Pass-Atlas
Entering Vereinigtes Königreich
Vereinigtes Königreich playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.
Openness rank
#131
Entry openness
86
Visumfrei
1
Visum nötig
112
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Länderprofil
Hauptstadt
London
Bevölkerung
68.3 million
Fläche
244,820 km²
Währung
British pound GBP
Sprache
English
Zeitzone
UTC+00:00
Im Ausland geboren
11.8 million · 2024
Migrantenanteil
17.1%
Ethnische Gruppen · 2011
- White87.2%
- other3.7%
- Black/African/Caribbean/black British3%
- Asian/Asian British: Indian2.3%
- mixed2%
- Asian/Asian British: Pakistani1.9%
Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.
Travel notes
Plug
Type G
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Left
Emergency
Police 999 · Ambulance 999
Dialing code
+44
Airports
LHR · LGW · MAN · STN
Highlights
- Big Ben
- Stonehenge
- Edinburgh Castle
- Tower of London
- Lake District
Vereinigtes Königreich PassRatgeber · Vereinigtes KönigreichVisa siteImmigration site
How to get a visa
Standard Visitor / ETA
Visit / tourism · Visitors usually up to 6 months
- Visa-exempt passports get an ETA first. Visa nationals apply online as a visitor with biometrics.
Skilled Worker
Work · Up to 5 years, extendable, can lead to ILR
- A licensed sponsor issues a CoS; apply online once skill and salary thresholds are met.
Global Talent / HPI / Graduate
Work · GT up to 5 years; HPI/Graduate shorter
- GT needs an endorsing body; HPI is for top-university graduates; Graduate is for UK degree holders.
Immigration routes
Indefinite Leave to Remain
Skilled work
Most work routes 5 years; Global Talent can be 3.
Leads to PR:ILR is UK permanent residence.
Spouse / partner visa
Family
The sponsor meets an income or savings bar; ILR after 5 years.
Leads to PR:The family clock is similar to skilled work.
PR & citizenship
Indefinite Leave to Remain
Time to PR:Usually 5 years; some 3; long residence 10
- Absence limits, English, Life in the UK, no serious criminality.
Usually 12 months after ILR (sooner if married to a Briton). The UK generally allows dual nationality.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
FVisumfrei1
TeTA85
Northern Europe