# Democratic Republic of the Congo travel advisory: Level 4: Do Not Travel

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- State Department level: Level 4: Do Not Travel
- Advisory date: 2026-07-15
- Source note: Not stated
- CDC travel health notices naming this destination: 4
- Observed level changes recorded by CiteFacts: 0
- Retrieved: 2026-09-10T23:03:54+00:00

## State Department summary

Do not travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to health, crime, unrest, terrorism, and kidnapping. Due to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, the Department of Homeland Security has implemented new restrictions under Title 49 of the U.S. Code which prevent U.S. citizens and nationals who have been in the DRC within a 21-day period from boarding commercial flights into the United States. Travelers who have been in the DRC within 21 days of their flight will not be allowed to board flights with U.S. destinations. All U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals who have been in the DRC must remain outside the DRC for 21 days before boarding flights to the United States. Visit the Centers… (truncated)

## CDC travel health notices

- [Level 4 - Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Ituri and Nord-Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level4/ebola-drc-provinces) — Level 4: Warning: Avoid All Travel — CDC date: 2026-08-04
- [Level 3 - Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Haut-Uélé and Tshopo Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level3/ebola-democratic-republic-of-the-congo) — Level 3: Warning: Reconsider Nonessential Travel — CDC date: 2026-08-04
- [Level 2 - Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda](https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level2/ebola-drc-uganda) — Level 2: Alert: Practice Enhanced Precautions — CDC date: 2026-08-04
- [Level 2 - Meningococcal Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level2/meningococcal-drc) — Level 2: Alert: Practice Enhanced Precautions — CDC date: 2026-03-24

## Observed level history

- 2026-09-10T23:02:54+00:00 — Level 4: Do Not Travel — baseline

## Sources and formats

- [Official State Department advisory](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-travel-advisory.html)
- [State Department advisory feed](https://travel.state.gov/_res/rss/TAsTWs.xml)
- [CDC travel notice feed](https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/rss/notices.xml)
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- [JSON record](https://citefacts.com/travel/democratic-republic-of-the-congo.json)