Three countries are now exempt from British visa requirements

From November 9, 2022 00:01, Guyanese, Colombian and Peruvian citizens will be able to enter the UK without a visitor's visa.

To enter the UK for up to six months for the purposes of tourism, family visits, business meetings, short-term study, medical treatment, cultural, academic and sporting exchanges in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, nationals of these three Latin American countries will not need a visa.

Those wishing to work, study or live permanently in the UK will still need to obtain a. The British embassies in Colombia, Peru and Guyana welcome this announcement, which will make it easier for people from these countries to visit the UK and boost tourism.

From 2023, the United Kingdom will begin to roll out itselectronic travel authorization (ETA) for visa-exempt visitors, including French and European nationals.

It should be issued within 78 hours of completion of the online application and payment of the £18 (approx. €21) fee. This procedure, based on theAmerican ESTA or theCanadian AVEshould take less than 15 minutes.

Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will be the first to test the system, which will be available between the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the third quarter of 2023. From the end of the second quarter of 2023, countries that are no longer required to obtain an entry visa to the UK will have to use ETAs.

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