High Risk Travel
Locations Designated as High Risk for University-Supported Travel
Prioritizing the health and safety of our travelers, Virginia Tech does not support travel to locations identified as high risk (see Policy 1070: Global Travel Policy).
Students, staff, and faculty arranging university-supported travel abroad should refer to the following list to determine whether travel is authorized. Some countries' authorization below may be listed as “Some Areas.” For these, contact VTGlobalSafety@vt.edu for further details before making travel plans.
Note: The Global Travel Oversight Committee assesses high-risk locations based on advisories from the U.S. Department of State, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of the Treasury, and other security analyses.
Under extraordinary circumstances, individuals or program leaders can petition GTOC for an exception to Policy 1070 international travel restrictions. The petitioner is responsible for proving the necessity of travel and sufficient risk mitigation to merit travel approval. See the Procedure to Request an Exception to Policy – International Travel. Waivers are not guaranteed and can be revoked at any time by GTOC or the university president, as the situation progresses. Non-compliance may result in revocation of university-support and loss of eligibility for credit transfer.
| Country | Employee Travel Authorized | Student Travel Authorized |
| Afghanistan | No | No |
| Albania | Yes | Yes |
| Algeria | Yes | Yes |
| Andorra | Yes | Yes |
| Angola | Yes | Yes |
| Anguilla | Yes | Yes |
| Antarctica | Yes | Yes |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | Yes |
| Argentina | Yes | Yes |
| Armenia | Yes | Yes |
| Aruba | Yes | Yes |
| Australia | Yes | Yes |
| Austria | Yes | Yes |
| Azerbaijan | Yes | Yes |
| Bahrain | No | No |
| Bangladesh | Yes | No |
| Barbados | Yes | Yes |
| Belarus | No | No |
| Belgium | Yes | Yes |
| Belize | Yes | Yes |
| Benin | Yes | Yes |
| Bermuda | Yes | Yes |
| Bhutan | Yes | Yes |
| Bolivia | Yes | Yes |
| Bonaire | Yes | Yes |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | Yes |
| Botswana | Yes | Yes |
| Brazil | Yes | Yes |
| British Virgin Islands & Jost Van Dyke | Yes | Yes |
| Brunei | Yes | Yes |
| Bulgaria | Yes | Yes |
| Burkina Faso | No | No |
| Burma (Myanmar) | No | No |
| Burundi | Yes | No |
| Cabo Verde | Yes | Yes |
| Cambodia | Yes | Yes |
| Cameroon | Yes | Yes |
| Canada | Yes | Yes |
| Cayman Islands | Yes | Yes |
| Central African Republic | No | No |
| Chad | No | No |
| Chile & Easter Island | Yes | Yes |
| China | Yes | Yes |
| Colombia | Some Areas | No |
| Comoros | Yes | Yes |
| Costa Rica | Yes | Yes |
| Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Yes | Yes |
| Croatia | Yes | Yes |
| Cuba | No | No |
| Curacao | Yes | Yes |
| Cyprus | Yes | Yes |
| Czech Republic | Yes | Yes |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | No | No |
| Denmark & Faroe Islands | Yes | Yes |
| Djibouti | Yes | Yes |
| Dominica | Yes | Yes |
| Dominican Republic | Yes | Yes |
| Country | Employee Travel Authorized | Student Travel Authorized |
| Ecuador & Galapagos Islands | Yes | Some Areas |
| Egypt | Yes | Some Areas |
| El Salvador | Yes | Yes |
| Equatorial Guinea | Yes | Yes |
| Eritrea | Yes | Yes |
| Estonia | Yes | Yes |
| Eswatini | Yes | Yes |
| Ethiopia | Yes | No |
| Fiji | Yes | Yes |
| Finland | Yes | Yes |
| France | Yes | Yes |
| French Guiana | Yes | Yes |
| French Polynesia & Island Groups | Yes | Yes |
| French West Indies | Yes | Yes |
| Gabon | Yes | Yes |
| Georgia | Yes | Yes |
| Germany | Yes | Yes |
| Ghana | Yes | Yes |
| Greece | Yes | Yes |
| Grenada | Yes | Yes |
| Guatemala | Some Areas | No |
| Guinea | Yes | Yes |
| Guinea-Bissau | Yes | No |
| Guyana | Yes | No |
| Haiti | No | No |
| Honduras | Some Areas | No |
| Hong Kong | Yes | Yes |
| Hungary | Yes | Yes |
| Iceland | Yes | Yes |
| India | Yes | Yes |
| Indonesia | Yes | Yes |
| Iran | No | No |
| Iraq | No | No |
| Ireland | Yes | Yes |
| Israel | No | No |
| Northern Israel (within 4 kilometers of the Lebanese and Syrian borders) | No | No |
| Israel, the West Bank | No | No |
| Israel, Gaza | No | No |
| Italy | Yes | Yes |
| Jamaica | Yes | No |
| Japan | Yes | Yes |
| Jordan | No | No |
| Kazakhstan | Yes | Yes |
| Kenya | Some areas | Some areas |
| Kiribati | Yes | Yes |
| Kosovo | Yes | Yes |
| Kuwait | No | No |
| Country | Employee Travel Authorized | Student Travel Authorized |
| Laos | Yes | Yes |
| Latvia | Yes | Yes |
| Lebanon | No | No |
| Lesotho | Yes | Yes |
| Liberia | Yes | Yes |
| Libya | No | No |
| Liechtenstein | Yes | Yes |
| Lithuania | Yes | Yes |
| Luxembourg | Yes | Yes |
| Macau | Yes | No |
| Madagascar | Yes | Yes |
| Malawi | Yes | Yes |
| Malaysia | Yes | Yes |
| Maldives | Yes | Yes |
| Mali | No | No |
| Malta | Yes | Yes |
| Marshall Islands | Yes | Yes |
