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Travel Outside of U.S., Immigration — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))

What is the waiting period for Travel Outside of U.S., Immigration — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))?

For Travel Outside of U.S., Immigration, waiting period is travel destinations will be reviewed at the time of donation; condition is if you have traveled outside of the United States and Canada; outcome is individual assessment; blood service is American Red Cross (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Travel Outside of U.S., Immigration You can be exposed to malaria through travel and travel in some areas can sometimes defer donors. If you have traveled outside of the United States and Canada, your travel destinations will be reviewed at the time of donation.

redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06

travel destinations will be reviewed at the time of donation
How long you must wait before donating (or the age/weight bound), exactly as this blood service prints it — the passage it comes from is quoted on the record page. National services genuinely disagree on the same criterion; check the service you would donate with.
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Travel Outside of U.S., Immigration verified
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American Red Cross (US) our reading
Waiting period
travel destinations will be reviewed at the time of donation verified
Condition
if you have traveled outside of the United States and Canada verified
Outcome
individual assessment our reading

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