK

This endorsement is found in British National (Overseas) passport and BN(O)s enjoy six-month visa free access to the UK as a visitor.

• The holder is or Holder is also known as ...

This endorsement is found in passports where the holder uses or retains another professional name or has an academic, feudal or legal title. The styling 'Dr ...', 'Professor ...' or similar is recorded here, or the alternative professional name.

• The holder's name in Chinese Commercial Code: XXXX XXXX XXXX

This endorsement was found in British passports held by people with Chinese names issued by the Hong Kong Immigration Department before the handover of Hong Kong. After the handover, the practice is ceased and British passport can only renewed in Hong Kong at the British Consulate-General there. (See also: Chinese commercial code)

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National identity registration

Under the Identity Cards Act 2006, probably from 2008, anyone applying for a passport will be required to have their details entered into a centralised computer database, the National Identity Register. Once registered, they will be obliged to update any change to their address and other personal details. Enabling legislation for the British national identity card was passed under the Identity Cards Act 2006 [1]. The multi-billion pound scheme [2] has yet to enter procurement. ...

It is expected that the cost of a passport and ID card package will rise to at least £93 to help fund the new scheme.

In May 2006 a "Renew for Freedom" campaign [7] was launched by the NO2ID opposition group, urging passport holders to renew their passports in the summer of 2006 in order to delay being entered on the National Identity Register. This followed the comment made by Charles Clarke in the House of Commons that "anyone who feels strongly enough about the linkage [between passports and the ID scheme] not to want to be issued with an ID card in the initial phase will be free to surrender their existing passport and apply for a new passport before the designation order takes effect" [8]. The NO2ID coalition was formed in 2004 to campaign against the United Kingdom governments plans to introduce UK ID Cards and the associated National Identity Register. ... After many years of discussion through successive governments, in 2003 Home Secretary David Blunkett announced that the government intends to introduce a British national identity card linked to a national identity database, the National Identity Register. ... The Rt Hon. ... Type Lower House Speaker Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Leader Harriet Harman, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader Theresa May, (Conservative) since May 5, 2005 Members 659 Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin...

In response, the Home Office said that it was "hard to see what would be achieved, other than incurring unnecessary expense" by renewing passports early [9].

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Fees

The cost of obtaining a standard passport over the years has been as follows. It is expected that fees will rise to at least £93 to help fund the National Identity Register and ID cards, as discussed above.

• £72 - 4 October 2007 - due to an increase in the consular premium added by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office [10]
• £66 - 5 October 2006 - for the introduction of the latest generation passport, anti-fraud measures and interviews for first-time applicants [11]
• £51 - 1 December 2005 - to reflect the cost of implementing key anti-fraud measures [12]
• £42 - 2 October 2003 - to pay for new anti-fraud measures [13]
• £33 - 21 November 2002 [14]
• £30 - 14 January 2002 [15]
• £28 - 16 December 1999 - to fund a major overhaul of the Passport Agency following the summer crisis [16]
• £21 - 26 March 1998 [17]
• £18 - November 1992

The above fees apply for passports issued in the United Kingdom by the Identity and Passport Service. Passports issued outside the UK by the Passport Section of a British Consulate, Embassy, or High Commission cost £119 (as of April 2007)[18]. is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, more commonly known as the Foreign Office (or the FCO), is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Identity and Passport Service is an Executive Agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom which became operational on 1 April 2006 after the passing of the Identity Cards Act 2006. ...

Extra pages

Unlike US Passports, pages cannot be added into British passports. There must be at least one completely blank page for the passport to remain valid. If a passport is full, the bearer must apply for a new passport to use it. It has been suggested that U.S. Passport Card be merged into this article or section. ...

