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KTIC
March 18, 2018
“North Korea routinely delays or denies requests by the Swedish Embassy for consular access to U.S. citizens,” an official with the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs told ABC News in a statement. Anticipation of the Trump-Kim Jong Un talk, a summit that could bring the issue to the table,Ãâà...
In Homeland Security
March 16, 2018
Within a week, the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs started issuing security alerts for Mexico. The first one was posted on March 1, and stated, “U.S. Government employees are prohibited from using all tourist ferries on this route until further notice. Mexican and U.S. law enforcementÃâà...
WZZM
March 8, 2018
The U.S. Coast Guard was assisting in the search but is no longer an active part of the investigation. The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs is aware of the situation. In a statement, officials said: "When a U.S. citizen is reported missing overseas, we cooperate with search efforts by localÃâà...
Sacramento Bee
March 8, 2018
Application forms, as well as information about costs and how to apply for a passport book or passport card are available on the U.S Postal Service's website, www.usps.com/passport or the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs website, www.travel.state.gov/passport. Customers also canÃâà...
The Nation.
March 7, 2018
... traveling to Cuba—out of close to 620,000 travelers who visited the island in 2017—even though officials at the Bureau of Consular Affairs who fielded those calls readily admit that they took no steps to determine when, where, and how those illnesses occurred, and simply passed the callers on to the FBI.
Travel+Leisure
March 7, 2018
If you're gearing up to head on a spring-break getaway, officials from the U.S. Department of State have some advice you'll want to keep in mind. Laws in other countries can vary greatly, which is why state department officials are urging travelers to check the local rules before heading off to theirÃâà...
Government Accountability Office
February 27, 2018
GAO found that (1) the final rule implements an adjustment to the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services of the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs to raise the execution fee for passport books and cards from $25 to $35; and (2) with the exception of the 60-day delay in effective date requirement, theÃâà...
Santa Cruz Sentinel
February 16, 2018
A spokesman for the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the State Department said safety is utmost concern for U.S. citizens overseas. He was unable to discuss a case, which is protected by privacy laws, but said crime victims overseas can receive help finding medical care and information about how to file aÃâà...
Travel+Leisure
February 14, 2018
Tim Starkweather, an officer at the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs, recently took to Reddit for an AMA, pinpointing in the discussion what some of these protocols are and what you'll want to avoid doing when abroad. His first tip? Don't transport prescription medications that are illegal inÃâà...
Brookings Institution (blog)
February 13, 2018
Rather than seek specific congressional support for IT upgrades, Tillerson has proposed to fund, in part, the reforms through transfers of funds from the Bureau of Consular Affairs which accrues money from the sale of passports and visas. Historically, these funds have been used to support expandedÃâà...
Voice of America
December 31, 1999
"The U.S. government, particularly (Department of Homeland Security) with ICE and the State Department, with the Bureau of Consular Affairs are engaging diplomatically with those governments to kind of work on in the entire process in bilateral relationship," the ICE offfical told VOA. But negotiating aÃâà...
