London, United Kingdom
Passport · rank 22 of 66

🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Strong passport, weakening tax welcome. The regime runs 4 years.

In short, current to October 2026

  • The United Kingdom passport ranks 22 of 66 on the Patrician.ch mobility table, with visa free or visa on arrival access to 184 destinations.
  • Naturalization in the United Kingdom: 5 years to settlement, 1 more to citizenship. A November 2025 Home Office proposal would raise the default to 10 years, not yet in the immigration rules. Dual nationality: Yes.
  • Investment route into the United Kingdom: No investment route since 2022. Innovator Founder or Global Talent.
  • Figures are current to October 2026. Citizenship timelines and investment routes move, and several moved inside the last 24 months. Confirm with counsel before relying on any of them.

Source: the Patrician.ch passport table, part of an original dataset covering 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Mobility counts, citizenship timelines and investment routes are sourced. Figures current to October 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, United Kingdom passport 2026: 184 places visa free or on arrival, patrician.ch/passports/uk/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 5 min read
Mobility score 184 destinations without a prior visa
Rank on the board 22 / 66
Dual nationality Yes
Taxes citizens abroad No

Years to citizenship.

5 years to settlement, 1 more to citizenship. A November 2025 Home Office proposal would raise the default to 10 years, not yet in the immigration rules

Investment route.

No investment route since 2022. Innovator Founder or Global Talent

Addresses on the board in the United Kingdom.

Around it in the ranking.

RankPassportMobilityDual
17🇬🇷 Greece185Yes
17🇲🇹 Malta185Yes
17🇵🇹 Portugal185Yes
22🇬🇧 United Kingdom184Yes
22🇭🇺 Hungary184Yes
22🇵🇱 Poland184Yes
22🇲🇾 Malaysia184No
Questions

How strong is the United Kingdom passport?

The United Kingdom passport ranks 22 of 66 on the Patrician.ch table, with visa free or visa on arrival access to 184 destinations.

1 of the 100 addresses on the board sit in the United Kingdom: London.

How long does it take to get United Kingdom citizenship?

5 years to settlement, 1 more to citizenship. A November 2025 Home Office proposal would raise the default to 10 years, not yet in the immigration rules.

Citizenship timelines moved in several countries inside the last 24 months. The figure is current to October 2026.

Does the United Kingdom allow dual nationality?

Yes. United Kingdom allows its citizens to hold another nationality.

Is there a United Kingdom citizenship or residence by investment route?

No. United Kingdom has no investment route since 2022.

Innovator Founder or Global Talent.

Does the United Kingdom tax its citizens living abroad?

No. The United Kingdom does not tax its citizens on income earned while they live abroad.

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