Pre-Holiday Message 2012
Pre-Holiday Message
Fellow Americans,
The holiday season can often put additional financial pressure on families and economic crimes tend to increase during these periods. Robberies and muggings, which can be violent, tend to go up during the month of December. We urge you to be extra vigilant about your personal security over the next few months.
In addition, if you plan on travelling to the US this holiday season, please make sure that the passports for you and all your family members are still valid. Passports can be renewed before they expire. For more information, please check out our website at http://kingston.usembassy.gov/appointments.html.
You should regularly monitor the U.S. Embassy’s website at http://kingston.usembassy.gov and the U.S. Department of State's travel website, where the current Worldwide Caution Messages, Travel Warnings, and Travel Alerts can be found. We also encourage you to review our Tips for Traveling Abroad, which includes valuable security information for living and/or traveling abroad. In addition to information on the Internet, travelers may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada, or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.
Emergencies involving U.S. citizens can be reported by contacting the American Citizen Services (ACS) Unit of the U.S. Embassy’s Consular Section, located at 142 Old Hope Road in the Liguanea area of Kingston, telephone (876) 702-6450, after hours emergency line at (876) 702-6000, and e-mail at KingstonACS@state.gov. The U.S. Consular Agency in Montego Bay is located at Whitter Village, Ironshore, telephone (876) 953-0620. The U.S. Consular Agency in the Cayman Islands is located at Cayman Centre, Unit B-1, 118 Dorcy Drive, telephone (345) 945-8173.