However, like expired passports, passports without blank pages that have not been cancelled are still valid ID, and therefore can be used as such in the UK and for travel in the EU. Look up ID, Id, id in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Vulnerabilities

According to The Guardian, the information contained on a biometric passport can be viewed using readily available hardware and software. Information is stored in encrypted form on an RFID tag, with the password as a combination of information written on the passport, so that anyone with access to the passport will be able to read the chip. The passport is also vulnerable to brute-force attacks. And because it is possible to read the RFID tags remotely at a distance of several centimetres, it is not necessary to be in possession of the passport to extract the data. ^[1] For other uses, see Guardian. ... Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a method of remotely storing and retrieving data using devices called RFID tags. ... In cryptanalysis, a brute force attack on a cipher is a brute-force search of the key space; that is, testing all possible keys, in an attempt to recover the plaintext used to produce a particular ciphertext. ...

As a result, the cloning of the passport is a possibility. Because the biometric passport is supposedly highly secure and therefore trusted, it is thought that the holder of a cloned passport might be more likely to escape detection than the holder of a traditional passport. The Jargon File has this definition for clone: An exact duplicate: Our product is a clone of their product. ...

Visa-free entry

According to a study done by Henley & Partners, the UK has a Henley Visa Restrictions Index of 128, which means that British citizens enjoy visa-free access to 128 countries and territories for short-term tourism visits. The UK is ranked 3rd in the study in terms of international travel freedom. However this survey did not address British National (Overseas) and other British passports. [19] The Henley Visa Restrictions Index is a global ranking of countries according to travel freedom their citizens enjoy. ...

It is estimated that 191 countries and territories granted visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to British Citizen passport holders while 173 to BN(O)s. 152 countries and territories granted visa free access to British Citizen passport holders and 135 to BN(O)s.(visa on arrival for free counted)[20] Visa issued prior to arrival or pre-arrangement required for countries or territories not mentioned below. However, from the links below, immigration authorities of many countries do not explicitly state whether BN(O)s passport holders enjoy visa-free access as British citizens do.

Where visa-free access is permitted, such access is not necessarily a right, and admission may technically be at the discretion of border enforcement officers. Visitors engaging in activities other than tourism, including unpaid work, may require a visa or work permit.

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Africa

Country	British Citizen Passport	British National (Overseas) Passport
Botswana	90 days per year [21]	90 days per year [22]
British Indian Ocean Territory	visa-free access	visa-free access [23]
Cape Verde	visa issued upon arrival [24]	visa issued upon arrival
Comoros	visa issued upon arrival [25] [26]	visa issued upon arrival
Djibouti	visa issued upon arrival for DJF3,000 (10 days), DJF5,000(1 month) [27]	visa issued upon arrival for DJF3,000 (10 days), DJF5,000(1 month) [28]
Egypt	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$15[29]	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$15
Ethiopia	3-month visa issued upon arrival [30]	3-month visa issued upon arrival [31]
Gambia	90 days [32]	90 days [33]
Kenya	3-month visa issued upon arrival for £35[34]	3-month visa issued upon arrival for £35 [35]
Lesotho	14 days [36]	14 days [37]
Madagascar	90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA28,000 [38]	90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA28,000 [39]
Malawi	90 days [40]	90 days [41] [42]
Mauritius	6 months (tourist), 90 days (business) in a year [43]	6 months (tourist), 90 days (business)in a year [44] [45]
Mayotte	90 days [46]	90 days [47]
Morocco	3 months [48]	3 months [49]
Mozambique	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 [50][51]	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 [52]
Namibia	3 months [53]	3 months [54]
Réunion	unlimited access [55]	3 months in a half year [56]
Rwanda	90 days [57]	visa prior to arrival required [58]
Saint Helena	visa-free access	visa-free access[59]
São Tomé and Príncipe	1-month visa issued upon arrival for US$60 [60]	1-month visa issued upon arrival for US$60
Senegal	3 months [61]	visa prior to arrival required [62]
Seychelles	1 month [63]	1 month [64][65]
South Africa	90 days [66]	30 days [67]
Swaziland	2 months [68]	2 months [69]
Tanzania	visa issued upon arrival for US$50 [70], [71]	visa issued upon arrival for US$50 [72]
Togo	7-day visa issued upon arrival [73]	7-day visa issued upon arrival
Tunisia	3 months [74]	3 months [75][76]
Uganda	visa issued upon arrival for US$30 (single entry), US$80 (6 months multiple entry), US$160 (one year multiple entry) [77], [78], [79]	visa issued upon arrival for US$30 (single entry), US$80 (6 months multiple entry), US$160 (one year multiple entry)
Zambia	visa issued upon arrival for £35 (single entry), £45(multiple entry) [80]	visa issued upon arrival for £35 (single entry), £45(multiple entry) [81][82]
Zimbabwe	3-month (tourist) or 30-day (business) visa issued upon arrival for US$30 ~ 55 [83][84]	3-month (tourist) or 30-day (business) visa issued upon arrival for US$30 ~ 55 [85]

