Travel to/from UK

You can enter the UK with one of the following identity documents:

• a passport
• an Irish passport card
• a national identity card issued by an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, if you’re eligible to use one

Your identity document should be valid for the whole of your stay.

If you’re travelling with a passport or national identity card, it should be registered on your UK Visas and Immigration account if any of the following are true:

• you have settled or pre-settled status
• you used the ‘UK Immigration: ID Check’ app to scan your identity document when applying for a visa

You may be delayed at the border if your passport or national identity card is not registered on your UK Visas and Immigration account.

You cannot use a national identity card from an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein to enter the UK unless you:

• have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, or Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man’s settlement schemes,
• have an EU Settlement Scheme family permit, or the equivalent from Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man,
• have a Frontier Worker permit,
• are an S2 Healthcare Visitor,
• are a Swiss national and have a Service Provider from Switzerland visa.

Check if you need a visa to come to the UK.

You can still use your EEA or Swiss national identity card to enter the UK if all of the following are true:

• you’ve applied for settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, or Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man’s settlement schemes
• you’ve been issued with confirmation your application is valid
• you’re not applying as a joining family member

You may also need to show evidence that you were living in the UK by 31 December 2020.

You must enter the UK with either:

• an EU Settlement Scheme family permit,
• a visa.

Your family permit or visa could be issued by the UK, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man.

Check if you need a visa to come to the UK.

You may also need a visa if you’re ‘transiting’ or travelling through the UK, for example, you’re changing flights at a UK airport.

If you need a visa, you’ll need to show your airline or transport provider (your ‘carrier’) either:

• a valid visa,
• a ‘visa exemption document’ such as a UK-issued biometric residence card or EU Settlement Scheme family permit.

Before you travel, check that your visa is valid and will not expire before you enter the UK.

You may be asked at the border to prove the relationship between yourself and any children traveling with you, if you do not seem to be the parent, for example, if you have a different surname.

You can prove this with:

• a birth or adoption certificate showing your relationship with the child,
• divorce or marriage certificates if you’re the parent but have a different surname from the child,
• a letter from the child’s parent giving permission for the child to travel with you and providing contact details, if you’re not the parent.

Information based on source gov.co.uk (opens in a new tab).

Note: This document has been prepared for informational purposes only and does not constitute a legal interpretation of EU or UK legislation on UK immigration laws. Although the information has been prepared with due diligence, LOT Polish Airlines is not responsible for the completeness and compliance of the information provided with the actual and current scope of EU or UK immigration regulations. Before traveling to the UK, please verify the information provided against current EU or UK immigration regulations.