Is ETA a UK work visa?
No. ETA is an electronic permission for visitors, not employment. Work needs Skilled Worker or another route.
パスポートアトラス
イギリス 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.
観光移民
Openness rank
#131
Entry openness
86
ビザ免除
1
Briefing updated
2026-09
国プロフィール
首都
London
人口
68.3 million
面積
244,820 km²
通貨
British pound GBP
言語
English
時区
UTC+00:00
外国生まれ人口
11.8 million · 2024
移民比率
17.1%
民族・エスニシティ · 2011
- White87.2%
- other3.7%
- Black/African/Caribbean/black British3%
- Asian/Asian British: Indian2.3%
- mixed2%
- Asian/Asian British: Pakistani1.9%
外国生まれ人口は国連の国際移民ストック（世界銀行経由、多くは2024年）。民族構成は各国の公表分類。肌の色での国勢調査は少数です。目安であり公式ではありません。
査証と移民ルートパスポート免除リスト書類と証明写真Visa siteImmigration site
このガイドの対象
For visits and study, Skilled Worker sponsorship, Global Talent, and families counting five years to ILR.
渡航と滞在
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.
就労・滞在の道
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.
永住と国籍
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
主要パスポートの入国
よくある質問
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 “ビザ必要”. 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 “電子渡航認証”. typical stay on the matrix is 180 days. The port and mission are authoritative.
関連ガイド
アイルランド
カナダ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.