US tip: Travel to India with ‘extra caution’ – here’s why

US travel advisories, maintained and issued by the State Department, are divided into four different color-coded levels from 1 to 4, with 1 (white) being the safest place to travel and 4 (red) it is an area that is not advised for travel. for its citizens. This division was first implemented several years ago.

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Most often, Level 2 and occasionally Level 3 travel advisories have been issued for India. In April 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, it was classified as Level 4. Since March 28, when the State Department removed it from the Level 3 travel advisory of January 24, the yellow-colored Level 2 has advised Americans to take extra care when traveling to India. At Level 3, the US asks its citizens to think twice before visiting that country.

The last three travel advisories issued in 2022 – on March 28, July 25 and October 5 – are comparable in nature and focus to those issued earlier this year given that the coronavirus situation in India has almost normalized .

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The United States may issue travel advisories depending on a number of variables. State of the nation, public health issues, law and order, terrorism, relations with that nation and travel season are prominent examples of these.

Afghanistan and Myanmar are ranked in the highest tier 4 category in India’s neighborhood, while Pakistan and China are ranked at tier 3. Bhutan is at tier 1 and Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka are at tier 2, where the US advises people her to take normal care when traveling.

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