United Kingdom (UK)

Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland) and Northern Ireland.
Before 22 December 1922, Great Britain also included all Ireland for immigration law purposes.

Common Travel Area

The United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

The Channel Islands

Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and their dependencies.
For a full list, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands.

Jersey and Guernsey each have a government that administers immigration and issues passports.

European Union (EU)

The following countries are currently members of the European Union:

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Schengen Area

The Schengen Area currently comprises Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, and all countries in the European Union except for Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania and Ireland. A Schengen visa has no advantages for entering the UK or Ireland.

European Economic Area (EEA)

The European Economic Area currently comprises Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and the European Union.

 

PASSPORTIA IS

We recently applied for citizenship for our two children from South Africa. Jamal from Passportia was highly professional and so positive. From the outset he assured us that it was possible despite many other companies saying they could not help us. We are pleased to say that both children are now officially British citizens and I would definitely use Jamal and Passportia again despite the current exchange rate!

N.L. - Cape Town, South Africa