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E-visa
BhutanR1,200–2,000/daySouth AsiaVisa (moderate)
BruneiR700–1,200/daySoutheast AsiaE-visa
CambodiaR250–380/daySoutheast AsiaVisa (moderate)
ChinaR450–750/dayEast AsiaVisa-free
Hong KongR700–1,200/dayEast AsiaE-visa
India⚠R200–400/daySouth AsiaOn arrival*
Indonesia / BaliR300–500/daySoutheast AsiaE-visa
JapanR800–1,400/dayEast AsiaE-visa
KazakhstanR400–650/dayCentral AsiaE-visa
KyrgyzstanR280–450/dayCentral AsiaOn arrival
LaosR220–350/daySoutheast AsiaVisa-free
MalaysiaR350–550/daySoutheast AsiaE-visa
MongoliaR400–650/dayCentral AsiaE-visa
Myanmar⚠R250–400/daySoutheast AsiaOn arrival
NepalR250–420/daySouth AsiaVisa-free
Philippines⚠R300–480/daySoutheast AsiaVisa-free
SingaporeR1,400–2,200/daySoutheast AsiaVisa-free*
South KoreaR700–1,200/dayEast AsiaE-visa
Sri LankaR300–500/daySouth AsiaVisa (moderate)
TaiwanR600–1,000/dayEast AsiaVisa-free
ThailandR350–500/daySoutheast AsiaOn arrival
Timor-LesteR200–350/daySoutheast AsiaE-visa
UzbekistanR300–500/dayCentral AsiaE-visa
VietnamR280–420/daySoutheast AsiaEurope42
E-visa
AlbaniaR350–500/dayBalkansE-visa
ArmeniaR380–520/dayCaucasusVisa (hard)
AustriaR1,200–2,000/dayEurope (Schengen)E-visa
AzerbaijanR400–600/dayCaucasusVisa (hard)
BelgiumR1,200–2,000/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (easy)
Bosnia & HerzegovinaR380–550/dayBalkansVisa (hard)
BulgariaR650–1,100/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
CroatiaR900–1,500/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)*
CyprusR900–1,500/dayEuropeVisa (hard)
Czech RepublicR800–1,300/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
DenmarkR1,400–2,400/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
EstoniaR900–1,500/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
FinlandR1,300–2,200/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
FranceR1,200–2,000/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa-free
GeorgiaR400–550/dayCaucasusVisa (hard)
GermanyR1,100–1,800/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
GreeceR900–1,500/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
HungaryR600–1,000/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
IcelandR2,000–3,500/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
IrelandR1,300–2,200/dayEuropeVisa (hard)
ItalyR1,000–1,800/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa-free*
KosovoR300–480/dayBalkansVisa (hard)
LatviaR750–1,250/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
LithuaniaR700–1,150/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
LuxembourgR1,300–2,200/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
MaltaR900–1,500/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (easy)*
MontenegroR450–700/dayBalkansVisa (hard)
NetherlandsR1,200–2,000/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (easy)*
North MacedoniaR350–500/dayBalkansVisa (hard)
NorwayR2,000–3,500/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
PolandR700–1,200/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
PortugalR900–1,400/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
RomaniaR650–1,100/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (easy)*
SerbiaR450–600/dayBalkansVisa (hard)
SlovakiaR700–1,200/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
SloveniaR900–1,500/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
SpainR900–1,500/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
SwedenR1,300–2,200/dayEurope (Schengen)Visa (hard)
SwitzerlandR2,000–3,500/dayEurope (Schengen)E-visa
TurkeyR500–750/dayBalkans / AsiaE-visa
Ukraine⚠R450–750/dayEastern EuropeVisa (hard)
United KingdomR1,400–2,500/dayEuropeAfrica31
Visa-free
AngolaR800–1,400/daySouthern AfricaVisa-free
BotswanaR700–1,400/daySouthern AfricaOn arrival
Cabo VerdeR500–800/dayWest AfricaVisa (hard)
Central African Republic⚠R900–1,600/dayCentral AfricaE-visa
Chad⚠R800–1,500/dayCentral AfricaE-visa
DR Congo⚠R800–1,500/dayCentral AfricaOn arrival
EgyptR300–550/dayNorth AfricaVisa (hard)
EritreaR500–850/dayEast AfricaVisa-free
EswatiniR220–380/daySouthern AfricaE-visa
Ethiopia⚠R350–550/dayEast AfricaVisa-free*
