AN INDEPENDENT HIV TRAVEL GUIDE

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Travel information for people living with HIV.
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The places to check first.

Start with reported restrictions and practical details that could affect a visit.

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Tests, visa conditions or conflicting guidance. Open a country for the details.

Bhutan

For visits longer than two weeks, US guidance requires a recent HIV result and says testing on arrival is possible.

Conditions or unclear rules

Brunei Darussalam

Official guidance identifies HIV entry rules but specifies medical screening for employment. Ordinary tourist requirements remain unclear.

Conditions or unclear rules

China

No HIV-specific customs declaration is required, but official guidance allows health screening. Broader entry guidance is not fully aligned.

Conditions or unclear rules

Cook Islands

HIV requires a medical assessment under immigration rules. It is not an automatic refusal; an arrival health declaration applies.

Conditions or unclear rules

Egypt

Confirmed HIV-test requirements concern work and some study or training stays. Ordinary tourist restrictions need clarification.

Conditions or unclear rules

Iran

Sources disagree. A visa-office HIV-test requirement is reported, but current US guidance reports no known HIV entry restriction.

Conditions or unclear rules

Iraq

Visit visas are exempt from the HIV-test rule described by the UK. Other routes can require testing after arrival.

Conditions or unclear rules

Kiribati

Visa health assessment may require HIV disclosure. The official visitor checklist makes medical certificates conditional.

Conditions or unclear rules

Kuwait

HIV-related entry rules are reported. Clear testing and removal provisions concern residence; the ordinary tourist position is unresolved.

Conditions or unclear rules

Oman

Requirements depend on passport and visa. The Filipino visa-free HIV-certificate rule was reported lifted in June 2026.

Conditions or unclear rules

Australia

No categorical HIV entry ban is described, but visa health assessment can apply. Keep a visa-specific conditions card rather than a blanket permission.

Conditions or unclear rules

Canada

No categorical HIV visitor ban is described, but serious illness and expected health-service demand can affect admission. Use a conditions card.

Conditions or unclear rules

Kyrgyzstan

The profile describes visitor restrictions and possible testing for stays over one month.

Conditions or unclear rules

Malaysia

Tourists are reported not to need an HIV test, but entry/removal advice conflicts. Absence of screening is not evidence that a legal restriction does not apply.

Conditions or unclear rules

Marshall Islands

Visitor checklists reportedly require medical clearance including HIV results; denial and duration rules need individual checking.

Conditions or unclear rules

Samoa

Visitors disclosing HIV reportedly face a health interview; admission conditions remain unclear.

Conditions or unclear rules

Syria

The profile reports removal on HIV grounds despite finding no explicit tourist-entry rule; anecdotes do not resolve this.

Conditions or unclear rules

Turkmenistan

The profile reports visitor restrictions/removal, despite visa forms not asking health questions.

Conditions or unclear rules
No entry restriction reported136

No HIV-specific restriction in the cited sources. Check visa and medicine rules separately.

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