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Travel advisories today
What the US State Department and the UK Foreign Office are telling travellers about every country right now, with this week’s changes first.
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How the US rates 216 destinations
- 1Exercise normal precautions83 destinations
- 2Exercise increased caution82 destinations
- 3Reconsider travel27 destinations
- 4Do not travel24 destinations
Changed in the last 7 days
- UKMexicoAgainst all but essential travel to parts
Latest information on Hurricane Simon (Warnings and insurance)
2The US rates it Level 2: exercise increased caution
Read the FCDO advice - UKPanamaNo FCDO travel warning
Information about a 7.6 earthquake in Panama (Warnings and insurance)
2The US rates it Level 2: exercise increased caution
Read the FCDO advice - UKSaudi ArabiaAgainst all travel to parts
Addition of information about travelling to the airport (see 'Regional tensions' on 'Warnings and insurance' page).
3The US rates it Level 3: reconsider travel
Read the FCDO advice - UKTanzaniaAgainst all but essential travel to parts
Updated information about mandatory travel insurance and wildfires ('Entry requirements' and 'Safety and security' pages).
3The US rates it Level 3: reconsider travel
Read the FCDO advice - UKPeruAgainst all but essential travel to parts
Removal of information about local elections ('Warnings and insurance' page).
2The US rates it Level 2: exercise increased caution
Read the FCDO advice - UKBangladeshAgainst all but essential travel to parts
Addition of information about Hindu festival of Durga Puja, taking place in Bangladesh 16 to 21 October (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2The US rates it Level 2: exercise increased caution
Read the FCDO advice
Show all 17 changes this week
- UKEritreaAgainst all travel to parts
FCDO now advises against all but essential travel to Eritrea. FCDO continues to advise against all travel to within 25km of all of Eritrea’s land borders (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2The US rates it Level 2: exercise increased caution
Read the FCDO advice - UKKenyaAgainst all travel to parts
New information about mandatory travel health insurance requirement for foreign visitors staying in Kenya (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2The US rates it Level 2: exercise increased caution
Read the FCDO advice - UKChileNo FCDO travel warning
Information on heavy rain and severe mudslides in eastern Santiago ('Warnings and insurance’ page).
2The US rates it Level 2: exercise increased caution
Read the FCDO advice - UKUgandaNo FCDO travel warning
Removal of information about a yellow fever vaccination certificate requirement, as this is no longer mandatory for entry to Uganda ('Entry requirements' page).
4The US rates it Level 4: do not travel
Read the FCDO advice - UKAzerbaijanAgainst all travel to parts
Removal of information about visa procedures for visitors travelling to Azerbaijan in connection with the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (‘Entry requirements’ page).
3The US rates it Level 3: reconsider travel
Read the FCDO advice - UKBahrainNo FCDO travel warning
Updated information about Bahraini-UK dual nationality, laws and cultural differences, and air quality in Bahrain ('Entry requirements’, ‘Safety and security’ and 'Health' pages).
3The US rates it Level 3: reconsider travel
Read the FCDO advice - UKDemocratic Republic of the CongoAgainst all travel to parts
New information and guidance about the ongoing Ebola outbreak in DRC (see 'Warnings and insurance' and 'Health' pages).
4The US rates it Level 4: do not travel
Read the FCDO advice - UKEthiopiaAgainst all travel to parts
Updated information about conflict and violence (‘Safety and security’ page).
3The US rates it Level 3: reconsider travel
Read the FCDO advice - UKBelgiumNo FCDO travel warning
Latest update: New information about demonstrations and strike action on 9 and 12 October (‘Safety and security’ page).
2The US rates it Level 2: exercise increased caution
Read the FCDO advice - UKIndiaAgainst all travel to parts
This travel advice has been reviewed for accuracy, with minor amendments made throughout, including updated information on access permits, scams, trekking in India, air and rail travel, India-Pakistan border area and…
2The US rates it Level 2: exercise increased caution
Read the FCDO advice - UKColombiaAgainst all but essential travel to parts
Removal of information about heightened security measures in Santa Marta.
