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RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND ADVISORS

TRAVEL ABROAD RESOURCES

OFFICIAL U.S. RESOURCES FOR TRAVEL ABROAD (HEALTH & SAFETY, PASSPORTS)

** U.S. Department of State, www.state.gov

Essential help from the U.S. government, for everything from travel safety advisories to crisis assistance for U.S. citizens abroad, as well as contact information for all U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. Also lists foreign embassies and consulates in the U.S. Frequently-consulted parts of this very comprehensive web site include the following.

Travel Warnings and Information, http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
Travel Tips for Students, http://travel.state.gov/studentinfo.html
Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts (contact information for all overseas U.S. embassies and consulates), http://foia.state.gov/keyofficers.asp
Online U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and other Missions, http://usembassy.state.gov/
Services for U.S. citizens abroad, http://travel.state.gov/acs.html
Important Telephone Numbers (for crises involving U.S. citizens abroad, the number to call is 202-647-5225), http://travel.state.gov/phone_faq.html
Passport services, http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
Foreign Entry Requirements (for U.S. citizens traveling abroad as tourists), http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html
Foreign Consular Offices in the U.S. (for visas), www.state.gov/www/travel/consular_offices/fco_index.html
A Safe Trip Abroad, http://travel.state.gov/asafetripabroad.html
Travel Warning on Drugs Abroad, http://travel.state.gov/drug_warning.html
Travel publications, http://travel.state.gov/travel_pubs.html
Foreign Per Diem Rates (not for student budgets!), www.state.gov/www/perdiems
Background Notes (country information), www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/
Publications (country reports, embassy information), http://www.state.gov/r/pa/rls/dos/index.cfm?docid=221

** U.S. State Department Travel Advisories mailing list (a listserv mailing list)

Free to subscribe. Email listserv@listserv.uic.edu and type in the message body "subscribe DOSTRAVEL yourname" (omit the quotation marks and leave subject blank). This essential email announcement list sends U.S. Department of State travel advisories to your email inbox as they are announced.

** Centers for Disease Control, CDC Travel Information, www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm

Official U.S. government information about health conditions worldwide, including recommendations for immunizations and locations of travel clinics.

U.S. Customs Office, Traveler Information, www.customs.ustreas.gov/travel/trtext.htm

Information on customs restrictions and duty fees on items brought into the U.S. by travelers, including the publication Know Before You Go.