<P> The UK is a member of the European Union, but it has an opt - out from the Schengen border - free area . It operates its own visa policy and also maintains the Common Travel Area with the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man . </P> <P> British Overseas Territories generally apply their own similar but legally distinct visa policies . </P> <P> Visa policy of the United Kingdom is similar to the visa policy of the Schengen Area . It grants visa - free entry to all Schengen Annex II nationalities, except for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Peru, Serbia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela . The UK also grants visa - free entry to several additional countries--Belize, Botswana, Maldives, Nauru, Namibia and Papua New Guinea . </P> <P> The following individuals can enter the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man without a visa: </P>

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