Servas Travellers

A traveller must be 18 years of age or over.

All travellers must be Interviewed to make sure they are responsible, open minded and likely to be a good member of SERVAS. When approved, the traveller receives a letter of introduction which is signed stamped and dated and is the traveller’s ‘passport’ in Servas. It is valid for one year.

The letter of introduction is shown on arrival in a host’s home.

If possible, Host List are provided for the countries a traveller will be visiting.

A deposit is required for Host Lists, and this is refunded when the lists are returned together with a travel report.

If a Host List cannot be provided for a particular country, the traveler will be given the address and telephone number or a contact in that country froom whom a list can be obtained. If writing for a list, a copy of the letter of Introduction should be included. Hosts lists should be returned at the end of a trip so that they are available for other travellers.

At the end of a trip, the traveller should write a short report for the National Secretary, listing the hosts that have been stayed with, nothing any changes of address or telephone number and giving advice that may be useful to other travellers.