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

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
*Argentina: Rosario and Santa Fe (both Santa Fe province)
*Armenia: Border with Azerbaijan
*Azerbaijan: Armenian border areas and Nagorno-Karabakh
Bangladesh
Belize
*Benin: Alibori and Atakora departments, and the border with Nigeria; 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
Colombia
Comoros: Anjouan and Moroni
Congo
Congo (DRC)
*Costa Rica: Limón province, Central Valley
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
East Timor
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
Kazakhstan
Kenya
*Kosovo: Leposavic, North Mitrovica, Zubin Potok and Zvecan
Kyrgyzstan
*Laos: Luang Prabang, Vientiane, Xaysomboun, Xiengkhuang provinces
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
*Malawi: Major urban centres
*Malaysia: Coastal areas and island groups of eastern Sabah state (East Malaysia); Selangor, Kuala Lumpur
*Maldives: Male and Addu City (Addu atoll)
Mali
Mauritania
Mayotte (France)
Mexico
*Moldova: Transnistria
Mongolia
*Morocco: Southern provinces
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Pakistan
Palestinian Territories
*Panama: Colón and Darién
Papua New Guinea
*Paraguay: Eastern border, tri-border area
Peru
Philippines
Russia
*Rwanda: Border with Congo (DRC)
Saudi Arabia
*Serbia: Sandžak, Preševo Valley
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
*Thailand: Bangkok, Myanmar and Cambodian border areas, Northern districts of Songkhla, Southern provinces of Yala, Narathiwat, Pattani and the southern districts of Songkhla province
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
*Uzbekistan: Afghan, Kyrgyz borders, Fergana Valley
Venezuela
Yemen
Zimbabwe
* denotes countries that have only a section of the country that requires an Exception, the other areas do not.

Updated: Jan 15 2024