United States of America Travel Risk Level

Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office currently advises "See our travel advice before travelling" for United States of America. This travel advice also covers American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and United States Virgin Islands.

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Government travel advisories

The headline risk level reflects the US State Department and UK FCDO advisories. France Diplomatie and Germany's Auswärtiges Amt apply more conservative criteria and are shown below for additional context.

US State Department

Level N/A

No advisory data available.

UK FCDO

See our travel advice before travelling · whole-country level

This travel advice also covers American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and United States Virgin Islands. Before you travel No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to: see general advice for women travellers read our guide on disability and travel abroad see general advice for LGBT+ travellers read about safety for solo and independent travel see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad Travel insurance If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance . Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency. About FCDO travel advice The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ( FCDO ) provides advice about risks of travel to help you make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice . Get travel advice updates Sign up to get email notifications when this travel advice is updated. Follow FCDO : travel advice on X travel advice on Facebook Travel Aware on Instagram

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France Diplomatie

Normal vigilance · whole-country level

France Diplomatie : vigilance normale (vert).

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Germany Auswärtiges Amt

Travel advice (Reisehinweise) · whole-country level

Auswärtiges Amt: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (general travel and security advice); no travel warning in effect.

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Active disaster alerts (GDACS)

earthquake · Magnitude 5.8M, Depth:10km

Green earthquake (Magnitude 5.8M, Depth:10km) in United States 26/07/2026 08:35 UTC, Few people affected in MMI III.

On 7/26/2026 8:35:18 AM, an earthquake occurred in United States potentially affecting Few people affected in MMI III. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.8M, Depth:10km.

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:47:43 GMT · 4d ago

storm · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 56 km/h)

Green notification for tropical cyclone BERTHA-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0 (0 in Tropical Storm).

From 19/07/2026 to 24/07/2026, a Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 93 km/h) BERTHA-26 was active in Atlantic. The cyclone affects these countries: United States (vulnerability Low). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 …

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:09:29 GMT · 1w ago

Health alerts (WHO)

Avian influenza

Avian Influenza A(H5N5)- United States of America

On 15 November 2025, WHO was notified of the 71st confirmed human case with influenza A(H5) since early 2024 in the United States of America— the first human case reported in the United States of America since February 2025. On 20 November,…

2025-12-05T16:36:27Z · 7mo ago

Global & regional health alerts (WHO)

Cross-border outbreaks and pandemic-scale alerts that affect travellers regardless of destination.

Global · Chikungunya

Chikungunya virus disease- Global situation

2025-10-03T11:25:30Z

Global · Mpox

Broader transmission of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV – Global situation

2025-12-05T19:00:00Z

Global

Seasonal influenza - Global situation

2025-12-10T19:00:00Z

Global

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus - Global update

2025-12-24T05:38:07Z

Global · Mpox

Mpox: recombinant virus with genomic elements of clades Ib and IIb – Global situation

2026-02-14T19:00:00Z

Recent risk-level changes

19 June 2026 — Germany AA: Level — → Level 1
19 June 2026 — France Diplomatie: Level — → Level 1

Overseas territories of United States of America

United States of America's overseas territories share this advisory but sit in different WHO health regions and have their own natural-hazard exposure. Active regional health alerts for each territory are shown inline.

Territory	WHO region	Active regional alerts
American Samoa	Western Pacific (WPRO)	0
Guam	Western Pacific (WPRO)	0
Northern Mariana Islands	Western Pacific (WPRO)	0
Puerto Rico	Americas (AMRO)	0
United States Virgin Islands	Americas (AMRO)	0

Frequently asked questions

Is it safe to travel to United States of America?

United States of America is currently assessed at Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions) based on the US State Department and UK FCDO advisories. This travel advice also covers American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and United States Virgin Islands.

What is the current US State Department travel advisory for United States of America?

The US State Department has not published a current travel advisory for United States of America in our dataset.

What is the current UK FCDO advice for United States of America?

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office currently advises: "See our travel advice before travelling" for United States of America as a whole. This travel advice also covers American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and United States Virgin Islands.

What is the current France Diplomatie advice for United States of America?

France Diplomatie currently advises "Normal vigilance" for United States of America as a whole. France Diplomatie: vigilance normale (vert).

What is the current Germany Auswärtiges Amt advice for United States of America?

Germany's Auswärtiges Amt currently advises "Travel advice (Reisehinweise)" for United States of America as a whole. Auswärtiges Amt: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (general travel and security advice); no travel warning in effect.