List of 53 Countries Whose Nationals are Subject to Additional Security Checks

April 30 2003

The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, the division of the Department of Homeland Security inspecting persons at the U.S. borders, has a "list" of "countries of interest" whose nationals are subject to greater security checks at the border. The list of countries is as follows:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Algeria
  3. Angola
  4. Argentina
  5. Armenia
  6. Bahrain
  7. Bhutan
  8. Brazil
  9. Congo
  10. Cyprus
  11. Democratic Republic of Congo
  12. Egypt
  13. Eritrea
  14. Ethiopia
  15. Georgia
  16. India
  17. . Indonesia
  18. Iran
  19. Iraq
  20. Israel
  21. Jordan
  22. Kazakhstan
  23. Kenya
  24. Kuwait
  25. Kyrgyzstan
  26. Lebanon
  27. Liberia
  28. Malaysia
  29. Mongolia
  30. Morocco
  31. Myanmar
  32. Nepal
  33. Oman
  34. Pakistan
  35. Panama
  36. Paraguay
  37. Philippines
  38. Qatar
  39. Republic of Yemen (Sanaa)
  40. Saudi Arabia
  41. Somalia
  42. Sri Lanka
  43. Sudan
  44. Syria
  45. Tajikistan
  46. Tunisia
  47. Turkey
  48. Turkmenistan
  49. United Arab Emirates
  50. Uruguay
  51. Uzbekistan
  52. Venezuela
  53. Yemen (Aden)