Afghanistan, Belarus, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, Ukraine, North Korea and 14 others are on the Level 4 list. The reasons vary. War, terrorism, kidnappings, violent crime, wrongful detention and governments that may not allow American officials to help detained citizens. This isn’t just a list of countries where fighting is happening. Belarus and Uganda are on it too. The State Department is telling Americans not to go, period. Gaza is also listed separately at Level 4 on the department’s travel advisory page.
The list:
Afghanistan
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Burma (Myanmar)
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Haiti
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Niger
North Korea
Russia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria
Uganda
Ukraine
Yemen
We issue Travel Advisories with Levels 1 – 4. Level 4 means DO NOT TRAVEL. We assign Level 4 based on local conditions and/or our limited ability to help Americans there. These places are dangerous. Do not go for ANY reason.
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