Paperwork

These resource pages are ongoing and come from many sources including online searches, word of mouth recommendations, books, pamphlets, brochures, and my own travel experiences. If you have anything to add, would like something removed, or something isn’t working correctly, please let me know.

The flags below are meant to give you an idea of which nationalities the link is for or where the company is located. Common sense should tell you if you’re able to use a given link from another country.

Getting a passport

Government offices to apply for a passport

- US State Department: http://travel.state.gov/passport

- UK Passport Service: www.passport.gov.uk/passport

- Australian Passport Information Service: www.passports.gov.au

- New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs: www.dia.govt.nz/

- Canadian Passport Site: http://www.ppt.gc.ca/

Visas

Some services to assist with Passports:

- A Briggs: www.abriggs.com

- Overseas Working Holidays: www.owh.com.au

- Thames Consular Services: www.thamesconsular.com

- Travel Document Systems: www.traveldocs.com

- Travel Visa Pro: www.travelvisapro.com

- Travisa: www.travisa.com

- Visa Connection: www.visaconnection.com

- Visa HQ: www.visahq.com

- Visa Link: https://visalink.com.au

- Zierer Visa Services: www.zvs.com

Travel Insurance

World Nomads is the group I have used for my travel insurance since the beginning of my trip. They offer plans up to 6 months long, and use companies local to your country to underwrite the insurance plan (so when I file a claim, it goes back to a company in the states). The coverage is great and the few claims I’ve had to file the last two years have gone very smoothly and without hassle. I highly recommend World Nomads.

- World Nomads: www.worldnomads.com

- Campbell Irvine: www.campbellirvine.com

- Columbus Travel Insurance: www.columbusdirect.com

- Cover More: www.covermore.com.au

- Endsleigh: www.endsleigh.co.uk

- Gateway Plans: www.gatewayplans.com

- Highway to Health: www.highwaytohealth.com

- IMG: International Medical Group: www.imglobal.com

- Insure & Go: www.insureandgo.co.uk

- iTrek: www.itrektravelinsurance.com.au

- Lonely Planet Travel Insurance: www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/insurance.do

- STA Travel: www.statravel.com