What’s New and Noteworthy
Information on recent Consular developments
- President Bush Announces Visa Waiver Program Expansion
- Making a Passport: a Secure Process, Policy Podcast (March 27, 2008)
- Passport Data Security Podcast, Patrick F. Kennedy, Under Secretary for Management, discusses the latest issues related to U.S. passport data security with Department Spokesman Sean McCormack. (March 21, 2008)
- A Milestone for Intercountry Adoption (Assistant Secretary Harty op-ed, first published December 12, 2007)
- DHS Reminds Carriers and Traveling Public About the End of the Temporary WHTI Accommodation (September 4, 2007)
- DHS Launches Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (February 21, 2007)
- Joint Departments of State and Homeland Security Announcement: U.S. Citizens with Pending Passport Applications Allowed Temporary Travel Flexibility Within Western Hemisphere (June 8, 2007)
- Passport Production at Record Levels to Meet Demand (May 23, 2007)
- State Department Answers Nation’s Call for Passports (April 2, 2007)
- State Department Ramps Up Passport Production To Meet Record Demand (March 23, 2007)
- Consular Offices Abroad Resume Accepting I-130 Immigrant Visa Petitions (March 21, 2007)
- Redesign of State Department Consular Website: TRAVEL.STATE.GOV (March 16, 2007)
- Meeting the Challenge: Update on Passport Production (March 13, 2007)
- DHS Launches Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (February 21, 2007)
- A Milestone for Intercountry Adoption (Assistant Secretary Harty op-ed, first published December 12, 2007)
- DHS Reminds Carriers and Traveling Public About the End of the Temporary WHTI Accommodation (September 4, 2007)
- DHS Launches Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (February 21, 2007)
- USCIS Warns of Potential for Immigration Fraud (April 7, 2006) (PDF)
- International Travel Safety Information for Students
- Important Passport Security Enhancement - No Amendments (September 26, 2005)