Most Dangerous Countries and Travel Advisories
Updated Dec. 16, 2024
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The EU is trying to make free speech a hate crime and has made accusations against Elon Musk for the free speech on his social platform X.
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Most Dangerous Countries and Travel Advisories Updated Dec. 16, 2024
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| NEW ADDITIONS: European Union, Australia Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Brazil (see below for details) | ||
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Afghanistan |
Do not travel to Afghanistan due to civil unrest, armed conflict, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. | |
| Australia | Australia is making free speech a hate crime and prosecuting people who state the truth about the biology of men and women. | |
| Azerbaijan | Terrorism concerns. | |
| Belarus | Do not travel to Belarus due to the arbitrary enforcement of laws, the risk of detention, the Russian military attack on neighboring Ukraine, the buildup of Russian military in Belarus along the border with Ukraine, COVID-19 and related entry restrictions. U.S. citizens in Belarus should depart immediately via commercial or private means. |
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| Belize | Exercise increased caution in Belize due to crime. | |
| Brazil | Brazil is making free speech a hate crime. It has instructed its social media companies to address “misinformation” which is anything not agreeable to the government. | |
| Britain | Britain is going along with the EU in making free speech a hate crime. It has instructed its social media companies to address “misinformation” which is anything not agreeable to the government. | |
| Burkina Faso | Do not travel to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping. | |
| Burma - (Myanmar) | Do not travel to Burma due to civil unrest and armed conflict. Reconsider travel to Burma due to limited and/or inadequate healthcare resources. Exercise increased caution due to wrongful detentions and areas with land mines and unexploded ordnance. | |
| Burundi | Reconsider travel to Burundi due to crime, health, and political violence. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| Central African Republic | Crime, civil unrest, and kidnapping, limited capacity to provide support to U.S. citizens, |
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| Chad | Reconsider travel to Chad due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and kidnapping. | |
| China | Reconsider travel to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including the Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau due to the surge in COVID-19 cases and arbitrary enforcement of local laws. | |
| Colombia | Reconsider travel to Colombia due to crime and terrorism. | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Reconsider travel to Cote d'Ivoire due to crime. Exercise increased caution due to civil unrest and terrorism. | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Reconsider travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to crime and civil unrest. | |
| Ecuador | Reconsider travel to Ecuador due to civil unrest and crime. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| El Salvador | Reconsider travel to El Salvador due to crime. Violent crime, including armed robbery, homicide and sexual assault are of concern throughout significant portions of the country. | |
| Ethiopia | Reconsider travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communication disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. | |
| European Union |
The EU is trying to make free speech a hate crime and has made accusations against Elon Musk for the free speech on his social platform X. |
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| Egypt | Reconsider travel to Egypt due to terrorism. Exercise increased caution in Egypt due to the Embassy’s limited ability to assist dual national U.S.-Egyptian citizens who are arrested or detained. | |
| Guatemala | Reconsider travel to Guatemala due to crime. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Reconsider travel to Guinea-Bissau due to civil unrest. Exercise increased caution due to crime. | |
| Haiti | Do not travel to Haiti due to kidnapping, crime, and civil unrest. | |
| Hong Kong | Arbitrary enforcement of local laws and COVID-19-related restrictions. Exercise increased caution in the PRC due to wrongful detentions. | |
| Honduras | Reconsider travel to Honduras due to crime. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| Iran | Do not travel to Iran due to the risk of kidnapping, and the arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens. Exercise increased caution due to wrongful detentions. | |
| Iraq | Do not travel to Iraq due to terrorism, kidnapping, armed conflict, civil unrest, and Mission Iraq's limited capacity to provide support to U.S. citizens. | |
| Ireland | Ireland is trying to make free speech a hate crime, including biological truths about men and women. | |
| Israel - Gaza & West Bank | Exercise increased caution due to terrorism and civil unrest. | |
| Jamaica | Reconsider travel to Jamaica due to crime. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| Lebanon | Reconsider travel to Lebanon due to crime, terrorism, armed conflict, civil unrest, kidnapping and Embassy Beirut's limited capacity to provide support to U.S. citizens. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| Libya | Do not travel to Libya due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed conflict. | |
| Mali | Do not travel to Mali due to crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. | |
| Mexico | Kidnapping and murder of tourists, suppression of free speech (telling the truth about biological men and women and keeping women's sports safe). | |
| Moldova | Reconsider travel to Moldova due to armed conflict in neighboring Ukraine. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| Nicaragua | Reconsider travel to Nicaragua due to limited healthcare availability and arbitrary enforcement of laws. Exercise increased caution in Nicaragua due to crime, and wrongful detentions. | |
| Niger | Reconsider travel to Niger due to crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. | |
| North Korea | Do not travel to North Korea due to the continuing serious risk of arrest and long-term detention of U.S. nationals. | |
| Pakistan | Reconsider travel to Pakistan due to terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| Papua New Guinea | Reconsider travel to Papua New Guinea due to crime and civil unrest. Exercise increased caution due to unexploded ordinance, ongoing elections, and volcanic activity. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| Peru | Reconsider travel due to crime. Exercise increased caution due to civil unrest. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| Phillipines | Reconsider travel to the Philippines due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and kidnapping. | |
| Russia | Do not travel to Russia due to the unpredictable consequences of the unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the potential for harassment and the singling out of U.S. citizens for detention by Russian government security officials, the arbitrary enforcement of local law, limited flights into and out of Russia, the Embassy’s limited ability to assist U.S. citizens in Russia, and the possibility of terrorism. U.S. citizens residing or travelling in Russia should depart immediately. Exercise increased caution due to the risk of wrongful detentions. | |
| Scotland | Scotland is trying to make free speech a hate crime, including biological truths about men and women. | |
| Somalia | Do not travel to Somalia due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, health issues, kidnapping, and piracy. | |
| Sudan and South Sudan | Do not travel to Sudan due to civil unrest. Reconsider travel due to crime, terrorism, kidnapping, and armed conflict. | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Reconsider travel to Trinidad and Tobago due to crime. Exercise increased caution in Trinidad and Tobago due to terrorism and kidnapping. | |
| Uganda | Reconsider travel to Uganda due to crime and terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. | |
| Ukraine | Do not travel to Ukraine due to Russia's full-scale invasion. | |
| United Arab Emirates | Reconsider travel to the United Arab Emirates due to the threat of missile or drone attacks. | |
| Venezuela | Do not travel to Venezuela due to crime, civil unrest, kidnapping, and the arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Reconsider travel due to wrongful detentions, terrorism, and poor health infrastructure. | |
| Yemen | Reconsider travel to Yemen due to crime. Exercise increased caution in Trinidad and Tobago due to terrorism and kidnapping. |
Source: https://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/travel-warning.html