High Risk Regions

Search for your destination country in the chart below to determine if travel is allowed or if your trip needs detailed IOC review. The review date indicates the most recent date in which any of the risk elements looked at has had an update. For additional details on risk values considered, pull a Country Risk Report for your destination. To learn more about how the IOC considers high risk regions, check the Behind High Risk Regions page.

Whether a country meets the IOC authorized destination profile, or the IOC approved after detailed review, it does not mean there are no risks involved. It is a best practice to assess your health, security, and financial risks before departure, including being up-to-date in your vaccinations prior to travel outside the U.S.

The information in this page is updated by International Risk and Safety on a regular basis. If you have questions or see the need for an update e-mail IRSO@utdallas.edu.

06/03/2025 changes to UTD country travel restrictions are listed below.

06/22/2025 review for some MENA countries has changed from “Yes” to “Maybe”. Travel requests to these countries will be routed to the IOC for review until further notice.

CountryEmployee travel allowed?Student travel allowed?
JamaicaMaybeMaybe
VanuatuYesYes
Country - DWMost Recent ReviewCountryIs travel for Employee allowed?Is travel for Student allowed?
Afghanistan1/13/2025AfghanistanNoNo
Albania12/31/2024AlbaniaYesYes
Algeria9/26/2024AlgeriaMaybeMaybe
American Samoa2/4/2022American SamoaYesYes
Andorra3/25/2025AndorraYesYes
Angola9/23/2024AngolaYesYes
Anguilla8/22/2024AnguillaYesYes
Antarctica5/29/2024AntarcticaYesYes
Antigua and Barbuda8/22/2024Antigua and BarbudaYesYes
Argentina9/20/2024ArgentinaYesYes
Armenia4/9/2024ArmeniaMaybeMaybe
Aruba8/19/2024ArubaYesYes
Australia5/30/2025AustraliaYesYes
Austria8/23/2024AustriaYesYes
Azerbaijan5/21/2025AzerbaijanMaybeMaybe
Azores2/4/2022AzoresYesYes
The Bahamas3/31/2025Bahamas, TheYesYes
Bahrain6/22/2025BahrainMaybeMaybe
Bangladesh4/18/2025BangladeshNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
Barbados8/22/2024BarbadosYesYes
Belarus12/18/2024BelarusNoNo
Belgium5/22/2025BelgiumYesYes
Belize12/30/2024BelizeMaybeMaybe
Benin5/24/2024BeninMaybeMaybe
Bermuda11/12/2024BermudaYesYes
Bhutan6/26/2024BhutanYesYes
Bolivia6/6/2024BoliviaMaybeMaybe
Bonaire8/19/2024BonaireYesYes
Bosnia and Herz.12/12/2024Bosnia and HerzegovinaYesYes
Botswana2/26/2024BotswanaYesYes
Brazil5/29/2025BrazilMaybeMaybe
British Virgin Islands8/22/2024British Virgin IslandsYesYes
Brunei3/19/2025BruneiYesYes
Bulgaria8/15/2024BulgariaYesYes
Burkina Faso4/16/2025Burkina FasoNoNo
Myanmar5/12/2025Burma (Myanmar)NoNo
Burundi4/29/2025BurundiNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Cambodia7/24/2023CambodiaYesYes
Cameroon12/18/2024CameroonMaybeMaybe
Canada10/4/2024CanadaYesYes
Canary Islands2/4/2022Canary IslandsYesYes
Cape Verde9/23/2024Cape VerdeYesYes
Cayman Islands9/4/2024Cayman IslandsYesYes
Central African Republic12/26/2024Central African RepublicNoNo
Chad3/18/2025ChadNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Chile1/16/2025ChileYesYes
China11/27/2024ChinaNoMaybe
Christmas Island2/4/2022Christmas IslandYesYes
Cocos (Keeling) Islands2/4/2022Cocos (Keeling) IslandsYesYes
Colombia4/17/2025ColombiaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
Comoros5/28/2024ComorosMaybeMaybe
Congo10/2/2024Congo, Republic of theNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Cook Islands2/4/2022Cook IslandsYesYes
Costa Rica12/10/2024Costa RicaYesYes
Croatia8/15/2024CroatiaYesYes
Cuba5/7/2025CubaNoNo
Cura ao8/19/2024CuraçaoYesYes
Cyprus6/22/2025CyprusMaybeMaybe
Czech Rep.4/28/2025Czech RepublicYesYes
Democratic Republic of Congo1/29/2025Democratic Republic of the CongoNoNo
Denmark11/5/2024DenmarkYesYes
Djibouti3/6/2025DjiboutiYesYes
Dominica8/22/2024DominicaYesYes
