AMERICAN CITIZENS SERVICES

Welfare and Whereabouts Inquiries

Should one of your family members be missing, the Consular Section can assist you in locating them. Should you become concerned about the welfare of a family member, this office can also assist you. When contacting the consular section, please provide the following:

• Full name of the person you are looking for
  
• His/her U.S. passport number
  
• His/her date and place of birth
  
• Travel plan
  
• The date when he/she entered Nicaragua
  
• Physical description and/or photo
  

Please note that once an individual is located, you will be notified of this ONLY if he/she has signed an authorization or given verbal permission to waive the Privacy Act, which prevents us from releasing information about persons without their consent. Some travelers do not want their family to know their whereabouts.