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All visitors must obtain a visa from one of the British diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa exempt countries (including members of the United Kingdom), or citizens who may obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA).
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is a division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system. It was formed in 2013 from the section of the UK Border Agency that had administered the visa system.
The UK had a program known as a Tier 1 (Investor) visa, which opened for applicants in 2008. Applicants were required to invest £2 million or more in the UK and meet other eligibility criteria. Visa holders could reside in the UK for a maximum of 3 years and 4 months, with the ability to apply for an extension of 2 more years.
Immigration policies of the United Kingdom are the areas of modern British policy concerned with the immigration system of the United Kingdom—primarily, who has the right to visit or stay in the UK. British immigration policy is under the purview of UK Visas and Immigration.
The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) was a scheme from 2002 until 2008, that was designed to allow highly skilled people to immigrate into the United Kingdom to look for work or self-employment opportunities.
As of July 2023, holders of a United States passport can visit 184 countries and territories without a visa or with a visa on arrival, ranking it eighth in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) is a program of the United States federal government that allows nationals of specific countries to travel to the United States for tourism, business, or while in transit for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa.
Visa requirements for Emirati citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As of 2024, Emirati citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 187 countries and territories, ranking the Emirati passport 11th in the world according to the Henley ...
The Permanent Resident card ( French: carte de résident permanent) also known colloquially as the PR Card or the Maple Leaf card, is an identification document and a travel document for permanent residents of Canada. [1] It is one of the methods by which Canadian permanent residents can prove their status and is, along with the permanent ...
Finland – 1919–1932 [38] Hungarian Soviet Republic – March 21 – August 1, 1919 – Sale and consumption of alcohol was prohibited [39] (partial ban from July 23). [40] Iceland – 1915–1935 (see prohibition in Iceland ) – However beer with an alcohol content exceeding 2.25% was prohibited until 1989. [citation needed]