Locations Requiring a Travel Exception for Undergraduate Travelers

All travel contains some level of risk; however, travel to some locations can pose additional risk. Dartmouth has grouped international locations based on risk to determine when a Travel Exception is required. If one or more of your travel destinations are on the list below, a Travel Exception is required. Please submit your Travel Exception request at least 30 days prior to your planned departure date.

This list is reviewed and revised regularly, please check back to confirm no changes have been made at least one week before departure. If you have questions or uncertain about whether you need to apply for a Travel Exception due to changes in the list below email global.dartmouth@dartmouth.edu

If you are planning to travel to Cuba, you must contact Risk Management at Risk.Management@Dartmouth.edu. Additional paperwork is required by the U.S. State Department.

Locations for Undergraduates

* denotes countries that have only a section of the country that requires an Exception, the other areas do not.

Afghanistan 

Algeria 

Angola 

* Argentina 

Rosario and Santa Fe (both Santa Fe province) 

* Armenia

Border with Azerbaijan (within 6.2 miles/10 km of border), and Syunik and Vayots Dzor provinces 

* Azerbaijan 

Armenian border areas (within 6.2 miles/10 km of border) and Nagorno-Karabakh 

Bangladesh 

Belarus 

Belize 

* Benin  

Alibori and Atakora departments, and within 18 miles (30 km) from the border with Nigeria; Within 18 miles (30 km) from the border with Burkina Faso and Niger, including the Pendjari (Atakora department) and W (Alibori department) national parks 

Bolivia 

Brazil 

Burkina Faso 

Burundi 

Cambodia 

Cameroon 

Central African Republic 

Chad 

China 

Colombia 

* Comoros

Anjouan and Moroni 

Congo 

* Costa Rica 

Limón province, Central Valley 

Côte d'Ivoire 

Djibouti 

Dominican Republic 

DR Congo (DRC) 

Ecuador 

Egypt 

El Salvador 

Eritrea 

Eswatini 

Ethiopia 

* Georgia

Abkhazia and South Ossetia 

* Ghana

Border areas with Burkina Faso, Cote d`Ivoire and Togo; area around Gushiegu (Northern region) 

Guatemala 

Guinea 

Guinea-Bissau 

Guyana 

Haiti 

Honduras 

India 

Indonesia 

Iran 

Iraq 

Israel 

Jamaica 

* Jordan

Within 15.5 miles (25 km) of the border area with Syria and the northeastern border area with Iraq 

Kazakhstan 

Kenya 

* Kosovo

Leposavic, North Mitrovica, Zubin Potok and Zvecan 

* Kuwait

Desert region within 30 miles (48 km) of the border with Iraq

Kyrgyzstan 

* Laos

Xaysomboun (Xaisomboun) province

Lebanon 

Lesotho 

Liberia 

Libya 

Macao (China SAR) 

Madagascar 

* Malawi

Blantyre (city), Lilongwe (city) 

* Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur; Coastal areas and island groups of eastern Sabah state (East Malaysia); Selangor 

* Maldives

Male and Addu City (Addu atoll)

Mali 

Mauritania 

Mayotte (France) 

Mexico 

* Moldova

Transnistria

Mongolia 

* Morocco

Southern provinces 

Mozambique 

Myanmar 

Nepal 

New Caledonia (France) 

Nicaragua 

Niger 

Nigeria 

North Korea 

* Oman

Within 18.6 miles (30 km) of the Yemen border area

Pakistan 

Palestinian Territories 

* Panama

Colón; Darién

Papua New Guinea 

* Paraguay

Within 18.6 miles (30 km) of border with Brazil, tri-border area

Peru 

Philippines 

Russia 

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia 

* Serbia 

Sandžak, Preševo Valley 

Sierra Leone 

Solomon Islands 

Somalia 

South Africa 

South Sudan 

Sri Lanka 

Sudan 

Syria 

Tajikistan 

Tanzania 

* Thailand

Bangkok (city); Hat Yai (city); within 12 miles (20km) of Myanmar and Cambodian border areas; northern districts of Songkhla province; Southern provinces of Yala, Narathiwat, Pattani; southern districts of Songkhla province 

Timor-Leste 

Togo 

Trinidad & Tobago 

Tunisia 

Türkiye 

Turkmenistan 

Uganda 

Ukraine 

* Uzbekistan 

Within 18.6 miles (30 km) of the Afghan and Kyrgyz borders, Fergana Valley 

Venezuela 

Yemen 

Zimbabwe 

Updated October 7, 2024