Anguilla entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): Valid for the whole stay (until the day you leave)
Visa (FCDO): You can visit Anguilla without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism or business. Official visa text
Official source: GOV.UK – Anguilla travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 15 May 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Anguilla, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Anguilla with a British passport?
In short: You can visit Anguilla without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism or business.
Our one-line summary of the first FCDO sentence below, which matches a wording we recognise. It applies to British citizen passport holders; read the full official text, which may add conditions.
You can visit Anguilla without a visa for up to 90 days for tourism or business. To apply to extend your stay, contact the Immigration Department after your arrival.
More from the FCDO visa section (extensions, border checks and other cases)
Work permits
There are specific rules about working in Anguilla – information is available from Anguilla’s Department of Labour.
Email: labour.mailbox@gov.ai
Official source: GOV.UK – Anguilla travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 15 May 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
To enter Anguilla, your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay.
Official source: GOV.UK – Anguilla travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 15 May 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Anguilla
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 5 October 2022: “Updated information on the lifting of COVID-19 protocols for arrivals to Anguilla from 1 October ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 8 August 2022: “Updated information on the lifting of COVID-19 protocols for arrivals to Anguilla from 8 August ('Entry requirements' page)”
- 14 June 2022: “Updated information on entry requirements for vaccinated visitors and returning unvaccinated residents ('Entry requirements' page)”
- 26 November 2021: “Update to information on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for entry to Anguilla (‘Entry requirements’ page)”
- 1 November 2021: “Updated information on types of test and vaccination accepted before entry is approved ('Coronavirus' and Entry requirements' pages)”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Anguilla (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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