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.

01/09/2025 changes to UTD country travel restrictions.

CountryEmployee travel allowed?Student travel allowed?
VanuatuNeeds IOC reviewNeeds IOC review
ZimbabweYesYes
Most Recent ReviewCountryIs travel for Employee allowed?Is travel for Student allowed?
7/29/2024AfghanistanNoNo
12/31/2024AlbaniaYesYes
9/26/2024AlgeriaMaybeMaybe
2/4/2022American SamoaYesYes
7/26/2023AndorraYesYes
9/23/2024AngolaYesYes
8/22/2024AnguillaYesYes
5/29/2024AntarcticaYesYes
8/22/2024Antigua and BarbudaYesYes
9/20/2024ArgentinaYesYes
4/9/2024ArmeniaMaybeMaybe
8/19/2024ArubaYesYes
9/8/2023AustraliaYesYes
8/23/2024AustriaYesYes
11/2/2023AzerbaijanMaybeMaybe
2/4/2022AzoresYesYes
1/26/2024Bahamas, TheYesYes
9/9/2024BahrainYesYes
9/11/2024BangladeshNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
8/22/2024BarbadosYesYes
12/18/2024BelarusNoNo
7/26/2023BelgiumYesYes
12/30/2024BelizeMaybeMaybe
5/24/2024BeninMaybeMaybe
11/12/2024BermudaYesYes
6/26/2024BhutanYesYes
6/6/2024BoliviaMaybeMaybe
8/19/2024BonaireYesYes
12/12/2024Bosnia and HerzegovinaYesYes
2/26/2024BotswanaYesYes
10/19/2023BrazilMaybeMaybe
8/22/2024British Virgin IslandsYesYes
12/19/2023BruneiYesYes
8/15/2024BulgariaYesYes
7/31/2023Burkina FasoNoNo
6/6/2024Burma (Myanmar)NoNo
12/26/2024BurundiNeeds IOC ReviewNo
7/24/2023CambodiaYesYes
12/18/2024CameroonMaybeMaybe
10/4/2024CanadaYesYes
2/4/2022Canary IslandsYesYes
9/23/2024Cape VerdeYesYes
9/4/2024Cayman IslandsYesYes
12/26/2024Central African RepublicNoNo
7/31/2023ChadNeeds IOC ReviewNo
7/17/2023ChileYesYes
11/27/2024ChinaNoNo
2/4/2022Christmas IslandYesYes
2/4/2022Cocos (Keeling) IslandsYesYes
1/2/2024ColombiaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
5/28/2024ComorosMaybeMaybe
10/2/2024Congo, Republic of theNeeds IOC ReviewNo
2/4/2022Cook IslandsYesYes
12/10/2024Costa RicaYesYes
8/15/2024CroatiaYesYes
11/22/2024CubaNoNo
8/19/2024CuraçaoYesYes
7/26/2023CyprusYesYes
7/26/2023Czech RepublicYesYes
7/31/2023Democratic Republic of the CongoNoNo
11/5/2024DenmarkYesYes
7/31/2023DjiboutiYesYes
8/22/2024DominicaYesYes
6/18/2024Dominican RepublicYesYes
2/4/2022Easter IslandYesYes
4/15/2024EcuadorMaybeMaybe
10/15/2024EgyptNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
11/8/2024El SalvadorYesYes
4/4/2024Equatorial GuineaYesYes
7/31/2023EritreaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
7/23/2024EstoniaYesYes
7/1/2024Eswatini (Swaziland)YesYes
7/31/2023EthiopiaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
2/4/2022Falkland IslandsYesYes
2/4/2022Faroe IslandsYesYes
12/2/2024FijiYesYes
11/5/2024FinlandYesYes
7/26/2023FranceYesYes
7/17/2023French GuianaYesYes
12/2/2024French Polynesia)YesYes
11/5/2024French West IndiesYesYes
12/18/2024GabonYesYes
10/16/2024Gambia, TheYesYes
7/26/2023GeorgiaMaybeMaybe
5/1/2024GermanyYesYes
11/20/2023GhanaYesYes
2/4/2022GibraltarYesYes
8/15/2024GreeceYesYes
10/29/2024GreenlandYesYes
11/12/2024GrenadaYesYes
8/22/2024GuadeloupeYesYes
2/4/2022Guam (U.S.)YesYes
12/30/2024GuatemalaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
2/4/2022GuernseyYesYes
12/12/2024GuineaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
7/31/2024Guinea-BissauNeeds IOC ReviewNo
9/11/2024GuyanaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
9/18/2024HaitiNoNo
12/10/2024HondurasNeeds IOC ReviewNo
11/27/2024Hong Kong SARNoNo
8/21/2024HungaryYesYes
8/22/2024IcelandYesYes
7/23/2024IndiaMaybeMaybe
7/24/2023IndonesiaMaybeMaybe
11/19/2024IranNoNo
11/22/2024IraqNoNo
8/28/2024IrelandYesYes
2/4/2022Isle of ManYesYes
12/4/2024IsraelNoNo
9/12/2024ItalyYesYes
4/8/2024Ivory CoastMaybeMaybe
7/25/2024JamaicaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
1/8/2024JapanYesYes
2/4/2022Jersey (part of the UK)YesYes
11/1/2024JordanNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
8/5/2024KazakhstanYesYes
7/31/2023KenyaMaybeMaybe
12/2/2024KiribatiYesYes
12/2/2024KosovoMaybeMaybe
7/13/2023KuwaitMaybeMaybe
