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FULL LIST: 23 countries U.S. warns citizens not to visit

The US has issued a travel advisory warning citizens to avoid 23 countries. See the full list of countries deemed too dangerous to visit.

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Editorial Team
July 16, 2026
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U.S. travelers at airport [Credit: The Guardian/Lloyd Fox/The Baltimore Sun via Getty Images] The United States has issued a travel advisory warning its citizens to avoid travelling to a number of countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. President Donald Trump’s administration listed 23 nations deemed too dangerous for U.S. citizens to visit. Among the countries are Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, and Uganda. The U.S. Department of State’s consular affairs, on Wednesday, released a list of countries that Americans should not travel to. “We issue Travel Advisories with Levels 1 – 4. Level 4 means DO NOT TRAVEL. We assign Level 4 based on local conditions and/or our limited ability to help Americans there,” the advisory stated, labelling the countries as “dangerous places”. The U.S. government warned its citizens ot to visit any of the nations “for any reason”. Full list of countries Afghanistan Belarus Burkina Faso Burma Central African Republic (CAR) Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Haiti Iran Iraq Lebanon Libya Mali Niger North Korea Russia Somalia South Sudan Sudan Syria Uganda Ukraine Yemen We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

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