Paperwork Before You Leave - Checklist for Backpackers

 

Work related

 

Finish paperwork at work (e.g. time reporting).

 

Book hotel

 

Make a booking for the first night if you arrive at an inconvenient hour, have traveled for many hours or you arrive in high season (where finding accommodations may be difficult). There are many on-line services for booking or just use your travel agency.

 

Sticky labels

 

Get sticky labels and write peoples name on them, then just stick them onto your postcards.

 

Certificate of Immunizations

 

Bring your Certificate of Immunizations (health book)

 

Visa

 

Get necessary visas in your passport. Start this process in time since it can be time consuming. Sometimes you can get visa on arrival. See visa section for details.

 

 

Drivers license

 

If you plan on driving bring your drivers license along. Get an international drivers license if needed.

 

Other cards

 

Bring other relevant cards such as airline bonus cards, phone cards, student cards (e.g. ISIC) to obtain discounts, Hostelling International card etc. If you have an e-ticket and it was registered to a card, make sure that you bring the relevant card along.

 

Insurance

 

Make sure you have a paper which states your insurance cover with policy number and contact details. If you live in the European Union and will visit another country in the E.U. get a European Health Insurance Card which entitles you to receive health care under the same economic conditions as the citizens of the country you will visit.

 

Ticket and itinerary

 

Bring your ticket and itinerary along.

 

Contact information

 

Print contact information to:

 

* Embassies

 

* Health clinic where you got your immunizations

 

* Insurance company. Note if there are special emergency contact numbers (sometimes reverse charge)

 

* Your bank/credit card issuer so that you can report stolen/lost cards

 

* Travel agent

 

* Traveler´s cheques issuers local office

 

* Hotels

 

* Emergency contacts

 

* Addresses and phone numbers to friends(for postcards)

 

Photo

 

Bring passport photos if needed in order to get a visa on arrival or if you lose your passport and need to get a new.

 

Book to read on the plane

 

Get it before you go to the airport (where they are usually more expensive).

 

Photocopies

 

Make photocopies of all important documents such as:

 

* Visa

 

* Passport

 

* Tickets

 

* Certificate of Immunizations (health book)

 

* Maps in the guidebook (in order not to have to carry the book along while walking around)

 

Store the photocopies in a separate location from the originals and protect the copies from rain with a plastic cover.

 

Upload copies

 

If you have access to a scanner you can scan the photocopies (see previous bullet) and upload them to the Internet (e.g. send an e-mail to yourself with the files attached). If you do not have a scanner you can take a photo with your digital camera instead of scanning. You can also e-mail them to a friend or your family.

 

Print information from the Internet

 

Print the information you have gathered on the Internet about your destination).

 

Your own checklist

 

Make a copy of your own checklist (based on this one) and bring along. It may be useful for insurance purposes if your luggage is lost/stolen.

 

Phrase list

 

A small list with the most useful phrases in the local language to keep in your wallet/purse for easy access or on your mp3-player.

 

Guidebook

 

Dictionary

 

There are electronic ones you can download to your cell phone or portable computer. You can also get a separate electronic device or a good old paper dictionary :)

 

Passport

 

Apply for a passport well in advance if you do not have one. Check the expiry date of your passport. Some countries require it to be valid for at least six months from your date of entry.

 

Check the state of your passport, I was once almost refused to board a plane to Japan because the page with my passport photo was almost falling out of my passport (a well know quality problem with some Swedish passports). This can also prevent you from getting a visa.

 

Happy travels!






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