Travel.State.Gov recommendations

Travel safe and informed

Your safety comes first, especially when it comes to such a rewarding activity as traveling. To travel safely and make the most of your destination, it is very important to stay well informed.

Based on the information provided on the Travel.State.Gov site for each of the destinations, we have applied the warning level and recommendations to each destination.

Travel advisories follow a consistent format and use plain language to help U.S. citizens find and use important safety information. The travel advisories apply up to four standard levels of advice, describe risks, and provide clear steps that U.S. citizens should take to help ensure their safety.

Below, we describe each of the warning levels, listing all destinations that are classified at that level. In addition to considering the information shown here, we recommend that you visit the Travel.State.Gov website for more detailed information.

Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions.

This is the lowest warning level for safety risks. Any international travel carries some risk. Conditions in other destinations may differ from those in the United States and may change at any time. The following destinations are classified at this level:

Åland American Samoa Andorra Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Ascension Island Australia Austria Barbados Bermuda Bhutan Bonaire British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cook Islands Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Dominica Estonia Fiji Finland French Guiana French Polynesia Georgia Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guernsey Hawaii Hungary Iceland Ireland Japan Jersey Kazakhstan Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lesotho Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritius Mayotte Micronesia Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Nauru New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Palau Paraguay Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Rwanda Saba Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin - Sint Maarten Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Islands Singapore Sint Eustatius Slovakia Slovenia South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Korea Suriname Svalbard Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Tristan da Cunha Turkmenistan Tuvalu United States Virgin Islands United States Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vietnam Wallis and Futuna Zambia

Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution.

Be aware of heightened security risks. The State Department offers additional advice for travelers in these areas in the Travel Advisory. Conditions in any destination may change at any time. The following destinations are classified at this level:

Albania Algeria Angola Antarctica Armenia Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Cameroon Chile Comoros Costa Rica Cuba Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic East Timor Easter Island Ecuador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Falkland Islands Faroe Islands France Gabon Gambia Germany Ghana Hong Kong India Indonesia Isle of Man Italy Ivory Coast Jordan Kenya Kosovo Laos Liberia Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mexico Moldova Monaco Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands Oman Panama Peru Philippines Republic of the Congo San Marino Serbia Sierra Leone Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Tajikistan Tanzania Tunisia Turkey Turks & Caicos Islands United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Vatican City Zimbabwe

Level 3 - Reconsider Travel.

Avoid travel due to serious security risks. The Department of State offers additional advice for travelers in these areas in the Travel Advisory. Conditions in any destination may change at any time. The following destinations are classified at this level:

Burundi Chad China Colombia Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Honduras Israel Jamaica Lebanon Macau Mauritania New Caledonia Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Pakistan Papua New Guinea Saudi Arabia Trinidad and Tobago Uganda

Level 4 - Do not travel.

This is the highest level of warning due to the increased likelihood of life-threatening hazards. During an emergency, the U.S. government may have very limited ability to provide assistance. The State Department advises U.S. citizens not to travel to the destination or to leave the destination as soon as it is safe to do so. The State Department provides additional advice for travelers in these areas in the Travel Advisory. Conditions in any destination can change at any time. The following destinations are classified at this level:

Afghanistan Belarus Burkina Faso Central African Republic Haiti Iran Iraq Libya Mali Myanmar North Korea Russia Somalia South Sudan Sudan Syria Ukraine Venezuela Yemen

Varying Levels

The Department of State issues a general level of travel advice for a destination, but levels of advice may vary for specific locations or areas within a destination. For example, we may advise U.S. citizens to "exercise extreme caution" (level 2) in a destination, but to "reconsider travel" (level 3) to a particular area of the destination. Please review all of this information on the Travel.State.Gov website. For a complete list of travel advisories for all destinations worldwide, visit travel.state.gov/traveladvisories .

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