- 1). Contact the United States Department of State and ask them to conduct a welfare check on an American citizen living overseas. For missing or ill adults, emergency family notifications or child abuse or exploitation matters, the call Office of American Citizens Services at (202) 647-5225 or (202) 647-5226. If your circumstance involves a child custody issue, call the Office of Children's Issues at (202) 312-9700.
- 2). Take the proper steps if this is a situation that involves a missing child. Call your local police force if a child has gone missing. Request that the child's name and information be registered in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Person File. Also, contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 1-800-843-5678.
According to their website, the NCMEC has international photo distribution where they can transmit images and data to the online services in a wide range of places. This includes the 50 state clearinghouses plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Canada; New Scotland Yard in the United Kingdom; Belgium Gendarmerie; the Netherlands Politie; Australia National Police; SOS Criança in Brazil; Interpol; U.S. Secret Service Forensic Services Division; U.S. Department of State; and U.S. Customs Service. - 3). Contact a private investigator or a private investigative team. Make sure that the person you hire is licensed to search for people worldwide and not just in the United States. Consider speaking with leading agencies such as the Advanced Surveillance Group, or the Missing Person Search Group, or Worldwide Tracers. Make sure you get a copy of their success record in writing before you pay them anything.
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