Important stuff and deadlines
It's only 51 days until departure for those of you going 14 July. Yay! That means some deadlines are approaching. I'll link every deadline to Swedish websites. If you're from other countries - contact your country office if you miss any of the documents or need some other help.
* If you want Pocket Money Service from STS, that should have been ordered before the last payment slips were sent out. For those of you, who forgot to order it - check with your country office whether this is still possible to get. Your last payment should be completed 4 June.
* If you want the STS insurance, t-shirt or Explorer Pass - check with your country office as well. Officially, the deadline has been passed, but it's always worth asking.
* Your parental agreement has to be signed and sent in 4 June, which is in eleven days from today. For those of you going other dates it's simply forty days in advance. Make sure you read it through carefully, cause when your parent signs it he/she confirms that both of you fully understand and accept the rules, that he/she will let us take care of you for those three weeks and that you both have read the ABC-book, among other important things. If you missed this deadline, contact your country office and send it in as soon as possible!
* Check your passport. It needs to be valid until 3 months after your return to your home country and it can't be damaged in any way (if you're not Swedish, check the rules with your country office). If you need to order a new passport, visit your police office at least a week before you need to pick it up. If you forget or lose your passport less than 5 days before departure you can get a temporary passport for 980:- here.
* Make two copies of your passport. Leave one with your parents and give the other copy to your leader at the airport. In case you lose your passport, the copies will make it easier to solve the problem. Make the copies well in advance, cause if you do it last minute, it's easier than you think to forget your original passport in the copy machine.
* Check your European Health Insurance Card (EU-kort). If you don't have this blue card, or if it's not valid until your back to your home country, please order a new one well in advance. This card will let you pay the same price for health care as Englishmen do, in case you need to visit a nurse or a doctor. Swedes going with me can order it from Försäkringskassan 29 June at the lastest. At least ten days before departure, if you're going other dates.
* Check your insurance. If you don't have the STS Insurance, check with your insurance company what they'll cover in case something happens to you or your things during the stay in the UK. Do this at least a few days before departure in case you need to change anything.
* Register you APIS on the airline website. STS gives you all the instructions here, and for us going to Brighton it's enough doing it the day before, but you can do this as soon as you get your PNR on mypage 25-30 days before departure.
* Exchange money. You can usually do this at the airport, but if you have an early flight, it's better to do it a few days in advance. More tips about money can be found here.
* Sign page 57 in the ABC-book. Do this in advance so you can hand it in to your leader at the airport. You parent needs to sign his/her permission for you to participate in more adventurous activities in case the opportunity appears.
I recommend you Swedes to read the checklist on sts.se and to read all documents that apply to you. To prepare well gives you a safer trip, prepares you mentally, and you'll have more time for having fun.
/Emma
* If you want Pocket Money Service from STS, that should have been ordered before the last payment slips were sent out. For those of you, who forgot to order it - check with your country office whether this is still possible to get. Your last payment should be completed 4 June.
* If you want the STS insurance, t-shirt or Explorer Pass - check with your country office as well. Officially, the deadline has been passed, but it's always worth asking.
* Your parental agreement has to be signed and sent in 4 June, which is in eleven days from today. For those of you going other dates it's simply forty days in advance. Make sure you read it through carefully, cause when your parent signs it he/she confirms that both of you fully understand and accept the rules, that he/she will let us take care of you for those three weeks and that you both have read the ABC-book, among other important things. If you missed this deadline, contact your country office and send it in as soon as possible!
* Check your passport. It needs to be valid until 3 months after your return to your home country and it can't be damaged in any way (if you're not Swedish, check the rules with your country office). If you need to order a new passport, visit your police office at least a week before you need to pick it up. If you forget or lose your passport less than 5 days before departure you can get a temporary passport for 980:- here.
* Make two copies of your passport. Leave one with your parents and give the other copy to your leader at the airport. In case you lose your passport, the copies will make it easier to solve the problem. Make the copies well in advance, cause if you do it last minute, it's easier than you think to forget your original passport in the copy machine.
* Check your European Health Insurance Card (EU-kort). If you don't have this blue card, or if it's not valid until your back to your home country, please order a new one well in advance. This card will let you pay the same price for health care as Englishmen do, in case you need to visit a nurse or a doctor. Swedes going with me can order it from Försäkringskassan 29 June at the lastest. At least ten days before departure, if you're going other dates.
* Check your insurance. If you don't have the STS Insurance, check with your insurance company what they'll cover in case something happens to you or your things during the stay in the UK. Do this at least a few days before departure in case you need to change anything.
* Register you APIS on the airline website. STS gives you all the instructions here, and for us going to Brighton it's enough doing it the day before, but you can do this as soon as you get your PNR on mypage 25-30 days before departure.
* Exchange money. You can usually do this at the airport, but if you have an early flight, it's better to do it a few days in advance. More tips about money can be found here.
* Sign page 57 in the ABC-book. Do this in advance so you can hand it in to your leader at the airport. You parent needs to sign his/her permission for you to participate in more adventurous activities in case the opportunity appears.
I recommend you Swedes to read the checklist on sts.se and to read all documents that apply to you. To prepare well gives you a safer trip, prepares you mentally, and you'll have more time for having fun.
/Emma
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