The following information, whilst correct at time of inclusion, must not be relied upon wholly when checking for visa and passport guidelines prior to booking your trip. We urge you to check with the visa office of the country you intend to visit for up to date information.

(a, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China (PR), CIS, Comoros Islands, Congo (Rep. Of) Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (DPR) Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome e Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovak Republic, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Zambia and holders of passports endorsed 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' (contact the Southern European Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for latest information); (b) persons who hold passports or travel documents issued by the former soviet Union or by the territories formerly comprising the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (except nationals of Croatia and Slovenia). Transit visas are not required by passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft provided holding valid onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.

Types of visa and cost:
Tourist, Business and Transit.
Applications to any British visa-issuing post abroad or in the UK, or the visa section of the UK Passport Office in London.

Application requirements:
(a) 1 application form. (b) Valid passport. (c) Proof of hotel reservation. (d) Fee. (e) Return ticket

"Working days required:
Applications are referred to Gibraltar and are normally processed within 20 days.

Note:
Visas are not required except by stateless persons and nationals of the countries or territorial entities who require visas for the uk (see appendix of uk immigration rules). The gibraltar visa requirement applies even in cases where a visa for the uk is held.

Visa nationals with uk multiple visit visas valid for one year or more, regardless of category, are eligible to enter gibraltar without the need for a visa. This exemption also applies to persons who hold indefinite leave to remain in the uk and to persons who hold uk certificates of entitlement to the right of abode (and have not been absent from the uk for more than 2 years).

Persons who wish to avail themselves of these exemption arrangements but who enter gibraltar from spain intending to return there, or those in transit to spain will only be admitted if they hold valid schengen visas ensuring their re-entry into spain.

Temporary residence:
Prior permission must be obtained from the Government of Gibraltar if seeking employment (nationals of EU countries are exempt).

UK Passport Agency
Globe House, Eccleston Sq., Victoria
Opening hours: 0815-1600 Monday to Friday

Passports:
Required by all except EU nationals in possession of a valid national identity card.