Atlas des passeports
Royaume-Uni

Atlas des passeports

Royaume-Uni 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.

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Openness rank

#131

Entry openness

86

Sans visa

1

Briefing updated

2026-09

Fiche pays

Capitale

London

Population

68.3 million

Superficie

244,820 km²

Monnaie

British pound GBP

Langue

English

Fuseau

UTC+00:00

Nés à l’étranger

11.8 million · 2024

Part de migrants

17.1%

Groupes ethniques · 2011

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

Nés à l’étranger : stock de migrants de l’ONU via la Banque mondiale (surtout 2024). Les groupes ethniques suivent les catégories publiées de chaque pays. La plupart ne recensent pas la couleur de peau. Indicatif seulement.

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À qui s’adresse ce guide

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

Visiter et durée de séjour

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.

Travail et résidence

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.

Résidence permanente et nationalité

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

Entrée des passeports populaires

FAQ

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 “Visa requis”. 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.

Guides connexes

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.