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Visa and passport requirements for visitors

Travel to Jersey from the UK

Holders of a British or European passport / identity card

There are no immigration controls between the United Kingdom (UK) and Jersey and therefore there is no immigration requirement for you to carry your passport or identity card.

However, due to increased security measures at British ports of entry, we would advise all members of the travelling public to carry a form of photographic ID.

Carrying companies (airlines and ferry companies) will request a form of photographic ID and you may also be asked to produce photographic ID by a Customs and Immigration officer or police officer on arrival in Jersey.  You should check with the company with which you are travelling to Jersey what form of photographic ID they will accept.  Other than a valid passport, examples may be a valid photographic driving licence; a valid armed forces identity card; a CitizenCard; a valid photographic firearm certificate; a photographic university ID card or a photographic disabled badge; but it is important to check with the carrying company that the ID that you have is acceptable to them before travelling.

Holders of a passport / identity card from a country outside the EU

Provided that you are lawfully in the UK and will be travelling within the validity of your immigration permission, you will not require a separate visa to travel to Jersey.

As there are no immigration controls between Jersey and the UK, you will not be required to present yourself to an immigration officer on arrival in the Island.

However, due to increased security measures at British ports of entry, we would advise all members of the travelling public to carry a form of photographic ID.  In addition to photographic ID, it might also be useful for you to carry a letter from the Home Office confirming your residential status in the UK.

Travel to Jersey from mainland Europe

Holders of a British or European passport / identity card

All European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) nationals must present a valid passport or identity card at an immigration control on arrival in Jersey.

No visas are required for EU and EEA nationals.

Jersey's Customs and Immigration relationship with the EU (taxes and your money section) 

Holders of a passport / identity card from a country outside the EU

All non-European and non-EEA nationals must present a valid passport at an immigration control on arrival in Jersey.

You must ensure that you have been issued with the necessary visa before  you travel to Jersey or you may be refused entry to Jersey.

'Do I need a visa?' on UK visas website 



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