Transit Visitor

VN(J) 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to Jersey for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN(J)2.1. and VN(J) 2.2. (subject to VN(J)2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the countries or territorial entities set out in the current version of the UK Immigration Rules in Appendix Visitor; (b) stateless people; and (c) people travelling on any document other than a national passport, or, in the case of a person to whom paragraphs 11A and 11B apply, a national identity card, regardless of whether the document is issued by or evidences nationality of a state not listed in VN(J) 1.1. (a), except where that document has been issued by Jersey or the United Kingdom.

VN(J) 2.1. It is not necessary for a Transit Visitor to hold an entry clearance before they travel to Jersey if they are travelling on an emergency travel document issued by, and evidencing the nationality of, a country not listed in VN(J) 1.1.(a) and the purpose of their transit is to travel to the country in which they are ordinarily resident.

VN(J) 2.2. The following people do not need a visit visa before they travel to Jersey as a Visitor, other than where VN(J) 2.3. applies: (a) nationals or citizens of the People’s Republic of China who hold a passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; or (b) nationals or citizens of the People’s Republic of China who hold a passport issued by the Macao Special Administrative Region; or (c) nationals or citizens of Taiwan who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan; or (d) people who hold a Service, Temporary Service or Diplomatic passport issued by the Holy See; or

Transit Visitor: for those who want to transit Jersey on route to another country outside the Common Travel Area and who will enter Jersey for up to 48 hours.

V(J)2.1. A person applying for entry clearance as a Visitor must apply online on the gov.uk website on the appropriate form specified in the United Kingdom Immigration Rules unless they are applying for entry clearance as a Diplomatic Visa Arrangement Visitor, in which case they must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form “Apply for an exempt, diplomatic, official visit vignette or S2 Healthcare Visitor visa”.

V(J)2.3. An application for entry clearance or leave to remain as a Visitor must meet all the following requirements: (a) any required fee must have been paid; and (b) the applicant must have provided any required biometrics; and (c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality.

V(J)2.4. An application for entry clearance as a Visitor must be made while the applicant is outside Jersey and to a post designated to accept such applications.