Passport of United Kingdom
The passport of United Kingdom is a document that proves that a person has a citizenship of United Kingdom. If you apply for a residency programme with the aim of getting a citizenship, acquiring a passport is one of your primary aims.
United Kingdom's passport is considered to be the 25th strongest passport out of 199 passports of the world. The holders of the passport can enter 120 countries with no visa requirements and in 45 jursidictions they would receive a visa on arrival. In 33 countries, the holder of the passport would still need a visa. This makes the passport of United Kingdom (and, by default, United Kingdom's citizenship) stronger than 87% of the world's citizenships.
The passport is valid for 10 years. There is also an electronic, machine-readable version of the document. The passport issuing authority of United Kingdom is HM Passport Office. The passport of the current format is rather old. It has been in use for 9 years, since December 2015.
Rating
The position of United Kingdom's passport in the worldwide travel/identity document rating is as follows:
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- 23. Lithuania passport - visa free/on arrival to 165 countries
- 24. Iceland passport - visa free/on arrival to 165 countries
- 25. United Kingdom passport - visa free/on arrival to 165 countries
- 26. Canada passport - visa free/on arrival to 165 countries
- 27. New Zealand passport - visa free/on arrival to 165 countries
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Fees
The fee for acquiring the United Kingdom's passport is USD 94, or approximately EUR 85 (this may vary in specific circumstances).
Get a passport
If you are interested in getting this or an EU passport, acquiring a residency permit is the first step. This is because one is almost always required to be residing in a country for some time before one can apply for a citizenship. So get acquainted with our residence permit services and start your journey to citizenship now.