FLO - A to Z Site Map

A

AAFSW - the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide

According to My Passport I'm Coming Home - publication for teens returning to the United States

Adoption Guidelines and the Foreign Service

Adult Children: When Does My Baby Turn into an Adult?

Adult Education Opportunities

Allowances, Department of State Office of

B

Bilateral Work Agreements and de facto Work Arrangements

Bilingual Children

Boarding School Options for the Foreign Service Child

C

Caring for Elderly Parents

Child Care - Creating a Child Care Facility at Post

Child Care Options for Foreign Service Families

Child Care Tuition Assistance (Subsidy) Program

College Considerations for Foreign Service Youth

College - Residency Requirements

Commissary and Recreation Affairs, Office of

Contact the Family Liaison Office

Contingency Planning

Contingency Planning for Evacuations

Evacuation Considerations for Families with School Age Children
Evacuation Plan: Don't Leave Home Without It - checklist for before, during and after an evacuation
Contingency Planning for Single Parents & Tandem Couples with Children
Pets: Contingency Planning for Your Pet
Choosing Your Safehaven: Factors to Consider
Choosing a Safehaven: Considerations for Parents of School Age Children
Evacuation Considerations for Families with School Age Children
A List of Papers and Computer Disks to Hand Carry

Counseling Resources

Crisis - Talking to Foreign Service Youth About War and Crisis

Also see Evacuations

D

Death of a Foreign Service Employee or Family Member

Developmental Delays - see Special Educational Needs

Distance Learning

Divorce

Driver's Licenses

Dual Citizenship - Security Clearance Implications

E

Education and Youth Issues

Talking to Foreign Service Youth About War and Crisis

Education Allowances - FAQs from the Office of Allowances

Educational Travel Allowances

Education Information Resources in the Department of State

Education Links

Education Options for the Foreign Service Family - publication

Elder Care Issues and the Foreign Service Family

Emergency Notification Procedures (Overseas Briefing Center)

Employment Options for Foreign Service Family Members - publication

Evacuations - also see Contingency Planning

Evacuation Questions and Answers
Welcome Back Evacuation Packet - includes evacuation regulations, evacuation contact list, evacuation allowance (SEA) information and application forms.
Hotels and Lodging Information for Evacuees
Long Distance Relationships and Separated Tours: When Couples Live Apart
Employment Options for Evacuees
Training Opportunities for Foreign Service Family Members
Child Care Options
Evacuation Allowances

Executive Order Eligibility

Expeditious Naturalization for Foreign Born Spouses of Department of State Employees

F

Family Member Appointment (FMA)

Family Member Employment

Working in a U.S. Embassy or Consulate Overseas
Working on the Local Economy Overseas
Home-based Businesses
Employment for Family Members Returning to the United States
Federal Employment
SNAP - Strategic Networking Assistance Program

Family Member Employment Options in the U.S. Foreign Service (brochure in .pdf)

Family Member Employment Statistics

FAST-TRAIN - Teacher Training for Foreign Service Spouses

Federal Employment

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

Foreign Born Spouses

Foreign Service Youth Foundation

Foreign Service Youth - Relocation Issues, Third Culture Kids, and More

Former Spouse Benefits Under the Foreign Service Retirement System

FS Direct - electronic newsletter of the Family Liaison Office

Foreign Service Institute

FSI Child Care Facility

Functional Training for Foreign Srvice Family Members

G

Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA)

Gifted Education for the Foreign Service Child

Global Employment Strategy

Going Global Country Career Guides

Guidelines for United States citizens seeking to bring a nanny/household worker to the United States while on Temporary Assignment in the United States

Guidelines for Evaluating Children with Learning Disabilities or Developmental Delays

H

Hard-to-Fill Vacancies for Qualified Foreign Service Spouses

High School - Choices for High School, High School and College Considerations the for Foreign Service Child

