Brunei

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 1/4 — Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 1/4
• ☐ Canada: level 1/4 — Exercise normal security precautions

Health notices

• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Practical

• ☐ Plug type G, 240V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the left
• ☐ Emergency (police): 993
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 991
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 995

Laws that could get a tourist arrested

• ☐ Drug and Capital Crimes — Drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping, and unauthorized firearm possession carry a mandatory death sentence. Offenders should expect life imprisonment or long prison terms due to a moratorium on executions.
• ☐ Corporal Punishment — Males face caning for crimes including robbery, corruption, vandalism, and overstaying a visa for over 90 days. Homosexuality carries a penalty of 40 strokes of the cane and up to 10 years in jail.
• ☐ Public Conduct During Ramadhan — Consuming food or beverages in public during the Islamic month of Ramadhan results in a fine in the thousands. All restaurants stop dine-in services during the day.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Brunei — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM