The visa policy of the United Kingdom is the policy by which His Majesty's Government determines visa requirements for visitors to the United Kingdom and those seeking to work, study or reside there.
Passport stamp with 6 months' leave to enter endorsed in a pre-biometric Canadian Passport at the juxtaposed controls at the Port of Calais.
A contemporary UK visa in a Turkish citizen's passport
A pre-Brexit (EU type) UK visa in a Russian student's passport
British nationality law
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The primary legislation governing nationality in the United Kingdom is the British Nationality Act 1981, which came into force on 1 January 1983. Its provisions apply to the British Islands and the 14
Visa policy of the United Kingdom
…any of the British Overseas Territories, who generally apply their own visa policies. Anyone who does not have right of abode in the United Kingdom (British citizens and some Commonwealth citizens, but not some categories of British national) requires leave (permission) to enter the UK. "Visa nationals" must obtain…
A British citizenship ceremony in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, 2005