This overview provides a summary as to which non-British or Irish nationals require leave (or permission) to enter or remain in the UK and, if so, whether they will require prior entry clearance or an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before they can travel to the UK. For further information, see Practice Note: Permission to travel to the UK and the related Practice Notes referred to below.
The Immigration Act 1971 provides that all persons with the right of abode do not require leave to enter or remain in the UK. Persons with the right abode are:
British citizens, and
Commonwealth citizens who held that status immediately before the coming into force of the British Nationality Act 1981 on 1 January 1983 and had a right of abode at that time—this includes only a limited number of people
The right of abode in the UK is an immigration status. A person who has the right of abode is free to live in, and to come and go into and from, the UK, subject only to certain restrictions to enable
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