Atlas de pasaportes
Reino Unido

Atlas de pasaportes

Reino Unido travel, immigration and PR

Post-Brexit Britain uses ETA for visa-free visitors, a points-based work route for jobs, and ILR for settlement. A six-month visit cannot be switched to work.

ViajeInmigración

Openness rank

#131

Entry openness

86

Sin visado

1

Briefing updated

2026-09

Ficha del país

Capital

London

Población

68.3 million

Superficie

244,820 km²

Moneda

British pound GBP

Idioma

English

Huso horario

UTC+00:00

Nacidos en el extranjero

11.8 million · 2024

Cuota de migrantes

17.1%

Grupos étnicos · 2011

  • White87.2%
  • other3.7%
  • Black/African/Caribbean/black British3%
  • Asian/Asian British: Indian2.3%
  • mixed2%
  • Asian/Asian British: Pakistani1.9%

Nacidos en el extranjero: stock de migrantes de la ONU vía Banco Mundial (sobre todo 2024). Los grupos étnicos siguen las categorías publicadas de cada país. La mayoría no censa por color de piel. Solo orientativo.

Visados y vías migratoriasLista de exención de visadoDocumentos y foto de pasaporteVisa siteImmigration site

A quién va dirigida esta guía

For visits and study, Skilled Worker sponsorship, Global Talent, and families counting five years to ILR.

Cómo visitar y cuánto tiempo

Many previously visa-free passports now need ETA before travel. Chinese passports usually need a Standard Visitor visa. Visits are typically six months, with no work and no in-country switch to a work visa.

Trabajo y residencia

The main work route is Skilled Worker (sponsor, skill and salary floors), plus Global Talent, Graduate and Health and Care. Students may move to Graduate, policy permitting. Dependants can join subject to funds.

Residencia permanente y nacionalidad

Most work routes reach ILR at five years with continuous residence, salary and English. Citizenship is often about 12 months after ILR (different for some spouses). Long absences reset the clock.

Time to PR：Usually 5 years; some 3; long residence 10

Cómo entran pasaportes populares

Preguntas frecuentes

Is ETA a UK work visa?

No. ETA is an electronic permission for visitors, not employment. Work needs Skilled Worker or another route.

Can a visitor switch to a work visa in the UK?

Usually no. Visitors leave; a licensed sponsor applies, then you re-enter in the new category.

Does a Chinese passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Visado requerido”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.

Does a US passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “eTA”. typical stay on the matrix is 180 days. The port and mission are authoritative.

Guías relacionadas

Handbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.