2-week backpacking trip
Documents, money, packing and the first night for a two-week trip with one backpack.
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International trip: documents checklist
Passport, visa, insurance and copies, checked weeks before you travel so you are not stopped at the desk.
23 items · 5 sections · travel, flight, packing, backpacking
6 to 8 weeks before (6)
- Check your passport's expiry dateMany countries want 6 months left after your trip, and some ask for blank pages.
- Check entry and visa rules on the official government siteRules depend on your passport, not just where you are going. UK travellers: gov.uk foreign travel advice.Open
- Apply for any visa or electronic travel permit
- Check what vaccines you need, at least 8 weeks beforeSome countries ask for a certificate at entry, such as yellow fever.
- Buy travel insurance that covers your medical conditions and activities
- Driving abroad? Check if you need an International Driving PermitOpen
Travelling with children or medicine (3)
- Children: check whether a consent letter from the other parent is needed
- Medicines: check the rules at your destination, and keep them in original packets
- Carry a copy of your prescription or a doctor's letter
The week before (6)
- Print flight tickets and your return or onward ticket
- Print your first hotel booking and address
- Print your insurance policy and its emergency number
- Save an extra photo ID
- Save your embassy's number at your destination
- Tell your bank where you are going, if it asks you to
Backups (4)
- Photo of passport, visa, licence and cards saved securely offline
- One paper copy kept apart from the originals
- Share copies and your plan with someone at home
- Fill in your passport's emergency contact page
On the day (4)
- Passport and visa in your hand luggage, not your checked bag
- Know the address you are staying at for the arrival form
- Carry proof of funds, such as a card or bank statement, if your destination asks
- Check your passport is stamped, and the date is right
Written from www.gov.uk
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