- Email: support-australia@ustraveldocs.com.
- Telephone: 1300 139 399.
- Diplomatic/Official inquiries: Contact details can be found here.
How do I contact the American Embassy?
- From the U.S. & Canada – 1-888-407-4747.
- From Overseas – +1 202-501-4444.
Are U.S. consulates in Australia Open?
Consular Operations The U.S. Consulate General Perth and Melbourne are providing visa services. The U.S. Consulate General Sydney has paused routine and emergency visa services. Additional information on visa services and restrictions relating to COVID-19 is available here.
How do I email the US Embassy?
Email: 212ewaiver@state.gov and include: the case number; the applicant’s last name, first name and date of birth; the basis for the waiver application, and; a brief explanation of your inquiry.
What can the US embassy help with?
While the Consular officers provide immediate and personal assistance to American citizens every day around the world — replacing lost passports, assisting injured or ill travelers, and assisting with marriages, births, and adoptions, other sections of the embassy provide more specialized assistance.
How do I contact a foreign embassy?
If you are in need of emergency assistance, please contact the Embassy at + 1-202-462-3939 and leave a message on the answering machine. The answering machine is monitored regularly and the Duty Officer will contact you as soon as possible.
Is the US embassy open?
The coronavirus pandemic led to the suspension of U.S. visa services around the world. As restrictions start to ease, most U.S. embassies and consulates have resumed certain immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments.
Is U.S. embassy open during lockdown?
Consular Operations U.S. Embassy New Delhi and the U.S. Consulates in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai are open for visa and citizens services.
What is the difference between a consulate and an embassy?
The embassy is the seat of political exchange, so it is usually located in the capital of the host country. Consulates are located in other major cities — financial capitals, tourist areas or large cities with healthy job markets.
Can I apply for U.S. visa now?
Please note: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Department temporarily suspended routine visa services at all U.S. embassies and consulates in March 2020. The process to resume routine visa services began in February 2021.
Can I go to the US embassy without an appointment?
You will still be permitted entry without your appointment confirmation page print-out; however, your check-in time may be slightly increased.
How do you write an introduction letter to an embassy?
- The embassy’s address (should be written a the upper right-hand corner)
- Personal address and active contact details should follow.
- Current date should be the next up.
- An objective (your objective), which should be no longer than a full statement.
How do I make a complaint to the US embassy?
If you are a U.S. citizen with a serious emergency, call the U.S. Consulate General at 022-2672-4000 (from India) or 011-91-22-2672-4000 (from the United States). After normal business hours (08:00 – 16:30 Monday through Friday), you will be directed to an Officer on Duty.
Will the US embassy loan you money in an emergency?
If you have exhausted all of your options and have still been left without money or any way to get home, a U.S. Embassy or Consulate may be able to loan you the money for an immediate return to the United States.
What do you do if you are stuck in a foreign country with no money?
The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Overseas Citizens Services (888) 407-4747 (or from overseas +1 202-501-4444) can assist U.S. citizens who are temporarily destitute abroad.
What a U.S. Embassy can and Cannot do?
The embassy cannot, however, get you out of jail, serve as your official interpreter, provide legal advice, pay your legal fees or intervene in the justice process. How travel insurance can help: If you’re arrested or imprisoned overseas, call 24-Hour Hotline Assistance.