Wednesday, February 21, 2007

U.S. Consulate Encourages American Citizens to Register Your Travel to the Netherlands Antilles

In a recent statement by the U.S. Consulate General in Curacao and the U.S. State Department, the Consulate strongly encouraged any American citizen living or traveling in Aruba or the Netherlands Antilles to register your trip on the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov/.

Registering your trip allows Embassies and Consulates abroad to send you newsletters and time-sensitive travel warnings and public announcements specific to the areas in which you will be traveling or living.  The information you provide also makes it easier for them to contact you in case of emergency, or to contact your family or friends in the United States in the event of an emergency abroad.  Registration will also allow residents of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles to receive notification when the vice consul will be on your island.

If you have not already registered online, please create an account at https://travelregistration.state.gov/.  If you have already registered online, please ensure your registration and travel plans are up to date.

You may update your contact information on the Internet at any time.  The data you provide is secured behind Department of State firewalls, accessible only by cleared personnel in Embassies, Consulates, and the Department of State, and releasable only under the provisions of the Privacy Act.

Important: If you do not receive a welcome message from their mailing service within a week of registration, please email them directly at ACSCuracao@state.gov so they can manually add your address.

For information on travel in the Netherlands Antilles, including Bonaire, see the Department of State’s Consular Information Sheet at http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_981.html.

Up-to-date information on safety and security is available by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or for callers in other countries, a regular toll-line at 1-202-501-4444.  These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

U.S. Consulate General Curaçao Contact Information:  The U.S. Consulate General is located at J.B. Gorsiraweg #1, Curaçao.  The mailing address is P.O. Box 158, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.  The telephone number during working hours for American citizens only is (599-9) 461-3066 ext. 225.  For after-hours emergencies involving American citizens only, please call (599-9) 510-8740 (Duty Officer).  The web site is http://curacao.usconsulate.gov and the email address is ACSCuracao@state.gov.  (Source:  U.S. Consulate General, Curacao)