Original
Driver's Licence |
Photocopies:
Make sure you have photocopies of all your documents.
Have them notorised as being
"true copies" by a suitably registered official.
Keep the copies in sealed plastic
bags and totally
apart from your originals.
Make sure you have lots
and lots of passport
photographs. These too should be kept in sealed plastic
bags and in separate places. Take both colour and black
and white passport photographs as each country has different
requirements. |
International
Driver's Licence |
Innoculation
/ Vaccination
papers |
| A
signed and stamped letter from a doctor for any and all
medication - even vitamin tablets! |
Vehicle
Insurance papers;
make sure the insurance you get covers all of the countries you
intend visiting |
| Personal
Insurance papers |
| Vehicle
registration papers |
| Vehicle
licence paper/disc |
Carnet
de Passage
obtainable from the AA |
Passport:
Your passport must be valid for at least six months until
after your intended return home.
When stipulating your length of stay, make sure that the
Immigration Official understands you and that the expiration
date given is correct.
Also - really important! - check
and double-check that each and every passport is stamped on
entry and departure from every border post. |
Camping
Carnet
particularly if travelling in Europe |
| Medical
Insurance papers |
Visas:
You may, or may not be able to get Visas before leaving home;
If you can - DO!
If you can't, then be
prepared to complete lots of paperwork, supply passport photos
and some cash. Some countries insist on Visa fees being
paid in foreign currency, whilst others accept the local
currency. |
| Credit
Cards / Cash |
Traveller's
Cheques |
List
of "assets":
At most border posts you will need to declare all of the
"assets" which you are taking into the country.
It is much easier to put this list together before leaving
home. Create a typed list of the serial numbers and
name/description of items such as cameras, lenses, fridges, GPS
etc.
Some countries even require you to put a value to such
items.
We have generally managed to get Customs Officials to
accept our list which they have just stamped and stapled to
their form.
In cases where they have insisted on their document being
completed, it is much easier to just copy your list than have to
try and search each item to find serial numbers.
Remember - you have have to show a Customs Official any of the
items you are declaring - either on entering or leaving a
border. |
