UK FCDO Advises Against All Travel to Belarus
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office updated its Belarus travel advice, continuing to advise against all travel due to a significant risk of arrest for activity now considered illegal by the Belarusian regime and a low risk that conflict linked to the war in Ukraine may spread to Belarus. It also notes UK government support would be severely limited if conflict starts, and that Belarus does not recognise dual nationality.
Impact and considerations
For UK companies with Belarus-related travel or personnel, the advice means insurance may be invalidated, government assistance would be limited, and dual-national staff face added risk, requiring review of compliance and personnel-safety arrangements.
Key points
- The FCDO advises against all travel to Belarus.
- Reasons include a significant risk of arrest for activity now considered illegal by the Belarusian regime.
- There is a low risk that conflict linked to the war in Ukraine may spread to Belarus.
- If conflict starts, the FCDO's ability to support British nationals would be severely limited.
- Belarus does not recognise dual nationality; holders of both Belarusian and British passports are considered Belarusian.
- The latest update covers information on buying flight tickets if the journey starts in or within Russia.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 11 May 2026, 19:38
- Page published
- 12 Aug 2026, 14:28
- Last updated
- 11 May 2026, 19:38
- Original links
- FCDO Travel Advice：Belarus travel advice (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 14 Mar 2013, 08:00