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CountryMeets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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A High-Risk Destination is any domestic or international country, region, province or city designated by the Systemwide Travel Risk Management Advisory Committee (TARMAC), or a campus, as posing substantive health, safety, security risk to a University Traveler and/or the University.
TARMAC criteriaTARMAC criteriaHealix Risk InformationUS Department of State Travel AdvisoriesCDC Travel Health Notices
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(A)
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Afghanistan
YesYesCCNo
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Albania
NoNoNo
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Algeria
YesYesRNo
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American Samoa
NoNoNo
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Andorra
NoNoNo
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Angola
YesNoRNo
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Anguilla
NoNoNo
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Antarctica
NoNoNo
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Antigua and Barbuda
NoNoNo
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Argentina
NoNoNo
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Armenia
YesYesRRNo
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Aruba
NoNoNo
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Australia
NoNoNo
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Austria
NoNoNo
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Azerbaijan
YesYesRRNo
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(B)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Bahamas
NoNoNo
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Bahrain
NoNoNo
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Bangladesh
YesYesRCNo
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Barbados
NoNoNo
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Belarus
YesYesCNo
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Belgium
NoNoNo
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Belize
YesYesRNo
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Benin
YesYesRNo
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Bermuda
NoNoNo
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Bhutan
NoNoNo
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Bolivia
YesYesRNo
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Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
NoNoNo
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
NoNoNo
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Botswana
NoNoNo
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Brazil
YesYesRNo
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British Indian Ocean Territory
NoNoNo
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Brunei
NoNoNo
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Bulgaria
NoNoNo
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Burkina Faso
YesYesCCNo
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Burundi
YesYesCCNo
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(C)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Cambodia
NoNoNo
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Cameroon
YesYesRRNo
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Canada
NoNoNo
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Cape/Cabo Verde
NoNoNo
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Cayman Islands
NoNoNo
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Central African Republic
YesYesCCNo
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Chad
YesYesRCNo
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Chile
NoNoNo
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China
YesYesRNo
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Christmas Island (Australia)
NoNoNo
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Cocos [Keeling] Islands (Australia)
NoNoNo
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Colombia
YesYesRCNo
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Comoros
NONoNo
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Congo - Democratic Republic of
YesYesCCNo
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Congo - Republic of
NoNo
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Cook Islands (New Zealand)
NoNoNo
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Costa Rica
NoNoNo
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Cote d'Ivoire
YesYesRRNo
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Croatia
NoNoNo
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Cuba
YesYesYes
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Curacao
NoNoNo
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Cyprus
NoNoNo
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Czech Republic
NoNoNo
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(D)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Denmark
NoNoNo
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Djibouti
NoNoNo
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Dominica
NoNoNo
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Dominican Republic
NoNoNo
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(E)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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East Timor [Timor-Leste]
NoNoNo
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Ecuador
YesYesRRNo
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Egypt
YesYesRCNo
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El Salvador
NoNoNo
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Equatorial Guinea
NoNoNo
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Eritrea
NoNoNo
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Estonia
NoNoNo
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eSwatini, Kingdom of
NoNoNo
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Ethiopia
YesYesRCNo
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(F)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Falkland Islands (UK)
NoNoNo
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Faroe Islands (Denmark)
NoNoNo
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Fiji
NoNoNo
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Finland
NoNoNo
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France
NoNoNo
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French Guiana
NoNoNo
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French Polynesia
NoNoNo
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(G)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Gaza Strip
YesYesCCNo
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Gabon
NoNoNo
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Gambia
NoNoNo
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Georgia
YesYesRRNo
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Germany
NoNoNo
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Ghana
NoNoNo
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Gibraltar
NoNoNo
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Greece
NoNoNo
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Greenland
NoNoNo
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Grenada
NoNoNo
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Guadeloupe
NoNoNo
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Guam
NoNoNo
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Guatemala
YesYesCNo
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Guinea
YesYesRCNo
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Guinea-Bissau
YesYesCNo
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Guyana
YesYesCNo
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(H)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Haiti
YesYesCCNo
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Holy See, The [Vatican City]
NoNoNo
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Honduras
YesYesCCNo
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Hong Kong
NoNoNo
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Hungary
NoNoNo
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(I)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Iceland
NoNoNo
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India
YesYesRRNo
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Indonesia
YesYesRRNo
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Iran
YesYesRCYes
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Iraq
YesYesCCNo
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Ireland
NoNoNo
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Israel
YesYesRCNo
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Italy
NoNoNo
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(J)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Jamaica
YesYesCNo
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Japan
NoNoNo
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Jordan
YesYesRRNo
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(K)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Kazakhstan
NoNoNo
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Kenya
YesYesRRNo
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Kiribati
NoNoNo
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Kosovo
YesYesRNo
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Kuwait
YesYesRNo
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Kyrgyzstan (The Kyrgz Republic)
YesYesRRNo
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(L)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Laos
YesYesRNo
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Latvia
NoNoNo
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Lebanon
YesYesCCNo
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Lesotho
NoNoNo
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Liberia
NoNoNo
