SAFETY WARNINGS•ALERTS from the U.S. Embassy - General Info on What's Up • Who to Contact • Where to Go++

The U.S. Embassy has created some info sites to help Americans TRAVELING or LIVING ABROAD.  Here are some links:

 THE MAIN U.S. EMBASSY SITE FOR ALL THINGS TRAVEL RELATED:

It has Travel Warnings  •  Travel Alerts  •  Info on Passports and Visas  •   Info for Travelers and those Living Abroad+++

Travel.state.gov

WHAT THE U.S. EMBASSY CAN AND CAN NOT DO IN A CRISIS

Travel.state.gov/travel/tips/tips_6086.html

WHERE TO REGISTER FOR THE "STEP PROGRAM"

(the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program they advise you to register with when leaving the U.S. - JUST in case!!)

Travel.state.gov/travel/tips/travel_abroad/STEP/STEP_6121.html

We recommend U.S. citizens register their travel plans with the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy through the State Department's travel registration website. We strongly recommend that U.S. citizens Traveling abroad enroll in the Department of State's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP).  STEP enrollment gives you the latest security updates, and makes it easier for the U.S. embassy or nearest U.S. consulate to contact you in an emergency.  If you don't have Internet access, enroll directly with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. 

Download their free Smart Traveler App

State.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/165020.htm

(it looks like their app for iPhone and Android is off the market currently)

TIPS FOR TRAVELING ABROAD:

Travel.state.gov/travel/tips/travel_abroad/travel_abroad_6122.html

FOLLOW THEM ON:

Facebook.com/TravelGov

Bureau of Consular Affairs

Twitter.com/TravelGov

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Don't have a computer but want to know what's up?? 
Call

1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada or
1-202-501-4444 from other countries (you'll be charged a fee for this).  

HOURS:

 8am-8pm Monday through Friday, Eastern Time (except U.S. federal holidays).


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