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What is State Department “Country Specific Information”?
- “Country Specific Information” (or CSI) is available for
all countries throughout the world. The CSI is a public document that contains
information on the conditions of a particular country of interest to US citizens
who are traveling abroad. The CSI is the principal tool used to disseminate
this information through the Internet. As a document of the US Department of
State, the CSI is available in English.
- The CSI includes information on: location of US Embassy or
Consulate(s) in the country of interest, immigration requirements, health
conditions, small political disturbances, currency, entry regulations for that
particular country, crime levels, advice for individual security, and drug
penalties, among other subjects.
- Much of this information is obtained by the Embassy while
assisting US citizen tourists or residents in the country.
- The information for each country is frequently updated.
The parameters that guide what information will be included in the CSI are
determined by the US Department of State in Washington, D.C. These parameters
are applied equally throughout the world.
To see the CSI for the Dominican Republic, please click
here:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1103.html.
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