You do not need a visa for Antarctica if you have a British passport

Frequently asked questions

What Antarctica may ask for

Not every traveller is asked for all of these. A valid passport is checked every time; the rest is a spot check at the border, and some items belong to a visa application rather than the crossing itself.

• Passport valid for at least 6 months beyond your return date
• Comprehensive travel insurance with emergency evacuation coverage (mandatory)
• Confirmed booking with IAATO-approved tour operator
• Valid visa for gateway country (Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, or Australia)
• Medical fitness certificate for extreme cold weather conditions
• Biosecurity declaration confirming clean outdoor gear and equipment

Where else British citizens can apply online

• American Samoafrom $62.27
• Australiafrom $20.00
• Austriafrom $35.00
• Azerbaijanfrom $60.00
• Bahrainfrom $84.00
• Belgiumfrom $35.00
• Beninfrom $81.00
• Bulgariafrom $35.00
• Burkina Fasofrom $205.79
• Cambodiafrom $60.00
• Cameroonfrom $249.99
• Canadafrom $19.45
• Christmas Islandfrom $20.00
• Cocos (Keeling) Islandsfrom $20.00
• Cook Islandsfrom $94.29
• Cote d'Ivoirefrom $150.00
• Croatiafrom $35.00
• Cubafrom $38.03
• Cyprusfrom $35.00
• Czech Republicfrom $35.00
• Denmarkfrom $35.00
• Djiboutifrom $72.99
• Egyptfrom $49.00
• Equatorial Guineafrom $144.99
• Estoniafrom $35.00
• Ethiopiafrom $111.99
• Finlandfrom $35.00
• Francefrom $35.00
• Germanyfrom $35.00
• Greecefrom $35.00
• Guamfrom $62.27
• Guineafrom $152.35
• Heard Island and McDonald Islandsfrom $20.00
• Hungaryfrom $35.00
• Icelandfrom $35.00
• Indiafrom $72.89
• Indonesiafrom $68.20
• Iraqfrom $143.98
• Israelfrom $28.00
• Italyfrom $35.00
• Jordanfrom $78.00
• Kenyafrom $74.09
• Kuwaitfrom $88.59
• Lao People's Democratic Republicfrom $121.75
• Latviafrom $35.00
• Liechtensteinfrom $35.00
• Lithuaniafrom $35.00
• Luxembourgfrom $35.00
• Madagascarfrom $114.99
• Maltafrom $35.00
• Myanmarfrom $130.00
• Namibiafrom $140.00
• Nepalfrom $69.99
• Netherlandsfrom $35.00
• New Zealandfrom $94.29
• Nigeriafrom $413.99
• Niuefrom $94.29
• Norfolk Islandfrom $20.00
• Northern Mariana Islandsfrom $62.27
• Norwayfrom $35.00
• Omanfrom $62.99
• Papua New Guineafrom $99.99
• Polandfrom $35.00
• Portugalfrom $35.00
• Puerto Ricofrom $62.27
• Romaniafrom $35.00
• Saint Kitts and Nevisfrom $88.18
• Saudi Arabiafrom $29.00
• Seychellesfrom $35.00
• Slovakiafrom $35.00
• Sloveniafrom $35.00
• Spainfrom $35.00
• Sri Lankafrom $15.00
• Swedenfrom $35.00
• Switzerlandfrom $35.00
• Tajikistanfrom $90.00
• Thailandfrom $99.99
• Togofrom $102.33
• Tokelaufrom $94.29
• Ugandafrom $111.50
• United Republic of Tanzaniafrom $112.00
• United States Minor Outlying Islandsfrom $62.27
• United States of Americafrom $62.27
• Vietnamfrom $66.00
• Virgin Islands, U.S.from $62.27
• Zimbabwefrom $91.42

See every country a British passport can enter — visa-free, on arrival or with an eVisa.