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When planning a vacation, it’s smart to examine these three issues earlier than you allow for the airport: your passport is in date, journey insurance coverage remains to be legitimate and also you’re travelling to someplace protected in keeping with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Political conflicts, pure disasters and security issues are among the many causes the UK Foreign Office will advocate British nationals avoid sure locations.

The FCDO has issued varied journey warnings, together with recommendation in opposition to “all travel” and “all but essential travel” to complete international locations or components of nations in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

Of 226 international locations or territories with overseas journey recommendation pages, 76 are at the moment flagged as having no-go zones because of safety points, well being dangers and authorized variations with the UK.

The FCDO advises against all travel to Iran

The FCDO advises in opposition to all journey to Iran (Getty/iStock)

If you select to make the journey in opposition to FCDO recommendation, journey insurance coverage can be invalidated, and there could also be a scarcity of consular assist within the occasion of an emergency abroad.

Here is the total listing of nations on the Foreign Office’s ‘do not travel’ listing to examine earlier than you intend a visit.

FCDO advises in opposition to all journey

  1. Afghanistan – “The security situation is volatile”
  2. Belarus – “You face a significant risk of arrest”
  3. Burkina Faso – “Due to the threat of terrorist attacks and terrorist kidnap”
  4. Haiti – “Due to the volatile security situation”
  5. Iran – “British nationals are at significant risk of arrest”
  6. Iraq – “Due to recent escalation in regional conflict”
  7. Israel – “Regional escalation poses significant security risks”
  8. Mali – “Due to unpredictable security conditions”
  9. Niger – “Due to the rise of reported terrorist and criminal kidnappings”
  10. Palestine – “Regional escalation poses significant security risks”
  11. Russia – “Due to the risks and threats from its continuing invasion of Ukraine”
  12. South Sudan – “Due to the risk of armed violence and criminality”
  13. Syria – “Ongoing conflict and unpredictable security conditions”
  14. Yemen – “Unpredictable security conditions”

FCDO advises in opposition to all journey to components

  1. Algeria – all journey to inside 30km of Algeria’s borders with Libya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Tunisia
  2. Armenia – inside 5km of the total japanese border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the M16/H26 highway between the cities of Ijevan and Noyemberyan
  3. Azerbaijan – inside 5km of the Azerbaijan-Armenia border
  4. Benin – northern border areas
  5. Burundi – Cibitoke and Bubanza provinces, former Kayanza province, former Bujumbura Rural province and the RN5 highway north of Melchior Ndadaye airport
  6. Cameroon – Bakassi Peninsula, components of the Far-North Region, North-West Region and South-West Region and inside 40km of the Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria borders
  7. Central African Republic – in opposition to all journey besides to the capital, Bangui
  8. 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
  9. Congo – inside 50km of the Republic of Congo-Central African Republic border in Likouala Region
  10. Ivory Coast – inside 40km of borders with Burkina Faso and Mali
  11. 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 Eastern DRC
  12. Djibouti – Djibouti-Eritrea border
  13. Egypt – inside 20km of the Egypt-Libya border and the North Sinai Governorate
  14. Eritrea – inside 25km of Eritrea’s land borders
  15. 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
  16. Georgia – South Ossetia and Abkhazia
  17. India – inside 10km of the India-Pakistan border and Jammu and Kashmir
  18. Indonesia – Mount Lewotobi Male, Mount Sinabung, Mount Marapi, Mount Semeru, Mount Ruang, Mount Ibu
  19. Jordan – inside 3km of the border with Syria and all however important journey to all different areas
  20. Kenya – Kenya-Somalia border and northern components of the east coast
  21. 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
  22. Libya – advises in opposition to all journey to Libya aside from the cities of Benghazi and Misrata
  23. Mauritania – Eastern Mauritania and inside 25km of the Malian border
  24. Moldova – Transnistria
  25. Mozambique – Cabo Delgado Province, components of Nampula Province and Niassa Province
  26. Myanmar (Burma) – Chin State, Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Sagaing and Magway areas, Tanintharyi Region, Shan State North, North Mandalay Region
  27. 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
  28. Pakistan – inside 10 miles of the border with Afghanistan, areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and the Balochistan Province
  29. Philippines – western and central Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago
  30. Saudi Arabia – inside 10km of the border with Yemen
  31. Somalia – advises in opposition to all journey besides the western areas Awdal, Maroodijeh and Sahil
  32. Sudan – in opposition to all journey besides to the Hala’ib Triangle and the Bir Tawil Trapezoid
  33. Togo – inside 30km of the border with Burkina Faso
  34. Tunisia – components of Western Tunisia, together with the Tunisia-Algeria border and Southern Tunisia, together with the Tunisia-Libya border
  35. Turkey – inside 10km of the Turkey-Syria border
  36. Ukraine – all areas of Ukraine apart from some western areas
  37. 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
  38. 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 ‘essential travel’, the FCDO says: “Whether travel is essential or not is your own decision. You may have urgent family or business commitments which you need to attend to. Only you can make an informed decision based on your own individual circumstances and the risks.”

  1. Bahrain – “Regional escalation poses significant security risks”
  2. Cuba – “Severe and worsening disruption to essential infrastructure”
  3. North Korea – “The security situation can change quickly with no advance warning”
  4. Kuwait – “Due to reported missile attacks, British nationals in Kuwait should immediately shelter in place”
  5. Qatar – “Due to reported missile attacks, British nationals in Qatar should immediately shelter in place”
  6. United Arab Emirates – “Regional escalation poses significant security risks”

FCDO advises in opposition to all however important journey to components

  1. Angola – Cabinda Province, besides Cabinda metropolis and border areas in Lunda Norte Province
  2. Bangladesh – Chittagong Hill Tracts
  3. Bolivia – Chapare area
  4. Brazil – 4 river areas in 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
  5. Cambodia – inside 20km from the land border with Thailand
  6. Colombia – inside 5km of borders and components of northern, central and southern Colombia and the Pacific Coast
  7. Ecuador – seven coastal area provinces and inside 20km of the Ecuador-Colombia border
  8. Ghana – Bawku Municipality
  9. Guatemala – inside 5km of the Mexican border and the cities of Santa Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista and La Democracia
  10. Kosovo – the municipalities of Zvečan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic, and areas of Mitrovica north of the river Ibar
  11. Laos – Xaisomboun Province
  12. Malaysia – Eastern Sabah coastal islands
  13. Mexico – components of Baja California, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Jalisco, Colima, Guerrero and Chiapas
  14. Papua New Guinea – Hela and Southern Highlands provinces, Enga Province within the Highlands, besides Wabag District
  15. Peru – inside 20km south of the Peru-Colombia border and the Valley of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro River
  16. Rwanda – Rusizi district
  17. Tanzania – inside 20km of the Tanzanian border with Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique
  18. Thailand –components 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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