In this section you will find important travel related information.  Please visit this section frequently as we will list the latest travel information and warnings from the US State Department and other travel resources.

Special Passport Events!

Apply for a U.S. passport at Special Passport Events. The USPS is holding special Saturday application events at participating US Post Offices from 10:00am-4:00 pm on designated Saturdays. You can apply for your passport without an appointment.

You will need to bring the following items:

• Proof of Citizenship
• Proof of Idenitity
• Two (2) recent identical photos (Photos can be taken on site for an additional $15)
• Payment fees (Adults $100, Minors under 15 $85)

**Please note fees must be paid in 2 separate payments:
Adults $25 to the US Postal Service and $75 to U.S. State Department
Minors $25 to the US Postal Service and $60 to U.S. State Department

For a list of participating post offices, please visit: www.usps.com.
For passport regulations/information, please visit: www.travel.state.gov.

New Travel Warnings

Colombia

This Travel Warning updates and reminds American citizens of ongoing security concerns in Colombia. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. While security in Colombia has improved signigicantly in recent years, violence by narco-terrorist groups continues to affect some rural areas and cities. The potential for violence by terroritsts and other criminal elements exists in all parts of the country. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Colombia issued February 5, 2008.

Violence has decreased markedly in many urban areas; however, the level of violence in Buenaventura remains high. Small towns and rural areas of Colombia can still be extremely dangerous due to the presence of narco-terrorist. Common crime remains a significant problem in many urban and rural areas. For additional details about the general criminal threat, please see the Department of State's Country Specific Information for Colombia.

For the complete Colombia travel warning, please visit: www.travel.state.gov.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

This Travel Warning clarifies the areas of eastern Congo affected by rebel activity, deletes information on Ebola, and adds information on aviation safety. Overall, the security situation in the country remains unchanged. This Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for the Democratic Republic of the Congo issued January 8, 2008.

The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa). Conditions within certain regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain dangerous. Official personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa are restricted from travel to the North Kivu area unless the travel is for official business and has been authorized by the Embassy.

Fighting between armed rebels, Congolese military forces, and U.N. peacekeeping troops continue in the provinces of North and South Kivu, eastern Orientale, northern Katanga, and sporadically in Bas Congo. U.S. citizens are warned particularly against travel in eastern Congo as fighting there is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Armed groups as well as active duty and demobilized Congolese troops in parts of the country, including eastern Congo, are known to pillage, carjack, and steal vehicles, kill extra-judicially, rape, kidnap, and carry out military or paramilitary operations. Government soldiers, as well as rebel fighters expected to be demobilized as a result of ongoing peace processes, remain a security concern. Travelers are frequently detained and questioned by poorly disciplined security forces at numerous roadblocks and border crossings throughout the country.

For the complete Congo travel warning, please visit: www.travel.state.gov.