Travel Advisory Map
Every country’s US State Department travel advisory, today, on one map. Tap a country, or pick it from the list, for its level and the date it last changed.
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- Level 3: Reconsider Travel
- Level 4: Do Not Travel
Mexico · U.S. Department of State
Loading today’s levelThe level and its date come from the State Department’s own list of advisories.
- The level is the State Department’s, not ours: read the full advisory for the areas and risks behind it.
Changed in the last 30 days
Quick answer: the US State Department gives every country a travel advisory from Level 1, Exercise Normal Precautions, to Level 4, Do Not Travel; Level 2 is Exercise Increased Caution and Level 3 is Reconsider Travel. The map above shows each country’s level today, from the State Department’s own list, with the date it last changed and a link to the full advisory.
How to use it
Tap a country on the map, or pick it from the list, for its level, its label and the date the State Department last changed it. Small places that a map of the whole world cannot draw — most Caribbean and Pacific islands, Malta, Singapore — are in the list. Below the map, every advisory that changed in the last 30 days. The level is always the State Department’s: the tool never adds a judgement of its own.
What the four levels are
| Level | The State Department’s name for it |
|---|---|
| 1 | Exercise Normal Precautions |
| 2 | Exercise Increased Caution |
| 3 | Reconsider Travel |
| 4 | Do Not Travel |
A country’s level is the headline, not the whole advisory. Some advisories give different advice for different regions inside a country, and every one lists the risks behind its level: read it before you book, not just the colour.
Why one shape can carry two advisories
The State Department writes separate advisories for the West Bank and for Gaza, and a world map draws them as one shape. The map colours that shape by the higher of the two levels and names both, so it never makes a place look safer than an advisory says. Hong Kong and Macau have advisories of their own apart from mainland China’s; at this scale they are in the list rather than on the map.
Before you go
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FAQ
What is a travel advisory?
The US State Department’s summary of the safety and security risks of travelling to a country, rated Level 1 to Level 4, with the reasons. The map above shows every country’s current level.
What do the travel advisory levels mean?
Level 1 is Exercise Normal Precautions, Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution, Level 3 Reconsider Travel and Level 4 Do Not Travel. Each country’s full advisory explains why it has its level.
Is it safe to travel to Mexico?
Pick Mexico above for the State Department’s level today and the date it last changed, then read its full advisory: some advisories give different advice for different regions inside a country, and the full text says where.
Where does this map get its data?
From the State Department’s own list of travel advisories, read by Travel Magma every six hours. The date beside each country is the date the State Department gives for its advisory.
Which countries are Level 4, Do Not Travel?
The red countries on the map. Pick any of them for the date its advisory last changed and a link to the full text; the list above the map counts how many countries are at each level today.