Personal information with the U.S. Embassy

[Bonnie Williams]

After reading today's piece in the Boquete Guide about visitors from the U.S. Embassy, I accessed the information I had filed with the embassy several years ago with an eye toward updating it. I could find no where to enter next of kin information or any other information other than my Boquete address, e-mail, and telephone. Am I missing something? The article implied that information about who to contact in case of emergency should be registered on the website.

[Kathy Boucher]

Are there reasons that you choose to not sign-up Lee.  What potential downside do you see.  At the moment, I have a neighbor who has my son's contact info in case of emergency.  When I was at the Embassy recently about getting a Panamanian drivers liecence, I was given info on how to enroll,"incase of an emergency where we needed to evacuate US citizens'.  I don't feel threatened by the political climate here.

Kathy

[Lisa Matthews]

Bonnie, I did the same last night and found similar concerns. Since "no next of kin" questions or space was noticed, I used the "Notes" section to add my son's names.

[Lee Zeltzer]

email them [e-mail] I choose not to signup so I don't know what lies within