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Important Travel Documents |
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In case of emergency, the items listed below may prove most helpful:
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A copy of your passport showing the photo page, (please be advised, that it is against federal law to reproduce a color copy of your passport) or list your passport number and issuing location. |
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List all credit card numbers with 800 telephone # to report their loss or theft. |
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A copy of your valid drivers license |
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If recently married, please take a copy of your birth and marriage certificate, when travelling under your maiden name. |
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List of all Travelers Check numbers and how to report their loss or theft. |
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Your health insurance ID and/or a copy of the front page of your health insurance policy, with claim office phone number. |
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Copy of your itinerary and our agency phone number. |
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Copy of your airline tickets, car, hotel and tour vouchers |
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Phone numbers of contacts at your destination and emergency phone numbers in the US. |
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Names and addresses for postcards! Don't forget email addresss for use in internet cafes! |
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We advice placing the above mentioned items in either a ziplock bag or manila envelope in an unused pocket of your suitcase. |
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A Word About Your Passports |
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When you receive your tickets and documents please check them carefully. Call, if you have any questions.
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Please remember, your TICKET HAS VALUE. If you change your travel plans en route and require a flight change, check to see if your ticket can be applied toward the purchase of a new ticket. Some non-refundable and penalty tickets cannot be altered. However a ticket is as valuableas money, so please guard it as such.
The theft or loss of your tickets, passport and money is certain to spoil your trip. Therefore carry as little cash as is practical, using traveler's checks and keeping a record of the numbers in a different location from your wallet.
Thousands of passports are stolen each year and many more are lost. Black market sales of American passports in Asia and Latin America are unbelievable. Here are the steps to take when your passport is stolen or missing. |
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Notify the police of the country in which you are travelling. At the moment you are without your passport you are in that country illegally. |
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Get a copy of the police report and take it to the local office of your country's consulate. Do not waste time by going to the embassy; it is your consulate that will issue a replacement passport. |
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Provide the consulate with your passport number, it will frequently take 3-4 business days before the consulate receives a reply from the US and sometimes even longer if you do not have this number. With the number and some other form of ID such as a birth certificate you can usually have a replacement the same day. Have a B&W copy of the face page of your passport made. This can facilitate the replacement process.
When your passport has been prepared you must again provide 2 photos of yourself. |
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A little precaution can prevent a lot of inconvenience. Keep your passport and travel documents with you at all times and avoid displaying them in public. |
Important Travel Documents