Philippines to United Kingdom visa requirements

Visa required. Philippine ordinary passport holders need a Standard Visitor visa for UK tourism or family visits; the 6-month visa costs GBP 135 and allows stays up to 6 months. Philippine ordinary passport holders need a visa before travelling to the United Kingdom for tourism, visiting family or friends, most business visits, or short study. The GOV.UK visa checker result for Philippines tourism says to apply for a Standard Visitor visa, and GOV.UK lists the Philippines among nationalities that need a visa to enter or transit the UK landside. The 6-month Standard Visitor visa costs GBP 135 from 8 April 2026 and usually allows a stay of up to 6 months; long-term 2, 5, and 10-year visitor visas are available for frequent travellers, but each visit is still capped at 6 months. Standard Visitor decisions outside the UK are currently listed at about 3 weeks after identity and document submission. ETA is not the route for Philippine ordinary passport holders who need a visa; GOV.UK says people with a UK visa do not need an ETA. For transit, GOV.UK says Philippine passport holders do not need a visa if they remain airside and do not pass UK border control, but need a Visitor in Transit visa for landside transit unless a transit-without-visa exception applies. The passport or travel document should be valid for the whole stay, and visitor permission does not allow ordinary paid or unpaid work for a UK company, long-term residence through repeated visits, or study beyond visitor rules.