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When planning a vacation, it’s clever to verify these three issues earlier than you permit for the airport: your passport is in date, journey insurance coverage continues to be legitimate and also you’re travelling to someplace secure in line with the International, Commonwealth and Growth Workplace (FCDO).
Political conflicts, pure disasters and security issues are among the many causes the UK International Workplace will advocate British nationals avoid sure locations.
The FCDO has issued numerous journey warnings, together with recommendation in opposition to “all journey” and “all however important journey” to total international locations or elements of nations in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.
Of 226 international locations or territories with international journey recommendation pages, 76 are presently flagged as having no-go zones as a result of safety points, well being dangers and authorized variations with the UK.
Should you select to make the journey in opposition to FCDO recommendation, journey insurance coverage will probably be invalidated, and there could also be an absence of consular help within the occasion of an emergency abroad.
Right here is the total checklist of nations on the International Workplace’s ‘don’t journey’ checklist to verify earlier than you intend a visit.
FCDO advises in opposition to all journey
- Afghanistan – “The safety state of affairs is unstable”
- Belarus – “You face a major threat of arrest”
- Burkina Faso – “As a result of risk of terrorist assaults and terrorist kidnap”
- Haiti – “As a result of unstable safety state of affairs”
- Iran – “British nationals are at important threat of arrest”
- Iraq – “Attributable to latest escalation in regional battle”
- Israel – “Regional escalation poses important safety dangers”
- Mali – “Attributable to unpredictable safety circumstances”
- Niger – “As a result of rise of reported terrorist and felony kidnappings”
- Palestine – “Regional escalation poses important safety dangers”
- Russia – “As a result of dangers and threats from its persevering with invasion of Ukraine”
- South Sudan – “As a result of threat of armed violence and criminality”
- Syria – “Ongoing battle and unpredictable safety circumstances”
- Yemen – “Unpredictable safety circumstances”
FCDO advises in opposition to all journey to elements
- Algeria – all journey to inside 30km of Algeria’s borders with Libya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Tunisia
- Armenia – inside 5km of the total japanese border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the M16/H26 highway between the cities of Ijevan and Noyemberyan
- Azerbaijan – inside 5km of the Azerbaijan-Armenia border
- Benin – northern border areas
- Burundi – Cibitoke and Bubanza provinces, former Kayanza province, former Bujumbura Rural province and the RN5 highway north of Melchior Ndadaye airport
- Cameroon – Bakassi Peninsula, elements of the Far-North Area, North-West Area and South-West Area and inside 40km of the Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria borders
- Central African Republic – in opposition to all journey besides to the capital, Bangui
- Chad – Borkou, Ennedi Ouest, Ennedi Est and Tibesti provinces, Kanem Province, together with Nokou, Lake Chad area and inside 30km of all Chad’s different borders
- Congo – inside 50km of the Republic of Congo-Central African Republic border in Likouala Area
- Côte d’Ivoire – inside 40km of borders with Burkina Faso and Mali
- Democratic Republic of the Congo – inside 50km of the border with the Central African Republic, the province of Kasaï Oriental, the Kwamouth territory of Mai-Ndombe Province and provinces in Jap DRC
- Djibouti – Djibouti-Eritrea border
- Egypt – inside 20km of the Egypt-Libya border and the North Sinai Governorate
- Eritrea – inside 25km of Eritrea’s land borders
- Ethiopia – worldwide border areas, the Tigray area, Amhara area, Afar area, Gambela area, Oromia area, Somali area, Central, Southern, Sidama and South West areas and Benishangul-Gumuz area
- Georgia – South Ossetia and Abkhazia
- India – inside 10km of the India-Pakistan border and Jammu and Kashmir
- Indonesia – Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, Mount Sinabung, Mount Marapi, Mount Semeru, Mount Ruang, Mount Ibu
- Jordan – inside 3km of the border with Syria and all however important journey to all different areas
- Kenya – Kenya-Somalia border and northern elements of the east coast
- Lebanon – areas in Beirut and Mount Lebanon Governorate, the South and Nabatiyeh Governorates, the Beqaa Governorate, the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, the Akkar Governorate, the town of Tripoli and Palestinian refugee camps
