Information for Travelers

Travel Warnings, Public Announcements & Consular Information Sheets

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs web site at travel.state.gov contains a wealth of information for the American traveling or living abroad.  Follow the links below to some of the most important items available.

• Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department recommends that Americans avoid or take special precautions when visiting a certain country.
• Public Announcements are used disseminate information quickly about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term conditions that pose significant risks or disruptions to Americans abroad.
• Country Specific Information for each country in the world, including Luxembourg, provide information on health conditions, crime, unusual currency or entry requirements, any areas of instability, and the location of the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate in the subject country.

More information can be found at the Bureau of Consular Affairs general page on International Travel.

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

The WHTI Air Rule becomes effective January 23, 2007, and will require virtually all U.S. citizens and nonimmigrant aliens from Canada, Bermuda, and Mexico departing from or entering the United States from within the Western Hemisphere at air ports-of-entry to present a valid passport.

http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html