Dominican Republic6/18/2024Dominican RepublicYesYes
Easter Island2/4/2022Easter IslandYesYes
Ecuador4/15/2024EcuadorMaybeMaybe
Arab Republic of Egypt6/22/2025EgyptNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
El Salvador4/8/2025El SalvadorYesYes
Equatorial Guinea3/7/2025Equatorial GuineaYesYes
Eritrea7/31/2023EritreaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Estonia7/23/2024EstoniaYesYes
Eswatini7/1/2024Eswatini (Swaziland)YesYes
Ethiopia7/31/2023EthiopiaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Falkland Islands2/4/2022Falkland IslandsYesYes
Faroe Islands2/4/2022Faroe IslandsYesYes
Fiji12/2/2024FijiYesYes
Finland11/5/2024FinlandYesYes
France5/28/2025FranceYesYes
French Guiana1/16/2025French GuianaYesYes
French Polynesia)12/2/2024French Polynesia)YesYes
French West Indies11/5/2024French West IndiesYesYes
Gabon12/18/2024GabonYesYes
The Gambia10/16/2024Gambia, TheYesYes
Georgia3/13/2025GeorgiaMaybeMaybe
Germany5/13/2025GermanyYesYes
Ghana4/8/2025GhanaMaybeMaybe
Gibraltar2/4/2022GibraltarYesYes
Greece8/15/2024GreeceYesYes
Greenland10/29/2024GreenlandYesYes
Grenada11/12/2024GrenadaYesYes
Guadeloupe8/22/2024GuadeloupeYesYes
Guam (U.S.)2/4/2022Guam (U.S.)YesYes
Guatemala12/30/2024GuatemalaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Guernsey2/4/2022GuernseyYesYes
Guinea12/12/2024GuineaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Guinea-Bissau3/24/2025Guinea-BissauNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Guyana5/12/2025GuyanaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
Haiti9/18/2024HaitiNoNo
Honduras12/10/2024HondurasNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Hong Kong11/27/2024Hong Kong SARNoMaybe
Hungary8/21/2024HungaryYesYes
Iceland8/22/2024IcelandYesYes
India7/23/2024IndiaMaybeMaybe
Indonesia4/30/2025IndonesiaMaybeMaybe
Iran6/22/2025IranNoNo
Iraq6/22/2025IraqNoNo
Ireland8/28/2024IrelandYesYes
Isle of Man2/4/2022Isle of ManYesYes
Israel6/22/2025IsraelNoNo
Italy5/23/2025ItalyYesYes
Côte d'Ivoire4/8/2024Ivory CoastMaybeMaybe
Jamaica5/29/2025JamaicaMaybeMaybe
Japan5/15/2025JapanYesYes
Jersey (part of the UK)2/4/2022Jersey (part of the UK)YesYes
Jordan6/22/2025JordanNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
Kazakhstan8/5/2024KazakhstanYesYes
Kenya3/17/2025KenyaMaybeMaybe
Kiribati12/2/2024KiribatiYesYes
Kosovo12/2/2024KosovoMaybeMaybe
Kuwait6/22/2025KuwaitMaybeMaybe
Kyrgyzstan4/21/2025KyrgyzstanMaybeMaybe
Laos11/21/2024LaosMaybeMaybe
Latvia8/26/2024LatviaYesYes
Lebanon6/22/2025LebanonNoNo
Lesotho9/17/2024LesothoYesYes
Liberia7/31/2023LiberiaYesYes
Libya8/1/2024LibyaNoNo
Liechtenstein5/22/2025LiechtensteinYesYes
Lithuania8/9/2024LithuaniaYesYes
Luxembourg7/19/2024LuxembourgYesYes
Macau11/27/2024Macau SARNoNo
Madagascar11/5/2024MadagascarMaybeMaybe
Madeira Islands2/4/2022Madeira IslandsYesYes
Malawi12/6/2024MalawiYesYes
Malaysia7/24/2024MalaysiaYesYes
Maldives7/11/2024MaldivesYesYes
Mali7/31/2023MaliNoNo
Malta5/28/2025MaltaYesYes
Marshall Islands5/28/2024Marshall IslandsYesYes
Martinique (France)8/22/2024Martinique (France)YesYes
Mauritania7/31/2023MauritaniaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
Mauritius8/30/2024MauritiusYesYes
Mayotte (France)2/4/2022Mayotte (France)YesYes
Mexico9/6/2024MexicoMaybeMaybe
Micronesia1/22/2025Micronesia, Federated States ofYesYes
Moldova11/29/2024MoldovaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
Monaco2/4/2022MonacoYesYes
Mongolia1/22/2025MongoliaYesYes
Montenegro11/26/2024MontenegroYesYes
Montserrat8/22/2024MontserratYesYes
Morocco6/22/2025MoroccoMaybeMaybe
Mozambique12/19/2024MozambiqueNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Namibia12/23/2024NamibiaYesYes
Nauru12/2/2024NauruYesYes
Nepal12/18/2024NepalYesYes
Netherlands8/9/2024Netherlands, TheYesYes
New Caledonia6/4/2024New CaledoniaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
New Zealand1/3/2025New ZealandYesYes
