Myanmar (Burma) travel advice
A summary of the UK government’s (FCDO) travel advice for Myanmar (Burma), last updated by the FCDO on 4 August 2026. The full advice on GOV.UK is the authoritative version.
FCDO status
FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country
Latest FCDO update (4 August 2026): New information about mobile device registration and drone use (‘Safety and security’ page).
Warnings (from the FCDO, word for word)
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Areas where FCDO advises against travel
FCDO advises against all travel to:
- Chin State
- Kachin State
- Kayah State
- Kayin Sate
- Mon State
- Rakhine State
- Sagaing and Magway regions
- Tanintharyi Region, excluding Myeik township, and the archipelago and townships south of Tanintharyi township
- Shan State North
- North Mandalay Region; the townships north of Mandalay City and Pyin Oo Lwin
- East of the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway in Bago region
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to:
- Shan State South and East
- Mandalay Region
- Tanintharyi Region south of Tanintharyi township
- the rest of Bago region
- the townships of Kyangin, Myanaung, Ingapu, Lemyethna, Yegyi, Thabaung and Pathein in Ayeyarwady region
The conflict is Myanmar is increasingly volatile. The security situation may deteriorate at short notice and the military regime can introduce travel restrictions at any time. Consider your travel plans carefully.
Find out more about why FCDO advises against travel.
Passport validity
To enter Myanmar, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the day you arrive.
From FCDO: entry requirements. Written for British passport holders.
Recent FCDO updates
- 4 August 2026: New information about mobile device registration and drone use (‘Safety and security’ page).
- 28 January 2026: Addition of information to reflect end of the military regime’s elections and lifting of city-wide curfew in Yangon ('Safety and security' page).
- 31 December 2025: Addition of information that the military regime will be holding elections throughout January 2026 (‘Safety and security’ page).
Plan your trip
This page shows the FCDO’s headline status and quotes its text word for word; we don’t reword safety advice. It refreshes automatically, so it can lag GOV.UK by up to a day. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: FCDO foreign travel advice on GOV.UK. FCDO advice is written for British nationals; other nationalities should also check their own government’s advice.