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Travel Advisories by destination
Destination
Level
Risk Indicators
Date Issued
Afghanistan
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
WRONGFUL DETENTION (D)
NATURAL DISASTER (N)
02/20/2026
Albania
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
12/31/2024
Algeria
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
09/26/2024
Andorra
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
03/25/2025
Angola
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
OTHER (O)
03/05/2026
Anguilla
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Antarctica
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
NATURAL DISASTER (N)
OTHER (O)
09/23/2025
Antigua and Barbuda
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Argentina
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
09/20/2024
Armenia
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
OTHER (O)
09/05/2025
Aruba
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/19/2024
Australia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
05/30/2025
Austria
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/23/2024
Azerbaijan
Level 3: Reconsider travel
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
03/12/2026
Bahamas
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
03/31/2025
Bahrain
Level 3: Reconsider travel
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
03/02/2026
Bangladesh
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
01/20/2026
Barbados
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
04/10/2026
Belarus
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
OTHER (O)
12/29/2025
Belgium
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
05/22/2025
Belize
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
03/12/2026
Benin
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
UNREST (U)
01/07/2026
Bermuda
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
04/10/2026
Bhutan
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
10/20/2025
Bolivia
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
06/06/2024
Bonaire
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/19/2024
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/19/2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
12/12/2024
Botswana
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
02/26/2024
Brazil
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
05/29/2025
British Virgin Islands
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Brunei
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
03/19/2025
Bulgaria
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
10/09/2025
Burkina Faso
Level 4: Do not travel
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
04/16/2025
Burma (Myanmar)
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
WRONGFUL DETENTION (D)
OTHER (O)
05/12/2025
Burundi
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
04/29/2025
Cabo Verde
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
CRIME (C)
12/18/2025
Cambodia
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
OTHER (O)
UNREST (U)
07/25/2025
Cameroon
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
HEALTH (H)
12/18/2024
Canada
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
06/11/2025
Cayman Islands
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
09/04/2024
Central African Republic
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
OTHER (O)
TERRORISM (T)
01/15/2026
Chad
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
03/18/2025
Chile
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
01/16/2025
China
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
OTHER (O)
11/27/2024
Colombia
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
NATURAL DISASTER (N)
03/31/2026
Comoros
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
01/12/2026
Costa Rica
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
12/10/2024
Croatia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
10/09/2025
Cuba
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
OTHER (O)
05/07/2025
Curaçao
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/19/2024
Cyprus
Level 3: Reconsider travel
OTHER (O)
03/03/2026
Czechia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
01/08/2026
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory-Coast)
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
02/18/2026
Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.)
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
08/12/2025
Denmark
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
09/17/2024
Djibouti
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
03/06/2025
Dominica
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Dominican Republic
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
06/12/2025
Ecuador
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
10/14/2025
Egypt
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
07/15/2025
El Salvador
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
04/08/2025
Equatorial Guinea
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
OTHER (O)
10/27/2025
Eritrea
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
WRONGFUL DETENTION (D)
OTHER (O)
07/31/2023
Estonia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
03/31/2026
Eswatini (Swaziland)
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
07/01/2024
Ethiopia
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
04/01/2026
Falkland Islands
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
TERRORISM (T)
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
05/08/2025
Federated States of Micronesia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
01/22/2025
Fiji
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
12/02/2024
Finland
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
03/13/2026
France
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
TERRORISM (T)
05/28/2025
French Guiana
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
01/16/2025
French Polynesia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
12/02/2024
French West Indies
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Gabon
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
03/30/2026
Georgia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
OTHER (O)
03/13/2025
Germany
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
05/13/2025
Ghana
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
OTHER (O)
04/08/2025
Gibraltar
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
06/10/2025
Greece
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
10/23/2025
Greenland
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
NATURAL DISASTER (N)
OTHER (O)
10/29/2024
Grenada
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
01/05/2026
Guadeloupe (French West Indies)
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, and Saint Barthélemy (French West Indies)
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Guatemala
Level 3: Reconsider travel
CRIME (C)
TERRORISM (T)
03/12/2026
Guinea
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
02/25/2026
Guinea-Bissau
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
HEALTH (H)
OTHER (O)
12/11/2025
Guyana
Level 3: Reconsider travel
05/12/2025
Haiti
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
04/16/2026
Honduras
Level 3: Reconsider travel
CRIME (C)
12/10/2024
Hong Kong
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
