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Before you travel, check the ‘Entry requirements’ section for Honduras’s current entry restrictions and requirements. These may change with little warning. Monitor this advice hasfor beenthe rewrittenlatest updates and stay in contact with your travel provider.

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On 6 December 2022, as part of its plan to address extortion, the government of Honduras imposed a State of Exception. On 6 April 2023 the Government announced a third extension of the State of Exception for a further 45 days which includes 123 municipalities throughout the country. See Local Travel

More than 4000 British nationals abroadvisited Honduras in 2016. Most visits are trouble free. However, crime and violence are serious problems throughout Honduras and the country has one of the highest homicide rates in the world. You should exercise a high degree of caution. See Crime.

Avoid fortravelling informationon aboutpublic specificbuses (repainted US school buses). Private inter-city coach services are safer but not immune from attack. See Road travel.

Although topics.there is no recent history of terrorism in Honduras, attacks cannot be ruled out. See Terrorism.

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You can contact the emergency services by calling 911 (if you need the police, need an emergency.ambulance or need to report a fire).

There is no British Embassy in Honduras. Consular support may be limited in Honduras, with the exception of Tegucigalpa, and severely limited in more remote areas. See Consular assistance.