GhanaR450–700/dayWest AfricaVisa-free*
KenyaR500–800/dayEast AfricaVisa-free
LesothoR200–350/daySouthern AfricaE-visa
Libya⚠R800–1,400/dayNorth AfricaOn arrival
MadagascarR450–700/dayEast AfricaVisa-free
MalawiR300–500/daySouthern AfricaOn arrival
MaldivesR1,500–4,000/dayIndian OceanVisa-free
MauritiusR1,200–2,500/dayIndian OceanVisa (easy)
MoroccoR400–650/dayNorth AfricaVisa-free*
Mozambique⚠R400–650/daySouthern AfricaVisa-free
NamibiaR450–700/daySouthern AfricaE-visa
Nigeria⚠R500–850/dayWest AfricaVisa-free
RwandaR700–1,200/dayEast AfricaOn arrival
SenegalR400–650/dayWest AfricaE-visa
SeychellesR1,500–3,000/dayIndian OceanE-visa
Somalia⚠R500–850/dayEast AfricaVisa-free
Tanzania / ZanzibarR400–700/dayEast AfricaVisa-free
TunisiaR280–450/dayNorth AfricaE-visa
UgandaR500–800/dayEast AfricaVisa-free
ZambiaR500–750/daySouthern AfricaVisa-free
ZimbabweR500–750/daySouthern AfricaMiddle East11
E-visa
BahrainR900–1,800/dayMiddle EastE-visa
Iraq⚠R450–750/dayMiddle EastE-visa*
Israel⚠R1,200–2,000/dayMiddle EastOn arrival
JordanR700–1,000/dayMiddle EastVisa (hard)
KuwaitR1,000–2,000/dayMiddle EastVisa (moderate)
Lebanon⚠R650–1,100/dayMiddle EastVisa-free
OmanR750–1,100/dayMiddle EastE-visa
Palestine⚠R500–850/dayMiddle EastVisa-free
QatarR1,000–2,000/dayMiddle EastE-visa
Saudi ArabiaR800–1,400/dayMiddle EastE-visa
UAE / DubaiR900–1,800/dayMiddle EastAmericas34
Visa-free
Antigua & BarbudaR1,200–2,200/dayCaribbeanVisa-free
ArgentinaR400–700/daySouth AmericaVisa-free
BahamasR1,300–2,400/dayCaribbeanVisa-free
BarbadosR1,200–2,200/dayCaribbeanVisa-free
BelizeR500–800/dayCentral AmericaVisa-free
BoliviaR250–420/daySouth AmericaVisa-free
BrazilR450–750/daySouth AmericaVisa (moderate)
CanadaR1,100–2,000/dayNorth AmericaVisa-free
ChileR700–1,200/daySouth AmericaVisa (easy)*
ColombiaR400–650/daySouth AmericaVisa-free
Costa RicaR500–800/dayCentral AmericaE-visa
Cuba⚠R500–800/dayCaribbeanVisa-free
DominicaR800–1,400/dayCaribbeanVisa-free
Dominican RepublicR800–1,400/dayCaribbeanVisa-free
EcuadorR400–620/daySouth AmericaVisa-free
El SalvadorR400–650/dayCentral AmericaVisa-free
GrenadaR900–1,600/dayCaribbeanVisa-free
GuatemalaR400–650/dayCentral AmericaVisa-free
GuyanaR500–800/daySouth AmericaVisa-free
HondurasR400–650/dayCentral AmericaVisa-free
JamaicaR800–1,400/dayCaribbeanVisa (easy)*
MexicoR450–750/dayNorth AmericaVisa-free
NicaraguaR350–550/dayCentral AmericaVisa-free
PanamaR500–800/dayCentral AmericaVisa-free
ParaguayR250–420/daySouth AmericaVisa-free
PeruR400–650/daySouth AmericaE-visa
St Kitts & NevisR1,200–2,200/dayCaribbeanVisa-free
St LuciaR1,200–2,200/dayCaribbeanVisa-free
St Vincent & the GrenadinesR900–1,600/dayCaribbeanE-visa
SurinameR500–800/daySouth AmericaVisa-free
Trinidad & TobagoR800–1,400/dayCaribbeanVisa-free
UruguayR500–800/daySouth AmericaVisa (hard)
USAR1,200–2,500/dayNorth AmericaVisa-free
Venezuela⚠R450–800/daySouth AmericaPacific7
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Under travel advisory
We cover these countries for their entry rules only. The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to the whole (or effectively the whole) of each one — or, for North Korea, tourism is closed — so they're left out of the filter above. Read the page, and the official advice, before considering a trip.
- AfghanistanUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
- BelarusUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
- Burkina FasoUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
- HaitiUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
- IranUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
- MaliUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
- NigerUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
- North KoreaUK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the whole country
- RussiaUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
- South SudanUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
- SudanUK FCDO advises against all travel, apart from two remote border areas
- SyriaUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country
- YemenUK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country