Due to increased safety and security concerns, the following countries listed require pre-approval from the University’s insurance/travel safety provider. If you are seeking to travel to a country on the list, please complete this form to begin the process, and a member of the University’s travel safety team will be in touch within two business days. Please note that approval from our external partner can take 30-45 days. If you have any questions, please email travelsafety@nyu.edu.

  • Afghanistan
  • Belarus
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia (Tigray region only)
  • Haiti
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Myanmar
  • Niger
  • Nigeria (Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, and northern Adamawa states only)
  • North Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Palestinian Territories (Gaza only)
  • Republic of South Sudan
  • Russia
  • Somalia
  • Syria
  • Ukraine
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe