Trinidad and Tobago
Warnings and insurance
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our guide on disability and travel abroad
- see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure 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.
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Update history
2025-03-28 16:13
New information that consensual same-sex activity between men is now a crime punishable by up to five years imprisonment ( See ‘LGBT+travellers’ on ‘Safety and security’ page).
2025-01-14 18:42
Updated information on State of Emergency being extended for 3 months (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-12-31 13:19
New information about a nationwide state of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2024-08-15 14:41
Updated with correction that male and female same-sex sexual activity was decriminalised in Trinidad and Tobago in 2018 (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-07-31 10:25
Updated information on the hurricane season in the Caribbean (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2024-07-08 15:38
New information about using dating apps in Trinidad and Tobago (‘Safety and security’ page)
2024-07-03 22:45
Updated information on hurricane Beryl currently passing through the Caribbean (‘Warnings and insurance’ page)’.
2024-07-01 22:39
Updated information on hurricane Beryl currently passing through the Caribbean (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2024-06-30 16:00
Updated information on a hurricane likely to hit the region in the following week (‘Warnings and insurance’ page)’
2024-05-05 00:43
Removal of information about temporary closure of Buccoo Reef Marine Park (Warnings and insurance).
2024-04-26 21:13
Temporary closure of Buccoo Reef Marine Park (See ‘Warnings and insurance’.
2024-02-08 16:41
New information on carnival and other large scale events (‘Safety and security’ page).
2023-12-14 11:22
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-08-04 12:17
Updated information on Coronavirus (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2023-06-22 11:34
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2023-05-30 15:38
Information on maintaining a high level of security awareness and no longer being required to clear immigration in Trinidad if you are arriving by boat for the first time (‘Safety and security’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2023-02-17 21:14
Updated information on Carnival 2023 (‘Safety and security’ page)
2022-11-11 12:34
Updated information on crime in Trinidad (‘Safety and security’ page).
2022-10-21 10:37
Updated information about Carnival and other large-scale celebrations (‘Safety and security’ page).
2022-07-18 11:56
Updated information on the changes to the mandatory wearing of facemasks.
2022-07-01 10:25
Addition of information on the lifting of the requirement for vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers to produce a negative RT-PCR or Antigen test to enter Trinidad and Tobago (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-06-01 18:02
Updated information on COVID-19 entry restrictions for Trinidad and Tobago (Entry requirements page).
2022-04-21 16:36
Updated information on the re-opening of schools and sailing travel restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)
2022-04-13 15:55
Update to information on COVID-19 restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ page)
2022-03-21 14:46
Additional information on the relaxation of several coronavirus related restrictions (‘Coronavirus’ page), and on changes to the quarantine rules for unvaccinated nationals travelling to Trinidad and Tobago (‘Entry requirements’ page)