3The US rates it Level 3: reconsider travel
Read the FCDO advice
The State Department’s most recent updates
- 2Cambodia15 Sept 2026
- 3Saudi Arabia15 Sept 2026
- 2Italy10 Sept 2026
- 1North Macedonia10 Sept 2026
- 1Curaçao9 Sept 2026
Every destination
234 of 234 destinations
Afghanistan4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceAlbania2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceAlgeria2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceAndorra1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceAngola2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceAnguilla1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceAntarctica2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceAntigua and Barbuda1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceArgentina1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceArmenia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceAruba1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceAustralia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceAustria1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceAzerbaijan3UK
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK · Against all travel to partsBahrain3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK · No FCDO travel warningBangladesh2UK
US 2 · Increased cautionUK · Against all but essential travel to partsBarbados1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceBelarus4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceBelgium2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK · No FCDO travel warningBelize2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceBenin2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceBermuda1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceBhutan1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceBolivia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceBonaire1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceBosnia and Herzegovina2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceBotswana2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceBrazil2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceBritish Indian Ocean Territory
UK FCDO adviceBritish Virgin Islands1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceBrunei1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceBulgaria1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceBurkina Faso4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceBurma4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceBurundi3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceCabo Verde1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceCambodia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceCameroon2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceCanada1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceCayman Islands1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceCentral African Republic4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceChad4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceChile2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK · No FCDO travel warningChina2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceColombia3UK
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK · Against all but essential travel to partsComoros2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceCook Islands, Tokelau and Niue
UK FCDO adviceCosta Rica2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceCôte d’Ivoire2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceCroatia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceCuba2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceCuraçao1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceCyprus1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceCzechia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceDemocratic Republic of the Congo4UK
US 4 · Do not travelUK · Against all travel to partsDjibouti2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceDominica1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceDominican Republic2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceEcuador2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceEgypt2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceEl Salvador1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceEquatorial Guinea2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceEritrea2UK
US 2 · Increased cautionUK · Against all travel to partsEstonia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceEswatini2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceEthiopia3UK
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK · Against all travel to partsFalkland Islands
UK FCDO adviceFederated States of Micronesia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceFiji1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceFinland1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceFrance2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceFrench Guiana1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceFrench Polynesia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceFrench Saint Martin1
US 1 · Normal precautionsFrench West Indies1
US 1 · Normal precautionsGabon2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceGaza4
US 4 · Do not travelGeorgia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceGermany2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceGhana2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceGibraltar
UK FCDO adviceGreece1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceGreenland2
US 2 · Increased cautionGrenada2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceGuadeloupe1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceGuatemala3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceGuinea2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceGuinea-Bissau3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceGuyana3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceHaiti4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceHonduras3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceHong Kong2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceHungary1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceIceland1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceIndia2UK
US 2 · Increased cautionUK · Against all travel to partsIndonesia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceIran4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceIraq4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceIreland1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceIsrael3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceItaly2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceJamaica2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceJapan1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceJordan3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceKazakhstan1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceKenya2UK
US 2 · Increased cautionUK · Against all travel to partsKingdom of Denmark2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceKiribati1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceKosovo2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceKuwait3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceLaos2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceLatvia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceLebanon4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceLesotho2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceLiberia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceLibya4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceLiechtenstein1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceLithuania1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceLuxembourg1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceMacau3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceMadagascar2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceMalawi2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceMalaysia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceMaldives2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceMali4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceMalta1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceMarshall Islands1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceMartinique1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceMauritania3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceMauritius2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceMayotte
