Before You Travel Visas and Immunisations
Quick Reference Chart We stress that the following information is intended for quick reference only. A summary of requirements is listed here.
Country
Lithuania Macedonia
Madagascar (2) Malawi
Malaysia (Borneo) Maldives Malta
Martinique (France) Mexico (5) Moldova Mongolia
Montenegro Morocco
Mozambique Namibia Nepal (2)
New Zealand Nicaragua
North Korea (3) Norway
Oman (2) Panama Peru (6)
Philippines Poland
Portugal (7) Romania Russia
Senegal Serbia
Seychelles Singapore Slovakia
South Africa (12) South Korea Spain (16) Sri Lanka St Lucia
Sudan (3) (4) Suriname Swaziland Tanzania Taiwan
Thailand
The Gambia Tibet (8) (11) Togo
Tunisia Turkey
Turkmenistan Uganda (2) Ukraine USA (9)
Uzbekistan
Venezuela (5) Vietnam Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Visas
UK citizens Minimum time
required to issue
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Y On arrival F - -
F F
Y On arrival F - - - -
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Y 24 hours - - -
- -
Y -
F -
Y On arrival F - -
- -
-
Y - - - - - -
5 days - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
F
Y 1 week - -
- F
R F - -
F -
Y 24 hours - - - - - - - - -
Y -
1 day -
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R F F -
R R R R R R R R R R R R R
4 days F R R -
R R -
R R R R R R -
R -
R R
F R R -
F F -
F - -
F F
Y 2 months R Y On arrival F -
F
Y - - -
- F
R R R R R R -
R R R R R
5 days F R R - - -
R R
Y See right - Y On arrival
- -
F R R -
R
Y 2 weeks F R R -
F -
Y 10 days -
Y -
Y Y Y
7 days -
3 days 3 days
- - -
R R R
Y On arrival F R R - -
R -
R F -
R R R R
4 days F R R -
R R
-
D D
D D D D D -
-
- -
R
R D M R R R R R R R
R - - -
R -
R D M R -
-
R -
D D
-
R* -
R D M R R D M R -
-
R R -
R R R - - -
R R
R R -
R R -
R R R R R
D D -
D D D - - - -
D -
D D -
D - -
D D D D D
- D
R - -
R* R R - - - - -
R D M R -
- - - -
R
R* -
R -
R R R
R D M R R R
- R
R D M R R R R R R
D D D D D
D -
-
R -
R* -
R D M R R -
- -
R R R R R
D D D D D
R* R R
R* R
Yellow Fever Hepatitis A
Immunisation Typhoid
Others Malaria
Y = YES, visa required. R = Immunisation/protection normally recommended.
R* = Protection recommended for travel to some areas – please check with your healthcare provider.
F = Valid International Certifi cate of Vaccination against Yellow Fever required only if coming from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.
M = Meningitis. Immunisation may be recommended depending on area visited and time of year.
D = Diphtheria. Immunisation recommended in some circumstances, seek medical advice.
For more information on the subject of vaccinations and health protection, check your individual Tour Notes or consult your booking agent. Further information can be found at
www.fi tfortravel.nhs.uk. For country-specifi c advice contact
www.nathnac.org/travel – an excellent source of information on health risks. Ask your medical practitioner for the latest information and allow time to obtain the appropriate vaccinations. Cholera vaccinations are not offi cially required by any country. However, in practice, a cholera vaccination certifi cate may be asked for by border offi cials when arriving from, or travelling into, an infected area: especially at land borders. Please see Tour Notes for details. The UK Department of Health recommends immunisation against tetanus and polio for all countries.
Vaccinations
Please note that some inoculation programmes require two injections, administered four weeks apart. You should leave plenty of time for this.
As a general rule, please note that health requirements and recommendations may change and you must check the current requirements in good time before departure. For holidays in the EU / EEA you should obtain an EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) before departure, from the Department of Health. This is available by telephone (0870 1555455) or online at
www.dh.gov.uk. An EHIC is not, however, a substitute for appropriate travel insurance. Please check vaccination requirements with a GP or Vaccination Centre at least two months before travelling.
Special notes (1) Visa issued on arrival, subject to authorisation from Bhutan government. (2) Visa may also be obtained on arrival.
(3) Visa issued subject to authorisation from the relevant Government. Sensitive occupations such as journalist, photographer or defence related occupations may be refused entry.
(4) Immigration does not accept any passport with an Israeli stamp (it is possible to request for the Israeli stamp not to be placed on the pages of the passport), or showing Israel as place of birth, nor do they accept any passport which has only an exit stamp from Jordan/Egypt (implying that entry was made via Israel).
(5) Visa not required if holding Tourist Card issued by authorised airlines.
(6) Valid International Certifi cate of Vaccination against Yellow Fever required if arriving after transiting infected/endemic area or if visiting Puerto Maldonado – Tour Refs. PSA, PEA, PBA, PMA, HTA and PQA.
(7) For the Azores and Madeira only.
(8) If you intend to travel to China after visiting Tibet, note that any China visa already obtained will have been cancelled on entering Tibet (Tour Refs. OE & TB).
(9) Visas not required provided entering by sea or air on a carrier participating in the Visa Waiver Program. It is compulsory for all travellers to the US to provide their personal details online using the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) well in advance of travel (and not less than 72hrs before travel) at a cost of US$14 (£9).
(10) Visa not required if holding tourist card issued by Explore or Cuban Consul.
(11) Group permit issued in Kathmandu (Tour Refs. OE & TB) or Xian (Tour Ref. RTB); passport details required in advance.
(12) Passport must have 2 clear blank pages for entry stamp. (13) Yellow fever certifi cate is mandatory.
(14) Visas are available on arrival at Addis Ababa Airport. For any other arrival points you should get a visa in advance.
(15) Visa fee waived if arriving & departing as part of a group (passport details needed min 10 days in advance) otherwise visa issued on arrival.
(16) Visitors to Spain must now provide Explore with Advance Passenger Information (API) in order to be allowed boarding point of origin. API requires DOB, Nationality and Passport number. Please have these details available when booking.
(17) Nationals of Canada, Greece, Portugal and USA must buy a tourist card (currently US$10) on arrival valid for 30 days from entry
(18) Visas available on arrival if only travelling to Kurdistan.
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