Travel abroad: how to react in case of unforeseen events?

Before your departure, find out about your destination by consulting Travel Advice. You will find all the practical information country by country (entry and stay, security, health, useful information...): a number of basic precautions must be taken in particular regarding repatriation insurance, respect for the law of the country and budget.

The department also reminds you that before you leave, you can register at Ariane, means of reporting you to the department in order to:

• receive security recommendations by e-mail if the situation in the country so warrants;
• be contacted in the event of a crisis in your country of destination;
• be able to notify a loved one in case of necessity.

Finally, the practical guide Traveling abroad is useful to adopt the right reflexes before leaving (passport, visa, laws and customs, money, health...) but also to know how to react if:

• loss or theft of your identity documents or means of payment (declaration to the local police station, assistance from the consulate who can issue you a pass to return to France but also inform you about reliable means of transfer of money in your country of stay...);
• health problem (provision by the consulate of a list of French-speaking doctors and health institutions, etc.);
• aggression (complaint to be filed with the local police, availability of a list of French-speaking lawyers and translators...);
• arrest (request for consular protection, availability of a list of French-speaking lawyers, etc.);
• crisis in the country (natural disaster, coup d'état, attack...).