Higher-Risk Destinations
- Requesting Authorization
- Considerations for Risk RatingsÌýand Risk Ratings by Country
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Per policy 2.50.070, Risk Management for International Travel, travel to certain areas of the world requires additional safety considerations beyond the standard for general international travel. All ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥ undergraduate students interested in traveling to countries or regions with "High" ratings and all ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥ graduate students interested in traveling to countries or regions with "Extreme" ratings on the Elevated-Risk Destination list (below) must request travel authorization from the International Travel Committee (ITC). This request is submitted during the Travel Registry process by answering additional questions.
Undergraduate travel and travel by groups of students to areas subject to an "extreme"Ìý rating or other regions designated as extremely unsafe for travel by the ITC is not permitted. While the University does not encourage graduate student, faculty, and staff travel to these areas, travel request reviews will be on a case-by-case basis. Travel may be authorized based on the necessity of travel, level of in-country support, specific location, measures taken to mitigate risks, and other factors.

Requesting Authorization
To request authorization,Ìýregister your travelÌýat least 4 weeks before the intended departure date. The request, if needed, is built into the travel registry (please read the help text closely). If more information is needed, the International Travel Risk Analyst will contact the traveler. If approved, the traveler will receive a travel authorization email. If not approved, the traveler will not receive any funding, may have to repay funding already dispersed, may not earn academic credit for the experience or utilize University support for the travel, and may be subject to disciplinary action. It is critical that the traveler consider the time needed for a request review in light of the intended departure date and any financial commitments due.Ìý
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Considerations for Risk Ratings
All ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥ travelers are highly encouraged to research all destinations to which they will travel. ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥'s Travel Intelligence Portal is an excellent resource for location intelligence: Log in using your ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥ credentials.Ìý
ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥'s elevated-risk destinations are a unique list of countries, provinces, cities, and threat zones. The list is informed by Crisis24's location analysis, government intelligence, federal laws, current events, and limitations of insurance or capabilities to assist. This list can change suddenly and often. If a location becomes restricted during planning, travelers may be asked to adjust accordingly at their own expense. If an impactful change occurs while abroad, travelers may be asked to return to the U.S. as soon as safely possible.Ìý
High Extreme Threat Zone Undergraduates: If any leg of your travel would include a "High" risk destination listed here, you must seek and receive approval from the ITC.
Graduates: Reconsider travel to these destinations. Ìý
Undergraduates: May not travel to "Extreme" destinations.
Graduates: If any leg of your travel would include an "Extreme" risk destination listed here, you must seek and receive approval from the ITC.
All travel to these destinations is prohibited.
If transiting through a High or Extreme destination, you can do so without requesting travel authorization unless you are staying more than 24 hours in the airport or are planning to leave the airport for any amount of time.
When a City is listed with no Province, it is only the City which is considered elevated-risk. A Province may encapsulate one or more Cities; thereby, all are elevated-risk.Ìý
Definitions of risk ratings:
High Travel Risk: The operating environment is hostile, and there are significant threats to business, personal safety, and/or travel that require comprehensive mitigation and planning.
Extreme Travel Risk: The operating environment is characterized by pervasive, direct threats to business, personal safety, and/or travel that require strict risk management procedures.
Threat Zone: Threat Zones represent identified areas of higher threat relative to the overall baseline threat of the location. Inter-city Threat Zones are not listed here but can be found using the World Map feature in the Travel Intelligence Portal.
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No Travel Allowed
Afghanistan Belarus Burkina Faso Central Africa Republic Congo, Democratic Republic of Guinea-Bissau Iraq Lebanon Libya Mali Myanmar (Burma) North Korea Palestinian Territories Russia Somalia South Sudan Sudan Ukraine Venezuela Yemen
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Algeria
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High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country None Southern Algeria Ìý
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Angola
High Extreme Threat Zones City Province None Border Region Huambo Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Lunda Norte Ìý Ìý Ìý Cabinda Ìý Ìý
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Azerbaijan
High Extreme Threat Zones Province none Nagorno-Karabakh Absheron Ìý Azerbaijan Borders Julfa Ìý Ìý Sadarak Ìý Ìý Kalbajar Ìý Ìý Lankaran Ìý Ìý
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Bahamas, The
High Extreme Province None East Grand Bahama Ìý North Abaco Ìý West Grand Bahama Ìý Central Abaco Ìý
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Bangladesh
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country None Chittagong Hills
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Benin
High Extreme Province None Alibori Ìý Borgou Ìý
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Bolivia
High Extreme Threat Zone City Province None Chapare La Paz Ìý Ìý Yungas Ìý Potosi Ìý Ìý Ìý Oruro Ìý Ìý
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Brazil
High Extreme City None Fortaleza Ìý Salvador Ìý
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Burundi
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country Province Northwestern Burundi Ìý Bubanza Ìý Ìý Cibitoke Ìý
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Cameroon
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Cameroon North Area Nord-Ouest Ìý Ngaoundere Sud-Ouest Ìý Ìý Est Ìý Ìý Extreme-Nord Ìý Ìý
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Chad
High Extreme Threat Zone City Province Province Chad Border Regions N'Djamena Ìý Ennedi-Est Ìý Ìý Wadi Fira Ìý Ìý Ìý Logone Occidental Ìý Ìý Ìý Hadjer-Lamis Ìý Ìý Ìý Kanem Ìý Ìý Ìý Logone Oriental Ìý Ìý Ìý Chari-Baguirmi Ìý Ìý Ìý Mayo-Kebbi Est Ìý Ìý Ìý Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Ìý Ìý Ìý Moyen-Chari Ìý Ìý Ìý Mandoul Ìý Ìý Ìý Sila Ìý Ìý Ìý Salamat Ìý Ìý Ìý Lac Ìý Ìý Ìý Borkou Ìý Ìý Ìý Ennedi-Ouest Ìý Ìý Ìý Tibesti Ìý Ìý
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China
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Xinjiang Xinjiang Uygur Ìý Xizang
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Colombia
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Rural Colombia Choco Ìý Ìý
