At least 104 countries around the world have special restrictions on entry and residence of people living with HIV and AIDS.

If you are travelling for either a holiday or work or you're thinking of moving to a county permanently, it is important to know if there are any legal restrictions because of being HIV+.

Karl Lemmen and Peter Wiessner of the German AIDS Federation and European Aids Treatment Group (EATG) and David Haerry (EATG) have put together Travel and Residence Regulations for People with HIV and AIDS 2007, which is now available online through ILGA (International Lesbian and Gay Association).

The document is in pdf format and is 50 pages long. To download the document, click here.

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