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How to Access Consular Information Sheets, Travel Warnings
and Public Announcements
Consular Information Sheets, Travel Warnings and Public Announcements
may be heard any time by dialing the Office of Overseas Citizens
Services at (202) 647-5225 from a touchtone phone. The recording
is updated as new information becomes available. They are also
available at any of the 13 regional passport agencies, and U.S.
embassies and consulates abroad, or, by sending a self-addressed,
stamped envelope and indicating the desired country to the Office
of Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Room
4811, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520-4818.
By Fax
From your fax machine, dial (202) 647-3000, using the handset
as you would a regular telephone. The system prompts you on how
to proceed.
By Internet
Information about travel and consular services is now available
on the Internet's World Wide Web. The address is http://travel.state.gov.
Visitors to the web site will find Travel Warnings, Public Announcements
and Consular Information Sheets, passport and visa information,
travel publications, background on international adoption and
international child abduction services, international legal assistance,
and the Consular Affairs mission statement. There is also a link
to the State Department's main site on the Internet's World Wide
Web that provides users with current foreign affairs information.
The address is http://www.state.gov.
Consular Affairs Bulletin Board - CABB
If you have a personal computer, modem and communication software,
you can access the Consular Affairs Bulletin Board (CABB). This
service is free of charge. To view or download the documents from
a computer and modem, dial the CABB on (301) 946-4400. The login
is travel; the password is travel.
Tips for Travelers Series
The Department of State publishes a series of pamphlets on travel
to specific regions of the world. The brochures cover topics such
as currency and customs regulations, import and export controls,
dual nationality, and photography restrictions. The following
publications are available for $1-1.50 each from the Superintendent
of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington,
D.C. 20402. (Availability and prices are subject to change without
notice. Please check with the GPO before ordering at (202) 512-1800.)
Tips for Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa
Tips for Travelers to the Caribbean
Tips for Travelers to Canada
Tips for Travelers to Central and South America
Tips for Travelers to the People's Republic of China
Tips for Travelers to Mexico
Tips for Travelers to the Middle East and North Africa
Tips for Travelers to Russia and the Newly Independent States
Tips for Travelers to South Asia
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