Tonga
Warnings and insurance
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21 February
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- Updated:
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21 February
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No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guideguide. andYou anymay specificalso travelfind adviceit thathelpful applies to you: to:
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Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
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Update history
2025-02-21 14:14
Updated information about tropical cyclones (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-02-15 14:19
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-12-22 09:42
Updates to ‘Safety and security’, ‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Natural disasters’ pages.
2023-06-22 10:19
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages
2022-11-11 13:58
Removed information on the earthquake registered at 11:48AM (GMT) on 11 November 2022 (‘Summary’ page).
2022-11-11 13:03
Addition of information that an earthquake was registered in the Tonga region over 200km from the mainland at 11:48AM (GMT) on Friday 11 November. The threat of a tsunami has now passed.
2022-09-30 14:11
Updated information on borders fully re-opening and both States of Emergency being lifted (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2022-09-21 10:21
Updated information on volcanic activity at Home Reef (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural Disasters’ pages).
2022-08-30 07:20
Update to information on borders and curfews. (See ‘Summary’ and ‘Coronavirus’ page)
2022-07-28 13:37
Update to information on states of emergency and border openings (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’,‘Safety and security’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)
2022-06-24 14:12
Update to information on contact numbers, states of emergency, and entry requirements (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)
2022-05-12 16:04
Update to information on states of emergency (‘coronavirus’ page)
2022-04-12 10:18
Updated information on renewal of the States of Emergency and National COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)
2022-04-05 16:59
Updated information on the National COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions and COVID-19 Vaccinations (‘Coronavirus’ page)
2022-03-25 17:57
Updated information on the National COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ page)
2022-03-18 15:45
Updated information on the States of Emergency and National COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Natural disasters’ pages)
2022-03-15 16:12
Updated information on the States of Emergency and National COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)
2022-02-22 15:28
Updated information on Tonga’s States of Emergency and National Lockdown Restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)
Warnings and insurance
- Still current at:
15- 21 February
20242025- 21 February
- Updated:
15- 21 February
20242025- 21 February
- Latest update:
ThisUpdatedtravelinformationadviceabouthastropicalbeencyclonesrewritten('Safetytoandmakesecurity'itpage).easiertoreadandunderstand.
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guideguide. andYou anymay specificalso travelfind adviceit thathelpful applies to you: to:
disabledguidetravellerson disability and travel abroad
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
About FCDO travel advice
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help Britishyou nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
Follow
Get andtravel contactadvice FCDOupdates
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Update history
2025-02-21 14:14
Updated information about tropical cyclones (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-02-15 14:19
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-12-22 09:42
Updates to ‘Safety and security’, ‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Natural disasters’ pages.
2023-06-22 10:19
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages
2022-11-11 13:58
Removed information on the earthquake registered at 11:48AM (GMT) on 11 November 2022 (‘Summary’ page).
2022-11-11 13:03
Addition of information that an earthquake was registered in the Tonga region over 200km from the mainland at 11:48AM (GMT) on Friday 11 November. The threat of a tsunami has now passed.
2022-09-30 14:11
Updated information on borders fully re-opening and both States of Emergency being lifted (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2022-09-21 10:21
Updated information on volcanic activity at Home Reef (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural Disasters’ pages).
2022-08-30 07:20
Update to information on borders and curfews. (See ‘Summary’ and ‘Coronavirus’ page)
2022-07-28 13:37
Update to information on states of emergency and border openings (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’,‘Safety and security’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)
2022-06-24 14:12
Update to information on contact numbers, states of emergency, and entry requirements (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)
2022-05-12 16:04
Update to information on states of emergency (‘coronavirus’ page)
2022-04-12 10:18
Updated information on renewal of the States of Emergency and National COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)
2022-04-05 16:59
Updated information on the National COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions and COVID-19 Vaccinations (‘Coronavirus’ page)
2022-03-25 17:57
Updated information on the National COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ page)
2022-03-18 15:45
Updated information on the States of Emergency and National COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Natural disasters’ pages)
2022-03-15 16:12
Updated information on the States of Emergency and National COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)
2022-02-22 15:28
Updated information on Tonga’s States of Emergency and National Lockdown Restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)