FOREIGN ENTRY REQUIREMENTSNotesSome countries require that your U.S. passport be valid at least six months or longer beyond the dates of your trip. Check with the Embassy or Consulate of the country you plan to visit for their requirements. **Schengen countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. SASE is self-addressed, stamped envelope. If applying in person, remember to call about office hours. Many consulates are only open in the morning and closed for local holidays. Several countries accept mailed applications from specific states only. If applying by mail please be sure to check with Embassy or Consulate and see if the state you live in is permitted to submit mailed applications. Consular Information ProgramThe State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs provides assistance and information to U.S. citizens traveling abroad. Consular Affairs issues Consular Information Sheets, Travel Warnings, Public Announcements, and other travel publications. The following gives a brief description of some of the information currently available through the Consular Information Program: Consular Information Sheets, Travel Warnings, and Public Announcements: Consular Information Sheets are issued for every country in the world. They include such information as the location of the U.S. embassy or consulate in the subject country, health conditions, political disturbances, unusual currency and entry regulations, crime and security information, and drug penalties. The State Department also issues Travel Warnings and Public Announcements. Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Countries where avoidance of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular Information Sheets. Public Announcements are issued as a means to disseminate information quickly about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term and/or transnational conditions posing significant risks to the security of American travelers. Travel Brochures:
Senior Travelers - contains special health, safety and travel information for older Americans Tips for Traveling Abroad - offers tips on obtaining a passport, considerations in preparing for your trip and traveling, and other sources of information. The following travel tips brochures contain information on currency regulations, customs, and dual nationality for specific areas of the world: Country Specific Travel Information Consular Information Sheets, Travel Warnings, Public Announcements, and Consular Affairs' publications can be obtained by accessing Internet at http://travel.state.gov. Publications can also be purchased from the *U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Copies of Consular Affairs' publications are available for $1.50 - $3.00 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, tel: 202/512-1800, fax: 202/512-2250, Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov.
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Countries IMPORTANT: THIS LISTING IS PREPARED FROM INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM FOREIGN EMBASSIES PRIOR TO DECEMBER 2005 . THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CHECK ENTRY REQUIREMENTS WITH THE CONSULAR OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTRIES TO BE VISITED WELL IN ADVANCE. |