{"question":{"passport":"BLR","destination":"GBR","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa, 6 months","requirement":{"kind":"visa_consular","message":"Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate."},"stay":{"kind":"MONTHS","maxMonths":6,"phrasing":"You may stay up to 6 months."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"visa-national-list","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list","passage":"VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). … (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities … Afghanistan … Zimbabwe … (b) seeking to visit the UK for more than 6 months.","explanation":"VN 1.1(a) is the operative inclusion list: it names these states as people who need entry clearance before travel, which Appendix V then applies to anyone coming as a Visitor.","publisher":"From:\n\n \n Home Office\n\n \n\n Published:\n\n 25 February 2016\n\n Updated:\n\n \n 3 August 2026 - See all updates"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-30","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"Visa-free, 6 months","conditions":[{"kind":"TRAVELLER_STATUS","text":"aged 18 or under, studying at a school or educational institution in France registered with the French Ministry of Education, and seeking to enter the UK as part of a school party of 5 or more pupils organised by that school or institution"}],"source":{"documentId":"visa-national-list","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list","passage":"VN 7.0. Nationals or citizens of any country who are aged 18 or under, studying at a school or educational institution in France registered with the French Ministry of Education and seeking to enter the UK as part of a school party of 5 or more pupils organised by that school or institution, do not need entry clearance before they travel to the UK as a Visitor.","explanation":"VN 7.0 is a nationality-blind exception to the entry-clearance requirement in VN 1.1; it applies to these visa-national issuers only when the traveller is on the described French school party, so it sits beside the headline visa row rather than replacing it.","publisher":"From:\n\n \n Home Office\n\n \n\n Published:\n\n 25 February 2016\n\n Updated:\n\n \n 3 August 2026 - See all updates"}},{"headline":"Visa-free, 6 months","conditions":[{"kind":"TRAVELLER_STATUS","text":"aged 19 or under, studying at a school or educational institution in Germany, the existence of which is confirmed by the relevant German municipal or competent authority, and seeking to enter the UK as part of a school party of 5 or more organised by that school or institution"}],"source":{"documentId":"visa-national-list","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list","passage":"VN 8.0. Nationals or citizens of any country who are aged 19 or under, studying at a school or educational institution in Germany, the existence of which is confirmed by the relevant German municipal or competent authority, and seeking to enter the UK as part of a school party of 5 or more organised by that school or institution, do not need entry clearance before they travel to the UK as a Visitor.","explanation":"VN 8.0 is a separate exception from VN 7.0 (different age cap, different confirming authority) and likewise lifts entry clearance only for the described German school party.","publisher":"From:\n\n \n Home Office\n\n \n\n Published:\n\n 25 February 2016\n\n Updated:\n\n \n 3 August 2026 - See all updates"}}],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}