Can I travel to Europe with UK residence permit?

If you hold a UK Student Visa (BRP), also known as a Biometric Residence Permit, traveling to Europe requires careful consideration and understanding of the specific travel regulations. While the BRP allows you to study and reside in the UK, it may not automatically grant you visa-free entry to European countries.



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You always need a passport or other travel document for a journey abroad. This is also the case for a journey within the Schengen Area. Your passport or travel document must not have been issued more than 10 years ago.

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You need your passport. A residence card (from any country) is not a travel document (that can be used to travel to other countries). You will have to show your passport at French immigration control in London St Pancras. If you don't have it, you will not be allowed on the train.

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Can I travel to Amsterdam with UK BRP? Any UK citizen who holds either a full UK passport or a BOTC, BOC, BPP or BS passport can travel to the Netherlands and the Dutch Caribbean visa-free. However, many non-EU nationals who reside in the UK are still required to get a Schengen visa to travel to the Netherlands.

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Non-EEA citizens with UK Biometric Residence Permission (BRP) who wish to travel to Ireland may need a visa to do so, as their BRP has no bearing on their permission to travel to Ireland. You should also note that a Schengen visa is not valid for travel to Ireland.

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If you are a UK citizen in possession of a full UK passport or a BOTC (British Overseas Territories Citizen), BOC (British Overseas Citizen), BPP (British Protected Person) or BS (British Subjects) passport, you do not need a visa to enter Switzerland.

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