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Restricted Regions List (RRL)
Duke's Restricted Regions List (“RRL”) identifies areas outside the United States where the health, safety and security of travelers are deemed to be at elevated risk or where U.S. Sanctions apply.
Duke Students, Medical Residents and House Staff are prohibited from traveling to the locations on the RRL unless and until they are granted a waiver of the restriction. See the Duke Global Travel Policy for further information.
The Duke RRL also reflects notations when U.S. Sanctions apply to a country. Any planned travel by Duke Faculty and Staff Members, Other Individuals or Duke Students must be cleared by Duke’s Office of Export Controls before proceeding.
Please note: a "border" or "coastal" area refers to an area within 22km (~14 miles) on either side of the internationally recognized border between countries or within 22km (~14 miles) of the ocean/sea coast.
Changes to the locations listed within the Duke RRL are made on a regular basis and announced via the "Duke Travel Policy Update" listserv. If you are not subscribed to this listserv but would like to be, please email travelpolicyupdates-request@duke.edu to subscribe.
Restricted Regions List
Updated August 1, 2023
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Country |
Restricted Region(s) |
|---|---|
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Afghanistan |
Entire country restricted |
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Algeria |
Travel to Algiers allowed, remainder of the country restricted |
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Angola |
Cabinda, North Lunda and South Lunda restricted |
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Armenia |
Border with Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh area restricted |
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Azerbaijan |
Border with Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh area restricted |
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Bangladesh |
Chittagong Hill Tracts and Dhaka restricted |
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Belarus |
Entire country restricted and sanctions apply. Contact Export Controls. |
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Benin |
Border areas with Niger, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso restricted |
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Burkina Faso |
Entire country restricted |
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Burundi |
Entire country restricted |
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Cameroon, Rep. of |
Bakassi Peninsula, Nord-Oueste, Sud-Ouest and Extrême-Nord Regions as well as border areas with Central African Republic and Nigeria restricted |
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Central African Republic |
Entire country restricted |
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Chad |
Entire country restricted |
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Colombia |
Border areas with Venezuela and Ecuador as well as the departments of Antioquia (with the exception of Medellin, where travel is allowed), Arauca, Bolivar, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cordoba, Huila, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Meta, Putumayo, Valle del Cauca restricted |
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Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) |
Pool Region and border with Central African Republic restricted. Brazzaville, in the Pool Region, approved for transit only. |
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Cote d'Ivoire |
Dix-Huit Montagnes, Haut-Sassandra, Moyen-Cavally and Bas-Sassandra restricted as well as the border areas with Mali and Burkina Faso |
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Cuba* |
Sanctions apply. Contact Export Controls. |
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Democratic Republic of Congo |
Travel to Kinshasa allowed, remainder of the country restricted |
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Djibouti |
Border areas with Eritrea and Somalia restricted |
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Ecuador |
Border area with Colombia restricted and Guayaquil approved for transit only |
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Egypt |
Entire country restricted |
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El Salvador |
Entire country restricted |
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Eritrea |
Asmara approved for travel, remainder of the country restricted |
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Ethiopia |
Travel to Addis Ababa allowed, remainder of the country restricted |
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Georgia |
South Ossetia and Abkahzia restricted. |
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Guatemala |
Guatemala City approved for transit only, border areas with Mexico and Belize restricted |
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Haiti |
Entire country restricted |
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Honduras |
Entire country, with the exception of Roatan Island, restricted |
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India |
Asom (Assam), Jammu, Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, northern areas of Andhra Pradesh, and eastern districts of Maharashtra restricted |
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Indonesia |
Provinces of Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah), Papua and West Papua (formerly known as Irian Jaya) restricted |
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Iran* |
Entire country restricted and sanctions apply. Contact Export Controls |
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Iraq |
Entire country restricted |
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Israel |
See Palestinian Territories |
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Jamaica |
West Kingston and Spanish Town restricted |
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Jordan |
Border areas with Iraq and Syria as well as Syrian refugee camps restricted |
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Kenya |
Border areas with Somalia, South Sudan, Ethiopia and northwest border with Uganda restricted |
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Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) |
Batken, Osh and Jalalabad Regions as well as border area with Uzbekistan restricted |
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Lebanon |
Border areas with Syria and Israel, Baabek-Hermel governate and Palestinian Reguee settlements restricted |
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Liberia |
Border area with Cote d'Ivoire restricted |
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Libya |
Entire country restricted |
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Madagascar |
Anosy, Atsimo-Atsinanana and Batterie Beach, north of Tulear (Toliara) restricted |
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Mali |
Entire country restricted |
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Mauritania |
Border areas with Algeria and Mali and eastern desert area (Regions of Tiris Zemmour, Adrar, Tagant, Hodh el Chargui, Dakhlet-Nouadhibou and Inchiri) restricted |
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Mexico |
Border areas with the United States and the states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, México (excluding México City D.F. where travel is allowed), Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora State with the exception of the cities of Miguel Aleman, Campo Dulce, La Yuta, Santa Gertrudiz, El Oregano, El Destierro, Rancho Bellavista, Bahia Kino, Kino Nuevo, Punta Chueca, Puerto Libertad, Guaymas and Isla Tiburon, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Zacatecas |
| Mozambique | Cabo Delgado province restricted |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
Entire country restricted |
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Nepal |
Terai region restricted with the exception of Lumbini |
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Nicaragua |
Entire country restricted |
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Niger |
Entire country restricted |
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Nigeria |
Entire country restricted |
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North Korea* |
Entire country restricted and sanctions apply. Contact Export Controls |
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Pakistan |
Entire country restricted |
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Palestinian Territories |
West Bank and Gaza Strip restricted with the exception of Bethlehem, Jericho and Ramallah, which are approved for travel |
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Panama |
Darien Province and border with Colombia and Mosquito Gulf restricted |
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Papua New Guinea |
Entire country restricted |
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Peru |
Valley of Apurimac, Ene, Mantaro Rivers (VRAEM) as well as the Puno Regions restricted |
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Philippines |
Mindanao, Sulu Archipelago and Zamboanga Peninsula restricted |
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Russia* |
Entire country restricted and sanctions apply. Contact Export Controls. |
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Rwanda |
Border area with Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, except for Rubavu province (travel allowed) restricted |
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Saudi Arabia |
Border areas with Iraq and Yemen and Asir province restricted |
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Somalia |
Entire country restricted |
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South Sudan |
Entire country restricted |
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Sudan |
Entire country restricted |
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Syria* |
Entire country restricted and sanctions apply. Contact Export Controls |
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Tajikistan |
Dushanbe and surrounding areas approved for travel, remainder of the country restricted |
| Tanzania | Border area with Mozambique and Mtwara region restricted |
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Thailand |
Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla as well as the border areas with Malaysia and Myanmar/Burma restricted |
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Togo |
Border with Burkina Faso restricted |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Laventille and Beetham restricted |
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Tunisia |
Borders with Libya and Algeria as well as Chaambi National Park and Mounts Mgilla, Salloum and Sammama restricted |
| Turkey |
Provinces of Adıyaman, Kilis, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Elazığ as well as Şanlıurfa, Adana, Diyarbakır and Hatay; border areas with Syria, Iraq and Iran |
| Turkmenistan | Border areas with Afghanistan restricted |
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Uganda |
Karamoja region and border areas with Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan restricted |
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Ukraine |
Entire country restricted |
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Uzbekistan |
Border areas with Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and the Fergana valley regions restricted |
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Venezuela |
Entire country restricted |
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West Bank and Gaza |
See Palestinian Territories |
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Yemen |
Entire country restricted |