Hiring Mechanisms for Employing Family Members at US Missions Overseas

Home-based Businesses

Homeschooling and the Foreign Service Child

Homework Helpers

Hotels and Lodging Information for Evacuees

I

International Baccalaureate Programs in the Washington, DC Area

International Job Search Sites

It's Your Move - publication from Logistics Management

J

K

L

Learning Disabilities - see Special Educational Needs

Long Distance Relationships and Separated Tours: When Couples Live Apart

M

Memorial Services

N

Nannies - Guidelines for United States citizens seeking to bring a nanny/household worker to the United States while on Temporary Assignment in the United States

Naturalization for Foreign-born Spouses of DOS Employees

Negotiating a Salary Package

O

Overseas Briefing Center, Transition Center

Overseas Schools, Department of State Office of

P

Pets: Contingency Planning for Your Pet

Pets and Travel to and from Post (Overseas Briefing Center)

Post Evacuations (see Evacuations)

Publications from the Family Liaison Office

R

Raising Bilingual Children

Reentry to Washington - see Returning to Washington

Regulations - Adult Children - Turning 21

Regulations - DSSR 270 Education Allowances 

Table of Allowances - Section 920 - http://www.state.gov/m/a/als/920
The Table of Allowances provides education allowance amounts for "school at post" and "school away from post" allowances at the appropriate grade levels.   Click on "Full Table of Allowances", then click "Continue" to find your post.

Regulations - 3FAM 3750 Travel of Children of Separated Families

Regulations - 3 FAM 4123 Restrictions on Employment and Outside Activities

Regulations - 3 FAM 4125 Outside Employment and Activities by Spouses and Family Members Abroad

Regulations - 6 FAM 725.7 Housing Abroad Policy: Using Residential Space - Businesses

Regulations - 6 FAM Travel, Transportation and Storage

Related Links

Residency Requirements for Applying to Colleges and Universaries

Resumes

Retirement and the Foreign Service Spouse

Returning to Washington

S

SAT I and SAT II Scores - Comparison of 2002 Mean SAT Scores - comparing students in overseas schools (sponsored by the Office of Overseas Schools) with the national average, Fairfax County Schools, Montgomery County Schools, and U.S. Independent Schools.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Schools - Washington Area Schools

School Personnel - Information for School Personnel (Understanding the Foreign Service Child)

Foreign Service Youth Reentering the United States
Recommendations and Best Practices for Teachers
Recommendations and Best Practices for Pupil Services
Recommendations and Best Practices for School Administrators

Security Clearance Implications and Dual Citizenship

Separate Maintenance Allowance: Questions and Answers

Transitional Separate Maintenance Allowance (TSMA) - for evacuees

SF-171 - How to Prepare Your SF-171

Single Parents and Contingency Planning

SNAP - Strategic Networking Assistance Program

Special Needs - Special Educational Needs and the Foreign Service Child

Guidelines for Evaluating Children with Learning Disabilities or Developmental Delays
Special Needs Resources Online

Standards of Learning (SOLs) - see Virginia

Subsistence Expense Allowance (SEA) - for evacuees

T

Tandem Couples with Children - Contingency Planning

Teaching Overseas

Teens - Getting a Driver's License

Teens - Returning to the United States

Teens - Scholarships and Financial Aid

Temporary Employment Resources in Washington, DC

Terrorism: Talking to Foreign Service Youth About War and Crisis

Third Culture Kids (TCKs)

Third Culture Kids: Returning to their Passport Country

Thriving as a Foreign Service Spouse

Training Opportunities for Foreign Service Family Members

Training Classes for Foreign Service Youth

Transition Center at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC)

Transitional Separate Maintenance Allowance (TSMA) - for evacuees

Travel of Children of Separated Families

Travel Regulations - 6 FAM

Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets from the Bureau of Consular Affairs

U

V

Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Tests and the No Child Left Behind Act

Volunteer Activities - Guidelines for Describing Volunteer Activities

W

Washington Area Schools

War - Talking to Foreign Service Youth About War and Crisis

Working on the Local Economy Overseas

Working in a U.S. Embassy or Consulate Overseas

X

Y

Youth - Foreign Service Youth - Relocation Issues, Third Culture Kids, and More

Youth - Talking to Foreign Service Youth About War and Crisis

Z