3/8/2024KyrgyzstanMaybeMaybe
11/21/2024LaosMaybeMaybe
8/26/2024LatviaYesYes
12/27/2024LebanonNoNo
9/17/2024LesothoYesYes
7/31/2023LiberiaYesYes
8/1/2024LibyaNoNo
7/26/2023LiechtensteinYesYes
8/9/2024LithuaniaYesYes
7/19/2024LuxembourgYesYes
11/27/2024Macau SARNoNo
11/5/2024MadagascarMaybeMaybe
2/4/2022Madeira IslandsYesYes
12/6/2024MalawiYesYes
7/24/2024MalaysiaYesYes
7/11/2024MaldivesYesYes
7/31/2023MaliNoNo
7/26/2023MaltaYesYes
5/28/2024Marshall IslandsYesYes
8/22/2024Martinique (France)YesYes
7/31/2023MauritaniaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
8/30/2024MauritiusYesYes
2/4/2022Mayotte (France)YesYes
9/6/2024MexicoMaybeMaybe
7/24/2023Micronesia, Federated States ofYesYes
11/29/2024MoldovaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
2/4/2022MonacoYesYes
7/24/2023MongoliaYesYes
11/26/2024MontenegroYesYes
8/22/2024MontserratYesYes
7/13/2023MoroccoYesYes
12/19/2024MozambiqueNeeds IOC ReviewNo
12/23/2024NamibiaYesYes
12/2/2024NauruYesYes
12/18/2024NepalYesYes
8/9/2024Netherlands, TheYesYes
6/4/2024New CaledoniaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
1/3/2025New ZealandYesYes
12/13/2024NicaraguaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
1/8/2024NigerNeeds IOC ReviewNo
9/20/2023NigeriaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
2/4/2022NiueYesYes
2/4/2022Norfolk IslandYesYes
11/19/2024North KoreaNoNo
11/5/2024North MacedoniaYesYes
7/27/2023Northern Mariana IslandsYesYes
7/26/2023NorwayYesYes
11/4/2024OmanMaybeMaybe
9/10/2024PakistanNeeds IOC ReviewNo
8/6/2024PalauYesYes
9/23/2024PanamaMaybeMaybe
1/17/2024Papua New GuineaNeeds IOC ReviewNo
7/17/2023ParaguayYesYes
11/15/2023PeruMaybeMaybe
5/16/2024PhilippinesMaybeMaybe
2/4/2022Pitcairn Islands (U.K.)YesYes
5/1/2024PolandYesYes
7/26/2023PortugalYesYes
5/12/2023Puerto Rico (U.S.)YesYes
7/13/2023QatarYesYes
2/4/2022RéunionYesYes
8/15/2024RomaniaYesYes
11/19/2024RussiaNoNo
11/22/2024RwandaMaybeMaybe
8/19/2024SabaYesYes
8/22/2024Saint BarthelemyYesYes
2/4/2022Saint HelenaYesYes
8/22/2024Saint Kitts and NevisYesYes
8/22/2024Saint LuciaYesYes
8/22/2024Saint MartinYesYes
2/4/2022Saint Pierre and MiquelonYesYes
12/6/2024Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesYesYes
7/24/2023SamoaYesYes
2/4/2022San MarinoYesYes
11/5/2024São Tomé and PríncipeYesYes
9/9/2024Saudi ArabiaMaybeMaybe
10/21/2024SenegalYesYes
7/26/2023SerbiaYesYes
11/5/2024SeychellesYesYes
9/23/2024Sierra LeoneYesYes
7/24/2023SingaporeYesYes
8/19/2024Sint EustatiusYesYes
8/19/2024Sint MaartenYesYes
11/14/2024SlovakiaYesYes
7/26/2024SloveniaYesYes
7/24/2023Solomon IslandsYesYes
7/23/2024SomaliaNoNo
11/7/2024South AfricaYesYes
2/4/2022South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsYesYes
7/24/2023South KoreaYesYes
7/31/2023South SudanNoNo
12/23/2024SpainYesYes
10/2/2024Sri LankaYesYes
5/12/2023SudanNoNo
12/13/2024SurinameYesYes
11/5/2024SwedenYesYes
7/26/2023SwitzerlandYesYes
11/1/2024SyriaNoNo
7/31/2024TaiwanYesYes
11/27/2024TajikistanMaybeMaybe
9/5/2024TanzaniaMaybeMaybe
7/24/2023ThailandMaybeMaybe
7/24/2023Timor-Leste (East Timor)YesYes
11/7/2024TogoMaybeMaybe
2/4/2022TokelauYesYes
12/2/2024TongaYesYes
7/2/2024Trinidad and TobagoNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
10/23/2024TunisiaMaybeMaybe
10/16/2024TurkeyMaybeMaybe
1/22/2024TurkmenistanYesYes
7/17/2023Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.)YesYes
12/2/2024TuvaluYesYes
10/21/2024UgandaNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
11/14/2024UkraineNoNo
1/6/2025United Arab EmiratesYesYes
9/6/2024United KingdomYesYes
7/17/2023UruguayYesYes
9/27/2024UzbekistanYesYes
12/20/2024VanuatuNeeds IOC ReviewNeeds IOC Review
2/4/2022Vatican CityYesYes
11/19/2024VenezuelaNoNo
12/16/2024VietnamYesYes
2/4/2022Virgin Islands, U.S.YesYes
2/4/2022Wake IslandYesYes
2/4/2022Wallis and FutunaYesYes
11/5/2024West Bank and GazaNoNo
11/1/2024YemenNoNo
7/31/2023ZambiaYesYes
11/5/2024ZimbabweYesYes