Due to rapidly deteriorating regional security conditions following military operations in Iran and retaliatory strikes against neighboring countries in the Middle East, The Ohio State University has implemented an immediate suspension of all university faculty, staff and student travel to and transit through the following countries:
Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Several of the countries listed above were already subject to some level of restriction for student, faculty and staff university travel.
This action aligns with both U.S. Department of State guidance and intelligence assessments from Crisis24, the university’s international travel assistance provider. On February 28, the U.S. Department of State issued a Worldwide Caution advising heightened vigilance for all travelers. The U.S. government has subsequently ordered or authorized departures of U.S. government personnel and significant suspensions of consular operations in multiple affected countries.
As always, the health and safety of Ohio State's students, faculty and staff continues to be the university’s greatest priority. The Offices of Enterprise Risk Management and International Affairs will closely monitor developments and update this directive when conditions allow.
For questions related to upcoming travel, please contact travel@osu.edu. Questions concerning international travel security can be directed to ghs@osu.edu.