The US State Department said on Monday it has eased travel advisory ratings for the United Kingdom and Israel after having raised both countries to its highest warning level last month. The State Department lowered the UK to a "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" rating and lowered Israel to "Level...
DETROIT (WWJ)- The U. S. State Department has issued a travel advisory for Japan after the earthquake and tsunami. Consul General of Japan in Detroit, Kuni Matsuda says more than half of the main island has been affected by the disaster. "Unless you have a really, emergency business to ...
The State Department is trying to make it easier for U.S. travelers to understand and access security information about their travel destinations with the rollout of a new travel advisory program. The new system, which largely replaces the department's travel warnings and advisories, assigns a t...
The advisory is not a warning to avoid travel to the Dominican Republic—only the State Department’s Level 4 warning does that. Instead, it advises travelers going to the country to stay safe by being aware of their surroundings, not displaying any signs of wealth, and not resisting any ro...
The most serious advisory is a travel warning, in which the State Department advocates that all American citizens defer nonessential travel to all parts of a country. These are issued when the State Department believes that there exists a situation with the potential for actual physical danger--...
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The State Department on Wednesdaydowngraded its travel advisoryfor China, shortly after the White House announced it had secured the release of three Americans as part of a prisoner swap with Beijing. The travel advisory was updated to a Level 2 “exercise increased caution,” down from a Level...
The department had issuedprevious travel advisoriesas tension rose on Israel's northern border, but this was the first to offer travelers loans to purchase tickets to leave the country. The advisory also provided a crisis intake form for US citizens to fill out, but urged that citizens who had...
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The U.S. Department of State has issued a travel advisory to Mexico because of an increased risk of violent crime in some parts of the country. Violent crime, such as homicides, kidnappings, carjackings and robbery, are "widespread" and the U.S. government "has limited ability to provide...