| Mauritania | Some Areas | No |
| Mauritius | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Aguascalientes state | Yes | No |
| Mexico - Baja California | Yes | No |
| Mexico - Baja California Sur state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Campeche state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Chiapas state | Yes | No |
| Mexico - Chihuahua state | Yes | No |
| Mexico - Coahuila state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Colima state | No | No |
| Mexico - Durango state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Guanajuato state | Yes | No |
| Mexico - Guerrero state | No | No |
| Mexico - Hidalgo state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Jalisco state | Yes | No |
| Mexico - Mexico City | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Mexico State | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Michoacan state | No | No |
| Mexico - Morelos state | Yes | No |
| Mexico - Nayarit state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Nuevo Leon | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Nuevo state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Oaxaca state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Puebla state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Queretaro state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Quitana Roo state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - San Luis Potosi state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Sinaloa state | No | No |
| Mexico - Sonora state | Yes | No |
| Mexico - Tabasco state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Tamaulipas state | No | No |
| Mexico - Tlaxcala state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Veracruz state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Yucatan state | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico - Zacatecas state | No | No |
| Micronesia and Canary Islands | Yes | Yes |
| Moldova | Yes | Yes |
| Mongolia | Yes | Yes |
| Montenegro | Yes | Yes |
| Montserrat | Yes | Yes |
| Morocco | Yes | Yes |
| Mozambique | Yes | Some Areas |
| Namibia | Yes | Yes |
| Nauru | Yes | Yes |
| Nepal | Yes | Yes |
| Netherlands | Yes | Yes |
| New Caledonia | Yes | Yes |
| New Zealand & Cook Islands | Yes | Yes |
| Nicaragua | Yes | No |
| Niger | Yes | No |
| Nigeria | Yes | No |
| North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) | No | No |
| North Macedonia | Yes | Yes |
| Norway | Yes | Yes |
| Oman | No | No |
| Pakistan | No | No |
| Palau | Yes | Yes |
| Panama | Yes | Yes |
| Papua New Guinea | Some Areas | No |
| Paraguay | Yes | Yes |
| Peru | Yes | Some Areas |
| Philippines | Yes | Yes |
| Poland | Yes | Yes |
| Portugal & Madeira Islands | Yes | Yes |
| Qatar | No | No |
| Republic of the Congo | Yes | Yes |
| Romania | Yes | Yes |
| Russia | No | No |
| Rwanda | Some Areas | No |
| Country | Employee Travel Authorized | Student Travel Authorized |
| Saba | Yes | Yes |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | Yes |
| Saint Lucia | Yes | Yes |
| Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | Yes | Yes |
| Samoa | Yes | Yes |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Yes | Yes |
| Saudi Arabia | No | No |
| Senegal | Yes | Yes |
| Serbia | Yes | Yes |
| Seychelles | Yes | Yes |
| Sierra Leone | Yes | Yes |
| Singapore | Yes | Yes |
| Sint Eustatius | Yes | Yes |
| Sint Maarten | Yes | Yes |
| Slovakia | Yes | Yes |
| Slovenia | Yes | Yes |
| Solomon Island | Yes | Yes |
| Somalia | No | No |
| South Africa | Yes | Yes |
| South Korea | Yes | Yes |
| South Sudan | No | No |
| Spain | Yes | Yes |
| Sri Lanka | Yes | Yes |
| Sudan | No | No |
| Suriname | Yes | Yes |
| Sweden | Yes | Yes |
| Switzerland | Yes | Yes |
| Syria | No | No |
| Taiwan | Yes | Yes |
| Tajikistan | Yes | Yes |
| Tanzania | Yes | No |
| Thailand | Yes | Yes |
| The Bahamas | Yes | Yes |
| The Gambia | Yes | Yes |
| The Kyrgyz Republic | Yes | Yes |
| Timor-Leste | Yes | Yes |
| Togo | Yes | Yes |
| Tonga | Yes | Yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | No |
| Tunisia | Yes | Yes |
| Turkey | Yes | Yes |
| Turkmenistan | Yes | Yes |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Yes | Yes |
| Tuvalu | Yes | Yes |
| Uganda | No | No |
| Ukraine | No | No |
| Ukraine - Chernivtsi | Yes | No |
| Ukraine - Ivano-Frankivsk | Yes | No |
| Ukraine - Khmelnytskyi | Yes | No |
| Ukraine - Lviv | Yes | No |
| Ukraine - Rivne | Yes | No |
| Ukraine - Ternopil | Yes | No |
| Ukraine - Volyn | Yes | No |
| Ukraine - Zakarpattia | Yes | No |
| Ukraine - Zhytomyr | Yes | No |
| United Arab Emirates | No | No |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Yes |
| Uruguay | Yes | Yes |
| Uzbekistan | Yes | Yes |
| Vanuatu | Yes | No |
| Venezuela | No | No |
| Vietnam | Yes | Yes |
| Yemen | No | No |
| Zambia | Yes | Yes |
| Zimbabwe | Yes | Yes |