Yemen SKETCH SCORE: 14/100Yemen moved -2 this weekNo major changes since yesterday.Yemen SKETCH SCORE: 14/100Yemen moved -2 this weekNo major changes since yesterday.
Yemen

Nope.

No major changes since yesterday.

Verified Sep 9, 2026Confidence high▼ -2 this week
14Sketch Score
90-day trend

Governments, one trip

What they're telling their own citizens about Yemen

The real score

The breakdown

0advisoryConsensus
0Political Stability
12Police Trust
40Health
20Road Safety
55Natural Disaster
20LGBTQ+

See it from your perspective

14

Nope.

The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.

Don't do this

Laws that jail tourists

Public alcohol consumption

The public consumption of alcohol is punishable under Islamic law.

Homosexual acts

Homosexual acts are prohibited and carry a potential death penalty.

City limits border pass

A city limits border pass is required for travel outside of cities because only city areas are well protected by the military.

Staying healthy

What to watch out for, health-wise

Active notices

  • • Paratyphoid Fever in Yemen
  • • Malaria in Yemen
  • • Global Polio
  • • Global Measles

Vaccines

Required: Yellow Fever

Recommended: Cholera, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Malaria, Measles, Polio, Rabies, Typhoid

Source: CDC Travelers' Health →

Getting in

What you'll need at the border

Visitors to Yemen must obtain a visa from one of the Yemeni diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa countries whose citizens may obtain a visa on arrival. Until January 2010, Yemen had a visa on arrival policy for some 50 nations.

Source: Wikipedia →

Real, not invented

Terrorism

Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Yemen. The threat is heightened where Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula ( AQAP ) and Islamic State-Yemen have tribal connections and in the governorates of Abyan, Marib, Hadramawt and Shabwah. Western and Houthi interests in Yemen remain a feature in AQAP propaganda, and AQAP views westerners and Houthi as legitimate targets for attacks. Terrorist attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreign nationals, such as: hotels and supermarkets transport routes oil and gas infrastructure government buildings gatherings airports and transport hubs Attacks targeting or affecting British nationals of Yemeni origin cannot be ruled out. Attacks against Yemeni security forces and Houthis are on the rise throughout the country. Methods of attack have included: attacks by militants firearm assassinations kidnappings improvised explosive devices and car bombs left in buildings and roadways suicide attacks Daesh-Yemen has conducted multiple terrorist attacks across the country, including Aden, Sana’a, Ibb, Hodeida and al-Bayda. So far this has been focussed on Houthi, security forces and the Yemeni government but western interests are highly likely to be regarded as targets.

Source: UK FCDO →

Real, not invented

Cultural & legal notes

Dress code

Men and women must wear loose-fitting clothing that covers down to the elbow and reaches below the knees. You should also: avoid tight-fitting clothing avoid clothes with profane slogans or images not wear clothing with symbols or slogans that could be viewed as political as this could lead to arrest

Source: UK FCDO →

LGBT+ travellers

Consensual same-sex relations are illegal in Yemen, with penalties including fines, corporal punishment, imprisonment and the death penalty. In January and February 2024, criminal courts in northern Yemen reportedly sentenced 20 individuals to death for homosexuality. A further 26 were sentenced to flogging and prison terms of between 6 months and 10 years on charges of ‘spreading immorality’ and ‘immoral acts’. Read more advice for LGBT+ travellers .

Source: UK FCDO →

Right now

In the news the last few days

Pack this, know this

The little things that trip people up

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Plug & voltage

A / D / G · 240V

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Driving side

right

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Emergency

police: 194 / ambulance: 191 / fire: 191

Cash vs. Card

The currency of the country is the Yemeni rial (YER or ﷼). Banknotes circulate in denominations of 50, 100, 200, 250, 500 and 1000 rials, and coins in denominations of 10, 20, 50 and 100 rials. The rial is freely convertible and subject to frequent fluctuations.

Source: Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) →
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Printable pre-trip checklist for Yemen →