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Congo, Republic of
Threat Zone Pool Likouala
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Cote d'Ivoire
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Cote d'Ivoire Western Region Savanes Ìý Northern Border Region
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Djibouti
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Djibouti Northern Border Ali Sabieh Ìý Djibouti Southern Border Obock Ìý Ìý
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Ecuador
Threat Zone Ecuador Northern Border
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Egypt
High Extreme Entire Country Province Ìý North Sinai
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Equatorial Guinea
Threat Zone Karamoja Region Northern Ugandan Border Western Ugandan Border
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Eritrea
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country None Eritrean Borders
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Ethiopia
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country Entire Country (except Addis Ababa) Gambella Ìý Ìý Somalian Border Region Ìý Ìý Ethiopian Northern Border Ìý Ìý Ethiopian Southern Border
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Haiti
Extreme Entire Country
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Gambia, The
Threat Zone The Gambia Border Regions
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Georgia
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None South Ossetia Imereti Ìý Abkhazia Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti Ìý Ìý Mtskheta-Mtianeti Ìý Ìý Shida Kartli Ìý Ìý
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Ghana
Threat Zone Northern Ghana Border Region
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Guatemala
High Extreme City Province None Guatemala City Ìý Ìý Ìý Izabal Ìý Ìý Peten Ìý
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Guinea
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country None Guinea Border Regions
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Honduras
High Extreme Threat Zone City Province None Southeastern Honduran Border Tegucigalpa Francisco Morazan Ìý Ìý Ìý Gracias a Dios Ìý Ìý
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India
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None India - Pakistan Border Jammu and Kashmir Ìý Chhattisgarh Ìý Ìý Northeastern India Ìý Ìý Northern India
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Indonesia
Threat Zone Papua and West Papua Central Sulawesi North Sulawesi
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Israel
Extreme Entire Country
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Jamaica
High Extreme Entire Country None
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Jordan
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Jordan Northern Border Mafraq Ìý Ìý
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Kenya
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country Province Kenyan Southeastern Coastal Area Ìý Lamu Kenyan Northeastern Border Region Ìý Mandera Ìý Ìý Wajir Ìý Ìý Garissa Ìý
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Kyrgyzstan
High Extreme Province None Batken Ìý Jalal-Abad Ìý
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Laos
Threat Zone Xiangkhouang Province Eastern Laotian Border Laos - Myanmar Border Xe-Pian River Route 13 Corridor Xaisomboun Province
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Liberia
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Liberia Border Region Maryland Ìý Ìý Lofa Ìý Ìý Grand Gedeh Ìý Ìý Grand Cape Mount Ìý Ìý Gbapolu Ìý Ìý Nimba Ìý Ìý River Gee Ìý Ìý
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Madagascar
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country None Batterie Beach
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Malaysia
Threat Zone Southeastern Sabah
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Mauritania
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country None Eastern Mauritania
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Mexico
High Extreme City Province Province Leon Ìý Tamaulipas Ìý Chihuahua Ìý Ìý Coahuila Ìý Ìý Colima Ìý Ìý Durango Ìý Ìý Guerrero Ìý Ìý Michoacan Ìý Ìý Nuevo Leon Ìý Ìý Sinaloa Ìý Ìý Sonora Ìý
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Moldova
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Threat Zone Transnistria
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Mozambique
High Extreme Entire Country City Ìý Palma
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Nicaragua
Threat Zone Nicaragua - Honduras Border
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Niger
High Extreme Entire Country Province Ìý Tillaberi Ìý Agadez Ìý Diffa
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Nigeria
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country Province Northern Nigeria Ìý Borno Niger Delta
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Oman
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Oman Border Region Al Batinah North Ìý Oman - UAE Borders Ìý Ìý Oman - Yemen Border
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Pakistan
Extreme Entire Country
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Papua New Guinea
Extreme Entire Country
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Philippines
High Extreme Threat Zone Province Province Eastern Mindanao Soccsksargen Zamboanga del Sur Western Mindanao Caraga Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Ìý Davao Northern Mindanao Ìý
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Saudi Arabia
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country None Saudi Arabia Northern Border Ìý Ìý Saudi Arabia Southern Border
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Sierra Leone
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country None Sierra Leone Border Regions
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South Africa
High Extreme Entire Country None
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Tajikistan
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Southern Tajik Border Districts of Republican Subordination Ìý Gorno-Badakhshan Khatlon Ìý Northern Tajik Border Gorno-Badakhshan Ìý Ìý
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Tanzania
High Extreme Province None Zanzibar South and Central Ìý Kigoma Ìý Zanzibar West Ìý
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Thailand
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Western Thai Border Pattani Ìý Southern Thailand Yala Ìý Ìý Narathiwat Ìý Ìý
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Timor-Leste
High Extreme Entire Country None
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Togo
High Extreme Entire Country None
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Tunisia
High Extreme Threat Zone Province None Tunisia Border Region Kef Ìý Ìý Kasserine Ìý Ìý
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Turkiye
High Extreme Threat Zone Entire Country None Southern Turkish Border Ìý Ìý Southeastern Turkey
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Uganda
High Extreme Entire Country None
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Uzbekistan
High Extreme Province None Ferghana Ìý
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Zambia
High Extreme Province None North-Western Province Ìý Northern Ìý Copperbelt Ìý
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Zimbabwe
High Extreme Entire Country None