U.S. Issues 4 New ‘Do Not Travel’ Warnings in 2 Weeks

World travelers beware, the U.S. has issued four “Do Not Travel” warnings over the past two weeks.

Haiti, Libya, Iraq, and Syria are the latest foreign countries to receive the State Department’s “Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisory — the most severe classification. The department issues these warnings based on a variety of factors, including crime, terrorism, health concerns, kidnapping, natural disasters, and more. 

The first advisory was issued on July 15 for Haiti. 

“Haiti has been under a State of Emergency since March 2024,” the warning reads. “Crimes involving firearms are common in Haiti. They include robbery, carjackings, sexual assault, and kidnappings for ransom.”

“Do not travel to Haiti for any reason,” the department stated simply in the warning.

Currently, Haiti is the only Caribbean country with a Level 4 travel advisory. The Federal Aviation Administration continues to prohibit flights to Port-au-Prince Airport in the country’s capital. 

In April, Travel + Leisure reported Royal Caribbean would change its cruise routes to avoid a port stop in Labadee, the company’s private beach resort on the northern coast of Haiti. 

“Out of an abundance of caution, we have temporarily paused our upcoming visits to Labadee. We have already communicated with guests directly,” Royal Caribbean shared in a statement with the outlet.

On July 16, the department issued its warning against Libya for “crime, terrorism, unexploded landmines, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed conflict.”

Other African countries with Level 4 travel advisories include Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Mali, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The next day, on July 17, the department cited “the U.S. government’s limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Iraq” in their travel advisory on the West Asian country. It also highlighted anti-U.S. sentiments and militias present across the nation. 

The most recent advisory was issued for Syria on July 23. The U.S. government ended its embassy operations in the Middle Eastern country in 2012 and is “unable to provide any routine or emergency consular services to U.S. citizens in Syria.”

“No part of Syria is safe from violence,” the department wrote. 

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The State Department issued a total of five Level 4 advisories in July. The first was for Lebanon on July 3 due to “crime, terrorism, civil unrest, unexploded landmines, and the risk of armed conflict.”

The State Department classifies its travel advisories into four levels of severity: Level 1, “exercise normal precautions;” Level 2, “exercise increased caution;” Level 3, “reconsider travel,” and Level 4, “do not travel.”

While travel advisories can be updated at any time, Levels 3 and 4 are reviewed at least every 6 months, according to the department’s website.