Duke maintains a Restricted Regions List of locations that pose high risk. The Duke Restricted Regions List is updated whenever conditions warrant by the International Travel Oversight Committee (ITOC). Travelers should also be aware of the list of countries that have been sanctioned by the U.S. Government, because travel to these sanctioned countries may have restrictions or require a license.
Countries for which travel may be restricted
| Afghanistan | Lebanon |
| Balkan countries (Serbia, Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, including Kosovo) | Liberia |
| Belarus | Libya |
| Burma | North Korea |
| China | Palestine/Hamas |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of |
Sierra Leone |
| Cuba* | Somalia |
| Cyprus | Sri Lanka |
| Eritrea | Sudan |
| Fiji | Syria |
| Haiti | Thailand |
| Indonesia | Vietnam |
| Iran | Venezuela |
| Iraq | Yemen |
| Ivory Coast |
Zimbabwe |
*Duke University holds a travel license for certain academic activities undertaken in Cuba. Contact Export Controls for more information about travel to Cuba.
For a list of the export controls that apply to the above listed countries, please refer to the Countries of Concern page on the Export Controls web site.