Whenever you plan for a foreign tour there are a lot of things you have to do and decide about which things you may need during your stay at some other place. The most important concern that you have to take care of is the list of stuff you need to carry for your trip. The things you may need depend upon the place you are going to visit and the duration of your stay at that place. If you are going for a 3 to 4 days visit to a place you may need a few clothes and a short list of items. A few common mandatory things for your overseas trip include the following:

• Make sure that your visa and passport are valid and updated

The above things can present you an idea that what are the things which are mandatory before going on a foreign trip. No doubt, every overseas trip starts with boarding on to a plane or a ship. So, you must take good care of all your documents like passport and travelling ticket and also check that whether the visa is still valid or not.

• Check for travelling precautions and warnings

Every country has its terms and regulations for the tourists visiting their country. One must have a look at it before travelling to that place. Find out whether a long-term stay in that country will impose some extra conditions or not. Check out the political violence, criminal activities or terrorist attack are not being observed in the destination place. Besides this, further detailed information for travelers is available on travel state government of U.S website and on official websites of almost every country. Read the instructions on the website of your home country and the destination place.

• Get proper vaccination

The most important thing before travelling to a foreign country is to get a proper vaccination, as it is a matter of your health. Some countries have made it mandatory to get some specific vaccinations before entering the state. These vaccinations may vary from country to country. Moreover, if some country is facing some epidemic then in that case it is also necessary for you to get immunized by getting proper vaccination. If we just see an example of USA then there are various travel clinics there. They provide services regarding immunization and recommendations to the travelers. They not only provide you with vaccination for yellow fever but also intimate you with precautions about how to stay safe in your destination country and avoid illness. You can get all kinds of necessary vaccinations which are required for overseas trips.

The reason that why you should not see your regular doctor for travel medicine is that 50% of the travelers who visited their primary healthcare doctor had wrong treatment to prevent from malaria. While 25% of the travelers did not get necessary vaccinations or some of them got unnecessary immunizations. The immunizations available at these travel clinics mostly include medicines for Hepatitis A, B, flu, meningitis, MMR, polio, rabies, Japanese encephalitis, shingles, tetanus, chicken pox, typhoid and yellow fever.

• Buy travelling insurance

It has been observed that your health insurance will not cover you when you are on an overseas tour. It is better you buy an emergency medical insurance to avoid any kind of inconvenience in the foreign place and protect you from the unexpected.

• Pack appropriately

The most important and time-consuming part in the preparation of your overseas trip is the packing of all the required items. There are various itinerary lists that can help you in packing. A few important things that you must carry on your overseas tour are briefly listed below:

1. Documents including your passport, ticket, contact list, maps, reservation vouchers, and a traveler’s guide.
   1. Clothes according to the weather conditions of the destination place.
   1. Power plugs, converters, chargers, hands free, laptop, camera, USB, and power bank.
   1. Cosmetic products and toiletries.
   1. Currency notes valid in the destination place, credit and debit cards.