Full list of countries on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list

The UK government has issued a fresh travel advisory list with 19 nations marked ‘do not travel’ to reflect the latest safety concerns across the world.

The UK Foreign Office regularly updates the list of destinations Brits should steer clear of or only travel to for essential reasons.

Currently it deems 226 countries or areas unsafe due to security issues, health risks or legal differences with the UK, with travellers warned not to enter 19 nations for any reason.

Among countries the FCDO now advises against all travel to is Lebanon, where hostilities with Israel have heightened in recent weeks.

‘On 1 October, Iran launched around 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. On 26 October, Israel carried out military action against Iran. Monitor this travel advice and other media as the situation is changing fast,’ the FCDO says.

People who travel against FCDO advice may not be covered by insurance and if there is an emergency they could struggle to access the consular support otherwise available to them.

Here are all the countries and territories the FCDO advises against travel to and those one should only travel to if essential.

FCDO advises against all travel

1.  – ‘The security situation is volatile’
2. – ‘You face a significant risk of arrest’
3. – except to the capital, Ouagadougou
4.  – except to the capital, Bangui
5. – ‘Due to the volatile security situation’
6.  – ‘British nationals are at significant risk of arrest’
7.  – except to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
8. – against all travel to Gaza, The West Bank and Northern Israel. All but essential travel to the rest of Israel
9.  – ‘Due to risks associated with the ongoing conflict between Israel, Lebanese Hizballah and other non-state actors’
10.  – ‘The local security situation is fragile’
11. – except to Bamako
12. – except to the capital city of Niamey
13.  – ‘Due to the risks and threats from its continuing invasion of Ukraine’
14. – ‘Due to the risk of armed violence and criminality’
15. – ‘Ongoing military conflict in Khartoum’
16.  – ‘Ongoing conflict and unpredictable security conditions’
17. –against all travel to Gaza, The West Bank and Northern Israel. All but essential travel to the rest of the OPTs
18. – ‘Ongoing risk of harm to British nationals from Russian attacks across all of Ukraine’
19.  – ‘Unpredictable security conditions’

FCDO advises against all travel to parts

1. – all travel to within 30km of Algeria’s borders with Libya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Tunisia
2.  – within 5km of the full eastern border between Armenia and Azerbaijan
3.  – Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas
4.  – Northern border regions
5.  – Cibitoke and Bubanza provinces
6.  – Bakassi Peninsula and within 40km of Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria borders
7.  – Borkou, Ennedi Ouest, Ennedi Est and Tibesti provinces, Kanem Province, including Nokou, Lake Chad region and within 30km of all Chad’s other borders  
8.  – Republic of Congo-Central African Republic border area in the Likouala Region, districts in the Pool Region and Mouyondzi District in the Bouenza Region
9.  – borders with Burkina Faso and Mali and Côte d’Ivoire-Liberia border
10.  – DRC-Central African Republic border, Eastern DRC, Kwamouth territory of Mai-Ndombe Province and areas in Kinshasa Province
11.  – Djibouti-Eritrea border
12. – Egypt-Libya border, North Sinai and Western Desert
13.  – within 25km of Eritrea’s land borders
14.  – international border areas, Tigray region, Amhara region, Afar region, Gambella region, Oromia region, Somali Regional State and Benishangul-Gumuz region
15.  – South Ossetia and Abkhazia
16.  –Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra, Mount Marapi, West Sumatra, Mount Semeru, East Java, Mount Ruang, Northern Sulawesi, Mount Ibu, North Maluku
17.  – within 3km of the border with Syria
18. – Eastern Mauritania, Mauritania-Western Sahara border, Tiris Zemmour, Adrar, Tagant, Hodh el Gharbi, Assaba and Guidimaka provinces
19. –Transnistria
20.  – Cabo Delgado Province, Nampula Province
21.  – Chin State, Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Sagaing and Magway regions, Tanintharyi Region, Shan State North, North Mandalay Region
22.  – Borno State, Yobe State, Adamawa State, Gombe State
23.  – Western and central Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago
24. – Saudi Arabia-Yemen border and Abha International Airport  
25. – eastern Somaliland and Western Somaliland
26.  – Togo-Burkina Faso border
27. – Western Tunisia, including the Tunisia-Algeria border and Southern Tunisia, including the Tunisia-Libya border
28.  – within 10km of the Turkey-Syria border
29.  – within 80km of the Venezuela-Colombia border, within 40km of the Venezuela-Brazil border
30. – south and east of the Berm boundary line

FCDO advises against all but essential travel

1.  – ‘There has been widespread violence across Bangladesh.’
2.  – ‘Given ongoing tensions’
3. – ‘The security situation can change quickly with no advance warning’

   The FCDO says it is up to you to decide whether travel is essential or not, adding: ‘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.’

FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts

1. – Cabinda Province, border areas in Lunda Norte Province
2. – Amazonas State
3. – borders, Pacific coast, northern and central Colombia
4. – Coastal Region and within 20km of the Ecuador-Colombia border
5. – Bawku Municipality
6. – within 5km of the Mexican border
7. – Kenya-Somalia border and northern parts of the east coast
8. – Zvečan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic, and the northern part of the city of Mitrovica
9. – Xaisomboun Province
10. – Eastern Sabah coastal islands
11. – Baja California, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Jalisco, Colima, Guerrero, Chiapas
12. – Hela and Southern Highlands provinces
13. – within 20km south of the Peru-Colombia border and The Valley of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro River
14. – Mtwara Region along the Tanzania-Mozambique border
15. –parts of the south, near the Thailand-Malaysia border
16. – Queen Elizabeth National Park and Semuliki National Park

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