Visa information for Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Do I need a tourist visa to visit United Kingdom? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for United Kingdom? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Visa Check

For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Startup Visa

Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa
Investment required	Funding provided	Duration
Yes	No	3 years

Oxygen accelerator
Investment required	Funding provided	Duration
No	Yes	26 weeks

Tourist Visa access to United Kingdom by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	Not required	6 months
Angola	Required
Argentina	Not required	6 months
Armenia	Required
Australia	Not required	6 months
Austria	Not required
Azerbaijan	Required
Bahamas	Not required	6 months
Bahrain	Required
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Not required	6 months
Belarus	Required
Belgium	Not required
Belize	Not required	6 months
Benin	Required
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Required
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Required
Botswana	Not required	6 months
Brazil	Not required	6 months
Brunei	Not required	6 months
Bulgaria	Not required
Burkina Faso	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required
Cameroon	Required
Canada	Not required	6 months
Cape Verde	Required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chile	Not required	6 months
China	Not required	6 months
Colombia	Required
Costa Rica	Not required	6 months
Croatia	Not required
Cuba	Required
Cyprus	Not required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Not required	Freedom of movement
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required
East Timor	Not required	6 months
Ecuador	Required
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Not required	6 months
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Not required
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Not required
France	Not required
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Required
Germany	Not required
Ghana	Required
Greece	Not required
Grenada	Not required	6 months
Guatemala	Not required	6 months
Guinea	Required
Guinea-Bissau	Required
Guyana	Required
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Not required
Iceland	Not required	Freedom of movement (in Constituent countries)
India	Required	Visa not required if holding a biometric Irish visa endorsed with "BC BIVS" and with a valid Irish entry stamp.
Indonesia	Required
Iran	Required
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Not required
Israel	Not required	6 months
Italy	Not required
Jamaica	Required	Transit without a visa is not allowed.
Japan	Not required	6 months
Jordan	Required
Kazakhstan	Required
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Not required	6 months
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Online	6 months
Kyrgyzstan	Required
Laos	Required
Latvia	Not required
Lebanon	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Not required	Freedom of movement (in Constituent countries)
Lithuania	Not required
Luxembourg	Not required
Macedonia	Required
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	Not required	6 months
Maldives	Not required	6 months
Mali	Required
Malta	Not required
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Not required	6 months
Mexico	Not required	6 months
Moldova	Required
Monaco	Not required	6 months
Mongolia	Required
Montenegro	Required
Morocco	Required
Mozambique	Required
Myanmar	Required
Namibia	Not required	6 months
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Not required
New Zealand	Not required	6 months
Nicaragua	Not required	6 months
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Not required	Freedom of movement (in Constituent countries)
Oman	Online	6 months
Pakistan	Required
Panama	Not required	6 months
Papua New Guinea	Not required	6 months
Paraguay	Not required	6 months
Peru	Required
Philippines	Required
Poland	Not required
Portugal	Not required
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Not required
Russia	Required
Rwanda	Required
San Marino	Not required	6 months
Saudi Arabia	Required
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Required
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	Not required	6 months
Slovakia	Not required
Slovenia	Not required
Somalia	Required
South Africa	Required
South Korea	Not required	6 months
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Not required
Sri Lanka	Required
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Required
Sweden	Not required
Switzerland	Not required	Freedom of movement (in Constituent countries)
Syria	Required
Tajikistan	Required
Tanzania	Required
Thailand	Required
Togo	Required
Tonga	Not required	6 months
Trinidad and Tobago	Not required	6 months
Tunisia	Required
Turkey	Required	Also transit visa required.
Tuvalu	Not required	6 months
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Required
United Arab Emirates	Online	6 months
United States	Not required
Uruguay	Not required	6 months
Uzbekistan	Required
Venezuela	Required
Vietnam	Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required