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FCDO travel advice for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 8 August 2024

• Warnings and insurance

  Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…

• Entry requirements

  This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

• Safety and security

  This guide also has safety advice for regions of the Democratic Republic…

• Regional risks

  This section has safety advice for regions of the Democratic Republic of…

• Health

  Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

• Getting help

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

• Updated: 19 April 2023

Information for British citizens moving to or living in Democratic Republic of Congo. Includes advice on health, education, benefits and residence requirements.

• Updated: 7 November 2024

This page provides guidance on the UK’s sanctions regime relating to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Updated: 31 December 2020

• Updated: 1 January 2010

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

• Updated: 14 November 2023

Statement by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley, at DRC's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

• Updated: 5 November 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.

• Updated: 17 May 2024

Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Democratic Republic of Congo for healthcare practitioners.

• Updated: 24 May 2019

Information on legal and detention systems in Democratic Republic of Congo for British nationals abroad.

• Updated: 27 November 2023