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USA travel advice
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ( FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help you make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice. Follow and contact FCDO ...
Travel Advisory Updates
Office of the Spokesperson. April 19, 2021. State Department Travel Advisory Updates. In order to provide U.S. travelers detailed and actionable information to make informed travel decisions, the Department of State regularly assesses and updates our Travel Advisories, based primarily on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...
Entry requirements
Passport validity requirements. To enter the US, your passport must be valid for the length of your planned stay. If you're travelling through another country on your way to or from the US ...
Travel Advisories
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. July 26, 2023. Ghana Travel Advisory. Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. November 20, 2023. Democratic Republic of the Congo Travel Advisory. Level 3: Reconsider Travel. July 9, 2024. Republic of the Congo Travel Advisory.
Travelers
Please call 1 (888) 407-4747 (U.S. and Canada) or 1 (202) 501-4444 (overseas) or contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. As a first step in planning any trip abroad, check the Travel Advisories for your intended destination. Our highest priority is to protect the lives and interests of U.S. citizens overseas.
Safety and security
The US Department of Homeland Security has advice on what to do in an active shooter incident. Research your destination before you travel and follow the advice of local authorities. Crime linked ...
COVID-19 international travel advisories
U.S. citizens traveling to a country outside the U.S. Find country-specific travel advisories, including COVID-19 restrictions, from the Department of State. See the CDC's COVID-19 guidance for safer international travel to learn: If you can travel if you recently had COVID-19. What you can do to help prevent COVID-19. LAST UPDATED: May 31, 2024.
International Travel
International Travel. The highest priority of the Bureau of Consular Affairs is to protect the lives and serve the interests of U.S. citizens abroad. Across the globe, we serve our fellow citizens during some of their most important moments - births, adoptions, medical emergencies, deaths, arrests, and disasters.
Travel
Find out how to apply for or renew your U.S. passport. Learn how to get an international driver's license. Get information about international travel documents for minors. Learn about passports, travel documents for minors, and travel to, from, and within the U.S.
Before You Go
How to get overseas insurance coverage. Where to sign up for our free Smart Traveler Enrollment Program. Sometimes - in spite of good planning - things can still go wrong. Prepare for the unexpected by reading about how to plan for a crisis overseas. Additional Tips for Traveling Abroad. Downloadable Traveler's Checklist PDF card.
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A level 2 alert means you should be aware of heightened risk when you travel. Level 3 - Reconsider travel. There may be serious risks involved when you travel to countries under a level 3 alert. Level 4 - Do not travel. In countries under a level 4 travel advisory, there is a higher chance you may encounter life-threatening risks.
Know Before You Visit
Know Before You Visit. Almost a million individuals enter the U.S. daily. Everyone arriving at a port of entry to the U.S. is subject to inspection by Customs and Border Protection officers for compliance with immigration, customs and agriculture regulations. The more international travelers know about what to expect, the easier and quicker the ...
For Travelers
For Travelers. Apply for a U.S. passport, check wait times, information on crossing U.S. borders, file a travel complaint (DHS TRIP), find overseas travel alerts, join frequent traveler programs, learn what you can bring on a plane, locate a port of entry (air, land, or sea), travel overseas, and visit the United States.
United States of America (USA)
Entry requirements (visa/passport) Electronic System for Travel Authorization. The ESTA is an electronic registration system requiring travellers who are part of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to register in advance of travelling to the US. If you are ineligible for an ESTA or your ESTA application has been denied (including due to travel to VWP-restricted countries such as Cuba, Iran, Libya ...
Foreign travel advice
Foreign travel advice. Get advice and warnings about travel abroad, including entry requirements, safety and security, health risks and legal differences. Search for a country or territory - you ...
COVID-19 Travel Advisory Updates
The Department of State has no greater responsibility than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas. We are committed to providing U.S. citizens with up-to-date and timely information, so they are informed as they make international travel plans and when they are abroad. Given the increases in international travel, the availability of effective COVID-19 […]
USA travel advice
Entry requirements. Please make sure you check all the US entry requirements that apply to you before heading to the airport. UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) US travel advice is here. Good news - for all customers arriving by air to the USA, including foreign nationals, effective 12 May 2023 there is no requirement to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or complete an ...
