🇬🇧 British passport

Brexit turned neighbours into visa countries. The workarounds are real.

British citizens lost EU free movement in 2021, but the actual visa paths are better documented than most Brits realise. This page pulls the routes Townleap tracks for GB passport holders — including the one country where nothing changed at all.

Visa-free

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Visa on arrival

Common bottlenecks

Post-Brexit: no EU free movement — every EU country now requires a visa or permit for stays over 90 days
Most EU employer-sponsored routes require the company to prove no local candidate was available
Spain and Portugal consulate slots fill fast for British applicants — book months ahead

Counts sourced from Passport Index pages crawled in April 2026.

Special routes

What changes for this passport

Open Pathfinder

Ireland — Common Travel Area

easy0-0 mo

The one country where Brexit changed nothing. Live, work, vote, access healthcare — no visa, no permit, no expiry.

The CTA predates the EU and survived Brexit intact. British citizens can move to Ireland tomorrow with no paperwork beyond a PPS number. The only catch: non-British family members still need a separate visa.

Common Travel Area (CTA) — Visa-Free SettlementOfficial source

Spain Digital Nomad Visa

moderate3-7 mo

Spain is the #1 destination for British emigrants. The DNV is the cleanest remote-work path since freedom of movement ended.

UK criminal record certificates are accepted without apostille. Consulate slots in London and Edinburgh fill fast — book early. Income threshold is €2,849/month from a non-Spanish employer.

Digital Nomad VisaOfficial source

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How to use this page

Read it like a triage board

The city list below is not a promise that every route fits every profession. It is the strongest city-level shortlist we can build from the passport-specific paths Townleap already tracks.

Each card shows the visa route that makes the city reachable from this passport today, then pairs it with Townleap’s livability data so you can decide whether the bureaucracy buys you a city worth settling in.

Top city shortlist