United Kingdom visa for Canadian citizens
eTA (travel authorization)
🇨🇦 Canadian passport → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: no visa, but an eta (online authorisation) is required.
How it works
Register online before you fly (minutes, small fee). It links to your passport electronically — airlines check it at check-in, so don't leave it to the airport.
Heads-up: United Kingdom commonly asks for proof of onward travel (airline check-in and border).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Beyond United Kingdom: the Canada passport
The 🇨🇦 Canada passport ranks #24 of 199 worldwide, entering 161 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (see the world ranking).
Also visa-free on the Canada passport: 🇩🇪 Germany (90 days), 🇪🇸 Spain (90 days), 🇫🇷 France (90 days) — all 161 open destinations.
Going the other way? British citizens visiting Canada need no visa, but an eTA (online authorisation) is required.
Never get caught out
Visa rules change with little notice. Get one email when United Kingdom changes its entry rules for Canadian passports.
Capital London · Currency British pound (£) · Dialling +44
Before you travel
Sorting your United Kingdom trip on the Canada passport:
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