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This Advice was last issued on Friday, 17 May 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. The overall level of the advice has not changed but the advice for the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been lowered to Reconsider your need to travel. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in Rwanda because of the risk of violence and criminal activity.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 16 May 2013. It contains new information under Summary and Safety and security: Terrorism and Civil unrest/political tension (on 14 May 2013, the Nigerian President declared a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states). We continue to advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Nigeria at this time due to the very high threat of terrorist attack, the high risk of kidnapping, the unpredictable security situation, the heightened risk of violent civil unrest and the high level of violent crime. We now advise Australians not to travel to Adamawa State as well as to other states in the north-east.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 16 May 2013. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and security: Terrorism (arrest of alleged terrorists planning attacks in Cairo) and Crime (be alert to pickpockets and bag snatchers in tourist areas). We no longer advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to the cities of Suez, Port Said and Ismailia. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in Egypt overall, to reconsider their need to travel to the Governorate of South Sinai, and not to travel to the Governorate of North Sinai.

This Advice was last issued on Tuesday, 14 May 2013. It contains updated information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Terrorism (car bombings in Hatay province on 11 May) and Entry and exit (Australians visiting Turkey for tourism or business purposes may be eligible for an electronic visa). The overall level of the advice has not been changed. We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in Turkey because of the high threat of terrorist attack.

This Advice was last issued on Tuesday, 14 May 2013. It contains new information in the Summary, under Money and valuable (technical problems with ATMs), Local travel (driving in Myanmar), Airline safety (recent accidents and updated information on safety issues) and Safety and Security (the level of advice for resort areas at Ngapali Beach has been lowered to Exercise a high degree of caution). The remainder of Rakhine State remains at Reconsider your need to travel. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in Myanmar overall.

This Advice was last issued on Monday, 13 May 2013. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Terrorism (information of early April 2013 indicated that terrorists may be planning to kidnap Westerners in Sudan. Since May 2013, planning has progressed to a point where a kidnapping operation targeting Westerners in Sudan, most likely Khartoum, could occur without further warning). We now assess that there is a high threat of terrorist attack in Sudan. We continue to strongly advise Australians not to travel outside the capital, Khartoum, because of the extremely dangerous security situation and we advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Khartoum.

This Advice was last issued on Friday, 10 May 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. We continue to advise Australians to exercise normal safety precautions in Croatia.

This Advice was last issued on Friday, 10 May 2013. It contains new information under Safety and security: Civil unrest/political tension (increase in sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims, including against places of worship). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in Tanzania.

This Advice was last issued on Friday, 10 May 2013. It includes new information under the Summary and Safety and security: Terrorism (Terrorists in the region have declared their intention to increase attacks and kidnappings targeting Westerners). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Mauritania at this time due to the high threat of terrorist attack including kidnapping and the unpredictable security situation.

This Advice was last issued on Friday, 10 May 2013. It contains new information under Local travel (we strongly advise you not to travel at night given the unpredictable security situation, the risk of banditry, and poor road conditions). The overall level of the advice has not been changed. We continue to advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Burundi and advise Australians not to travel to the provinces of Bujumbura Rural, Bubanza and Cibitoke.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 09 May 2013. It contains updated information under Summary and Civil unrest/political tension (increase in security incidents in the lead-up to general election on 11 May 2013; further violence is expected in the period surrounding the election and formation of a new government). We continue to strongly advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Pakistan due to the very high threat of terrorist attack, kidnapping, sectarian violence and the unpredictable security situation.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 09 May 2013. It contains new information on the threat of rocket attack in parts of Israel bordering Egypt and Gaza. We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in Israel due to the threat of terrorist attack and the threat of rocket fire between Israel and forces in the Gaza Strip.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 09 May 2013. It includes new information in the Summary and under Safety and security: Terrorism (heightened security measures will be in place around the African Union 50th Anniversary Summit in Addis Ababa from 20 May to 28 May 2013), and Local travel (delays in completing arrival formalities). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Ethiopia, including Addis Ababa, due to the threat of terrorist attack against Western interests and ongoing tensions.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 09 May 2013. It contains new information under Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil unrest/political tension (Tunisian authorities have been undertaking military operations against two groups of suspected terrorists in the Kasserine and Kef regions). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in Tunisia because of the unpredictable security situation, the risk of further violence and civil unrest and the threat of kidnapping and terrorist attack.

This Advice was last issued on Wednesday, 08 May 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. The overall level of the advice has not changed.

This Advice was last issued on Wednesday, 08 May 2013. It includes new information under Entry and exit (same-sex married couples may be refused entry) and Laws (homosexual acts between men are illegal). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We advise Australians to exercise normal safety precautions.

This Advice was last issued on Wednesday, 08 May 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in Djibouti because of the threat of terrorist attack and the uncertain regional security environment.

This Advice was last issued on Wednesday, 08 May 2013. It contains updated information under Where to get help (contact details for Australian Consulate in San Jose). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in Costa Rica because of the high risk of serious crime.

This Advice was last issued on Wednesday, 08 May 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. We continue to advise Australians not to travel to Niger overall due to high risk of crime and threat of kidnapping.

