Can I travel to Switzerland with UK BRP?

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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While a UK student visa (BRP) allows individuals to study and reside in the UK, it does not automatically grant permission to travel to other European countries.

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Visa-Free Countries with UK Residency Card
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bulgaria. Canada. Cyprus. Egypt. Eswatini. Fiji. Gambia. Greece.
  • Panama. Papua New Guinea. Grenada. Guine a-Bissau. Hungary. Ireland. Macedonia. Malta. Moldova. Montenegro. Myanmar.
  • Portugal. Spain. Suriname. Timor-Leste. Turkey. United Arab Emirates. Vanuatu.


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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.

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Applying for a UK to USA Visa can be exhausting and demanding, but when you have a British passport, that's no issue as British citizens are under an American visa-waiver program. If you have a British passport you don't need a specific US Visa for UK citizens to enter the US, you only need an ESTA.

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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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Citizens of these countries residing in the UK and planning to visit Greece are required to get a Greek visa in order to be able to enter Greece. The main requirement is that you must have a UK residence permit valid for at least another three months beyond the date you plan to leave Greece / the Schengen Area.

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Only if you have a British Residence Permit (BRP) or a short-term student visa issued by the UK. If you do not have either of these documents, you must apply for a Schengen Visa to visit Spain via a Spanish Consulate in your home country.

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The processing time for a Switzerland short-stay visa may take up to 15 days. Still, according to your specific situation, this period may be extended up to 30 days. Exceptional cases may take up to 60 days, since the Swiss embassies may have to consult with other Schengen consulates.

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The UK is part of the EU but is not part of the Schengen area, a visa to the UK does not give access tot he Schengen area. That is why you had to get a UK visa not a Schengen one to enter the UK and why a UK visa has no use to you to go to Paris. As already stated above, you need a Schengen short-stay visa from France.

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You are allowed to spend time outside of the UK so long as these periods of absence do not exceed 6 months at any one time. It does not matter how much time you spend outside of the UK in total during the required 5-year continuous residence period provided you return each time after a maximum of 6 months.

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