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Do not travel list 2026: US, Canada and Germany compared

25 countries are “do not travel” for at least one of the three governments WanderGrade follows: 17 for all three, 8 for one or two. A further 27 are “reconsider travel” for the US or “avoid non-essential travel” for Canada. Each in the government's own words, with its date and reasons.

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Do not travel: all three governments agree (17)

CountryUS State DeptGlobal Affairs CanadaGerman Foreign OfficeUS reasons
🇦🇫 AfghanistanDo not travel20 Feb 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning19 Aug 2026—
🇧🇾 BelarusDo not travel29 Dec 2025Avoid all travelTravel warning19 Jun 2026Unrest
🇨🇫 Central African RepublicDo not travel15 Jan 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning1 Dec 2025UnrestCrimeKidnappingLandminesHealthTerrorism
🇭🇹 HaitiDo not travel10 Jul 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning20 Aug 2026CrimeKidnappingTerrorismUnrestHealth care
🇮🇷 IranDo not travel5 Dec 2025Avoid all travelTravel warning19 Aug 2026TerrorismUnrestKidnappingDetention
🇮🇶 IraqDo not travel29 Aug 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning25 Aug 2026TerrorismKidnappingArmed conflictCrimeHealthLimited help
🇱🇾 LibyaDo not travel31 Aug 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning31 Aug 2026CrimeTerrorismHealthUnrestKidnappingLandmines
🇲🇱 MaliDo not travel8 Jun 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning14 Sep 2026—
🇲🇲 MyanmarDo not travel8 May 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning26 Aug 2026Armed conflictUnrestArbitrary lawsHealth careLandminesExplosivesCrime
🇳🇪 NigerDo not travel9 Jul 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning31 Aug 2026CrimeUnrestTerrorismHealthKidnapping
🇷🇺 RussiaDo not travel29 Dec 2025Avoid all travelTravel warning30 Jun 2026TerrorismUnrestDetention
🇸🇴 SomaliaDo not travel21 May 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning26 Aug 2026CrimeKidnappingTerrorismUnrestHealthLandminesOtherAnti-LGBTQI+Piracy
🇸🇸 South SudanDo not travel17 May 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning14 Sep 2026UnrestCrimeKidnappingLandminesHealth
🇸🇩 SudanDo not travel15 May 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning25 Aug 2026UnrestCrimeKidnappingTerrorismLandminesHealth
🇸🇾 SyriaDo not travel7 Aug 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning27 Aug 2026TerrorismUnrestKidnappingCrimeArmed conflict
🇺🇦 UkraineDo not travel28 Aug 2026Avoid all travelTravel warning25 Sep 2026Armed conflict
🇾🇪 YemenDo not travel19 Dec 2025Avoid all travelTravel warning9 Sep 2026TerrorismUnrestCrimeHealthKidnappingLandmines

Do not travel for one or two governments (8)

Where the governments disagree — the comparison no single list shows.

CountryUS State DeptGlobal Affairs CanadaGerman Foreign OfficeUS reasons
🇧🇫 Burkina FasoDo not travel4 May 2026Avoid all travelSome regions14 Sep 2026CrimeKidnappingTerrorismHealth
🇹🇩 ChadDo not travel28 Apr 2026Avoid non-essential travelSome regions31 Aug 2026CrimeTerrorismUnrestHealth careKidnappingLandmines
🇨🇩 DR CongoDo not travel15 Jul 2026Avoid all travelSome regions18 Sep 2026HealthCrimeUnrestTerrorismKidnappingOther
🇱🇧 LebanonDo not travel21 Aug 2026Avoid all travelSome regions1 Sep 2026CrimeTerrorismUnrestKidnappingLandminesArmed conflict
🇰🇵 North KoreaDo not travel29 Apr 2025Avoid all travelNo warning27 Feb 2026Detention
🇵🇸 PalestineDo not travel26 Aug 2026no ratingTravel warning21 Sep 2026TerrorismUnrestHealth care
🇺🇬 UgandaDo not travel4 Jun 2026Avoid non-essential travelNo warning28 Aug 2026CrimeHealthTerrorismUnrest
🇻🇪 VenezuelaReconsider travel27 Jun 2026Avoid all travelSome regions3 Sep 2026CrimeKidnappingTerrorismHealth careNatural disasters

Reconsider travel / avoid non-essential travel (27)

Germany publishes no middle level: it either warns or doesn't.

CountryUS State DeptGlobal Affairs CanadaGerman Foreign OfficeUS reasons
🇦🇿 AzerbaijanReconsider travel28 Apr 2026High degree of cautionSome regions7 Aug 2026TerrorismArmed conflictLandmines
🇧🇭 BahrainReconsider travel27 Aug 2026Avoid non-essential travelNo warning4 Sep 2026TerrorismArmed conflict
🇧🇮 BurundiReconsider travel29 Apr 2025Avoid non-essential travelNo warning1 Sep 2026UnrestCrimeHealth
🇨🇴 ColombiaReconsider travel31 Mar 2026High degree of cautionSome regions28 Sep 2026CrimeTerrorismUnrestKidnappingNatural disasters
🇨🇺 CubaIncreased caution7 May 2025Avoid non-essential travelNo warning17 Aug 2026CrimeOther
🇪🇷 EritreaIncreased caution31 Jul 2023Avoid non-essential travelSome regions22 Sep 2026OtherLimited helpLandminesDetention
🇪🇹 EthiopiaReconsider travel27 Aug 2026Avoid non-essential travelSome regions1 Oct 2026UnrestCrimeKidnappingTerrorismLandminesOtherDetention
🇬🇹 GuatemalaReconsider travel12 Mar 2026High degree of cautionNo warning20 Aug 2026CrimeTerrorism
🇬🇼 Guinea-BissauReconsider travel11 Dec 2025High degree of cautionNo warning6 Oct 2026UnrestHealth careLandmines
🇬🇾 GuyanaReconsider travel26 Aug 2026High degree of cautionNo warning24 Aug 2026Crime
🇭🇳 HondurasReconsider travel25 Aug 2026High degree of cautionNo warning20 Aug 2026CrimeTerrorism
🇮🇱 IsraelReconsider travel26 Aug 2026Avoid non-essential travelNo warning21 Sep 2026TerrorismUnrest
🇯🇴 JordanReconsider travel29 Aug 2026Avoid non-essential travelNo warning27 Aug 2026TerrorismArmed conflict
🇰🇼 KuwaitReconsider travel28 Aug 2026Avoid non-essential travelNo warning4 Sep 2026Armed conflictLandminesCrime
🇲🇴 MacauReconsider travel4 Sep 2026High degree of cautionNo warning10 Mar 2026Limited helpArbitrary laws
🇲🇷 MauritaniaReconsider travel18 Aug 2026Avoid non-essential travelSome regions12 Aug 2026TerrorismCrimeHealth care
🇳🇮 NicaraguaReconsider travel14 May 2026High degree of cautionNo warning8 Sep 2026CrimeHealthDetentionArbitrary laws
🇳🇬 NigeriaReconsider travel12 Jun 2026Avoid non-essential travelSome regions29 Sep 2026CrimeTerrorismUnrestKidnappingHealth care
🇴🇲 OmanReconsider travel30 Aug 2026Avoid non-essential travelNo warning4 Sep 2026Armed conflictTerrorism
🇵🇰 PakistanReconsider travel16 Jun 2026High degree of cautionSome regions29 Sep 2026Armed conflictTerrorismCrimeKidnapping
🇵🇬 Papua New GuineaReconsider travel29 Apr 2025Avoid non-essential travelNo warning18 Aug 2026CrimeUnrestPiracyKidnappingExplosivesHealth careNatural disasters
🇶🇦 QatarReconsider travel28 Aug 2026Avoid non-essential travelNo warning4 Sep 2026Armed conflict
🇷🇼 RwandaReconsider travel4 Jun 2026Normal security precautionsNo warning2 Sep 2026CrimeUnrestHealth
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaReconsider travel15 Sep 2026Avoid non-essential travelSome regions6 Oct 2026Armed conflictTerrorismDetentionOther
🇹🇿 TanzaniaReconsider travel31 Oct 2025High degree of cautionNo warning30 Sep 2026UnrestCrimeTerrorismAnti-LGBTQI+
🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoReconsider travel13 Apr 2026High degree of cautionNo warning24 Sep 2026CrimeHealthTerrorism
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesReconsider travel29 Aug 2026Avoid non-essential travelNo warning30 Sep 2026TerrorismArmed conflict

See also: the safest cheap countries, by the same three governments.

Levels are each government's own; the pill's tooltip quotes its phrase. Dates: the feed's own date where it publishes one, and “since” when WanderGrade's record saw the level change (↑ raised, ↓ lowered). US reasons are the State Department's “due to” clause.

U.S. State Department: fetched 7 Oct 2026 02:29 UTC, newest advisory dated 15 Sep 2026 · Global Affairs Canada: fetched 7 Oct 2026 04:37 UTC · German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt): fetched 7 Oct 2026 04:37 UTC, newest advisory dated 6 Oct 2026.