Extreme

Algeria (TW 06/21/17) 

High – Other areas

Moderate – Algiers province (wilaya)

Moderate 

Sanctioned

Bangladesh (TW 01/05/17)

High – Entire Country

Sanctioned

Extreme – Northern Part of the Sahel Region, border areas with Niger and Mali

High – Remainder of Country

High 

Extreme – Far North, North, Adamaoua, and East Regions, also Adamawa region areas north and east of the city of Ngaoundere.

High – areas within 60 miles of teh border wth Nigeria's Adamawa State in the North and Adamawa regions of Cameroon, the border area with Chad, and the border areas with the Central African Republic (CAR).

Moderate – Other areas

Extreme

Sanctioned

Extreme – Remainder of Country

High – Capital city of N'djamena

Moderate – note that travel restrictions including modes and routes of travel in the travel warning for U.S. Government employees and their families apply to MIT student travelers.

High

Sanctioned

Please see Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) / Export Control Guidance Documents for Travel To Cuba information.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (TW 03/29/17) 

Extreme – Other areas

High – Kinshasa

Sanctioned

Extreme – Sinai Peninsula except Sharm el Sheikh, Western Desert 

High – Religious sites outside Greater Cairo

Moderate – Other areas

Moderate 

High – Entire country

High

High – Entire country

High – Gracias a Dios Department

Moderate – Other areas

Extreme

Sanctioned

Extreme

Sanctioned

Israel  (TW 04/11/17) 

See U.S. State Department Warning for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza for the detailed warnings and notice requirements.  Please contact Program for International Safety & Security at 617-324-7696 (Todd Holmes: tholmes@mit.edu) for specific guidance.

Extreme – Gaza Strip

High – West Bank (no travel to or through (except via Routes 1 & 90)); Exception for Jericho and Bethlehem (see Moderate below)

High – Within Israel

• Golan: on or east of Route 98; 
• Lebanese border: within 1.5 miles of the border;
• Gaza buffer (within Israel): within 7 miles of the Gaza demarcation line;
• East Jerusalem: predominantly Palestinian neighborhoods such as Sheikh Jarrah, Shufat, Shufat Refugee Camp, Beit Hanina, Mt. of Olives, As Suwaneh, Abu Deis, Silwan, Issawiyeh, Tsur Baher, "seam areas", where Palestinians and Israelis intersect, refugee camps; 
• Old City, Jerusalem: Fridays during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan;
  • Entrance to Old City during daylight hours only (from 8 am to 8 pm and via Jaffa Gate. 
• ​Jerusalem: Prohibition from transiting public parks in central Jerusalem during the hours of darkness.
• Tel Aviv: No transit via neighborhoods near the New Central Bus Station between dusk and dawn.
• MIT travel is not permitted on public and inter-city buses (and associated bus terminals) in the West Bank. 

Moderate – Other areas; Jericho and Bethlehem: Travel must depart no earlier than 8 am and have returned by 8 pm;

Additional restrictions may be enacted through MIT / your program management based on information in U.S. Embassy Security Messages or other policy risk resources.  This is a reminder that enrollment in STEP is necessary to ensure travelers receive these security messages.

High – border with Syria and Iraq within 10 kms buffer, which includes the town of Ramtha.  Travel on Highway 10 east of the town of Ruwayshid toward the Iraqi border.  U.S. government employees on personal travel are not permitted to visit the border areas or refugee camps. 

Moderate – Other areas, tourist site of Umm Quais and the City of Irbid in the north. 

High – Avoid travel to the border area between Somalia and Kenya, specifically the northeastern Kenyan counties of Mandera, Wajir and Garissa (including the cities of El Wak, Wajir, Garissa, Mandera and Liboi), the coastal counties of Tana River and Lamu in their entirety, all areas north of of Malindi in Kalifi County, and the Nairobi neighborhood of Eastleigh.  In Mombasa, the U.S. Embassy recommends U.S. citizens visit Old Town only during daylight hours, and avoid using the Likoni ferry due to safety concerns.

Moderate – Other areas 

High 

Sanctioned

Sanctioned

Extreme 

Sanctioned

Malaysia (see Philippines below)

High – Eastern Sabah province and southern Sulu Sea area

Extreme – Northern and Central Regions

High – Other areas 

Extreme – Other areas

High – Nouakchott

Mexico (TW 08/22/17)

Please see U.S. State Department Warning and / or contact the Program for International Safety & Security at 617-324-7976 (Todd Holmes: tholmes@mit.edu) for specific guidance.

High – States of Coahuila, Guerrero, Tamaulipas.

High with Moderate areas / municipalities within the State and / or some movement restrictions apply – Certain parts of the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Durango, Estado de Mexico, Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz, Zacatecas.

Moderate – Aguascalientes, Campeche, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Mexico City, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Tlaxcala, Yucatan

Niger  (TW 01/21/16)

Extreme – Diffa Region

High – Other areas

Nigeria (TW 04/05/17) 

Extreme – States of Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara; Gulf of Guinea

High – Remainder of Country except areas noted under Moderate.

Moderate – Abuja, Lagos

North Korea  (TW 08/10/17)

Please reference this link directly to read the specifics in the travel warning.

Extreme

Sanctioned

Note that the U.S. Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 147 / Wednesday, August 2, 2017 / Notices, Public Notice 10074 states that as of September 1, 2017, United States Passports are invalid for Travel to, In, or Through the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless travel meets certain criteria.  The State Department directs travelers to inquire on conditions with The Bureau of Consular Affairs , Passport Services, Office of Legal Affairs at (202) 485-6500.

Extreme – Other areas

High – Islamabad Capital Territory & Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Rawalpindi only, Karachi, Lahore

Please see U.S State Department Warning for additional information.

Extreme – The city of Marawi, Mindanao, the Sulu Archipelago including the southern Sulu Sea, the southern tip of Palawan

High –  Other regions of Mindanao; eastern Sabah province of Malaysia; Central Visayas Region to include Cebu and Bohol provinces per the Philippines US Embassy Safety and Security page.

Moderate – Other areas

High – within 50 miles of the Yemeni border, including the cities of Jizan and Najran, the city of Qatif in the Eastern Province and its surrounding suburbs, including Awamiyah, the city of Hofuf and its suburbs in Al Hasa Governorate.

Moderate – Other areas 

Extreme

Sanctioned

Extreme

Sanctioned

Extreme – Darfur region to Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states 

High – Other areas

Sanctioned

Extreme

Sanctioned

Tunisia (TW 05/02/17)

Turkey (TW 09/28/17)

High – Provinces of Hatay, Kilis, Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Sirnak, Diyarbakir, Van, Siirt, Mus, Mardin, Batman, Bingol, Tunceli, Hakkari, Bitlis, Elazig. Any areas along the Syrian / Iraq border.  

Note that for Istanbul, there are restrictions on types of locations: 

• Large, crowded areas such as shopping malls and houses of worship frequented by expatriates, entertainment complexes, nightclubs, public sporting / cultural performance venues, and crowded pedestrian thoroughfares.
• Tourist destinations throughout Istanbul, to include historical sites, monuments, large bazaar markets, and museums.

Moderate – Istanbul (types of areas not included in High above) & other areas.

Ukraine (TW 06/27/17) 

Extreme – Eastern portion including Donetsk, Luhansk and the Crimean Peninsula

Moderate – Other areas 

Sanctioned

Venezuela (TW 07/27/17)

Extreme 

Yemen (TW 05/10/17)

Extreme 

Sanctioned

Sanctioned