Why do you need a visa to go to the UK or any other countries?

Question

I just need to know why?

Answer 1

what a visa is all about ?:
What is a visa?


If you are not a British Citizen or a citizen of one the European Economic Area (EEA) countries, you may need an entry clearance before you travel to the UK.

People from certain countries, known as visa nationals, need an entry clearance to enter the UK for any reason; those from other countries need one only for some reasons: for example, to live as the wife or husband of a British Citizen.

Entry clearance is the formal term to describe the application process for visa nationals who wish to travel to the United Kingdom and for non visa nationals who intend a longer stay or to settle in the UK. The entry clearance certificate, more commonly called a visa, is placed in your passport or travel document.

The job of an entry clearance officer at a British mission overseas is to decide if you qualify for entry before you travel to the United Kingdom. Entry clearance officers work to strict rules and procedures. Go to the Immigration Rules and Diplomatic Service Procedures - Entry Clearance for further information.

If you have a valid UK visa, you will not normally be refused entry to the UK on arrival unless your circumstances have changed, you gave false information, or you did not tell the entry clearance officer important facts when you applied for your visa.

The visa tells the immigration officer at a UK port of arrival:
· the purpose of your travel;
· how long you can stay in the UK; and
· the latest date that you can enter the UK.
Normally, you may enter and leave the UK as many times as you like during the validity of your visa.

here is a page that will guide you on visa requirements from your country :
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1006977149962

Answer 2

the united kingdom and eire at the instant are not component to the Schengen zone, so which you will require a Schengen visa to commute to different EEA international places. Freedom of pass between ecu international places is a privilege of ecu electorate purely.

Answer 3

You do not need a visa to visit the U.K. if you are a U.S. citizen if your visit is strictly for leisure and no more than 180 days.

Answer 4

Americans have always had to have a visa to travel overseas. Mexico wanted a travel pass, which was easy to get. We just never had to have a visa to travel to Canada or Mexico unless we were staying for an extended time.

Answer 5

You don't need any paper work to get into the UK that's why we have the criminal scum of the world here. Only the indigenous English need passports so they can come back if they hve been on holiday.
I couldn't make it up, but there it is, imposed on us by a dictatorial government.