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🇧🇳 Brunei

Brunei Darussalam sets its own visa rules: many passports are visa-free for 14, 30 or 90 days, a few get a visa on arrival and the rest need a visa from a Brunei mission. Below: visa rules for every passport, cash limits at customs and the tourist traps official travel advice warns about.

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Explore Brunei: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on Brunei Tourism.

Places to visit

Cheap ways to get around

Food

  • Gadong Night MarketBudget

    Gadong

    Brunei's busiest night market, with skewers, rice with chicken and sambal, and some dishes for as little as BND 1. Some stalls take cards, others are cash only.

    Source: Brunei Tourism – Gadong Night Market

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Brunei, in our own words.

  1. Theft from cars

    How it works: Petty crime against tourists happens occasionally, including theft from vehicles.

    How to avoid it: Don't leave possessions in a parked car, even out of sight, and avoid carrying valuables.

Official advice: FCDO: no areas advised against.

Emergency numbers in Brunei

Paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 19 Mar 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Brunei.

Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (FIU) – CBNI declaration

Bringing cash in
Declare physical currency or bearer negotiable instruments of BND 15,000 or more (or foreign equivalent) on the CBNI report, handed to the Customs Officer on arrival.
Taking cash out
Same when leaving: submit the CBNI report to the Immigration Officer before departure.
Local currency (BND) in
No limit (declaration only).
Local currency (BND) out
No limit (declaration only).
Foreign currency
No limit (declaration only).
  • There are no restrictions on the type or amount of cash as long as you make a full and accurate report (BDCB).

Official source: bdcb.gov.bn · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Brunei visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa-free59 passports
Visa on arrival5 passports
Embassy visa133 passports
Entry suspended1 passport

Verified rules for Brunei: 195 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 3; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

⚠ Unofficial sources: 5 rules for Brunei are not from an official Brunei government source (based on other governments' travel advice or secondary research). They are labelled on each page, are not counted as verified above, and should be confirmed with the embassy before travel.

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Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.