The Department relaunched travel.state.gov,
the consular affairs website, on Friday, March 16, 2007,
at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The redesigned site has a new look and
feel that allows users to easily find information about
international travel, passports, and visas.
The website is even more user-friendly,
with quicker and easier access to the most popular pages
on the site, and expanded listserv and RSS (really simple
syndication) subscription services so users can stay current
on the latest changes to consular information.
The Department invites the traveling public,
both businesses and individuals, to visit the redesigned
travel.state.gov site before planning their trip out of
the country. We will continue to provide the American public
the most important and accurate information on conditions
they may encounter, and the rules and regulations that will
govern their travels abroad.
Travel.state.gov is the Department's primary
vehicle for updating the public on travel information and
travel safety in other countries. The site advises the public
of hazardous situations, current travel requirements, and
other safe travel tips. Visitors can download application
forms and information brochures, fill out a nonimmigrant
visa application in several languages, order publications,
register their travel plans with the State Department, and
more.
The website has received over 250 million
hits since it was first established in 2004. For examples
of the kinds of information available at the site, check
out:
• Applying for a passport: http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
• Country-specific travel information: http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html
• Applying for a U.S. visa: http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html
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