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Travel Alerts

Information and guidance about international travel for students, faculty & staff.

We take the safety of our students, faculty and staff very seriously. Before you travel or consider traveling, it is your responsibility to review and understand the potential risks involved. 

International Travel Policy & ITRC

Under the Policy for Travel to University Travel Advisory Countries all students, undergraduate and graduate, must check the W&M Travel Risk Rating below for each country prior to engaging in international travel to see if the destination is restricted or if there is a W&M Advisory that requires and application and further review by the International Travel Review Committee (ITRC).  

Restricted Destinations

Restricted Destinations comprise those countries currently prohibited due to extreme health, safety or security risks. University-related travel for undergraduate students is prohibited. Students cannot be required to participate in activities in this destination. Regular (annual) educational programs may be suspended and subject to further review or evaluation. Evacuation of undergraduate students is required (and may be necessary for graduate or professional students as well as faculty and staff). Current Restricted Destinations are listed below:

a list of prohibited travel countries

December 2022: ITRC Restricted Destinations  Afghanistan Belarus Cameroon Central African Republic Haiti Iran Iraq Libya Mali Mozambique North Korea Russia Somalia South Sudan Sudan Syria Ukraine Venezuela Yemen

W&M Travel Risk Warnings

Below is a list of countries (in alphabetical order), that are under W&M warning or alert. When you click on a country name, a drop-down menu will appear showing links to any alerts or warnings from the U.S. State Department and/or Centers for Disease Control (CDC). We try to keep this information as up-to-date as possible, but for the most current information and health advice, visit the U.S. State Department and Centers for Disease Control websites. 

Countries designated as W&M advisory only take into account health and safety conditions, not entry requirements.

Please Note: William & Mary is not responsible for additional costs associated with quarantining overseas.

The ITRC has reviewed all the countries and through careful vetting, faculty input, U.S. and other government resources and security provider analysis has determined that the following destinations merit a W&M travel advisory. The ITRC reserves the right to add or remove a country from this list based on a regularly monthly review or more frequently should circumstances dictate.

a list of countries with travel advisories

U.S. Government multi-country advisories  Worldwide Caution for Terrorism CDC: COVID CDC: Chikungunya CDC: MERS in Arabian Peninsula CDC: Zika Virus

Azerbaijan State Department Travel Advisory

Brunei State Department Travel Advisory

Burkina Faso State Department Travel Advisory

Burma (Myanmar) State Department Travel Advisory

Burundi State Department Travel Advisory

Cayman Islands State Department Travel Advisory

Chad State Department Travel Advisory

China State Department Travel Advisory

Colombia State Department Travel Advisory

Congo, Democratic Republic of the CDC Warning 3: Volcano Eruption State Department Travel Advisory

Cote d'Ivoire State Department Travel Advisory

Cuba State Department Travel Advisory

Egypt State Department Travel Advisory

El Salvador State Department Travel Advisory

Ethiopia State Department Travel Advisory

Guadeloupe CDC Level 4 COVID Warning

Guatemala State Department Travel Advisory

Guinea-Bissau  State Department Travel Advisory

Guyana State Department Travel Advisory

Honduras State Department Travel Advisory

Hong Kong State Department Travel Advisory

Israel State Department Travel Advisory

Jamaica State Department Travel Advisory

Kiribati State Department Travel Advisory

Kosovo State Department Travel Advisory

Laos State Department Travel Advisory

Lebanon State Department Travel Advisory

Macau State Department Travel Advisory

Marshall Islands State Department Travel Advisory

Mauritania State Department Travel Advisory

Micronesia State Department Travel Advisory

Moldova State Department Travel Advisory

Nicaragua State Department Travel Advisory

Niger State Department Travel Advisory

Nigeria State Department Travel Advisory

Pakistan State Department Travel Advisory

Papua New Guinea State Department Travel Advisory

Samoa State Department Travel Advisory

Saudi Arabia State Department Travel Advisory

Solomon Island State Department Travel Advisory

Sri Lanka State Department Travel Advisory

Tonga State Department Travel Advisory

Trinidad and Tobago State Department Travel Advisory

Turkmenistan State Department Travel Advisory

Tuvalu State Department Travel Advisory

Uganda State Department Travel Advisory CDC Advisory on Ebola

United Arab Emirates State Department Travel Advisory

Vanuatu State Department Travel Advisory