Question
Which countries that do not allow HIV positive people to visit?
16 April 2021. Related: All topics, Travel.
Can you please name a few countries who do not allow hiv +ve people? What about Saudi Arabia ?
Answer
Further information on the legislation of the different countries is published at the following link:
https://www.hivtravel.org
It is important to recognise that what countries have on paper is impossible to enforce in practice. Even when countries say that HIV is a bar to entry, and even if they maintain the right to test you, this very rarely happens unless they have a reason to think you are HIV positive.
Even with restrictive policies, for short trips, some HIV positive people still travel for holidays and business. The main complication comes if your meds are found by border control or immigration.
For this reason some people decide not to travel to countries that show this discrimination.
This Q&A was updated in 2021 from a post in May 2008.
Can HIV positive travel to Egypt without issue of deported
Hi Thando, congratulations on getting the job. Unfortunately Dubai is not welcoming to those who are HIV positive even if on treatment.
Applying for a work visa will require you to have medical exam including an HIV test. Any foreign national testing HIV positive will be detained and deported.
For more information see here: https://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=189
I got a job in dubai and iam hiv positive on arv’s will i not be allowed to work there
Hi Sindle, in the UK being HIV positive is not a barrier to work. You will not be required to disclose your status and it will have no bearing on you being employed. As i-base is a UK based charity I am less sure about Canada. Please see here for further information: https://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=39
My name is Sindy i am hiv positive im looking for a teaching job in Canada or United Kingdom can i be employed with my status? My son he is negetive but my partner is positive we are consistent with taking our medication
Hi Nomsa, I am sorry to hear about your daughter. How is she doing?
My daughter was deported from Thailand today because she is hiv positive
Hi Elise, unfortunately Bahrain is not a welcoming country for people living with HIV. Applying for a visa requires an in-country HIV test. When testing positive all foreign nationals are immediately deported. More information about this can be found here: https://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=25
Hi I got a job offer in Bahrain as a teacher but I’m HIV positive will I be allowed to work there??
Hi Mandy
Congratulations on the new job.
As the answer says above, i-Base focus on treatment but a good website to find out about Cambodia is http://www.hivtravel.org
The page on Cambodia says there are no HIV restrictions:
https://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=37