| IRAQ |
| GENESIS-SCI TRAVEL WARNINGS & ALAERTS |
April 25, 2003
This Travel Warning is being issued to remind American citizens that Iraq remains dangerous and the
security conditions remain unstable, and that there is a new category of exemptions to restrictions on use
of U.S. passports for travel to Iraq. The U.S. Government continues to urge all U.S. citizens to avoid
travel to Iraq. This replaces the Travel Warning of February 19, 2003.
At present, Coalition Forces are working with the Iraqi people to provide security and restore basic
services in Iraq. While conditions throughout Iraq are stabilizing, some areas remain unsettled.
The U.S. Interests Section at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Baghdad remains closed. No
consular services are available for U.S. citizens in Iraq at this time. Because police and civil structures are
in the process of being rebuilt, U.S. citizens may have little recourse to these entities in emergency
situations.
U.S. passports are not valid for travel to, in or through Iraq, unless they are validated by the Department
of State, with the limited exceptions for 1) American professional reporters and journalists on assignment
in Iraq, 2) Certain persons providing humanitarian and other critical services in support of the Iraqi
people, or U.S. Government personnel and contractors on official assignment in Iraq, and 3) U.S.
citizens residing in Iraq since February 1, 1991.
For further information, please contact the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, U.S.
Department of State, 2401 E St., NW, 9th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20522-0907, Attn: Office of
Passport Policy and Advisory Services, telephone 202-663-2662, fax 202-663-2654.
This Travel Warning is being issued to remind American citizens that Iraq remains dangerous and the
security conditions remain unstable, and that there is a new category of exemptions to restrictions on use
of U.S. passports for travel to Iraq. The U.S. Government continues to urge all U.S. citizens to avoid
travel to Iraq. This replaces the Travel Warning of February 19, 2003.
At present, Coalition Forces are working with the Iraqi people to provide security and restore basic
services in Iraq. While conditions throughout Iraq are stabilizing, some areas remain unsettled.
The U.S. Interests Section at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Baghdad remains closed. No
consular services are available for U.S. citizens in Iraq at this time. Because police and civil structures are
in the process of being rebuilt, U.S. citizens may have little recourse to these entities in emergency
situations.
U.S. passports are not valid for travel to, in or through Iraq, unless they are validated by the Department
of State, with the limited exceptions for 1) American professional reporters and journalists on assignment
in Iraq, 2) Certain persons providing humanitarian and other critical services in support of the Iraqi
people, or U.S. Government personnel and contractors on official assignment in Iraq, and 3) U.S.
citizens residing in Iraq since February 1, 1991.
For further information, please contact the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, U.S.
Department of State, 2401 E St., NW, 9th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20522-0907, Attn: Office of
Passport Policy and Advisory Services, telephone 202-663-2662, fax 202-663-2654.