UK FCDO adviceMexico2UK
US 2 · Increased cautionUK · Against all but essential travel to partsMoldova2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceMonaco
UK FCDO adviceMongolia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceMontenegro1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceMontserrat1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceMorocco2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceMozambique2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceNamibia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceNauru1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceNepal2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceNetherlands2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceNew Caledonia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceNew Zealand1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceNicaragua3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceNiger4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceNigeria3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceNorth Korea4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceNorth Macedonia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceNorway1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceOman3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO advicePakistan3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO advicePalau1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO advicePalestine
UK FCDO advicePanama2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK · No FCDO travel warningPapua New Guinea3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceParaguay1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO advicePeru2UK
US 2 · Increased cautionUK · Against all but essential travel to partsPhilippines2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO advicePitcairn Island
UK FCDO advicePoland1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO advicePortugal1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceQatar3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceRepublic of Congo2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceRéunion
UK FCDO adviceRomania1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceRussia4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceRwanda3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceSaba and Sint Eustatius1
US 1 · Normal precautionsSaint Barthelemy1
US 1 · Normal precautionsSaint Kitts and Nevis1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSaint Lucia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceSaint Vincent and the Grenadines1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSamoa1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSan Marino
UK FCDO adviceSão Tomé and Príncipe2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceSaudi Arabia3UK
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK · Against all travel to partsSenegal1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSerbia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceSeychelles1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSierra Leone2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceSingapore1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSint Maarten1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSlovakia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSlovenia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSolomon Islands2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceSomalia4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceSouth Africa2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
UK FCDO adviceSouth Korea1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSouth Sudan4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceSpain2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceSri Lanka2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceSt Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
UK FCDO adviceSt Martin and St Barthélemy
UK FCDO adviceSt Pierre & Miquelon
UK FCDO adviceSudan4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceSuriname1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSweden2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceSwitzerland1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceSyria4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceTaiwan1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceTajikistan2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceTanzania3UK
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK · Against all but essential travel to partsThailand1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceThe Bahamas2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceThe Gambia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceThe Kyrgyz Republic1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceTimor-Leste2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceTogo2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceTonga
UK FCDO adviceTrinidad and Tobago3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceTunisia2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceTurkey2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceTurkmenistan1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceTurks and Caicos Islands2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceTuvalu1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceUganda4
US 4 · Do not travelUK · No FCDO travel warningUkraine4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceUnited Arab Emirates3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceUnited Kingdom2
US 2 · Increased cautionUruguay2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO adviceUSA
UK FCDO adviceUzbekistan1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceVanuatu1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceVenezuela3
US 3 · Reconsider travelUK FCDO adviceVietnam1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceWallis and Futuna
UK FCDO adviceWest Bank3
US 3 · Reconsider travelWestern Sahara
UK FCDO adviceYemen4
US 4 · Do not travelUK FCDO adviceZambia1
US 1 · Normal precautionsUK FCDO adviceZimbabwe2
US 2 · Increased cautionUK FCDO advice
Before you book
Questions people ask
What do the four US travel advisory levels mean?
Level 1 is exercise normal precautions, Level 2 is exercise increased caution, Level 3 is reconsider travel, and Level 4 is do not travel. Many countries carry a country-wide level plus higher levels for specific regions, so read the full advisory for the area you are going to, not only the headline number.
Does the UK use levels like the US?
No. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not number its advice. When it warns, it advises against all travel or against all but essential travel, to a whole country or to parts of it. Most countries carry no such warning at all, only general safety advice.
Does a travel advisory cancel my travel insurance?
It can. Many UK policies stop covering you in a country or area where the FCDO advises against all or all but essential travel, and many US and Australian policies exclude Level 4 destinations or events that were known when you bought the policy. Check your policy wording before you go, and buy cover early.
How often is this page updated?
The page re-reads the US State Department feed and the UK GOV.UK travel advice data at least every ten minutes, and a tab left open refreshes itself. Each change shows when the government published it.
Why is Australia’s Smartraveller not shown live?
Smartraveller blocks automated reading of its pages, so we cannot load its levels reliably. We link straight to it instead. Its four levels mirror the US scale: exercise normal safety precautions, exercise a high degree of caution, reconsider your need to travel, and do not travel.
Sources, read live: the US State Department travel advisories feed and UK FCDO foreign travel advice on GOV.UK. UK warning levels are shown for countries updated in the past week; open any country for the full advice. We summarise, we do not change what they say. This page is information, not legal or insurance advice.