United States to begin 4-level travel advisory based on security conditions

Washington : The US will issue travel advisories from January to its citizens based on a four-level classification system with clearly recommended actions.

The level one is to "exercise normal precautions", level two would be "exercise increased caution", level three is "reconsider travel", and level four would be "do not travel", a top American diplomat said.

"We'll simplify our messages to US citizens, replacing emergency and security messages with just alerts in an easy to-understand format," Carl C Risch, Assistant



Secretary of State for Consular Affairs said.

A standard format would help US citizens find and use important security information more easily, he said adding that content would be optimised for mobile users and readily sharable on social media.

As per the new procedures beginning in January, countries would be designated in various levels from one to four depending on the threat perception.

In some cases, various parts of a single country might have different levels of travel advisories, he said.