Safety & Advisories

How many countries the US actually tells you not to visit, and where Nepal sits

Of 214 destinations the State Department rates, 23 are do-not-travel. Nepal carries the same level as France, Italy and Spain.

By Bishnu Adhikari · Sep 20, 2026

The United States rates 214 destinations, and 23 of them carry "do not travel". Everything else — 191 places, nearly nine in ten — sits at one of the three lower levels, and 162 of them are at Level 1 or Level 2, the ordinary end of the scale. Nepal is Level…

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How the whole list breaks down

Most of the world is boring, officially. These are the four levels with the number of destinations at each, counted from the State Department's own advisory feed on 20 September 2026. A word on the counting, because it matters. The feed is a change log rather…

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The 23 at do not travel

Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burma, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gaza, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine and Yemen. Read that…

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Where Nepal sits, precisely

Level 2 nationwide, cited for civil unrest, with one do-not-travel corridor inside it. The country rating has not moved. What the State Department added after the 26 August flood was a regional callout: do not travel to the Rasuwagadhi—Timure—Syabrubesi area…

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The levels that catch Americans out

The Gulf hubs most US travellers connect through sit at Level 3. Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and Israel are all "reconsider travel" right now, and those airports are on the shortest routings from the US East…

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How many countries are Level 4 do not travel?

23 destinations, as of 20 September 2026, out of 214 the State Department rates. That is about 11% of the list.

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What is Nepal's US travel advisory level?

Level 2, exercise increased caution, cited for civil unrest. A separate do-not-travel callout applies only to the Rasuwagadhi—Timure—Syabrubesi corridor of Rasuwa district and the China border crossing.

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Is a Level 2 country dangerous?

Not in any sense an American would recognise from the phrase. France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom and Mexico are all Level 2.

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Does a travel advisory affect travel insurance?

It can. Policies vary, and some exclude or limit cover for travel to a destination under a do-not-travel advisory, so read the wording rather than assuming either way. Source: US Department of State travel advisory feed, retrieved 20 September 2026…

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