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Scottish Visa and Passport Info

Getting into, out of and around a foreign country can be a challenge. Passports need to be sorted out and procedures need to be followed. Besides all this, you often don't know what to expect. Well, Scotland is a great country in this regard. The people are generally very friendly, the weather is reasonably good, and the crime rate is low. You may need to pack warm clothes, but more important is making sure your passport and visa are up to scratch. Below is a basic list of legal requirements to ensure access into the country.

Passports

Passport valid for whole period of the visit to the UK required by all except:

Nationals of EU countries
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Monaco
Norway
Switzerland

with a valid national ID card.

Visas

Required by all except the following:

Nationals listed in the chart above
Nationals of American Samoa, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, British Overseas Territories, Brunei, Chile, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, East Timor, El Salvador, Federated States of Micronesia, French Guiana, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR), Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Korea (Rep), Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Macau (SAR), Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Saba, St Eustatius, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Maarten, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tahiti, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu and Venezuela
Those in transit, provided arriving and departing by air within 24 hours and holding all necessary onward documentation. Direct Airside Transit visas are required by the following countries, even if not entering the UK or changing airports during transit: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, China (PR), Colombia, Congo (Dem Rep), Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Macedonia, Moldova, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia & Montenegro, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

: Passport Required?; Visa Required?; Return Ticket Required?
British: Yes; No; No
Australian: Yes; No; No
Canadian: Yes; No; No
USA: Yes; No; No
Other EU: Yes; No; No
Japanese: Yes; No; No
South Africa: Yes; No; No