"Do Not Travel" Countries for U.S. Citizens

Would you like to go to North Korea?

VOLCANO.

It is a VOLCANIC ISLAND which was going off in 2022. It is gone now for the reason that it is no longer exploding.

As per the travel advisory itself "Do not travel to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping."

Considering the amount of coups in Burkina Faso, you should know.

that says, the link takes you to a level 1. weird.

Guadeloupe's capital is abandoned for the reason that the volcano on the island exploded making it not really safe to travel.

Russia is WAY more prone to kidnapping American citizens to use as political leverage than China is. I'm guessing that's a big part of why North Korea is on this list actually.

Russia is not on a level 4 for political reasons. They are on the list for ongoing war in Ukraine, the high risk of wrongful detention of U.S. citizens by security services, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, and limited consular support

yes because if it's not in europe it won't get any media attention 💔

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A lot of the status is more a matter of "If something did happen to you, can we as the state department intervene on your behalf and assist to get you out of the mess and/or get assurance that you are treated fairly." Countries where large areas are held by factions that aren't the recognized national government aren't going to be nearly as accommodating. China can and often will be difficult to work with but there is no mistaking who speaks for the people in the Wuhan province. Likewise if there is a entire country ruling regime that repeatedly dismisses the inquiries of the the US government like Russia, they are going to be rated a a higher risk.

You should update your map on your profile JordiHurtado lol

The difference? In US Cities the Government can do something to help you.

Also, the Russia and Ukraine thing is due to the war which can put American lives at risk considering who Russia has been striking.

1 year later:

"Do not travel to Lebanon"

I am pretty sure Israel is not on here because Israel are allies with the United States and other NATO members meaning that the Government can do something if you get into trouble in Israel

The most dangerous part about North Korea is definitely arbitrary detention. A while back, there was that young American man who was framed for taking a North Korean propaganda poster from his hotel as a souvenir. Whether or not he actually took the poster was controversial, but he was tortured and eventually returned to the US in a brain dead state.

Massive governmental instability and various militant groups across the country would make it extremely difficult for the U.S. government to assist any American citizens in the event they need rescuing or aid.

How the hell was Afghanistan not added sooner...

Back again and still suprised

it's really not that bad. in fact, it's quite the tourist destination for Canadians and others

their "traits" as if the people embody the government ☠️

and wdym for some reason, the reason is quite obvious

"For some reason." Unless you're entirely Native American, you should keep your mouth shut about people immigrating to the United States. They have just as much right to move here as any people from any other country now and throughout history. Don't bring your bigotry here.

I know you're not worth engaging, but for any reasonable people pondering this, keep in mind that a lot of the immigrants we take from countries we're active in, are those who were on our side.

I've known an Afghani family. They're wonderful. They were allowed to immigrate here because their family members risked and lost their own lives helping the US government fight the Taliban. It wasn't safe for the family to stay.

The US government honored their help and returned the favor as best as we could.

There's a lot of talk by people like Rabble up here that we're "importing terrorism" or other such nonsense. We're not. We're bringing in the people who fought the terrorists.

It's like how a so many American Vietnamese are descendants of people who worked against the Viet Cong. We weren't "importing communism" when we let them in.

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Yes Donald…

"CAR" is an accepted type in.

What brought you to Haiti? Humanitarian trip of some kind?

ikr

Why did you say something?

Now I gotta redo the whole quiz ;-;

(Nah its ok, I needed an excuse to play this quiz again anyway lol)

They are literally being bombed by an aggressive neighbour. After you mate…

Not a popular opinion but lot of the western Europe countries are starting to struggle with immigration issues.

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Ever heard of Otto Warmbier? He was an American visiting North Korea and was arrested for supposedly taking down a propoganda poster (that was bolted to the wall). He died days after he was returned to the United States.