Nicaragua12/13/2024NicaraguaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Niger3/21/2025NigerNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Nigeria9/20/2023NigeriaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Niue2/4/2022NiueYesYes
Norfolk Island2/4/2022Norfolk IslandYesYes
North Korea4/29/2025North KoreaNoNo
North Macedonia1/14/2025North MacedoniaYesYes
Northern Mariana Islands7/27/2023Northern Mariana IslandsYesYes
Norway2/3/2025NorwayYesYes
Oman6/22/2025OmanMaybeMaybe
Pakistan3/7/2025PakistanNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Palau8/6/2024PalauYesYes
Panama9/23/2024PanamaMaybeMaybe
Papua New Guinea4/29/2025Papua New GuineaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
Paraguay4/30/2025ParaguayYesYes
Peru5/16/2025PeruMaybeMaybe
Philippines5/8/2025PhilippinesMaybeMaybe
Pitcairn Islands (U.K.)2/4/2022Pitcairn Islands (U.K.)YesYes
Poland5/1/2024PolandYesYes
Portugal3/3/2025PortugalYesYes
Puerto Rico5/12/2023Puerto Rico (U.S.)YesYes
Qatar6/22/2025QatarMaybeMaybe
R union2/4/2022RéunionYesYes
Romania8/15/2024RomaniaYesYes
Russia5/8/2025RussiaNoNo
Rwanda2/26/2025RwandaMaybeMaybe
Saba8/19/2024SabaYesYes
Saint Barthelemy8/22/2024Saint BarthelemyYesYes
Saint Helena2/4/2022Saint HelenaYesYes
Saint Kitts and Nevis8/22/2024Saint Kitts and NevisYesYes
Saint Lucia8/22/2024Saint LuciaYesYes
Saint Martin8/22/2024Saint MartinYesYes
Saint Pierre and Miquelon2/4/2022Saint Pierre and MiquelonYesYes
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12/6/2024Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesYesYes
Samoa3/10/2025SamoaYesYes
San Marino2/4/2022San MarinoYesYes
S√£o Tom√© and Pr√≠ncipe11/5/2024São Tomé and PríncipeYesYes
Saudi Arabia6/22/2025Saudi ArabiaMaybeMaybe
Senegal10/21/2024SenegalYesYes
Serbia4/11/2025SerbiaYesYes
Seychelles11/5/2024SeychellesYesYes
Sierra Leone9/23/2024Sierra LeoneYesYes
Singapore3/5/2025SingaporeYesYes
Sint Eustatius8/19/2024Sint EustatiusYesYes
Sint Maarten8/19/2024Sint MaartenYesYes
Slovakia11/14/2024SlovakiaYesYes
Slovenia7/26/2024SloveniaYesYes
Solomon Islands4/29/2025Solomon IslandsYesYes
Somalia5/14/2025SomaliaNoNo
South Africa5/27/2025South AfricaYesYes
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands2/4/2022South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsYesYes
South Korea5/28/2025South KoreaYesYes
South Sudan3/8/2025South SudanNoNo
Spain5/12/2025SpainYesYes
Sri Lanka10/2/2024Sri LankaYesYes
Sudan5/12/2023SudanNoNo
Suriname12/13/2024SurinameYesYes
Sweden11/5/2024SwedenYesYes
Switzerland5/20/2025SwitzerlandYesYes
Syria6/22/2025SyriaNoNo
Taiwan7/31/2024TaiwanYesYes
Tajikistan5/16/2025TajikistanMaybeMaybe
Tanzania9/5/2024TanzaniaMaybeMaybe
Thailand7/24/2023ThailandMaybeMaybe
Timor-Leste3/21/2025Timor-Leste (East Timor)YesYes
Togo11/7/2024TogoMaybeMaybe
Tokelau2/4/2022TokelauYesYes
Tonga12/2/2024TongaYesYes
Trinidad and Tobago3/21/2025Trinidad and TobagoNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
Tunisia10/23/2024TunisiaMaybeMaybe
Turkey6/22/2025TurkeyMaybeMaybe
Turkmenistan2/28/2025TurkmenistanYesYes
Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.)3/4/2025Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.)YesYes
Tuvalu12/2/2024TuvaluYesYes
Uganda4/23/2025UgandaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
Ukraine11/14/2024UkraineNoNo
United Arab Emirates1/6/2025United Arab EmiratesYesYes
United Kingdom5/8/2025United KingdomYesYes
Uruguay5/7/2025UruguayYesYes
Uzbekistan9/27/2024UzbekistanYesYes
Vanuatu5/22/2025VanuatuYesYes
Vatican City2/4/2022Vatican CityYesYes
Venezuela5/12/2025VenezuelaNoNo
Vietnam12/16/2024VietnamYesYes
Virgin Islands, U.S.2/4/2022Virgin Islands, U.S.YesYes
Wake Island2/4/2022Wake IslandYesYes
Wallis and Futuna2/4/2022Wallis and FutunaYesYes
West Bank and Gaza6/22/2025West Bank and GazaNoNo
Yemen6/22/2025YemenNoNo
Zambia7/31/2023ZambiaYesYes
Zimbabwe11/5/2024ZimbabweYesYes