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State Department travel advisories tracker

Every country the State Department rates Level 3 (reconsider travel) or Level 4 (do not travel), with the date the advisory was issued and the risk indicators it carries.

By Mirza Seraj Baig, Founder and EditorPublished

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The State Department rates every destination from Level 1 (exercise normal precautions) to Level 4 (do not travel) and reissues advisories as conditions change. Its list covered 228 destinations when it was read on September 6, 2026: 24 at Level 4, 30 at Level 3, and 87 at each of Levels 1 and 2. This page lists the Level 3 and Level 4 destinations with the date the current advisory was issued and the risk indicators the department attaches to it; each row links to the advisory itself, which carries the reasons in full and any regional exceptions.

The newest advisories on the list are Macau and Sao Tome and Principe, both issued September 4, 2026, and a run of Gulf and Middle East reissues between August 21 and August 31, 2026 (Lebanon, Gaza, Israel and the West Bank, Bahrain, Kuwait, Ukraine, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Libya). The department lists Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem as separate entries, and they appear here the same way. How the levels and the risk indicators work is the explainer for this page.

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DestinationLevelDate issuedRisk indicatorsAdvisory
Libya4August 31, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Iraq4August 29, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Ukraine4August 28, 2026Unrest, othertravel.state.gov
Gaza4August 26, 2026Unrest, health, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Lebanon4August 21, 2026Unrest, crime, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Syria4August 7, 2026Unrest, crime, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.)4July 15, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Haiti4July 10, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Niger4July 9, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Mali4June 8, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Uganda4June 4, 2026Unrest, crime, health, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Somalia4May 21, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
South Sudan4May 17, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, othertravel.state.gov
Sudan4May 15, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Burma (Myanmar)4May 8, 2026Unrest, crime, health, othertravel.state.gov
Burkina Faso4May 4, 2026Crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Chad4April 28, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Afghanistan4February 20, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, wrongful detention, natural disastertravel.state.gov
Central African Republic4January 15, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Belarus4December 29, 2025Unrest, othertravel.state.gov
Russia4December 29, 2025Unrest, terrorism, wrongful detention, othertravel.state.gov
Yemen4December 19, 2025Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Iran4December 5, 2025Unrest, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, wrongful detention, othertravel.state.gov
North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)4April 29, 2025Wrongful detention, othertravel.state.gov
Macau3September 4, 2026Othertravel.state.gov
Sao Tome and Principe3September 4, 2026Healthtravel.state.gov
Oman3August 30, 2026Terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Saudi Arabia3August 29, 2026Terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
United Arab Emirates3August 29, 2026Terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Kuwait3August 28, 2026Crime, othertravel.state.gov
Qatar3August 28, 2026Othertravel.state.gov
Bahrain3August 27, 2026Terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Ethiopia3August 27, 2026Unrest, crime, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Guyana3August 26, 2026Crimetravel.state.gov
Israel3August 26, 2026Unrest, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Israel, The West Bank and Gaza3August 26, 2026Unrest, terrorismtravel.state.gov
West Bank3August 26, 2026Unrest, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Honduras3August 25, 2026Crime, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Mauritania3August 18, 2026Crime, health, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Venezuela3June 27, 2026Crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, natural disastertravel.state.gov
Pakistan3June 16, 2026Crime, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Nigeria3June 12, 2026Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Rwanda3June 4, 2026Unrest, crime, healthtravel.state.gov
Nicaragua3May 14, 2026Crime, health, wrongful detention, othertravel.state.gov
Azerbaijan3April 28, 2026Terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Trinidad and Tobago3April 13, 2026Crime, health, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Colombia3March 31, 2026Unrest, crime, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, natural disastertravel.state.gov
Guatemala3March 12, 2026Crime, terrorismtravel.state.gov
Cyprus3March 3, 2026Othertravel.state.gov
Guinea-Bissau3December 11, 2025Unrest, health, othertravel.state.gov
Tanzania3October 31, 2025Unrest, crime, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Burundi3April 29, 2025Unrest, crime, healthtravel.state.gov
Papua New Guinea3April 29, 2025Unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, natural disaster, othertravel.state.gov
Jerusalem3January 17, 2025Unrest, terrorism, othertravel.state.gov
Read from the State Department travel advisories list on September 6, 2026. Only Level 3 and Level 4 destinations are listed; the department rated 228 destinations that day. Risk indicators are the department’s own categories: unrest, crime, health, kidnapping or hostage taking, terrorism, wrongful detention, natural disaster and other. The advisory page for each destination states the reasons in full and any areas rated differently from the rest of the country.Download CSV

What to do

  1. Open the advisory for your destination from the last column; the reasons, the areas rated differently and the department’s specific advice are on that page, not in this table.
  2. Enroll the trip in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program so the nearest embassy can reach you if the advisory changes while you are there. Official link
  3. Read what each level and each risk indicator means before deciding; the levels are advice, not a prohibition on travel. Official link

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Questions readers ask

What is the difference between Level 3 and Level 4?
Level 3 means reconsider travel: the department asks travelers to weigh serious risks before going. Level 4 means do not travel: the department advises against travel because of life-threatening risks, and in some Level 4 destinations the U.S. government has limited ability to help because an embassy has suspended operations. Both are advice; the advisory page says what the department can and cannot do there.
What do the risk indicators mean?
They are the department’s categories for why a rating was given: unrest (U), crime (C), health (H), kidnapping or hostage taking (K), terrorism (T), wrongful detention (D), natural disaster (N) and other (O). A destination can carry several. The advisory page explains each one for that country.
How often do advisories change?
There is no fixed schedule. The department reissues an advisory when conditions change and reviews Level 3 and Level 4 advisories at least every six months and Level 1 and 2 advisories at least every twelve. The date issued column shows when the current advisory took effect; this page is re-read every week and the last verified line says when.
Why do Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem appear separately?
Because the department lists them as separate entries with their own levels and dates, even though they share one advisory document. This page follows the department’s list rather than merging them.

Background: How to read US travel advisories

Mentioned:U.S. Department of State

How we reported this

Built from the documents in the Source Card. Opened on September 6, 2026 with every Level 3 and Level 4 advisory on the State Department list, 54 of 228 destinations.

This page describes public documents and agency procedures. It is not legal advice, and FactFiled has no attorney on its review panel; the reviewer named below checked the page against the documents it cites. For a decision about your own case, use the official source linked above or consult a lawyer.

Written by Mirza Seraj Baig · Checked against the documents in the source card (editorial standards).

Updates

  • Opened on September 6, 2026 with every Level 3 and Level 4 advisory on the State Department list, 54 of 228 destinations.

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