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Libya
YesYesCCNo
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Liechtenstein
NoNoNo
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Lithuania
NoNoNo
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Luxembourg
NoNoNo
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(M)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Macau
YesYesCNo
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Madagascar
YesYesRNo
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Malawi
NoNoNo
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Malaysia
NoNoNo
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Maldives
NoNoNo
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Mali
YesYesCCNo
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Malta
NoNoNo
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Marshall Islands
NoNoNo
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Martinique
NoNoNo
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Mauritania
YesYesRCNo
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Mauritius
NoNoNo
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Mayotte (France)
NoNoNo
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Mexico
YesYesRRNo
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Micronesia
NoNoNo
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Moldova, Republic of
YesYesRNo
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Monaco
NoNoNo
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Mongolia
NoNoNo
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Montenegro
NoNoNo
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Montserrat
NoNoNo
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Morocco
NoNoNo
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Mozambique
YesYesRRNo
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Myanmar (Burma)
YesYesCCNo
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(N)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Namibia
NoNoNo
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Nauru
NoNoNo
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Nepal
YesNoRNo
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Netherlands
NoNoNo
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New Caledonia
YesYesCNo
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New Zealand
NoNoNo
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Nicaragua
YesYesCNo
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Niger
YesYesCCNo
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Nigeria
YesYesCCNo
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Niue
NoNoNo
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Norfolk Island (Australia)
NoNoNo
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North Korea
YesYesCYes
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North Macedonia
NoNoNo
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Northern Mariana Islands
NoNoNo
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Norway
NoNoNo
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(O)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Oman
YesYesRNo
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(P)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Pakistan
YesYesCCNo
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Palau
NoNoNo
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Panama
YesYesRNo
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Papua New Guinea
YesYesCCNo
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Paraguay
NoNoNo
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Peru
YesYesRRNo
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Philippines
YesYesRRNo
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Pitcairn
NoNoNo
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Poland
NoNoNo
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Portugal
NoNoNo
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Puerto Rico
NoNoNo
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(Q)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Qatar
NoNoNo
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(R)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Reunion
NoNoNo
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Romania
NoNoNo
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Russia
YesYesRCYes
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Rwanda
YesYesRNo
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(S)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Saba
NoNoNo
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Saint Barthelemy
NoNoNo
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Saint Helena
NoNoNo
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
NoNoNo
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Saint Lucia
NoNoNo
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Saint Martin (French part)
NoNoNo
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon
NoNoNo
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
NoNoNo
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Samoa
NoNoNo
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San Marino
NoNoNo
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Sao Tome and Principe
NoNoNo
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Saudi Arabia
YesYesRRNo
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Senegal
NoNoNo
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Serbia
NoNoNo
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Seychelles
NoNoNo
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Sierra Leone
NoNoNo
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Singapore
NoNoNo
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Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
NoNoNo
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Slovakia
NoNoNo
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Slovenia
NoNoNo
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Solomon Islands
NoNoNo
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Somalia
YesYesCCNo
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South Africa
NoNoNo
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South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
NoNoNo
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South Korea
NoNoNo
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South Sudan
YesYesCCNo
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Spain
NoNoNo
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Sri Lanka
NoNoNo
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Sudan
YesYesCCNo
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Suriname
NoNoNo
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Svalbard and Jan Mayen
NoNoNo
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Sweden
NoNoNo
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Switzerland
NoNoNo
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Syria
YesYesCCYes
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(T)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Taiwan
NoNoNo
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Tajikistan
YesYesRRNo
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Tanzania
YesYesRNo
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Thailand
YesYesRRNo
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Togo
YesYesRRNo
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Tokelau
NoNoNo
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Tonga
NoNoNo
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Trinidad and Tobago
YesYesCNo
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Tunisia
YesYesRRNo
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Turkey
YesYesRRNo
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Turkmenistan
NoNoNo
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Turks and Caicos Islands
NoNoNo
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Tuvalu
NoNoNo
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(U)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Uganda
YesYesRCNo
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Ukraine
YesYesCCYes
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United Arab Emirates
NoNoNo
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United Kingdom
NoNoNo
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United States
NoNoNo
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Uruguay
NoNoNo
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Uzbekistan
YesNoRNo
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(V)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Vanuatu
NoNoNo
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Venezuela
YesYesCCNo
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Vietnam
NoNoNo
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Virgin Islands, British
NoNoNo
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Virgin Islands, U.S.
NoNoNo
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(W)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Wallis and Futuna
NoNoNo
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West Bank
YesYesCCNo
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Western Sahara
NoNoNo
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(Y)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Yemen
YesYesCCNo
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(Z)
Meets TARMAC High Risk Destination CriteriaMeets TARMAC Elevated Cyber Risk CriteriaHealix Countrywide or Regional Level 4 or 5US Dept of State Countrywide or Reg. Level 3 or 4CDC Level 3 or 4Comprehensively Sanctioned Country
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Zambia
NoNoNo
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Zimbabwe
NoNoNo
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Last updated 12/2/2024
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C = Countrywide Rating
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R = Regional Rating