Abduction, International Parental Child Abduction

Adoptions

• International Adoptions
• CDC Information on International Adoptions
• Citizenship for Adopted Children - link to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security
• Citizenship for Adopted Children

Affidavit of Surviving Spouse or Next of Kin

Affidavits and Acknowledgement of Documents Abroad (See Notarial Services)

Agriculture, Pets and Wildlife

• Travelers' Tips on Bringing Food, Plant and Animal Products into the U.S.
• Know Before you Go; Pets, Wildlife, U.S. Customs
• Facts About Federal Wildlife Laws
• Disaster Planning Tips for Pets, Livestock and Wildlife, FEMA

Air Travel Service Problems

Animals (See Agriculture, Pets and Wildlife)

Animals and Emergencies - FEMA

Arrest Abroad

• Consular Notification and Access - Arrest of Foreign Nationals in U.S.
• Prisoner Transfer Treaties

Aviation Disaster

Attorneys

• Lists of Foreign Attorneys
• Retaining a Foreign Attorney

Authentication of Documents

• U.S. Department of State Authentication Office
• Authentication Functions of U.S. Consuls Abroad
• Hague Legalization Convention
• Academic Credentials

Background Notes on Foreign Countries

Birth Certificates

• How to Get Copies of U.S. Birth Records
• How to Get Copies of Reports of Birth for Children Born Abroad
• Births on High Seas

Business Travelers

• U.S. Commercial Service

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Child Abduction

• Children's Issues, Office of
• Child Protection
• Child Support Enforcement Abroad

Citizenship

• Does My Child Have U.S. Citizenship?
• How to Document the Citizenship of a U.S. Citizen Born Abroad?
• Checklist for Establishing a Citizenship Claim for Person Born Abroad
• How Can I Lose U.S. Citizenship?
• How Can I Renounce U.S. Citizenship?
• Will I Lose U.S. Citizenship If I Obtain Public Office in a Foreign Country?
• Loss of U.S. Citizenship and Foreign Military Service
• What is Dual Citizenship?
• Affidavit of Physical Presence, Parentage to Transmit U.S. Citizenship

Consular Information Sheets - Travel Safety Conditions in Foreign Countries

Consulate

U.S. Embassies and Consulates Abroad Home Pages

Country Information

• Consular Travel Information Program
• Judicial Assistance
• International Adoption
• Marriage and Divorce
• Background Notes

Crime

• Consular Information Sheets - See the crime section for each country.
• U.S. Citizen Victims of Crime Abroad
• Child Victims of Crime
• Criminal Records Checks

Crisis

• Crisis Overseas
• Crisis Abroad Pamphlet
• Crisis Awareness
• Crisis Preparedness
• Crisis Preparedness for Children
• Crisis Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities
• Crisis Preparedness for Older Americans
• Health Links - Crisis related health issues
• Crisis Victims

Cruise Ships, International (CDC Sanitation Inspections)

Customs Requirements - Import

Customs Requirements - Export

U.S. Customs Traveler Information

• Getting Copies of U.S. Death Certificates
• Getting Reports of Death for U.S. Citizens Who Die Abroad
• Consular Report of Death of a U.S. Citizen Abroad
• Deaths of U.S. Citizens Abroad
• Estates of U.S. Citizens Who Die Abroad
• Affidavit of Surviving Spouse or Next of Kin
• Deaths of U.S. Citizens in Foreign Countries - National Archives
• Deaths on the High Seas

Depositions

Disasters

• Disasters Overseas
• Disaster Preparedness
• Disaster, Natural
• Disaster Relief
• Disaster Victims

Divorce Overseas

DNA Testing

Doctors Abroad

Driving Abroad

• Road Safety
• International Driving Permits

Drugs

• Medical Information for Americans Abroad

Dual Nationality

Earthquakes

Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs

• Office of Overseas Schools
• Teaching Overseas

U.S. Embassies and Consulates Abroad Home Pages

U.S. Embassy and Consulate Phone Numbers Abroad (see Consular Information Sheets)

Foreign Embassies in the United States

Enforcement of Judgments

• Child Support Enforcement

Estates

• Personal Belongings of U.S. Citizens Who Die Abroad
• Transferring Proceeds of an Estate from One Country to Another
• Affidavit of Surviving Spouse/NOK

