 |
U.S. Embassy: General information about the American Embassy & US citizenship
* Green Card winners can get a FREE airline ticket to USA
The United States maintains diplomatic posts around the world to support its relations with other countries and their people. This diplomatic post, known in the foreign country as the U.S. embassy, contains staff members from the United States that are present in that country for the sake of representing America abroad in the receiving state. The U.S. embassy, in practice, assists Americans abroad as well as foreigners by providing them with informational service regarding US immigration, U.S. citizenship, etc. The US ambassador is usually the head of the U.S. embassy. Most US immigrants begin their immigrating journey through their country's U.S. embassy branch. The U.S. Embassy's diplomatic missions usually denote the permanent presence in the capital city of the receiving country.
In most countries of which it has diplomatic relations with, the United States embassy is usually located in the hosting country's capital city. Besides the U.S. embassy itself, the U.S. may also have consulates in other large commercial centers or in other dependencies of the country. The embassy of the U.S. usually consists of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the U.S. government. These pupils are responsible for the streaming of U.S. communication with the governments of other countries. The U.S. embassy is the best establishment used to maintain partnership with other friendly countries and a great way to address Americans abroad as well as foreigners with important U.S. and worldwide-related issues. Some of these issues include: passport renewals, US immigration, green card policies, green card lotteries (also known as American visa lotteries), as well as some universal matters such as the relevance of a greater democracy, state stability, economic growth, prosperity throughout the world, the fight against terrorism and emphasis on the importance of human rights.
The representatives of the American embassy in every country around the world make sure to fit the States interests in regards to the specific hosting country. The American embassy usually gives foreigners information about the US immigration department or otherwise known as the US immigration office. Everyone knows that migrating to the US is not an easy matter. It is not simple to obtain a U.S. green card or U.S. passport either. However, immigration to America is quite exciting. This is why the USA immigration forms need to be accurately filled out and processed. The embassy also provides foreigners with general immigrating explanations, working abroad forms, etc. The American embassy has a list of frequently asked questions in consideration of every day matters in that specific hosting country. These are usually commercial, economic, financial, agricultural, scientific, political affairs and labor related questions. Other questions relate to defense assistance issues, administrative support issues, security functions and public affair matters.
Legal aspects of the immigrating procedure are important as well. The American embassy's consular officers will provide emergency loans to U.S. citizens in need of monetary assistance while traveling abroad. The U.S. embassy will also re-issue lost or stolen passports and would generally provide many types of services for U.S. citizens traveling or living abroad. Consular officers also perform non-emergency services such as replacing lost U.S. citizenship forms, providing U.S. tax forms, providing notarization documents, issuing passports as well as processing estate/property claims. U.S. consular officers also issue about 6 million non-immigrant visas annually for foreigners wishing to visit the U.S. for work or study purposes. Since the embassy provides immigration information it issues almost 500,000 immigrant visas per year to those who wish to reside in the U.S. permanently.
Any citizen of a non U.S. country that wishes to enter and reside in the United States must acquire an immigration visa, whether or not that person plans to seek employment in the United States or not. There are three major ways to obtain a U.S. green card. A green card is a legal certificate that grants a non-US citizen the right to legally live and work in the U.S. These three ways are: a sponsoring employer must employ the non-US citizen, the non-US citizen must lawfully marry a United States citizen, and thirdly, the non-US citizen may participate in the annual U.S. green card lottery program.
To learn more about the annual green card lottery program you may contact your local American embassy.
Here you can find information of how to get in touch with your country's U.S. embassy.
* Green Card winners can get a FREE airline ticket to the USA
U.S. Embassy, London
24 Grosvenor Square
London, W1A 1AE
United Kingdom
Switchboard: [44] (0)20 7499-9000
|
The U.S. Consulate General, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Danesfort House
223 Stranmillis Road
Belfast BT9 5GR
Phone: [44] (0)28 9038 6100
Fax: [44] (0)28 9068 1301
|
The U.S. Consulate General, Edinburgh, Scotland
3 Regent Terrace
Edinburgh
Scotland, EH7 5BW
Phone: [44] (0)131 556-8315
Fax: [44] (0)131 557-6023
|
U.S. Embassy, Welsh Affairs Office, Cardiff
The Cardiff Office is unable to provide information about visas, or consular services for American citizens.
