Tuvalu
Warnings and insurance
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide and any specific travel advice that applies to you:
- women travellers
- disabled travellers
- LGBT+ travellers
- solo and independent travel
- volunteering and adventure travel
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 British nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
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Update history
2025-12-10 12:50
New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2025-08-01 14:25
Removal of information on tsunami alert specific to the Earthquake in the Kamchatka Peninsular Region (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2025-07-30 11:56
Earthquake and Tsunami warning – regional update (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2024-04-05 15:57
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-08-08 14:39
Information on international travel, entry and borders, and travel in Tuvalu (‘Coronavirus’ page).
2023-06-22 09:46
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2022-11-28 12:51
Updated information that the Tuvalu Government has announced the first domestic community transmission cases of COVID-19 (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).