The following locations are Restricted Regions. No student, faculty, or staff can be required to travel to a location on the Restricted Regions List. An explanation of the criteria and ratings for Restricted Regions can be found here.
You must apply for approval in order to travel to a Restricted Region. Instructions and request forms can be found here.
View the Past Restricted Regions lists.
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*These countries are not covered by UT’s International SOS policy. Travelers must contact grs@austin.utexas.edu to find out how to ensure that adequate emergency assistance coverage is available.
Category 1 - Extreme Risk: All international locations with an ISOS Extreme Risk rating, or a U.S. State Department Travel Advisory Level 4 (Do not travel)
Category 2 - High Risk: All international locations with an ISOS High Risk rating, or a U.S. State Department Travel Advisory Level 3 (Reconsider travel), or a CDC Travel Notice: Warning Level 3
Category 3 - Medium Risk: In a country with an overall U.S. State Department Travel Advisory Level 2 (Exercise increased caution) or Level 1 (Exercise normal precautions) AND a regional ISOS risk rating of Medium or Low, then those regions with a U.S. State Department Travel Advisory recommendation of ‘Do not travel’ or ‘Reconsider travel’ is a UT Austin Category 3 location
Category 4 - Variable Risk: For countries where some, but not all, of the country has a UT Austin Category 1-3 region, the remaining regions are Category 4. (Category 4 does not apply to faculty and staff. Students only.)
Regions List
