The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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.
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.
- Afghanistan – ‘The security situation is volatile’
- Belarus – ‘You face a significant risk of arrest’
- Burkina Faso – except to the capital, Ouagadougou
- Central African Republic – except to the capital, Bangui
- Haiti – ‘Due to the volatile security situation’
- Iran – ‘British nationals are at significant risk of arrest’
- Iraq – except to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
- Israel – against all travel to Gaza, The West Bank and Northern Israel. All but essential travel to the rest of Israel
- Lebanon – ‘Due to risks associated with the ongoing conflict between Israel, Lebanese Hizballah and other non-state actors’
- Libya – ‘The local security situation is fragile’
- Mali – except to Bamako
- Moldova – advise against all travel
- Niger – except to the capital city of Niamey
- North Korea – all but essential travel to North Korea, March 2025 North Korea closed the boarder for tourists.
- Russia – ‘Due to the risks and threats from its continuing invasion of Ukraine’
- South Sudan – ‘Due to the risk of armed violence and criminality’
- Sudan – ‘Ongoing military conflict in Khartoum’
- Syria – ‘Ongoing conflict and unpredictable security conditions’
- The Occupied Palestinian Territories –against all travel to Gaza, The West Bank and Northern Israel. All but essential travel to the rest of the OPTs
- Ukraine – ‘Ongoing risk of harm to British nationals from Russian attacks across all of Ukraine’
- Yemen – ‘Unpredictable security conditions’
Please note, this page was correct when written in July 2025.