Security The Department of State's Country Specific Information are available for every country of the world. Such information focuses on, but is not limited to requirements for entry, currency regulations, peculiar health concerns, the state of crime and security affairs, possible political upheaval, possible areas classified as unstable and specifics on road conditions and traffic policies. They also provide travelers with addresses and telephone contacts for U.S. embassies and consulates in case of an emergency. In general, Country Specific Information do not give advice. What they would do would be to describe things in a matter-of-fact manner to help travelers make the right travel decisions.
For some countries, however, the Department of State issues a Travel Warning in addition to a Country Specific Information. A Travel Warning may be a situationer about a dangerous event happening in a certain country meant to dissuade American travelers from immediately flying over to that country.
Travel Alerts are meant to provide a more compendious update to American travelers regarding significant, but nonetheless short-term risks that they may encounter while overseas. They are issued when there is a perceived threat, even if it does not involve Americans as a particular target group. In the past, Travel Alerts have been issued to deal with coups, pre-election disturbances, and violence by terrorists and anniversary dates of specific terrorist events.
You can access Country Specific Information, Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts 24-hours a day in several ways.
Internet These country specific minutiae can be best found on the World Wide Web, particularly on the Consular Affairs web site.
Telephone The people at Overseas Citizens Services will be more than happy to answer general queries on country-specific safety and security. Their hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Mondays through Fridays, with the exception of U.S. Federal holidays.
In Person Country Specific Information, Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts are available at any of the regional passport agencies and U.S. embassies and consulates abroad.
Local Policy Once you have stepped off the plane and arrived at your destination, the laws to follow are no longer America's, but that of the country you are visiting. Therefore, before you go, learn as much as you can about the local laws and customs of the places you plan to visit. Good resources are your library, your travel agent, and the embassies, consulates or tourist bureaus of the countries you will visit. In addition, keep track of what is being reported in the media about recent developments in those countries.
Now this is the time you can rely on online media, as there are many reliable news websites that can keep you posted about any country you plan to visit. Keep current and keep safe.
For some countries, however, the Department of State issues a Travel Warning in addition to a Country Specific Information. A Travel Warning may be a situationer about a dangerous event happening in a certain country meant to dissuade American travelers from immediately flying over to that country.
Travel Alerts are meant to provide a more compendious update to American travelers regarding significant, but nonetheless short-term risks that they may encounter while overseas. They are issued when there is a perceived threat, even if it does not involve Americans as a particular target group. In the past, Travel Alerts have been issued to deal with coups, pre-election disturbances, and violence by terrorists and anniversary dates of specific terrorist events.
You can access Country Specific Information, Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts 24-hours a day in several ways.
Internet These country specific minutiae can be best found on the World Wide Web, particularly on the Consular Affairs web site.
Telephone The people at Overseas Citizens Services will be more than happy to answer general queries on country-specific safety and security. Their hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Mondays through Fridays, with the exception of U.S. Federal holidays.
In Person Country Specific Information, Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts are available at any of the regional passport agencies and U.S. embassies and consulates abroad.
Local Policy Once you have stepped off the plane and arrived at your destination, the laws to follow are no longer America's, but that of the country you are visiting. Therefore, before you go, learn as much as you can about the local laws and customs of the places you plan to visit. Good resources are your library, your travel agent, and the embassies, consulates or tourist bureaus of the countries you will visit. In addition, keep track of what is being reported in the media about recent developments in those countries.
Now this is the time you can rely on online media, as there are many reliable news websites that can keep you posted about any country you plan to visit. Keep current and keep safe.
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