The United Kingdom government has published a list of 45 countries and territories whose citizens are required to obtain a visa before entering the UK or transiting through the country via a route that involves immigration clearance.

The information was made available on the official UK government website and covers nationals from countries across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Americas.

Landside transit refers to situations where a traveller passes through a UK port of entry and must go through immigration control. This differs from airside transit, where passengers remain within the international section of an airport without passing through UK border control.

Countries requiring a UK landside transit visa

The 45 countries and territories listed by the UK government are:

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Burkina Faso

Cambodia

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Cuba

Djibouti

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Equatorial Guinea

Fiji

Gabon

Haiti

Indonesia

Kazakhstan

Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of)

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Madagascar

Mali

Mauritania

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Niger

Philippines

Sao Tome e Principe

Surinam

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Thailand

Togo

Tunisia

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Venezuela (biometric)

Zambia

The publication has drawn attention to the visa requirements applicable to travellers from the listed countries, particularly those whose journeys through the UK require them to pass through immigration control.

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