Travel Advisories

Latest Warnings for MIT Travel Risk Categorizations:

Highest Travel Warning:

Afghanistan
Eritrea (all areas outside city of Asmara)
Gaza Strip and the Gaza Strip border
Guinea
Iran
North Korea
Philippines (portions of the Philippines: Mindanao Island and the Sulu Archipelago island chain)
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria

High Travel Warning:

Algeria (The U.S. Department of State recommends that American citizens avoid overland travel in Algeria, and take particular precautions within the City of Algiers. Travel restrictions on U.S. Embassy personnel also limit, and at times may prevent, the provision of consular services.)
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo (eastern and northeastern areas)
Eritrea (inside city of Asmara)
Haiti
Iraq
Israel, portions of Israel (public transportation services and terminals (including buses and light rail), protests and demonstrations, Old City of Jerusalem on Fridays during Ramadan), the West Bank except for Jericho, Bethlehem from 6 a.m. â 11 p.m. and for transit through the West Bank on certain roads
Kenya (Northeastern Province and coastal area north of Pate Island in Coast Province, including Kiwayu and north to Kiunga located on the Kenya/Somalia border)
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Mexico (All or parts of the states of: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas and Zacetecas. Please see U.S. State Department Warning at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5440.html and contact the Office of General Counsel at 617-452-2731 for specific guidance.)
Niger (areas north of Niamey)
Nigeria (States of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Edo, Imo and Rivers; city of Jos in state of Plateau; all northern Nigerian states; and the Gulf of Guinea)
Yemen

Moderate Travel Warning: