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MILPERSMAN 1050-250

FOREIGN LEAVE TRAVEL

Responsible

Office

NAVPERSCOM

(PERS-451)

Phone: DSN

COM

882-4518

(901) 874-4518

NAVPERSCOM CUSTOMER SERVICE

CENTER

Phone: Toll Free

1-866-U ASK NPC

References

(a) BUPERSINST 1050.11H

(b) OPNAVINST 4650.15

Clearance Guide (DOD FCG),

Web site www.fcg.pentagon.mil

(d) State Department, Web site www.state.gov

(e) Congressional Directory

(f) NATO Publication AMOV P-3 of May 98 (NOTAL)

(g) BUPERSINST 1320.6G

(h) BUMEDINST 6230.15A

1. Policy. As stated in reference (a), Navy personnel may visit

any place outside the United States (U.S.) without obtaining

permission from Navy Personnel Command (NAVPERSCOM). The

responsibility for obtaining travel information and for complying

with the laws of the countries and/or places to be visited rests

with the prospective traveler. Members planning to travel with

family members should be aware that the requirements for

civilians are not necessarily the same as those for military

personnel.

2. Foreign Leave Travel Authorization. Unless prohibited by

competent authority, commanding officers (COs) may, under this

article, authorize foreign leave travel. All countries for which

foreign leave is anticipated or authorized, as well as those

through which travel is required, must be specifically listed in

the detaching endorsement on permanent change of station (PCS)

orders or in the leave authorization. Policy for members wishing

foreign leave travel authorization in connection with PCS orders

is contained in reference (b). Information regarding travel

requirements by personnel taking leave in any foreign country may

be obtained by accessing the below:

a. Department of Defense Foreign Clearance Guide (DOD FCG)

Web site (reference (c)).

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b. Travel advisories to foreign countries that are available

on the State Department Web site (reference (d)).

Commands shall review both the DOD FCG (reference (c)) and

U.S. State Department travel advisories (on reference (d)) prior

to granting leave or travel to foreign countries. When the State

Department travel advisory recommends travel to a foreign country

be deferred, leave to the country should not be authorized.

NOTE: Foreign leave shall not be granted to a member who is in a

disciplinary status, is under investigation for a criminal charge

or security violation, or is considered not to be a creditable

representative of the Navy.

3. Alien Members/Dual National Members

a. Alien members of the Naval Service who return to their

country of origin may be subject to certain impositions or

controls by the laws of that country which could result in

considerable inconvenience or hardship. In some cases alien

members have been drafted into the armed forces of their native

country or prosecuted for draft evasion. Similar problems may

also be encountered by dual national members of the Naval Service

who visit their non-U.S. country of nationality. Generally, such

dual nationality may arise in the following cases:

(1) Member born in foreign territory to parents at least

one of whom is a U.S. citizen.

(2) Member born in the U.S. to parents at least one of

whom is a citizen of another country.

(3) Member born with one parent who is a U.S. citizen and

one parent who is a citizen of another country regardless of

place of birth.

(4) Member born in foreign territory to non-U.S. citizen

parents and member eventually becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen.

b. In some cases, the problems of dual nationals are

resolved by an international protocol relating to military

obligation of dual nationals. The inconveniences and/or legal

difficulties of alien or dual national members are minimized to

some extent by agreements concerning the status of U.S. forces;

however, such agreements have not been concluded with all

countries and usually apply only when the member is on official

duty assignment in the country concerned. In order to reduce the

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potential for such problems, members taking leave to a country of

which they are a citizen (except in the case of the Philippines

covered in MILPERSMAN 1050-260, Leave/Emergency Leave in the

Republic of the Philippines, which requires members requesting

leave to submit a country clearance request) should verify that

no problem with the other country’s draft laws is anticipated

prior to commencing travel to such country. In this regard,

assistance may be obtained from the following:

Office of the Judge Advocate General

International and Operational Law

Code 10

Pentagon Room 5E793

Arlington, VA 22202

COM (703) 697-9161

DSN 221-9161

4. Passports and Visas

a. Requirements for passports vary in each country. It is

strongly recommended that members and their families apply for a

tourist passport if there is any doubt as to whether one will be

needed.

b. Military personnel are not required to obtain visas for

many countries provided they present proper military

identification. DD 2 (7-74), Armed Forces of the United States-

Geneva Conventions Identification Card (Active), is the minimum

requirement. Temporary identification cards are not acceptable

in most countries. Visas may be obtained in the principal cities

of the world from the embassy or a consulate of the country to be

visited. The addresses of foreign diplomatic representatives and

foreign counselor offices in the U.S. are listed in the

Congressional Directory (reference (e)) which is readily

available in naval general libraries and most public libraries in

the U.S.

5. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Countries.

Military personnel performing leave travel in or through

NATO countries shall carry, in addition to PCS orders or

leave authorization, NATO Travel Orders in compliance with

Status of Forces Agreement (set forth in reference (f)), as

required by the DOD FCG (reference (c)). See reference (g) for

guidance on completion of NATO Travel Orders. Family members are

required to hold a valid passport in which they are described as

accompanying a member of a force. The NATO countries are as

follows:

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Belgium

Lithuania

Bulgaria

Luxembourg

Canada

Norway

Czech Republic

Poland

Denmark

Portugal

Estonia

Romania

France

Slovakia

Germany

Slovenia

Greece

Spain

Hungary

The Netherlands

Iceland

Turkey

Italy

United Kingdom

Latvia

United States

6. Immunization Requirements. Navy personnel and their family

members shall follow the immunization requirements for foreign

leave travel per reference (h).

7. MAC Transportation

a. Travel Arrangements. The member who is performing the

travel is responsible for making transportation arrangements.

“Space available” accommodations for leave travel via the Air

Mobility Command (AMC) can be expected to be very difficult to

obtain and may be available only to intermediate or adjacent

destinations. It is imperative that personnel attempting to

travel on a space-available basis have sufficient funds to defray

travel expenses via commercial means and to cover the cost of

hotel accommodations when delayed or when passage by AMC is

unobtainable.

b. Travel Uniform. Navy personnel on leave or liberty will

be in an appropriate uniform when traveling on DOD-owned or

controlled aircraft unless civilian attire is authorized due to

local extenuating circumstances for political or personal safety

reasons or as required by reference (c).

c. Obtaining Information. Information regarding travel

requirements by personnel taking leave in any foreign country may

be obtained by accessing the reference (c) DOD FCG Web site.

Travel advisories to foreign countries are available on the

reference (d) State Department Web site.

d. Command Responsibility. Commands shall review both the

DOD FCG (reference (c)) and U.S. State Department travel

advisories (on reference (d)) prior to granting leave or travel

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to foreign countries. This policy applies to personnel traveling

on military and AMC-contracted (Category B) civil aircraft

departing from military airfields and commercial gateways.

e. Clothing Restrictions in Other Countries. Refer to the

current issue of the DOD FCG (reference (c)) regarding an

individual country’s uniform and civilian clothing restrictions.

In compliance with regulations governing AMC transportation, all

countries through which travel is or may be required shall be

specifically listed on the leave authorization or in the

detaching endorsement on PCS orders.