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Americas

Country	British Citizen Passport	British National (Overseas) Passport
Anguilla	3 months [86]	3 months [87]
Antigua and Barbuda	6 months [88]	6 months [89] [90] Image File history File links Flag_of_Anguilla. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda. ...
Argentina	90 days [91]	30 days [92] [93]
Aruba	180 days [94]	30 days [95] [96]
Bahamas	8 months [97]	8 months [98]
Barbados	6 months [99]	6 months [100] [101]
Belize	30 days [102]	30 days [103]
Bermuda	6 months [104]	6 months [105]
Bolivia	90 days [106]	90 days [107]
Brazil	90 days [108]	90 days [109] [110]
British Virgin Islands	30 days [111]	30 days [112][113]
Canada	6 months [114]	6 months [115]
Cayman Islands	30 days [116]	30 days [117] [118]
Chile	90 days [119]	30 days [120]
Colombia	90 days [121]	90 days [122]
Costa Rica	90 days [123]	90 days [124]
Dominica	6 months	6 months [125]
Dominican Republic	30-day Tourist Card issued upon arrival for US$10 [126]	30-day Tourist Card issued upon arrival for US$10 [127]
Ecuador	90 days [128]	90 days [129]
El Salvador	3 months [130]	visa required [131]
Falkland Islands	visa-free access	visa-free access [132]
French Guiana	unlimited access [133]	3 months [134]
Greenland	3 months	3 months [135]
Grenada	6 months [136]	6 months [137][138]
Guadeloupe	unlimited access [139]	3 months [140]
Guatemala	90 days [141]	visa required [142]
Guyana	3 months [143]	visa required [144]
Haiti	3 months [145]	3 months [146]
Honduras	3 months [147]	3 months [148]
Jamaica	visa-free access [149]	visa-free access [150]
Martinique	unlimited access [151]	3 months [152]
Mexico	180 days [153][154]	90 days [155][156]
Montserrat	3 months [157]	3 months [158]
Netherlands Antilles	3 months [159]	3 months [160]
Nicaragua	90 days [161]	90 days [162]
Panama	90 days [163]	visa required [164] [165]
Paraguay	90 days [166]	90 days [167]
Peru	90 days [168]	90 days [169]
Puerto Rico	90 days	visa prior to arrival required [170]
Saint Barthélemy	3 months [171]	3 months [172]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	6 months [173]	3 months [174][175]
Saint Lucia	6 weeks [176]	6 weeks [177]
Saint Martin	3 months [178]	3 months [179]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	3 months [180]	3 months [181]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 months [182]	1 month [183]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	visa-free access [184]	visa-free access[185]
Trinidad and Tobago	visa-free access [186]	visa-free access [187]
Turks and Caicos Islands	30 days [188]	30 days [189]
United States	90 days, see Visa Waiver Program [190]	visa prior to arrival required [191]
United States Virgin Islands	90 days [192]	visa prior to arrival required
Uruguay	3 months [193]	3 months [194]
Venezuela	90 days [195]	90 days [196]

Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Aruba. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Bahamas. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Barbados. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belize. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bermuda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Cayman_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Dominica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_El_Salvador. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greenland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Grenada. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guyana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Haiti. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Honduras. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montserrat. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nicaragua. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Anthem For Sweden - The Land of The Incredible Biffs Capital (and largest city) Gustavia Official languages Swedish Government  -  Prime Minister of Sweden Nick XII Bonaparte  -  Prefect Per af Biffsläkt  -  President of the Territorial Council none yet; however Henning is the mayor of Saint-Barthelemy Overseas Collectivity of Sweden   -  Swedish... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Lucia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Anthem: La Marseillaise Capital (and largest city) Marigot Official languages French Government  -  President of France Jacques Chirac  -  Prefect Dominique Lacroix  -  President of the Territorial Council none yet; however Albert Fleming is the mayor of Saint-Martin Overseas Collectivity of France   -  Island divided between France and the Netherlands 23 March 1648... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands. ... Motto Leo Terram Propriam Protegat(Latin) Let the Lion protect his own land or May the Lion protect his own land Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Grytviken (King Edward Point) Official languages English Government British overseas territory  -  Head of State Queen Elizabeth II  -  Commissioner Alan Huckle Area  -  Total 3... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) is a program of the United States of America which allows citizens of specific countries to travel to the US for tourism or business for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ...

Asia

Country	British Citizen Passport	British National (Overseas) Passport
Armenia	21-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 (available at Yerevan Zvartnots airport).	21-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 (available at Yerevan Zvartnots airport).[197] [198]
Azerbaijan	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100 [199]	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100 [200]
Bahrain	3-month visa issued upon arrival for BHD5 [201]	3-month visa issued upon arrival for BHD5 [202]
Bangladesh	15-day visa issued upon arrival for US$50 (available at Dhaka ZIA airport) [203]	15-day visa issued upon arrival for US$50 (available at Dhaka ZIA airport) [204] [205] Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Azerbaijan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bahrain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bangladesh. ...
Brunei	30 days [206]	visa prior to arrival required [207]
Cambodia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$20 (tourist), US$25 (business) [208][209]	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$20 (tourist), US$25 (business) [210] Image File history File links Flag_of_Brunei. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cambodia. ...
People's Republic of China	visa prior to arrival required [211]	BN(O)s who also hold Chinese citizenship often use Home Return Permit to enter the Mainland China : unlimited access
Republic of China (Taiwan)	30 days [212]	14-day entry permit issued on arrival for Hong Kong permanent residents who born in HK only for NT$200. See Entry Permit of HK and Macao Residents to the Taiwan Area
Georgia	90 days [213]	visa issued upon arrival for US$10 ~ 200 [214]
Hong Kong	180 days [215]	BN(O)s have the right of abode in Hong Kong [216]
Indonesia	visa issued upon arrival for US$10 (7 days), US$25 (30 days) [217]	visa issued upon arrival for US$10 (7 days), US$25 (30 days) [218] [219]
Iraq	visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [220]	visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [221]
Israel	3 months [222]	3 months [223]
Japan	6 months [224]	90 days [225]
Jordan	visa issued upon arrival for JOD10 [226]	visa issued upon arrival for JOD10 [227]
Kyrgyzstan	1-month visa issued upon arrival: US$36 ~ 70 (business),US$35 (single tourist),US$55 (multiple tourist) [228]	visa prior to arrival required [229]
South Korea	3 months [230]	90 days [231]
Kuwait	3-month visa issued upon arrival for KWD5 [232]	3-month visa issued upon arrival for KWD5 [233]
Laos	15-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [234]	15-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [235]
Lebanon	1-month visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [236]	visa prior to arrival required [237]
Macau	6 months [238]	BN(O)s often use Hong Kong Identity Card to enter Macau : 1 year [239]
Malaysia	3 months [240]	1 month [241]
Maldives	30 days [242]	30 days [243]
Nepal	visa issued upon arrival for US$30 (60 days), US$80 (150 days, multiple entry) [244]	visa issued upon arrival for US$30 (60 days), US$80 (150 days, multiple entry)
Oman	visa issued upon arrival : 1 month (OMR6), 1 year multiple entries stay up to 3-week per visit (OMR10) [245]	visa issued upon arrival : 1 month (OMR6), 1 year multiple entries stay up to 3-week per visit (OMR10) [246]
Philippines	21 days [247]	7 days [248]
Qatar	21-day visa issued upon arrival for QAR55 [249]	14-day visa issued upon arrival for QAR55 with confirmed hotel bookings [250]
Singapore	14 days if entering over land or sea, 30 days if entering by air [251]	14 days if entering over land or sea, 30 days if entering by air [252]
Sri Lanka	30 days [253]	30 days [254]
Thailand	30 days [255]	30 days
Timor-Leste	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [256]	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [257]
Turkey	3-month with multiple entry visa issued upon arrival for US$20, £10 or €15 [258]	3-month with multiple entry visa issued upon arrival for US$20 or €15 [259]
United Arab Emirates	60 days [260]	visa prior to arrival required [261]
Yemen	3-month visa issued upon arrival for YER10,500 [262]	3-month visa issued upon arrival for YER10,500 [263]

