If a government flies you out of a crisis, it sends you the bill — and can refuse to renew your passport until you pay it. Almost nobody knows this before they need to.
Nine things to settle before the deposit, not before the flight.Sources: US Department of State travel advisory system and risk indicators; 22 U.S.C. 2671 (repatriation and evacuation loans); Foreign Affairs Manual 8 FAM 803.9 (passport denial for crisis loan indebtedness); standard travel insurance policy wordings. Full discussion in Travel Advisories and Evacuation: What Actually Happens.
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