Travel & Tourism
For travel to the United States on a temporary basis, including tourism, temporary employment, study and exchange. Read More. Immigrant Visas. For foreign citizens who want to live permanently in the United States. Read More. Visa Waiver Program. ... Outside of Office Hours, contact: (0)20-7499-9000.
Foreign Office issues NEW USA travel advice and warns 'until November'
T he Foreign Office has issued NEW USA travel advice for Brits heading to the North America region before November. The UK Foreign Office has updated its guidance amid a threat of hurricanes and ...
U.S. citizens traveling abroad
Authenticate an official document for use outside the U.S. Apostilles and authentication certificates show U.S. documents are genuine. Learn when to use each. Make traveling abroad easier: learn about visas, Trusted Traveler Programs, driving, and emergencies. Also, learn to authenticate documents with apostilles.
Travel warning for tourists to the US extended until end of year
Across the ocean, the United Kingdom Foreign Office warned British citizens coming to the U.S. for business or holidays about an "above-normal hurricane season" that is expected to last throughout ...
Latest UK Foreign Office advice on North Korea travel as border reopens
Latest UK Foreign Office advice on North Korea travel as border reopens to tourists One travel company will offer trips to the hermit kingdom as soon as December but warns "things may be a little ...
Travel advice for the USA
The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for the USA. From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Published. 15 March 2020. This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative ...
Planning fall travel? Here's the one thing you should avoid
Wait to book. Travelers assume that because it's the off-season, they'll be able to wait until the last minute to book. But with demand still high, this is not the fall to try that, said experts ...
What other countries say about visiting the UK
The US Embassy in London gives plenty of friendly travel advice to visiting Americans, for example on visiting Parliament on an organised tour or watching a debate in the House of Commons (for ...
Is it safe to travel to Greece? UK travel advice and wildfire hotspots
Naturally, wildfires may be a cause for concern if you have a trip booked, but the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has not yet updated its advice on travel to Greece ...
International Travel Recommendations
Office of the Spokesperson. April 26, 2022. U.S. citizens considering international travel should plan ahead and be informed about travel requirements before making decisions or firm travel plans. We urge U.S. citizens considering international travel to check their passport expiration date early and if renewal is needed, to submit applications ...
UK ministers drawing up plans to evacuate 60,000 Britons from Israel
The British Foreign Office is advising against all but essential travel to Israel, amid the war in Gaza, and is now looking at emergency plans to support some 60,000 Brits believed to be in the ...
Riots Break Out Across UK: What to Know
Anti-immigration protesters clashed with police officers in Rotherham, England, on Sunday. Credit... Hollie Adams/Reuters
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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ( FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help you make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice. Follow and contact FCDO ...
Office of the Spokesperson. April 19, 2021. State Department Travel Advisory Updates. In order to provide U.S. travelers detailed and actionable information to make informed travel decisions, the Department of State regularly assesses and updates our Travel Advisories, based primarily on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...
Passport validity requirements. To enter the US, your passport must be valid for the length of your planned stay. If you're travelling through another country on your way to or from the US ...
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. July 26, 2023. Ghana Travel Advisory. Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. November 20, 2023. Democratic Republic of the Congo Travel Advisory. Level 3: Reconsider Travel. July 9, 2024. Republic of the Congo Travel Advisory.
Please call 1 (888) 407-4747 (U.S. and Canada) or 1 (202) 501-4444 (overseas) or contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. As a first step in planning any trip abroad, check the Travel Advisories for your intended destination. Our highest priority is to protect the lives and interests of U.S. citizens overseas.
The US Department of Homeland Security has advice on what to do in an active shooter incident. Research your destination before you travel and follow the advice of local authorities. Crime linked ...
U.S. citizens traveling to a country outside the U.S. Find country-specific travel advisories, including COVID-19 restrictions, from the Department of State. See the CDC's COVID-19 guidance for safer international travel to learn: If you can travel if you recently had COVID-19. What you can do to help prevent COVID-19. LAST UPDATED: May 31, 2024.
International Travel. The highest priority of the Bureau of Consular Affairs is to protect the lives and serve the interests of U.S. citizens abroad. Across the globe, we serve our fellow citizens during some of their most important moments - births, adoptions, medical emergencies, deaths, arrests, and disasters.