Evacuation, Crisis

Evidence, Taking Depositions or Compelling Evidence Abroad

Exchange Rates, Currency

Federal Agencies Services Abroad

Federal Benefits Abroad

Fees, Consular

Fires

Floods

Financial Assistance in an Emergency Abroad

Lost Credit Cards Overseas

Money, Sending Emergency Funds Overseas

Foreign Affairs Manual

Freedom of Information Act

Gold Key Matching Services, U.S. Trade International Partners

HIV Testing Requirements for Entry into Foreign Countries

Hospitals

Hostages

• Overseas Security Advisory Council
• Victims of Terrorism - see hostage/kidnapping

Hurricanes

Insurance, Medical

Judicial Assistance

Judgments, Enforcement of

Key Officers of the Foreign Service

Kidnapping

(See Also Parental Child Abduction)
• Overseas Security Advisory Council Publications
• Victims of Terrorism - see hostage/kidnapping

Lawyers

Lists of Foreign Lawyers

Retaining a Foreign Lawyer

Letters Rogatory

Loan, Repatriation - See Financial Assistance

Lost Passports Abroad

Lost Passports Abroad - U.S. Passports Will No Longer be Issued Abroad - Press Release - 4/2/02

Lost Property Abroad

Sending Money to a U.S. Citizen Abroad in an Emergency

Marriage

• Marriage Abroad
• Marriage Abroad in Specific Countries

Medical

• Medical Evacuation
• Medical Information for Americans Abroad
• Medical Emergency
• Medical Emergencies Abroad (CDC)
• Medicare
• Shots
• Doctors Abroad
• Hospitals
• Insurance, Medical

Military Personnel Records

Missing Persons

Money, Sending Emergency Funds Overseas

Nationality (See Citizenship)

Notarial Services

• Can An American Notary Act Abroad?

Older Americans

• Tips for Older American Travelers
• Crisis Preparation for Older Americans

Overseas Citizens Services

• Overseas Security Advisory Council

Passports

• Getting a Replacement for a Passport Lost/Stolen Abroad
• U.S. Passports Will No Longer be Issued Abroad - Press Release - 4/2/02

Passports for Minors Abroad

• New Law on Passports for Minors
• Passport Services for Minors in the United States
• Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program
• How to Get Copies of Your Passport Records

Pets

• Travelers' Tips on Bringing Food, Plant and Animal Products into the U.S.

• Know Before you Go: Pets, Wildlife, U.S. Customs
• Facts About Federal Wildlife Laws
• Disaster Planning Tips for Pets, Livestock and Wildlife - FEMA
• Pets and Disasters - FEMA

Prisoner Transfer Treaties

Privacy Act

Property

Public Announcements About Travel

Rail Travel Abroad

Records

• Birth, Death and Marriage Records
• Passport Records - National Archives
• Passport Records - Department of State
• Release of Records
• Freedom of Information Act
• Privacy Act
• 22 CFR 171 - Access to Information
• 22 CFR 172 - Service of Process and Requests for State Department Official Testimony or Documentary Evidence

Religious Freedom, International

A Safe Trip Abroad

Tips for Students

• Spring Break
• International Student Identity Card
• International Study I.D. Cards

Office of Counter-Terrorism

Tips for Older Americans

Tips for Students

Tips for Travelers to Canada

Tips for Travelers to the Caribbean

Tips for Travelers to Mexico

Tips for Business Travelers to Nigeria

Tips for Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa

Tips for Travelers to the Middle East and North Africa

Tips for Travelers to Russia

Tips for Travelers to China

Tips for Travelers to South Asia

Tourism

• Foreign Tourist Offices in the United States
• Tourist Complaints
• U.S. Department of Commerce Tourism Office
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• OFAC Sanctions for the Travel Industry

Visas

• Visa Requirements for U.S. Citizens Traveling Abroad
• Visa Requirements for Foreigners Traveling to U.S.

Wildlife, Pets, and Agriculture

• Travelers' Tips on Bringing Food, Plant and Animal Products into the U.S.
• Know Before you Go: Pets, Wildlife, U.S. Customs
• Facts About Federal Wildlife Laws
• Disaster Planning Tips for Pets, Livestock and Wildlife - FEMA

Your Trip Abroad

Other Government Websites

• First Gov Service Locator
• U.S. Department of Justice
• The White House
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