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COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination
Updated Nov. 21, 2020
Risk Assessment Level for COVID-19
Travelers Prohibited from Entry to the United States
With specific exceptions, several presidential proclamations restrict foreign nationals who have been in any of the following countries during the past 14 days from entering the United States. For a full list of exceptions, please refer to the relevant proclamations in the links below.
Travelers should avoid all travel to these destinations.
Level 3: COVID-19 High
Travelers should avoid all nonessential travel to the following destinations.
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Level 2: COVID-19 Moderate
Travelers at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should avoid all nonessential travel to the following destinations.
Level 1: COVID-19 Low
All travelers should wear a mask, stay at least 6 feet from people who are not from your household, wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer, and watch your health for signs of illness.
Level Unknown: COVID-19 Unknown
Travelers avoid all nonessential travel to the following destinations because these countries have not reported COVID-19 data and risk is unknown.
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Last Updated Nov. 21, 2020
Updated Nov. 21, 2020
Risk Assessment Level for COVID-19
- Level 4: COVID-19 Very High
- Level 3: COVID-19 High
- Level 2: COVID-19 Moderate
- Level 1: COVID-19 Low
- Level Unknown: COVID-19 Unknown
Travelers Prohibited from Entry to the United States
With specific exceptions, several presidential proclamations restrict foreign nationals who have been in any of the following countries during the past 14 days from entering the United States. For a full list of exceptions, please refer to the relevant proclamations in the links below.
- China
- Iran
- Most European Countries(Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City)
- United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
- Republic of Ireland
- Brazil
Travelers should avoid all travel to these destinations.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas, The
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo, Republic of the
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cura?ao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Easter Island
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini (Swaziland)
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia)
- Gabon
- Gambia, The
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guadeloupe
- Guam (U.S.)
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel, including the West Bank and Gaza
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey (part of the UK)
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Madeira Islands
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique (France)
- Mauritania
- Mayotte (France)
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands, The
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands (U.K.)
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico (U.S.)
- Qatar
- R?union
- Romania
- Russia
- Saba
- Saint Martin
- San Marino
- S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sint Eustatius
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.)
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands, U.S.
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Level 3: COVID-19 High
Travelers should avoid all nonessential travel to the following destinations.
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Level 2: COVID-19 Moderate
Travelers at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should avoid all nonessential travel to the following destinations.
- Barbados
- Dominica
- Faroe Islands
- Guernsey
- Mauritius
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Lucia
- Seychelles
- South Korea
- Uruguay
Level 1: COVID-19 Low
All travelers should wear a mask, stay at least 6 feet from people who are not from your household, wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer, and watch your health for signs of illness.
- American Samoa
- Anguilla
- Antarctica
- Australia
- Benin
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Cook Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Hong Kong SAR
- Isle of Man
- Ivory Coast
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Macau SAR
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Mongolia
- Montserrat
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Singapore
- Sierra Leone
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
Level Unknown: COVID-19 Unknown
Travelers avoid all nonessential travel to the following destinations because these countries have not reported COVID-19 data and risk is unknown.
- Azores
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Canary Islands
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Norfolk Island
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Wake Island
- Western Sahara
More Information:
- How CDC Determines the Level of a Destination’s COVID-19 Travel Health Notice
- Notices of Arrival Restrictions Due to Coronavirus, Department of Homeland Security
- Communication Resources for Travelers
- About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Frequently Asked Question and Answers about COVID-19
Last Updated Nov. 21, 2020