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Wales: visa and passport requirements

Passport required Return ticket required Visa required
Australian Yes No No
British N/A N/A N/A
Canadian Yes No No
Other EU 1 No No
USA Yes No No
Passports: 

Passport valid for at least three months beyond length of stay required by all nationals referred to in the chart above except:
1. EU nationals holding a valid national ID card.

Note: EU nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admitted to any EU Member State. This evidence can take the form of a valid national passport or national identity card. Either is acceptable. Possession of a return ticket, any length of validity on their document, sufficient funds for the length of their proposed visit should not be imposed.

Passport note: 

(a) A passport is not required for travel between Great Britain and Ireland (an official form of identification, such as a driver's licence, is required), Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
(b) Passengers transiting the UK destined for the Republic of Ireland are advised to hold return tickets to avoid delay and interrogation.

Visas: 

Not required by nationals referred to in the chart above for stays of up to six months.

Visa note: 

(a) Nationals not requiring visas are advised to be in possession of either a return ticket or, if arriving on a one-way ticket, proof of sufficient funds to accommodate and support themselves for the duration of stay.
(b) Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Important Addresses).

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