This Advice was last issued on Wednesday, 08 May 2013. It contains new information under Summary and Safety and security: Terrorism (we assess that there is a continuing heightened risk of retaliatory attacks against Western targets in Côte d'Ivoire. Terrorists in the region have declared their intention to increase attacks and kidnappings targeting Westerners). We continue to advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Côte d'Ivoire because of the risk of terrorist attack, the unpredictable security environment and the high risk of crime.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 02 May 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. It also contains updated information in the Summary (removal of reference to elections). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in Sierra Leone because of the risk of criminal activity and civil unrest.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 02 May 2013. It contains new information under Summary and Safety and security: Terrorism (increased risk of terrorist attacks in Dakar). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in Senegal because of the threat of terrorist attack, kidnapping, criminal activity and civil unrest.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 02 May 2013. It has new information under Summary and Safety and security: Civil unrest/political tension (road movements may be blocked between Dhaka and the rest of Bangladesh on 5 May 2013 leading to potential disruptions). The overall level of the advice has not changed.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 02 May 2013. It contains new information under Summary and Security and safety: Crime (increase in reported incidents of sexual assault). The overall level of the advice has not changed.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 02 May 2013. It contains new information in the Summary and under Health (information on chikungunya health alert issued by local authorities). The overall level of the advice has not changed.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 02 May 2013. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil unrest/political tension (information indicates that attacks may be planned near the area of operation of the Freeport mine). We continue to advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in Indonesia, including Bali, at this time due to the high threat of terrorist attack.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 02 May 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australian to reconsider their need to travel to Liberia at this time because of the tense and unpredictable security environment and the risk of serious crime.

This Advice was last issued on Thursday, 02 May 2013. It includes new information in the Summary and under Safety and security: Civil unrest / Political tension (disruptions caused by strikes and demonstrations). The overall level of the advice has not changed.

This Advice was last issued on Wednesday, 01 May 2013. It contains new information under Summary and under Safety and Security: Terrorism (terrorists in the region have declared their intention to increase attacks and kidnappings targeting Westerners) and Safety and Security: Civil unrest/political tension (further violence and rioting could occur in Conakry in the period surrounding elections scheduled for 30 June). We continue to advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Guinea because of the unpredictable security situation in the country and high risk of violent crime.

This Advice was last issued on Friday, 26 April 2013. It contains new information under Summary and Safety and security: Terrorism (US Government warning of ongoing terrorist threats in Uganda). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in Uganda because of the threat of terrorist attack, civil unrest and criminal activity.

This Advice was last issued on Friday, 26 April 2013. It contains new information under Health (strain (H7N9) avian influenza confirmed in Taiwan in a person who had recently visited China). The overall level of advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australians to exercise normal safety precautions in Taiwan.

This Advice was last issued on Wednesday, 24 April 2013. It contains new information under Summary and Local travel (higher security, the disruption of public transport and other arrangements surrounding the investiture of Prince Willem-Alexander as King on 30 April 2013). The overall level of the advice has not changed.

This Advice was last issued on Tuesday, 23 April 2013. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Terrorism (on 23 April 2013, a car bomb detonated outside the French Embassy in Tripoli causing a number of injuries). We continue to strongly advise Australians not to travel to Libya due to the high threat of terrorist attack, the ongoing threat of kidnapping and the unpredictable security situation throughout the country. Australians who choose to remain in Libya should ensure that they have appropriate personal security measures in place.

This Advice was last issued on Tuesday, 23 April 2013. It contains new information under Local travel (earthquake of 16 April 2013 may cause disruption to transport, health and telecommunications services in parts of Sistan va Baluchistan province; seek local advice before attempting to enter affected areas). We continue to advise Australians to reconsider your need to travel to Iran due to increased regional tensions. You should maintain a low profile and closely monitor the local and international media for information on developments affecting your security.

This Advice was last issued on Tuesday, 23 April 2013. It contains new information under Entry and exit (information on legal issues concerning surrogacy). We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in India overall because of the risk of terrorism, civil unrest, crime and vehicle accidents.

This Advice was last issued on Monday, 22 April 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in the Kyrgyz Republic because of the potential for civil unrest, risk of terrorism and high levels of crime.

This Advice was last issued on Monday, 22 April 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. The overall level of the advice has not changed.

This Advice was last issued on Monday, 22 April 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. We continue to advise Australians to exercise normal security precautions in Belarus.

This Advice was last issued on Monday, 22 April 2013. It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution in Cameroon overall because of political uncertainty and high levels of serious crime. We strongly advise Australians not to travel to the Far North Region due to the risk of terrorist attack, kidnapping and armed banditry. We also strongly advise against travel to borders with the Central African Republic and Chad.

This Advice was last issued on Friday, 19 April 2013. It contains new information under Summary and Safety and security: civil unrest/political tension (removal of references to increased military presence in Asmara). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We continue to advise Australians to reconsider the need to travel to Eritrea at this time due to the restrictions on travel within Eritrea imposed by local authorities and the risk of sudden instability and violence.