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Tips for Traveling Abroad
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.