Find out how to apply for or renew your U.S. passport. Learn how to get an international driver's license. Get information about international travel documents for minors. Learn about passports, travel documents for minors, and travel to, from, and within the U.S.
How to get overseas insurance coverage. Where to sign up for our free Smart Traveler Enrollment Program. Sometimes - in spite of good planning - things can still go wrong. Prepare for the unexpected by reading about how to plan for a crisis overseas. Additional Tips for Traveling Abroad. Downloadable Traveler's Checklist PDF card.
A level 2 alert means you should be aware of heightened risk when you travel. Level 3 - Reconsider travel. There may be serious risks involved when you travel to countries under a level 3 alert. Level 4 - Do not travel. In countries under a level 4 travel advisory, there is a higher chance you may encounter life-threatening risks.
Know Before You Visit. Almost a million individuals enter the U.S. daily. Everyone arriving at a port of entry to the U.S. is subject to inspection by Customs and Border Protection officers for compliance with immigration, customs and agriculture regulations. The more international travelers know about what to expect, the easier and quicker the ...
For Travelers. Apply for a U.S. passport, check wait times, information on crossing U.S. borders, file a travel complaint (DHS TRIP), find overseas travel alerts, join frequent traveler programs, learn what you can bring on a plane, locate a port of entry (air, land, or sea), travel overseas, and visit the United States.
Entry requirements (visa/passport) Electronic System for Travel Authorization. The ESTA is an electronic registration system requiring travellers who are part of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to register in advance of travelling to the US. If you are ineligible for an ESTA or your ESTA application has been denied (including due to travel to VWP-restricted countries such as Cuba, Iran, Libya ...
Foreign travel advice. Get advice and warnings about travel abroad, including entry requirements, safety and security, health risks and legal differences. Search for a country or territory - you ...
The Department of State has no greater responsibility than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas. We are committed to providing U.S. citizens with up-to-date and timely information, so they are informed as they make international travel plans and when they are abroad. Given the increases in international travel, the availability of effective COVID-19 […]
Entry requirements. Please make sure you check all the US entry requirements that apply to you before heading to the airport. UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) US travel advice is here. Good news - for all customers arriving by air to the USA, including foreign nationals, effective 12 May 2023 there is no requirement to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or complete an ...
For travel to the United States on a temporary basis, including tourism, temporary employment, study and exchange. Read More. Immigrant Visas. For foreign citizens who want to live permanently in the United States. Read More. Visa Waiver Program. ... Outside of Office Hours, contact: (0)20-7499-9000.
T he Foreign Office has issued NEW USA travel advice for Brits heading to the North America region before November. The UK Foreign Office has updated its guidance amid a threat of hurricanes and ...
Authenticate an official document for use outside the U.S. Apostilles and authentication certificates show U.S. documents are genuine. Learn when to use each. Make traveling abroad easier: learn about visas, Trusted Traveler Programs, driving, and emergencies. Also, learn to authenticate documents with apostilles.
Across the ocean, the United Kingdom Foreign Office warned British citizens coming to the U.S. for business or holidays about an "above-normal hurricane season" that is expected to last throughout ...
Latest UK Foreign Office advice on North Korea travel as border reopens to tourists One travel company will offer trips to the hermit kingdom as soon as December but warns "things may be a little ...
The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for the USA. From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Published. 15 March 2020. This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative ...
Wait to book. Travelers assume that because it's the off-season, they'll be able to wait until the last minute to book. But with demand still high, this is not the fall to try that, said experts ...
The US Embassy in London gives plenty of friendly travel advice to visiting Americans, for example on visiting Parliament on an organised tour or watching a debate in the House of Commons (for ...
Naturally, wildfires may be a cause for concern if you have a trip booked, but the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has not yet updated its advice on travel to Greece ...
Office of the Spokesperson. April 26, 2022. U.S. citizens considering international travel should plan ahead and be informed about travel requirements before making decisions or firm travel plans. We urge U.S. citizens considering international travel to check their passport expiration date early and if renewal is needed, to submit applications ...
The British Foreign Office is advising against all but essential travel to Israel, amid the war in Gaza, and is now looking at emergency plans to support some 60,000 Brits believed to be in the ...
Anti-immigration protesters clashed with police officers in Rotherham, England, on Sunday. Credit... Hollie Adams/Reuters