COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination
Risk Assessment Level for COVID-19
Travelers should avoid all travel to these destinations.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas, The
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- 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
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Easter Island
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini (Swaziland)
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- 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
- Réunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- 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
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands, U.S.
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
To reduce introduction and spread of new variants of SARS-CoV-2, CDC issued an Order pdf icon[PDF – 9 pages] effective January 26, 2021. It requires all air passengers arriving to the US from a foreign country to get tested for COVID-19 infection no more than 3 days before their flight departs and to provide proof of the negative result or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 to the airline before boarding the flight. For more information on this testing requirement, see the Frequently Asked Questions.
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.
- Chinaexternal icon
- Iranexternal icon
- Most European Countriesexternal icon (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 Kingdomexternal icon (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
- Republic of Irelandexternal icon
- Brazilexternal icon
Travelers at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should avoid all nonessential travel to the following destinations.
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
- Australia
- Benin
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Cook Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Greenland
- Isle of Man
- Ivory Coast
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Macau SAR
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Montserrat
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Saba
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Eustatius
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
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 Securityexternal icon
- Communication Resources for Travelers
- About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Frequently Asked Question and Answers about COVID-19