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Qatar - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | Jun 03, 2025

Updated after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise normal precautions in Qatar. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) and/or a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for the region, including Qatar.  This is due to risks to civil aviation from...

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Australia - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 30, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise normal precautions in Australia. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Australia. If you decide to travel to Australia: Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program ( STEP ) to receive alerts and make...

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Jamaica - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 29, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with a change in level. Some areas have increased risk. Consider crime and limited medical services . Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel To: High crime areas, described in detail below. Country Summary: While violent crime in Jamaica has decreased since...

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Brazil - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 29, 2025

Updated to add risk indicator for kidnapping . Exercise increased caution in Brazil due to crime and kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to these areas due to crime: Anywhere within 160 km/100 miles of Brazil’s land borders with Bolivia,...

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France - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 28, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise increased caution in France due to terrorism and civil unrest . Advisory Summary: Pickpocketing and phone thefts are common, especially in crowded places. Terrorist groups continue to plan possible attacks in France and may attack with...

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Malta - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 28, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise normal precautions in Malta. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Malta. If you decide to travel to Malta: Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program ( STEP ) to receive messages and alerts from the...

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Italy - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 23, 2025

Exercise increased caution in Italy due to terrorism . Advisory summary: There is risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other activity in Italy. Visit the U.S. Department of State's country reports on terrorism to learn more. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning....

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Vanuatu - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 22, 2025

Updated to reflect lowering the Travel Advisory Level from Level 3 to Level 1 due to ongoing recovery efforts and removal of the Natural Disaster (N) indicator. Exercise normal precautions in Vanuatu. Country Summary: Infrastructure and roads in Port Vila and the surrounding area were damaged...

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Belgium - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 22, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise increased caution in Belgium due to terrorism. Country Summary: There is a risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other related activities in Belgium. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning. They target: Tourist...

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Azerbaijan - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 21, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise increased caution in Azerbaijan due to terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: The border region with Armenia due to potential for armed conflict. The former Soviet-era Nagorno Karabakh...

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Peru - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 16, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise increased caution due to crime, civil unrest, and the risk of kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: The Colombia-Peru border area in the Loreto Region due to crime . The Valley of the...

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Tajikistan - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 16, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with updates regarding the resumption of cross-border movement between the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. Exercise increased caution in Tajikistan due to the risk of terrorism, unexploded landmines, occasional violence near the border with the Kyrgyz Republic, and...

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Japan - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 15, 2025

Reissued after periodic review without changes. Exercise normal precautions in Japan. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Japan. If you decide to travel to Japan, U.S. citizens should always exercise caution when traveling abroad. Use these general tips to stay...

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Somalia - Level 4: Do Not Travel

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 14, 2025

Updated with changes to security information. Do not travel to Somalia due to crime , terrorism , civil unrest , health , kidnapping , piracy , and lack of availability of routine consular services . Country Summary Due to security risks, U.S. government employees working in Somalia are prohibited...

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Germany - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 13, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with updates to Advisory Summary. Exercise increased caution in Germany due to terrorism . Advisory Summary: Terrorist groups and lone actors remain a constant threat in Germany and Europe, attacking people in public locations with knives, small arms, rudimentary...

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Guyana - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 12, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with minor changes. Reconsider travel to Guyana due to crime . Country Summary: Violent crime, including murder and armed robbery, is common, especially at night. Local police often lack the resources to respond effectively to serious criminal incidents. Read the...

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Venezuela - Level 4: Do Not Travel

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 12, 2025

Reissued May 12, 2025, to emphasize the extreme danger to U.S. citizens living in or traveling to Venezuela. Do not travel to or remain in Venezuela due to the high risk of wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime , civil unrest,...

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Spain - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 12, 2025

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise increased caution in Spain due to terrorism and civil unrest . Country Summary: Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Spain. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning and target: Tourist locations Transportation...

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Burma (Myanmar) - Level 4: Do Not Travel

https://travel.state.gov | main_feed | May 12, 2025

Updated to reflect changes to risk indicators, restrictions on U.S. government personnel, and the “ If you decide to travel to Burma” section. Do not travel to Burma due to armed conflict, the potential for civil unrest, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, poor health infrastructure, land mines...

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