OTHER (O)
11/27/2024
Hungary
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
04/15/2026
Iceland
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
India
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
06/16/2025
Indonesia
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
NATURAL DISASTER (N)
TERRORISM (T)
04/30/2025
Iran
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
WRONGFUL DETENTION (D)
OTHER (O)
12/05/2025
Iraq
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
03/02/2026
Ireland
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
03/20/2026
Isle of Man
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
06/10/2025
Israel, The West Bank and Gaza
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
02/27/2026
Italy
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
05/23/2025
Jamaica
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
NATURAL DISASTER (N)
01/17/2026
Japan
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
05/15/2025
Jerusalem
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
01/17/2025
Jordan
Level 3: Reconsider travel
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
03/02/2026
Kazakhstan
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/05/2024
Kenya
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
03/17/2025
Kiribati
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
12/02/2024
Kosovo
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
TERRORISM (T)
12/02/2024
Kuwait
Level 3: Reconsider travel
CRIME (C)
OTHER (O)
03/02/2026
Kyrgyzstan
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
UNREST (U)
02/10/2026
Laos
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
OTHER (O)
11/21/2024
Latvia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
04/01/2026
Lebanon
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
02/23/2026
Lesotho
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
09/17/2024
Liberia
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
12/11/2025
Libya
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
07/16/2025
Liechtenstein
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
05/22/2025
Lithuania
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/09/2024
Luxembourg
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
04/08/2026
Macau
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
OTHER (O)
11/27/2024
Madagascar
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
12/04/2025
Malawi
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
02/25/2026
Malaysia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
02/22/2026
Maldives
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
10/07/2025
Mali
Level 4: Do not travel
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
UNREST (U)
HEALTH (H)
01/09/2026
Malta
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
05/28/2025
Marshall Islands
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
HEALTH (H)
06/16/2025
Martinique (French West Indies)
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Mauritania
Level 3: Reconsider travel
CRIME (C)
TERRORISM (T)
07/15/2025
Mauritius
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
12/08/2025
Mexico
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
08/12/2025
Moldova
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
11/29/2024
Monaco
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
TERRORISM (T)
05/28/2025
Mongolia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
01/22/2025
Montenegro
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
11/26/2024
Montserrat
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Morocco
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
04/21/2025
Mozambique
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
TERRORISM (T)
06/16/2025
Namibia
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
12/23/2024
Nauru
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
HEALTH (H)
12/02/2024
Nepal
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
03/31/2026
Netherlands
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
08/09/2024
New Caledonia
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
06/04/2024
New Zealand
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
01/03/2025
Nicaragua
Level 3: Reconsider travel
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
WRONGFUL DETENTION (D)
OTHER (O)
12/13/2024
Niger
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
01/29/2026
Nigeria
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
04/08/2026
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Level 4: Do not travel
WRONGFUL DETENTION (D)
OTHER (O)
04/29/2025
Norway
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
02/03/2025
Oman
Level 3: Reconsider travel
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
04/09/2026
Pakistan
Level 3: Reconsider travel
TERRORISM (T)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
OTHER (O)
03/03/2026
Palau
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
HEALTH (H)
OTHER (O)
01/07/2026
Panama
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
09/23/2024
Papua New Guinea
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
NATURAL DISASTER (N)
OTHER (O)
04/29/2025
Paraguay
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
CRIME (C)
04/30/2025
Peru
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
05/16/2025
Philippines
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
05/08/2025
Poland
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
06/05/2025
Portugal
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
12/23/2025
Qatar
Level 3: Reconsider travel
OTHER (O)
03/02/2026
Republic of North Macedonia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
01/14/2025
Republic of the Congo
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
10/02/2024
Romania
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
10/14/2025
Russia
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
TERRORISM (T)
WRONGFUL DETENTION (D)
OTHER (O)
12/29/2025
Rwanda
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
07/16/2025
Saba
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/19/2024
Saint Barthélemy (French West Indies)
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Saint Lucia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Saint Martin (French West Indies)
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/22/2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
12/06/2024
Samoa
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
03/10/2025
San Marino
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
05/23/2025
Sao Tome and Principe
Level 3: Reconsider travel
HEALTH (H)
UNREST (U)
04/08/2026
Saudi Arabia
Level 3: Reconsider travel
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
03/13/2026
Senegal
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
CRIME (C)
OTHER (O)
12/01/2025
Serbia
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
04/11/2025
Seychelles
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
12/09/2025
Sierra Leone
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
09/15/2025
Singapore
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
03/09/2026
Sint Eustatius
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/19/2024
Sint Maarten
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
08/19/2024
Slovakia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
02/12/2026
Slovenia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
