The Mapping of restrictions on the entry, stay and residence of people living with HIV was commissioned by the International Task Team on HIV-related Travel Restrictions. The Task Team was established by UNAIDS in January 2008 as an advisory/technical group whose role was to galvanize attention to such restrictions on national, regional and international agendas, calling for and supporting efforts towards their elimination. The principles of non-discrimination and the greater involvement of people living with HIV formed the core of the Task Team’s work and provided the context in which its efforts were set.