- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Central African Republic
When travelling to Central African Republic, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Central African Republic.
| Central African Republic overall | This Advice is current for Tuesday, 16 March 2010. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
| Bangui | ||||
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Entry and Exit Requirements (Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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Summary
- We strongly advise you not to travel to the Central African Republic at this time, with the exception of the capital Bangui, due to the activities of rebel groups and rogue security and military forces, and high levels of serious crime and lawlessness.
- If you are in the Central African Republic, you should consider leaving unless you have compelling reasons to stay.
- We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to the capital Bangui at this time due to the tense and unstable security situation. If you do decide to travel to Bangui, you should exercise extreme caution.
- Given the unpredictable security situation, we strongly recommend that you register your travel and contact details with us, so we can contact you in an emergency.
- Australia does not have an Embassy or Consulate in the Central African Republic. The Australian High Commission in Nigeria provides consular assistance to Australians in the Central African Republic.
- Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 has spread throughout the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) provides useful information for individuals and travellers on its website. For further information and advice to Australians, including on possible quarantine measures overseas, see our travel bulletin on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