07/26/2024
Solomon Islands
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
OTHER (O)
04/29/2025
Somalia
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
HEALTH (H)
05/14/2025
South Africa
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
05/27/2025
South Korea
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
05/28/2025
South Sudan
Level 4: Do not travel
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
OTHER (O)
UNREST (U)
HEALTH (H)
11/13/2025
Spain
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
TERRORISM (T)
05/12/2025
Sri Lanka
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
10/14/2025
Sudan
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
HEALTH (H)
10/15/2025
Suriname
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
12/13/2024
Sweden
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
07/24/2024
Switzerland
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
05/20/2025
Syria
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
12/11/2025
Taiwan
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
11/25/2025
Tajikistan
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
05/16/2025
Tanzania
Level 3: Reconsider travel
CRIME (C)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
UNREST (U)
10/31/2025
Thailand
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
07/25/2025
The Gambia
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
OTHER (O)
01/16/2026
Timor-Leste
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
03/21/2025
Togo
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
11/07/2024
Tonga
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
12/02/2024
Trinidad and Tobago
Level 3: Reconsider travel
CRIME (C)
TERRORISM (T)
HEALTH (H)
04/13/2026
Tunisia
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
10/23/2024
Turkey
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
03/08/2026
Turkmenistan
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
02/28/2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
03/04/2025
Tuvalu
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
12/02/2024
Uganda
Level 3: Reconsider travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
12/08/2025
Ukraine
Level 4: Do not travel
OTHER (O)
11/14/2024
United Arab Emirates
Level 3: Reconsider travel
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
03/03/2026
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
05/08/2025
Uruguay
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
CRIME (C)
05/07/2025
Uzbekistan
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
01/26/2026
Vanuatu
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
05/22/2025
Vatican City (Holy See)
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
TERRORISM (T)
05/23/2025
Venezuela
Level 3: Reconsider travel
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
03/19/2026
Vietnam
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
12/16/2024
Yemen
Level 4: Do not travel
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
HEALTH (H)
KIDNAPPING OR HOSTAGE TAKING (K)
TERRORISM (T)
OTHER (O)
12/19/2025
Zambia
Level 1: Exercise normal precautions
07/31/2023
Zimbabwe
Level 2: Exercise increased caution
UNREST (U)
CRIME (C)
OTHER (O)
06/27/2023
About Travel Advisories
We review many factors to determine the Travel Advisory level for each destination. These include the risk indicators as described in this section. Each destination Travel Advisory identifies any specific risks that are present.
Levels 1-4
We review Travel Advisories on a regular basis.
Levels 1 and 2:
Every 12 months.
Levels 3 and 4:
At least every 6 months.
A Travel Advisory will also be updated any time conditions change substantially. This includes when the U.S. government changes its staffing levels or restrictions in a country due to security concerns.
Conditions in any destination may change at any time.
The Travel Advisory appears at the top of each destination page, with a color corresponding to each level:
Exercise normal precautions
This is the lowest advisory level for safety and security risks. There is some risk in any international travel, and conditions in other countries may differ from those in the United States.
Exercise increased caution
Be aware of increased risks to safety and security. Specific risks are described in the Travel Advisory.
Reconsider travel
Reconsider your travel to the destination due to serious risks to safety and security. Specific risks are described in the Travel Advisory.
Do not travel
This is the highest advisory level due to life-threatening risks. Specific risks are described in the Travel Advisory. The U.S. government may have very limited or no ability to help, including during an emergency. We advise that U.S. citizens do not travel to the country, or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so.
Crime (C)
There is increased risk of U.S. citizens being the victim of violent or organized crime. Should a crime a occur, local law enforcement may not be able to help.
Terrorism (T)
Specific terrorist threats exist, or attacks have recently occurred. U.S. citizens or the spaces foreigners visit may be the target of an attack.
Unrest (U)
U.S. citizen safety may be threatened by political, economic, religious, or other instability and violence. Demonstrations, protests, or armed conflict may threaten your physical safety and prevent you from accessing help or evacuating the area.
Health (H)
U.S. citizen health or ability to receive lifesaving care is at risk due to poor medical infrastructure, outbreak of disease, or other health crisis. Should you need medical help in an emergency, hospitals, doctors, ambulances, and medical supplies may be low quality or unavailable.
Natural Disaster (N)
There is risk to safety and security due to the aftermath of a natural disaster or because of ongoing risk of natural disasters such as active volcanos, consistently dangerous hurricanes/typhoons, frequent earthquakes, etc.
Time-limited Event (E)
A short-term event, such as elections, sporting events, or other incidents that may pose elevated safety risks.
Kidnapping or Hostage-Taking (K)
Criminals or terrorists may kidnap or take U.S. nationals hostage to compel someone (usually the U.S. government in the case of hostages) to do something as a condition of release. If kidnapped or taken hostage, captors may threaten to kill or injure victims and may keep victims for an extended time.
Wrongful Detention (D)
U.S. nationals are at risk of wrongful detention by the destination’s government. Detention may be wrongful as determined by the Secretary of State and may be due to a range of factors, including but not limited to, the fact that the detention is arbitrary, due to U.S. citizenship or connection, in response to exercising fundamental rights, or for the purpose of influencing U.S. government policy or action.
Other (O)
Your safety is threatened by other potential risks not covered above. Review the Travel Advisory for details.
Important travel advice before you go
High-Risk Areas
Essential safety advice and tips for traveling to high-risk areas.
High-risk travel tips
Crime
How to stay safe from crime while traveling abroad.
Crime prevention tips
Scams
Protect yourself from scams or forced acts against you.
Avoiding scams
Learn about your destination
Select your destination to review the Travel Advisory, specific travel information, and tips from the U.S. embassy.
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