It is recommended that you check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel warning before deciding on your next holiday destination. There are 226 government-issued countries or territories, with details on safety, security, health risks, entry requirements and legal differences in the UK.
The risk of arrests, armed violence, natural disasters and political conflicts is one of the reasons the Ministry of Foreign Affairs poses when advising foreigners to leave a particular country. Depending on your rating, you can warn you against “all trips” or “all except for essential trips” to the country. Contrary to advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, travel insurance may be void, so we recommend checking your destination before booking a trip.
Of the 266 locations with travel advice pages, nine will be listed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' “Don't Travel” list at the time of writing.
In alphabetical order, the first is Afghanistan, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs describing the security situation as “unstable.” “Traveling across Afghanistan is extremely dangerous and border intersections may not be open.”
Foreign Ministry officials also warn that “higher risk” British people who have been under Taliban control since 2021 will be detained.
Next on the list is Belarus. Belarus faces a “significant risk” of arrest if they are engaged in something deemed illegal by the Belarusian regime.
The Foreign Ministry has also warned that there is a direct “low-risk” conflict from Russia's Ukrainian war.
The third on the list is HaitiThe security situation is also called “volatile.” As there are no consulates in the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns that assistance is “severely restricted.”
Much of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, is ruled by violent gangs. According to the United Nations, more than 700,000 people have been displaced, coupled with political instability and the economic crisis.
Iran is next on the list, with British and British-Iranian dual citizens at serious risk of arrest, interrogation or detention.
According to the Foreign Office's advice, “Your UK passport or connection to the UK could be a good reason for Iranian authorities to detain you.”
Authorities also warn that the British government cannot support the missiles in Israel last year and enters “difficulty” in a country that has been attacked by the same country.
Libya is the fifth country the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises on all travel, and has been implementing that advice since 2014.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns:
“Your trip from or within Libya is your own fault. If you are a British citizen of Libya, we strongly recommend that you consider leaving.”
The threat and risk of war in Ukraine means that Russia is another country that you should not step in.
Terrorist attacks, drone strikes, Russia's own air defense, lack of return flights to the UK, and the “limited” and “limited” capabilities of the UK government are all reasons not given to them by the Foreign Ministry.
South Sudan is the seventh country on the list, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises all travel for the risk of armed violence and crime.
According to the Foreign Ministry, British citizens in South Sudan are advised to leave the country where political and security situations remain “unpredictable.”
Routes within and outside East African countries may be blocked if the situation worsens and flights may be cancelled soon.
Syria will next appear on the list. There, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises those affected by hostilities to protect them in place until they can find “safe” methods from war-torn countries.
The last country is Yemen, Support for Britain is “severely restricted.” Terrorists are very likely to attempt an attack in a Middle Eastern country.
This risk is “elevated” if al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic state Imen have tribal ties of Abian, Malibu, Hadramout and Shabwa.
Terrorist attacks include places visited by foreigners, such as hotels, supermarkets, airports and other transport hubs.
There is also the “continuous” threat of Westerners being lured across the country, and “high-risk” terrorist groups are holding foreigners hostages and selling them to AQAP.
Yemen's political and security situation is “uncertain and unstable” despite a de facto ceasefire between the rebels and the Yemeni government.
