Ok, what about my visa?

While Love Volunteers' pre departure packages include information on visa requirements each traveller is responsible for checking and confirming the visa requirements for their specific type of travel. The best way to do this is to regularly look at the following sites:

• The UK Foreign Office
• The US State Department

Other countries have their own sites.

As well as the most recent information on visas, passport requirements and work permits if required, there is a lot of information available on these sites including addresses for embassies and consulates, health and vaccinations, driver’s licences, laws and Smart Traveller enrolment programs.

There are some basic general principles:

• You will need a current passport and we recommend that you travel with a passport that has at least 6 months validity.
• You should make sure you have at least 2 free pages for visas.
• Always check that for any country that you are making connecting flights through (refer to the above websites or your airline) to see if you need a transit visa.
• Always travel with your passport and documentation available to you plus have a copies in your bags and to be really sensible have copies available to you in your email account.

It is the responsibility of the traveller, not Love Volunteers, to make sure that the relevant visas and/or permits are in place.