These are all of the nations at the moment on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ listing

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When planning a vacation, it’s clever to examine these three issues earlier than you allow 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 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Political conflicts, pure disasters and security considerations are among the many causes the UK Foreign Office will advocate British nationals keep away from sure locations.

The FCDO has issued numerous journey warnings, together with recommendation towards “all travel” and “all but essential travel” to whole nations or elements of nations in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

Of 226 nations or territories with overseas journey recommendation pages, 74 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 against all travel to Iran (Getty/iStock)

If you choose to make the journey against FCDO advice, travel insurance will be invalidated, and there may be a lack of consular support in the event of an emergency overseas.

Here is the full list of countries on the Foreign Office’s ‘do not travel’ list to check before you plan a trip.

FCDO advises against all travel

  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. Russia – “Due to the risks and threats from its continuing invasion of Ukraine”
  7. South Sudan – “Due to the risk of armed violence and criminality”
  8. Syria – “Ongoing conflict and unpredictable security conditions”
  9. Yemen – “Unpredictable security conditions”

FCDO advises against all travel to parts

  1. Algeria – all travel to within 30km of Algeria’s borders with Libya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Tunisia
  2. Armenia – within 5km of the full eastern border between Armenia and Azerbaijan
  3. Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan-Armenia border
  4. Benin – Northern border regions
  5. Burundi –  Cibitoke and Bubanza provinces, Kayanza province and Bujumbura Rural province
  6. Cameroon – Bakassi Peninsula and within 40km of the Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria borders
  7. Central African Republic – against all travel except to the capital, Bangui
  8. Chad – Borkou, Ennedi Ouest, Ennedi Est and Tibesti provinces, Kanem Province, including Nokou, Lake Chad region and within 30km of all Chad’s other borders  
  9. Congo – within 50km of the Republic of Congo-Central African Republic border in Likouala Region
  10. Côte d’Ivoire – borders with Burkina Faso and Mali and Côte d’Ivoire-Liberia border
  11. Democratic Republic of the Congo – areas in Kinshasa Province, DRC-Central African Republic border, Eastern DRC, Kwamouth territory of Mai-Ndombe Province and the province of Kasaï Oriental
  12. Djibouti – Djibouti-Eritrea border
  13. Egypt – Egypt-Libya border and North Sinai
  14. Eritrea – within 25km of Eritrea’s land borders
  15. Ethiopia – international border areas, Tigray region, Amhara region, Afar region, Gambela region, Oromia region, Somali region, Central, Southern, Sidama and South West regions and Benishangul-Gumuz region
  16. Georgia – South Ossetia and Abkhazia
  17. India – within 10km of the India-Pakistan border and Jammu and Kashmir
  18. Indonesia – Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, Mount Sinabung, Mount Marapi, Mount Semeru, Mount Ruang, Mount Ibu
  19. Iraq – advises against all travel to parts of Anbar province, Basra province, Diyala province, Kirkuk province, Ninawa province, Salah al-Din province, Sadr City and within 30km of federal Iraq’s borders with Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
  20. Israel – against all travel to Gaza, parts of the West Bank and Northern Israel
  21. Jordan – within 3km of the border with Syria
  22. Lebanon – areas in Beirut and Mount Lebanon Governorate, the South and Nabatiyeh Governorates, the Beqaa Governorate, the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, the Akkar Governorate, the city of Tripoli and Palestinian refugee camps
  23. Libya – advises against all travel to Libya except for the cities of Benghazi and Misrata
  24. Mali – advises against all travel except to Bamako
  25. Mauritania – Eastern Mauritania and Mauritania-Mali border
  26. Moldova –Transnistria
  27. Mozambique – Cabo Delgado Province
  28. Myanmar (Burma) – Chin State, Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Sagaing and Magway regions, Tanintharyi Region, Shan State North, North Mandalay Region
  29. Niger – against all travel except to the capital city of Niamey
  30. Nigeria – Borno State, Yobe State, Adamawa State, Gombe State, Kaduna State, Katsina State, Zamfara State and the riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states
  31. Pakistan – within 10 miles of the border with Afghanistan, areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and the Balochistan Province
  32. Philippines – Western and central Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago
  33. Rwanda – Rubavu district and Rusizi district
  34. Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia-Yemen border
  35. Somalia – eastern Somaliland and Western Somaliland
  36. Sudan – against all travel except to the Hala’ib Triangle and the Bir Tawil Trapezoid
  37. The Occupied Palestinian Territories – against all travel to Gaza, The West Bank and Northern Israel
  38. Togo – Togo-Burkina Faso border
  39. Tunisia – Western Tunisia, including the Tunisia-Algeria border and Southern Tunisia, including the Tunisia-Libya border
  40. Turkey – within 10km of the Turkey-Syria border
  41. Ukraine – all regions of Ukraine with the exception of some western regions
  42. Venezuela – within 80km of the Venezuela-Colombia border, within 40km of the Venezuela-Brazil border, Zulia State
  43. Western Sahara – within 30km of ‘the Berm’ boundary line and south and east of the Berm boundary line

FCDO advises against all but essential travel

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. New Caledonia – “Given ongoing tensions”
  2. North Korea – “The security situation can change quickly with no advance warning”
  3. Mayotte – Cyclone Chido

FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts

  1. Angola – Cabinda Province, border areas in Lunda Norte Province
  2. Bangladesh – Chittagong Hill Tracts
  3. Bolivia – Chapare region
  4. Brazil – Amazonas State
  5. Cambodia – within 50km from the border with Thailand in Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces
  6. Colombia – borders, the Pacific coast and parts of central Colombia
  7. Ecuador – seven coastal region provinces and within 20km of the Ecuador-Colombia border
  8. Ghana – Bawku Municipality
  9. Guatemala – within 5km of the Mexican border and the towns of Santa Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista and La Democracia
  10. Kenya – Kenya-Somalia border and northern parts of the east coast
  11. Kosovo – Zvečan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic, and the northern part of the city of Mitrovica
  12. Laos – Xaisomboun Province
  13. Malaysia – Eastern Sabah coastal islands
  14. Mexico – Baja California, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Jalisco, Colima, Guerrero, Chiapas
  15. Papua New Guinea – Hela and Southern Highlands provinces
  16. Peru – within 20km south of the Peru-Colombia border and the Valley of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro River
  17. Tanzania – Mtwara Region along the Tanzania-Mozambique border
  18. Thailand –parts of the south, near the Thailand-Malaysia border and within 50km of the border from Cambodia
  19. Uganda – Queen Elizabeth National Park, the area immediately south-west of Kasese town and Semuliki National Park

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