PASSPORTS
All passengers are fully responsible for ensuring that their travel documents including passports and visas are in order. Most countries require that your passport be valid for at least six months past the date of your scheduled return. Be sure your passport will be valid for this period or you may be denied entry into your destination country. Allow plenty of time to renew your passport if necessary.
The best source of information about obtaining or renewing your passport is directly from the U.S. Dept. of State website: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
SOUTH AFRICA: At the present time South Africa has the peculiar requirement of requiring two blank visa pages in your passport to be allowed entry into the country. These are the pages that say "Visa" at the top, not the blank pages at the back of the passport. Although enforcement of this is somewhat sporadic tourists have been sent home at their own expense if their passports did not satisfy this requirement. Airline agents who allow passengers to board a flight to South Africa without the two blank pages may be fined $10,000. If you do not have two blank pages in your passport you can have pages added free of charge by sending your passport to the passport office. Check this U.S. State Dept. link for details: http://travel.state.gov/passport/fri_extra.html Please allow several weeks for this.
VISAS
The following information will allow you to contact the authorities who can give you the most accurate and up to date information about visa requirements. Since these requirements can change at any time without notice you must confirm the requirements for travel to your chosen destination when you make your reservations. You can also check with your airline for information about visa requirements and other restrictions or conditions of travel.
ALL THE WORLD’S EMBASSIES IN SEARCHABLE DATABASE: http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/directory.htm
ARGENTINA
Embassy of the Argentine Republic,
1600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW,
Washington DC 20009, USA
Telephone: (202) 238-6400 Fax: (202) 332-3171
BOTSWANA
Botswana Embassy in Washington, United States of America
3400 International Drive, NW, Suite 7M, Intelsat Building Washington DC 20008 Telephone: (202) 244-4990 Fax: (202) 244-4164
CHILE
Embassy of Chile in Washington, USA
1732 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 785-1746, Fax: (202) 887-5579
Email: ofitur@embassyofchile.org
COSTA RICA
Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, United States of America - Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, United States of America –
http://costarica-embassy.org/
ECUADOR
Consulate General of Ecuador in Jersey City, United States of America
Consulate General of Ecuador in Jersey City, United States of America
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 1020
Jersey City, New Jersey , 07302
Phone: (201) 985-1700 & (201) 985-1300, Fax: (201) 985-2959
newjersey@consuladoecuadornj.com www.consuladoecuadornj.com
GUYANA
GUYANA EMBASSY - WASHINGTON, D.C.
2490 Tracy Place N.W
Washington, D.C. 20008 USA
Tel: 202-265-6900/1; 202-265-3834 Fax: 202-232-1297
Email: guyanaembassydc@verizon.net
http://www.guyana.org/govt/otherservices.html
PANAMA
Embassy of Panama in Washington, United States of America
2862 McGill Terrace, NW, Washington DC 20008. Tel: (202) 483 1407.
PERU
Diplomatic representation in the US - chancery:
1700 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone : [1] (202) 833-9860 through 9869 FAX: [1] (202) 659-8124
NAMIBIA
Permanent Mission of Namibia to the United Nations in New York - Permanent Mission of Namibia to the United Nations in New York –
http://www.un.int/namibia/
SOUTH AFRICA
Embassy of South Africa in Washington DC
3051 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 232-4400, Fax: (202) 265-1607
E-mail: info@saembassy.org
After hours: (Emergency) (202) 413-1953
http://www.saembassy.org/
ZAMBIA
The Embassy of the Republic of Zambia
2419 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20008
Telephone: (202) 265-9717
Email: info@zambiainfo.org
http://www.zambiaembassy.org/
Note: At the time this was written Zambia required U.S. citizens to pay a $50 visa fee for a single entry visa. This amount must be paid at the point of entry. Payment can only be made in CASH with US DOLLARS. No other currency will be accepted.