Do you need a visa for United Kingdom with a Canadian passport?

Electronic authorisation to obtain before departure. Applications go through UK Visas and Immigration (Home Office). It is the only source that counts.

Entry right

United Kingdom, on a Canadian passport

Electronic authorisation to obtain before departure.

The record sets no duration. Check the stay limit with the consulate before a long stay.

All visa-free countries with a Canadian passport

This is the UK ETA: £20 on gov.uk, one per traveller, children included. Official site, price, and the unofficial-website trap

What changed

Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure.

The official portal

Applications go through UK Visas and Immigration (Home Office). It is the only source that counts.

Open the official portal

Medical insurance

Many consulates require proof of medical insurance among the supporting documents — the Schengen area, for instance, asks for €30,000 of cover. The exact list is on the official portal above: that is the authority, not us.

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A layover in United Kingdom

Londres · LHR — airside connection, nothing to show
Londres · LGW — airside connection, nothing to show
Manchester · MAN — airside connection, nothing to show
Édimbourg · EDI — airside connection, nothing to show

International-to-international connection, single booking, same airport. Exemptions for holders of certain visas or residence permits are not assumed.

All 166 layovers for this passport

Staying longer

No dedicated nomad stay scheme is documented in this country.

The other way round

A United Kingdom passport travelling to Canada: electronic authorisation.

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Same region, same passport

Western Europe: with a Canadian passport, all 23 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.

Visa-free (23): Andorra (90 d), Austria (90 d), Belgium (90 d), Denmark (90 d), Finland (90 d), France (90 d), Germany (90 d), Greece (90 d), Iceland (90 d), Ireland (90 d), Italy (90 d), Liechtenstein (90 d), Luxembourg (90 d), Malta (90 d), Monaco (90 d), Netherlands (90 d), Norway (90 d), Portugal (90 d), San Marino (90 d), Spain (90 d), Sweden (90 d), Switzerland (90 d), Vatican City (90 d)

Once you are there

The country guide What a stay costs When to go

Cities rated for working there

Londres 80 Édimbourg 80 Glasgow 80 Manchester 80 Cardiff 78 Bath 77

The same country, on another passport

France Belgium Switzerland Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Algeria Tunisia

All 199 passports, in the Trousseau

What this page does not replace

Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.

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