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Europe

Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Aaland. ... “Aland” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Albania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Andorra. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Gibraltar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guernsey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_isle_of_man. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jersey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liechtenstein. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Moldova. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montenegro. ... This article is about the country in Europe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Monaco. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_San_Marino. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Vatican_City. ...

Oceania

Image File history File links Flag_of_American_Samoa. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Motto: Research and Discovery Anthem: God Save the Queen Status British overseas territory Official language(s) - Commissioner Tony Crombie Administrator Michael Richardson Area 1,395,000 km² Population c. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Fiji. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kiribati. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Micronesia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Niue. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Palau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_French_Polynesia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Samoa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Apia, Samoa is the capital of Samoa. ... Apia, Samoa is the capital of Samoa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tonga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tuvalu. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vanuatu. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... An Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) is an authorisation for entry to Australia available to holders of certain states passports. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norfolk_Island. ...

See also

• Biometric passport
• Identity document
• Identity and Passport Service
• British national identity card
• British nationality law
• UK topics

Symbol for biometric passports, usually printed on the cover of passports The contactless chip found in British passports A biometric passport is a combined paper and electronic identity document that uses biometrics to authenticate the citizenship of travellers. ... // German identity card with a KINEGRAM®. A piece of identification (ID) is a document designed to verify aspects of a persons identity. ... The Identity and Passport Service is an Executive Agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom which became operational on 1 April 2006 after the passing of the Identity Cards Act 2006. ... Enabling legislation for the British national identity card was passed under the Identity Cards Act 2006 [1]. The multi-billion pound scheme [2] has yet to enter procurement. ... British nationality law is the law of the United Kingdom concerning British citizenship and other categories of British nationality. ... This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. ...

News stories

• 4 April 2006, The Register, Passport rule change anticipates ID refusenik sabotage efforts
• 24 May 2006, BBC, Lib Dems back the "Renew for Freedom" campaign
• 8 February 2006 UKPA Welsh and Scots Gaelic to be included on UK passports for the first time

is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Early history of passports, UK Passport Agency
• History of passports (1915 and 1920), UK Passport Agency
• History of Burgundy machine-readable passports, UK Passport Agency
• Visa Free Access for BN(O) Passport Holders, British Consulate General Hong Kong
• IATA Visa Information from Continential Airlines
• Visa on Demand, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
• A visa-free access survey by Henley & Partners

Online references

1. ^ The Guardian (2006-11-17). Cracked it!.