ID and travel documents for entering Jersey
Jersey is part of the Common Travel Area (CTA) and have the same border control standards as the UK.
There are no routine border immigration controls when travelling within the CTA. But you must travel with a photo ID to be able to prove your identity and nationality.
You can use:
- a passport
- a national identity card
- a driving licence with your photo
- a biometric residence permit
- an immigration status document with your photo
- a school or college photo ID (for children and young people travelling with an organised group)
- another official photo ID issued by a government or public authority
Check the guidance from your airline or ferry company before you travel to make sure you meet the rules:
Arriving from the UK, Guernsey and Isle of Man
You don't need to travel with a passport when you arrive in Jersey from:
- the UK
- Guernsey
- Isle of Man
You must travel with photo ID. We accept whichever photo ID your airline or ferry company accepted.
You don’t need another visa to visit Jersey if you already have a valid visa for the UK, Guernsey or Isle of Man.
Arriving from Ireland
If you arrive in Jersey directly from Ireland and you're not British or Irish, you must travel with your passport. You must also follow the rules below for those arriving from outside the CTA.
If you’re British or Irish you don’t need to travel with your passport, but you must travel with photo ID.
Arriving from outside the CTA
Everyone arriving in Jersey from Ireland or from outside the CTA will require a valid passport regardless of whether they travel with commercial carriers or on private aircrafts or vessels.
You don’t need to travel with a passport, but must travel with a national ID card if you:
- hold settled or pre-settled status granted by the UK, Jersey, Guernsey or Isle of Man
- have an EU Settlement Scheme family permit granted by the UK, Jersey, Guernsey or Isle of Man
- are an EU, EEA, Swiss national under the age of 19 and part of an organised school group
- hold Frontier Worker permit issued under the UK Immigration Rules
- are an S2 Healthcare Visitor under the UK Immigration Rules
- are a Swiss Service Provider with a valid entry clearance issued under the UK Immigration Rules
- have a French national identity card (within the validity dates printed on the card) travelling directly to Jersey on a day return trip with a commercial ferry operator who signed up to a Memorandum of Understanding with Jersey Immigration
If you have dual citizenship
If you're a British or Irish national and also hold another nationality, you must use 1 of the following travel documents to enter the CTA:
Your airline or ferry company may allow you to travel to the CTA on an expired British passport if you have both:
- an expired British passport issued in 1989 or later
- a valid passport for 1 of the nationalities that can get an ETA
The details on both passports must match. Your airline or ferry company decides to allow you to travel or not.
Electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to visit Jersey
From 23 April 2026, you may need an ETA to visit Jersey. You'll need to check if you need one and apply on GOV.UK.
Find more information on how to
get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to visit Jersey.
Travel advice if you have Jersey immigration permission
To enter Jersey directly or through the UK, you can prove your immigration permission by showing:
- a visa vignette in your passport
- a passport stamp
- an EU Settled Status confirmation letter
You should travel with official documents that prove your status, such as your work permit or contract of employment.
If you’re travelling to Jersey or the UK and the airline won’t let you board, ask them to call the UK's Carrier Support Hub (CSH). It’s open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They can also check Timatic, which airlines use worldwide to confirm travel document rules.
Travel document information for carriers and people with Jersey immigration permission
Find information on
UK visa requirements: list of carriers on GOV.UK.
Advice for carriers
As the carrier, you’re responsible to decide if you can carry a passenger.
You must make sure that every passenger:
- has a valid passport or acceptable travel document
- is the rightful holder of that passport or travel document
- if needed, has a physical visa, eVisa or other permission valid for entry to the UK or Jersey
You can be fined if you don’t meet the rules.
Charging procedures: a guide for carriers on GOV.UK
Visa requirements for Jersey
You may need a visa to enter, visit, work, study or live permanently (settle) in Jersey.
The type of visa you need depends on your circumstances.
If you need a visa, you must apply and receive it before you travel.
You must apply through the UK visa application process.
Find more information on how to
apply for a visa to visit, work, study or live in Jersey.
School groups visiting Jersey
Students and adults accompanying groups need to have certain ID and travel documents to visit Jersey.
You can
check if you need a UK visa on GOV.UK.
French school groups
If you’re a French school group travelling directly to Jersey, you must complete the France–UK school trip travel information form below, no matter how long you’re staying.
When you complete this form, students aged 18 or under don’t need to apply for an ETA or a visa.
France-UK school trip travel information form on GOV.UK
Find more information on
visit the UK as part of a French school trip on GOV.UK.
| EU, EEA or Swiss students aged 18 and under going to school in France | National ID card or passport. No ETA needed if the France-UK form is completed
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| Students aged 18 and under of other nationalities going to school in France |
Passport. No ETA needed if the France-UK form is completed
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| Students who usually need a visa to visit the UK | No visa needed. No ETA needed if the France-UK form is completed
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| Adults accompanying the group | Passport and ETA
For day trips only, you can travel with your French national ID and no ETA is needed
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| Adults who usually need a visa to visit the UK | Visa, no matter how long you’re staying. No ETA needed
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German school groups
If you’re a German school group travelling directly to Jersey, you must complete the German–UK school trip travel information form below, no matter how long you’re staying.
When you complete this form, students aged 18 or under don’t need to apply for an ETA or a visa.
German-UK school trip travel information form on GOV.UK
Find more information on
visit the UK as part of a German school trip on GOV.UK.
| EU, EEA or Swiss students aged 18 and under going to school in Germany | National ID card or passport. No ETA needed if the German-UK form is completed
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| Students aged 18 and under of other nationalities going to school in Germany | Passport or valid refugee document. No ETA needed if the German-UK form is completed
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| Students who usually need a visa to visit the UK | No visa needed. No ETA needed if the Germany-UK form is completed
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| Adults accompanying the group | Passport and ETA
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| Adults who usually need a visa to visit the UK | Visa, no matter how long you're staying. No ETA needed
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Other European school groups
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EU, EEA or Swiss students aged 18 and under going to a European school outside France | National ID card or passport. No ETA needed.
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| Students aged 18 and under of other nationalities going to a European school outside France | Passport and ETA.
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| Students who usually need a visa to visit the UK | Visa, regardless of the length of the visit. No ETA needed.
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| Adults accompanying the group and children aged 19 and over | Passport and ETA.
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| Adults and children aged 19 and over who usually need a visa to visit the UK | Visa,
no matter how long you’re staying. No ETA needed.
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Travelling to Jersey by private aircraft or boat
If you travel to Jersey on a private aircraft or boat you must meet our entry requirements.
This include having the relevant:
- visa
- ETA
- immigration permissions
Private aircrafts
If you enter or leave Jersey by private aircraft, the pilot must complete a general declaration form before departure.
Find more information and the
private aircraft general declaration form for entering and leaving Jersey.
Private boats
You must complete a declaration if you come to Jersey from outside the UK, Ireland, the Isle of Man or Guernsey and someone on board is not British or Irish.
Find more information for
private boats coming to Jersey and travel documents you need.
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