- Libya – advises in opposition to all journey to Libya apart from the cities of Benghazi and Misrata
- Mauritania – Jap Mauritania and inside 25km of the Malian border
- Moldova –Transnistria
- Mozambique – Cabo Delgado province, elements of Nampula province and Niassa province
- Myanmar (Burma) – Chin State, Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Sagaing and Magway areas, Tanintharyi Area, Shan State North, North Mandalay Area
- Nigeria – Borno State, Yobe State, Adamawa State, Gombe State, Katsina State, Zamfara State and the riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states
- Pakistan – inside 10 miles of the border with Afghanistan, areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and the Balochistan Province
- Philippines – western and central Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago
- Saudi Arabia – inside 10km of the border with Yemen
- Somalia – advises in opposition to all journey besides the western areas Awdal, Maroodijeh and Sahil
- Sudan – in opposition to all journey besides to the Hala’ib Triangle and the Bir Tawil Trapezoid
- Togo – inside 30km of the border with Burkina Faso
- Tunisia – elements of Western Tunisia, together with the Tunisia-Algeria border and Southern Tunisia, together with the Tunisia-Libya border
- Turkey – inside 10km of the Turkey-Syria border
- Ukraine – all areas of Ukraine apart from some western areas
- Venezuela – border areas, the Orinoco Mining Arc, south of the Orinoco river and the Zulia state. All however important journey to all remaining areas of Venezuela
- Western Sahara – inside 30km of ‘the Berm’ boundary line and areas south and east of the Berm boundary line
FCDO advises in opposition to all however important journey
With regard to the definition of ‘important journey’, the FCDO says: “Whether or not journey is important or not is your individual choice. You might have pressing household or enterprise commitments which you should attend to. Solely you can also make an knowledgeable choice primarily based by yourself particular person circumstances and the dangers.”
- Bahrain – “Regional escalation poses important safety dangers”
- Cuba – “Extreme and worsening disruption to important infrastructure”
- North Korea – “The safety state of affairs can change rapidly with no advance warning”
- Kuwait – “Attributable to reported missile assaults, British nationals in Kuwait ought to instantly shelter in place”
- Qatar – “Attributable to reported missile assaults, British nationals in Qatar ought to instantly shelter in place”
- United Arab Emirates – “Regional escalation poses important safety dangers”
FCDO advises in opposition to all however important journey to elements
- Angola – Cabinda Province, besides Cabinda metropolis and border areas in Lunda Norte Province
- Bangladesh – Chittagong Hill Tracts
- Bolivia – Chapare area
- Brazil – 4 river areas in the direction of the west of Amazonas State – alongside the Amazon River and its tributaries west of the city of Codajás and east of the city of Belém do Solimões, the Itaquaí River, the Japurá River and alongside the Rio Negro and its tributaries north or west of the city of Barcelos
- Cambodia – inside 20km from the land border with Thailand
- Colombia – inside 5km of borders and elements of northern, central and southern Colombia and the Pacific Coast
- Ecuador – seven coastal area provinces and inside 20km of the Ecuador-Colombia border
- Ghana – Bawku Municipality
- Guatemala – inside 5km of the Mexican border and the cities of Santa Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista and La Democracia
- Kosovo – the municipalities of Zvečan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic, and areas of Mitrovica north of the river Ibar
- Laos – Xaisomboun Province
- Malaysia – Jap Sabah coastal islands
- Mexico – elements of Baja California, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Jalisco, Colima, Guerrero and Chiapas
- Papua New Guinea – Hela and Southern Highlands provinces, Enga Province within the Highlands, besides Wabag District
- Peru – inside 20km south of the Peru-Colombia border and the Valley of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro River
- Rwanda – Rusizi district
- Tanzania – inside 20km of the Tanzanian border with Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique
- Thailand –elements of the south, close to the Thailand-Malaysia border and inside 20km of the land border with Cambodia
This story was up to date on 9 March 2026
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