Countries where extradition is banned or restricted (2026 list)
Out of the 148 countries covered by LawsTravels, 29 ban and 117 require caution on extradition. Here is the full list, region by region.
Banned or serious risk· 29
Europe · 25
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇿 Czechia
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇹 Italy
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇴 Romania
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Middle East & Caucasus · 3
🇶🇦 Qatar
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇦🇪 UAE (Dubai)
The Americas · 1
🇺🇸 United States
Allowed, with limits· 117
Europe · 9
🇦🇱 Albania
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
🇳🇴 Norway
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Middle East & Caucasus · 9
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇮🇱 Israel
🇯🇴 Jordan
🇰🇼 Kuwait
🇴🇲 Oman
🇹🇷 Turkey
North Africa · 7
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇱🇾 Libya
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇸🇩 Sudan
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Sub-Saharan Africa · 42
🇦🇴 Angola
🇧🇯 Benin
🇧🇼 Botswana
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇧🇮 Burundi
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇹🇩 Chad
🇩🇯 Djibouti
🇨🇩 DR Congo
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇸🇿 Eswatini
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
🇬🇦 Gabon
🇬🇲 Gambia
🇬🇭 Ghana
🇬🇳 Guinea
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇱🇸 Lesotho
🇱🇷 Liberia
🇲🇬 Madagascar
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇲🇱 Mali
🇲🇺 Mauritius
🇲🇿 Mozambique
🇳🇦 Namibia
🇳🇪 Niger
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇨🇬 Republic of Congo
🇷🇼 Rwanda
🇸🇳 Senegal
🇸🇨 Seychelles
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇸🇸 South Sudan
🇹🇿 Tanzania
🇹🇬 Togo
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇿🇲 Zambia
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
East Asia · 7
🇨🇳 China
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇯🇵 Japan
🇲🇴 Macao
🇲🇳 Mongolia
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇹🇼 Taiwan
South-East Asia · 10
🇧🇳 Brunei
🇰🇭 Cambodia
🇮🇩 Indonesia (Bali)
🇱🇦 Laos
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇲🇲 Myanmar
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇻🇳 Vietnam
South & Central Asia · 8
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇮🇳 India
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
🇲🇻 Maldives
🇳🇵 Nepal
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
The Americas · 21
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇧🇸 Bahamas
🇧🇴 Bolivia
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇬🇾 Guyana
🇯🇲 Jamaica
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇦 Panama
🇵🇾 Paraguay
🇵🇪 Peru
🇸🇷 Suriname
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
🇺🇾 Uruguay
🇻🇪 Venezuela
Oceania · 4
🇦🇺 Australia
🇫🇯 Fiji
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
Relaxed· 2
Europe · 1
🇷🇺 Russia
The Americas · 1
🇨🇺 Cuba
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In which countries is extradition banned?
29 countries flag extradition as banned or a serious risk for travellers: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UAE (Dubai), United Kingdom, United States.
Where is extradition allowed with limits?
117 countries allow it under conditions (age, place, quantity, permit): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China….
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