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Restricted Regions 

STEP 1: Review the Restricted Regions by Categories provided below.

If your destination or layover is listed below, download and complete the Request to Travel to the Restricted Region form (Step 2).

  • Please forward your completed requests to:
    SMU Office of Risk Management, Campus Mail: P.O. Box 750231 or email your request to anitai@smu.edu.

If your destination or layover is NOT listed below, proceed to enroll in International Travel Health Insurance Program (Step 3, mandatory for all travelers).


This list is complied by SMU's Office of Risk Management after reviewing safety and security information published by the State Department, University of Texas at Austin, HTH Worldwide and other organizations.

Category 1: Area of extreme risk
Category 2: Area of high risk
Category 3: Area of moderate risk


Restricted Regions List
   

Updated: 05/08/2012

Afghanistan
Category 1: Entire country of Afghanistan
Category 2:
Category 3:

Algeria
Category 1:
Category 2:
Entire country of Algeria
Category 3:

Bahrain
Category 1:

Category 2:
Entire country of Bahrain
Category 3:

Burkina Faso
Category 1:
Category 2:
Category 3: Entire country of Burkina Faso

Burundi
Category 1: The provinces of Cibitoke, Bujumbura Rural, and Bubanza
Category 2: All other areas of Burundi
Category 3:

Central African Republic
Category 1: All areas outside of Bangui
Category 2: The capital city of Bangui
Category 3:

Chad
Category 1: Eastern Chad, border regions with Sudan, and all other areas outside N'Djamena
Category 2: The capital city of N’Djamena
Category 3:

Colombia
Category 1:
Category 2: All other areas of Colombia
Category 3: City of Bogota, City of Cartagena

Cote d'Ivoire
Category 1: Entire country of Cote d'Ivoire
Category 2:
Category 3:

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Category 1: Provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Orientale, Katanga, Equateur, and Maniema
Category 2: All other areas of DRC
Category 3:

Egypt
Category 1:
Category 2:
Category 3: Entire country of Egypt

Ethiopia
Category 1:
Category 2: Entire country of Ethiopia
Category 3:

Eritrea
Category 1: Border regions with Ethiopia, Sudan, and Djibouti (all areas outside Asmara)
Category 2: The capital city of Asmara
Category 3:

Guatemala
Category 1:
Category 2: Peten Department and Guatemala City
Category 3: All other areas

Guinea
Category 1:
Category 2: Entire country of Guinea
Category 3:

Haiti
Category 1: Entire country of Haiti
Category 2:
Category 3:

Iran
Category 1: Sistan-e-Baluchistan Province
Category 2: All other areas of Iran
Category 3:

Iraq
Category 1: Entire country of Iraq
Category 2:
Category 3:

Israel
Category 1: The Gaza Strip
Category 2: The West Bank
Category 3: All other areas of Israel

Japan
Category 1: 50 mile (80 kilometer) radius surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Category 2:
Category 3: Northeastern areas affected by the March, 2011 earthquake/tsunami

Kenya
Category 1:
Border regions with Somalia (Northeastern Province and Lamu District)
Category 2:
All other areas of Kenya
Category 3:

Lebanon  
Category 1:
Category 2: Entire country of Lebanon
Category 3:

Libya
Category 1: Entire country of Libya
Category 2:
Category 3:

Mali
Category 1: Entire country of Mali
Category 2:
Category 3:

Mauritania
Category 1:
Category 2: Entire country of Mauritania
Category 3:

Mexico
Category 1: Cities of Monterrey and Ciudad Juarez
Category 2: Entire states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Sinaloa, Guerrero, Nayarit, San Luis Potosi, and Michoacán.  The cities of Durango and Gomez Palacios (Durango State), Fresnillo (Zacatecas State), and Colotlan and Yahualica (Jalisco State)
Category 3: All other areas of Mexico

Nepal
Category 1:
Category 2: Southern Terai region on border with India, including Janakpur, Biratnagar, and Birgunj
Category 3: All other areas of Nepal

Niger
Category 1: All areas outside of Niamey
Category 2: The capital city of Niamey
Category 3:

Nigeria
Category 1: Niger Delta states of Akwa, Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Abia, Edo, Imo, Plateau, Bauchi, and Borno. The city of Lagos
Category 2: All other areas of Nigeria
Category 3:

North Korea
Category 1: Entire country of North Korea
Category 2:
Category 3:

Pakistan
Category 1: Entire country of Pakistan
Category 2:
Category 3:

Papua New Guinea
Category 1:
Category 2: Entire country of Papua New Guinea
Category 3:

Philippines
Category 1:
Category 2: The southern islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago
Category 3: All other areas of Philippines

Saudi Arabia
Category 1:
Category 2: Entire country of Saudi Arabia
Category 3:

Somalia
Category 1: Entire country of Somalia
Category 2:
Category 3:

South Sudan
Category 1: Entire country of South Sudan
Category 2:
Category 3:

Sudan
Category 1: Entire country of Sudan
Category 2:
Category 3:

Syria
Category 1: Entire country of Syria
Category 2:
Category 3:

Tunisia
Category 1: Entire country of Tunisia
Category 2:
Category 3:

Uzbekistan
Category 1:
Category 2: Border areas with Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan
Category 3: All other areas of Uzbekistan

Yemen
Category 1: Entire country of Yemen
Category 2:
Category 3: