# Geographic Restrictions

Nest is designed to be **globally accessible.** We leverage onchain infrastructure to enforce regulatory safeguards while remaining permissionless for eligible users.

## Restriction Jurisdictions

This list is subject to change based on updates to international sanctions and compliance frameworks. Users from these regions are **prohibited** from accessing Nest or interacting with its smart contracts:

#### Africa

* Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe

#### Asia

* Afghanistan, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Lebanon, Myanmar, North Korea, Syria, Yemen

#### Europe

* Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

#### North America

* Cuba, Nicaragua, United States

#### South America

* Venezuela

#### Oceania

* Marshall Islands

### How Compliance Is Enforced

* Nest is built on **Plume**, which enforces **onchain AML screening** for every wallet.
* Wallets interacting with Nest—whether via the app or directly with smart contracts—are screened for:
  * Sanction violations
  * Known illicit actors
  * High-risk jurisdictions
* If a wallet fails screening, transactions are automatically rejected by the sequencer.

[Read more about AML screening on Plume](https://docs.plumenetwork.xyz/plume/plume-chain/aml-screening)

### Related Pages

* [Explore Vaults](https://app.nest.credit/)
* [Understand the Assets in Each Vault](https://docs.nest.credit/about/assets)
* [Learn How Nest Ensures Security & Compliance](https://docs.nest.credit/security-and-compliance/audits)