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Overseas Citizens Services (OCS) in the U.S. Department of State and our embassies and consulates abroad are charged with providing consular protection and services to United States citizens abroad. The safety of U.S. citizens traveling and residing abroad is the highest priority of the Department of State. Service to the public is OCS’s mission.
This web site contains extensive information that we hope will be helpful to you. Please review our web-based material first as it may answer your questions. If you are looking for information on a particular subject, this index should assist you in locating the topic. We give credit to the Embassies + Consulates for making this information public giving us the chance to contribute even more to use their services.
If you are inquiring about an actual life or death emergency, or require other assistance not addressed in the web-based material, contact Overseas Citizens Services (OCS) or after-hours duty officer by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (202) 647-5225.
Main address:
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Main Switchboard:
202-647-4000
TTY:
1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay Service)
Hotline for American Travelers:
202-647-5225
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Registration at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate (in the country you are visiting) makes your presence and whereabouts known, in case it is necessary for a consular officer to contact you in an emergency. During a disaster overseas, American consular officers can assist in evacuation were that to become necessary. But they
cannot assist you if they do not know where you are.
Registration is particularly important for those who plan to stay in a country longer than one month, or who will travel to: *A country that is experiencing civil unrest, has an unstable political climate, or is undergoing a natural disaster, such as an earthquake or a hurricane. *A country where there are no U.S. officials. In such cases, you should register at the U.S. embassy or consulate in an adjacent country, leave an itinerary with the Consular Section, ask about conditions in the country that you will visit and ask about the third country that may represent
U.S. interests there.
If you are traveling with an escorted tour to areas experiencing political uncertainty or other problems, find out if your tour operator is registering your trip through the State Department’s travel registration website . If it is not, or if you are traveling on your own, you can still register with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate through the State Department’s travel registration website.
