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TIPS FOR TRAVELING ABROAD

 

 

Tips for Traveling Abroad

For detailed information about steps you can take to ensure a safe trip, see How to Have a Safe Trip. Meanwhile, here are some quick tips to make your travel easier and safer:

  • Register so the State Department can better assist you in an emergency: Register your travel plans with the State Department through a free online service at https://travelregistration.state.gov. This will help us contact you if there is a family emergency in the U.S., or if there is a crisis where you are traveling. In accordance with the Privacy Act, information on your welfare and whereabouts will not be released to others without your express authorization.

     
  • Sign passport, and fill in the emergency information: Make sure you have a signed, valid passport, and a visa, if required, and fill in the emergency information page of your passport.

     
  • Leave copies of itinerary and passport data page: Leave copies of your itinerary, passport data page and visas with family or friends, so you can be contacted in case of an emergency.

     
  • Check your overseas medical insurance coverage: Ask your medical insurance company if your policy applies overseas, and if it covers emergency expenses such as medical evacuation. If it does not, consider supplemental insurance.

     
  • Familiarize yourself with local conditions and laws: While in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws. The State Department web site at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html has useful safety and other information about the countries you will visit.

     
  • Take precautions to avoid being a target of crime: To avoid being a target of crime, do not wear conspicuous clothing or jewelry and do not carry excessive amounts of money. Also, do not leave unattended luggage in public areas and do not accept packages from strangers.

     
  • Contact us in an emergency: Consular personnel at U.S. Embassies and Consulates abroad and in the U.S. are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to provide emergency assistance to U.S. citizens. Contact information for U.S. Embassies and Consulates appears on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website at http://travel.state.gov. Also note that the Office of Overseas Citizen Services in the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs may be reached for assistance with emergencies at 1-888-407-4747, if calling from the U.S. or Canada, or 202-501-4444, if calling from overseas.

How to Have a Safe Trip

Register Your Travel So We Can Contact You in an Emergency

Planning Your Trip: Know Before You Go!

Required Travel Documents and Other Important Documentation

What to Take With You on the Trip, and What to Leave Behind

Emergencies:  Consular Assistance and Crises Abroad

What You Should Know If You Are Residing Abroad or Are Planning to Reside Abroad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How to Have a Safe Trip

 

Register Your Travel So We Can Contact You in an Emergency

Why It’s Important

The State Department strongly encourages American citizens planning travel
abroad to register their travel with the Department of State.  Travel registration
makes it possible to contact a traveler if necessary, whether because of a family
emergency in the United States or because of a crisis in the place the traveler is visiting. 
Registration is a free service provided by the State Department, and is easily accomplished
online at
 https://travelregistration.state.gov.  

Note that, in accordance with the Privacy Act, the Department of State may not release
information about those registered without their express written authorization. 

If your family needs to reach you because of an emergency, they can pass a message to
you through the Office of Overseas Citizens Services, which can be contacted from within
the United States at 1-888-407-4747 (toll free), and from overseas at 202-501-4444. 
The Office of Overseas Citizens Services will contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in
the country in which you are traveling in order to pass the message to you. 

The State Department also advises leaving a detailed itinerary and copies of your passport biographical-data page with a friend or relative in the United States.

How to Register (It’s Easy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Planning Your Trip: Know Before You Go!

 

Information Resources

Travelers should familiarize themselves with their destinations, both to get the most enjoyment out of the visit and to avoid known dangers. Travelers should also be aware of restrictions on items that may be taken overseas (see “Bringing Medications or Filling Prescriptions Abroad,” below) and even on items that may be brought into the U.S. upon return (see “Customs and Import Restrictions,” below). More information resources follow:

The Consular Information Program

The Consular Information Program consists of three main components that provide information to the American public about travel to specific countries: Country Specific Information, Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts. The U.S. Department of State issues fact sheets called Country Specific Information on over 200 countries. The sheets contain information on entry requirements, crime and security conditions, areas of instability, road safety and other details relevant to travel.

The Department of State also issues Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts.
Travel warnings are issued when the State Department recommends deferral of travel by Americans to a country because of civil unrest, dangerous conditions, terrorist activity and, in some cases, because the U.S. has no diplomatic relations with the country and may have great difficulty in assisting Americans in distress. Travel Alerts are issued as a means to disseminate information quickly about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term or transnational conditions that could pose significant risks to American travelers.

How to Obtain Country Specific Information, Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts

Country Specific Information, Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts are updated regularly and are accessible through the State Department's travel information website at http://www.travel.state.gov. For specific questions regarding an emergency involving an American citizen overseas, contact the Office of Overseas Citizens Services at (202) 647-5225.

There are three ways to access Country Specific Information, Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts:

  • On the Internet: http:// travel.state.gov.
  • By Fax: on a fax machine, dial 202-647-3000 and follow the voice prompts.
  • By Telephone: dial (888) 407-4747 from within the U.S., or, from overseas, (202) 501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

     

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