Phone: [44] (0)29 2078-6633 (Cardiff)
|
U.S Embassy, Belgium
Regentlaan 27 Boulevard du Régent, B-1000 Brussels
Phone: (32-2) 508-2111
Fax: (32-2) 511-2725
|
U.S. Embassy, Sweden
Dag Hammarskjölds Väg 31,
SE-115 89 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: (+46) 8 783 5300
|
U.S. Consulate General, Hong Kong & Macau
Address: 26 Garden Road, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2523-9011
Fax: (852) 2845-1598
Email: uscghk@pacific.net.hk
|
U.S. Embassy, Slovenia
Prešernova 31
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Phone: +386 (1) 2005500
Fax.: +386 (1) 200-5555
|
U.S. Embassy, Singapore
27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508
Main Tel. No: (65) 6476-9100
Main Fax No: (65) 6476-9340
|
U.S. Embassy, Colombia
Mailing address:
Carrera 45 # 22D-45
BogotaD.C., Colombia
Embassy phone: (571) 315-0811
|
U.S. Embassy, ANKARA, TURKEY
Immigrant Visa Unit
Atatürk Blvd. 110
06100 Kavaklıdere
Ankara, TURKEY
Telephone (90)(312) 466-6100.
Direct fax inquiries (90)(312) 468-6103
|
U.S. Embassy, Kenya, Africa
United Nations Avenue Nairobi
P. O. Box 606 Village Market
00621 Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone 3636000
Consular Services (including immigrant and nonimmigrant visas)
Telephone 3753700
|
|
Australia
|
U.S. Embassy, Canberra
Only limited American citizen services are available in Canberra.
American Embassy
Moonah Place
Yarralumla, ACT 2600
Switchboard telephone: (+61-2) 6214-5600
|
U.S. Consulate General, Perth
Consular Services for Western Australia
U.S. Consulate General
16 St George's Terrace
13th Floor
Perth, WA 6000
Telephone: (+61-8) 9202 1224
|
U.S. Consulate General, Sydney
Consular Services for Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland
U.S. Consulate General
MLC Centre
Level 10
19-29 Martin Place
Sydney, NSW 2000
Main Switchboard: (+61-2) 9373-9200
|
South Africa
|
U.S. Embassy, Pretoria
PO Box 9536, Pretoria 0001
877 Pretorius St, Arcadia, Pretoria
Tel: (27-12) 431-4000
Fax: (27-12) 342-2299
Please direct all Visas & American Citizen Service queries to: consularjohannesburg@state.gov.
Tel: (27-11) 644-8000; fax: (27-11) 646-6916.
|
U.S. Consulate, Cape Town
PostNet Suite 50, Private Bag x26, Tokai 7966
2 Reddam Ave, Westlake 7945
Tel: (27 21) 702-7300
Fax: (27 21) 702-7493
|
U.S. Consulate, Durban
Old Mutual Building, 303 West Street, Durban 4001
Tel: (27 31) 305-7600
Fax: (27 31) 305-7691
|
U.S. Consulate, Johannesburg
PO Box 1762, Houghton 2041
1 River St, Killarney (opposite Killarney Mall)
Tel: (27 11) 644-8000
Fax: (27 11) 646-6916
|
U.S. Embassy, Egypt
Cairo Immigrant Visa Call Center handles general questions, responds to case-specific inquiries, and schedules appointments for certain services (but not visa interviews). The number is 0900-70600. You may only call from a land line in Egypt to reach this number, and you will be charged a small fee. You may also call 2100 from a Vodafone mobile in Egypt.
E-Mail ConsularCairo@state.gov
Consular Section, IV Unit
Embassy of the U.S. of America
5 Tawfik Diab Street
Garden City, Cairo, Egypt
|
|
