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  • U.S. and Bahamian officials attend the official unveiling and rededication of the plaque in honor of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy. (Photo State Dept.)

    Rededication of Plaque in Honor of Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy

  • The Bahamas Government Receives Over $2M in U.S. Funding to Strengthen Counternarcotics and Drug Demand Reduction Efforts

    The Bahamas Government Receives Over $2M in U.S. Funding to Strengthen Counternarcotics and Drug Demand Reduction Efforts

  • U.S. Charge d'Affaires John Dinkelman with U.S. Embassy officials, Ministry of Education Officials, representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard and the West End and East End Primary Schools. (Photo State Dept.)

    Chargé Dinkelman Donates Over $100K in Security Upgrades and Educational Supplies to Schools on Grand Bahama

  • Director of OPBAT Operations, Commander Louie Parks with the Youth Express campers at the RBDF base. (Photo State Dept.)

    Youth Express Contest Winners Participate in OPBAT Helicopter Demonstration

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    U.S. Embassy Nassau Announces New Visa Services Procedures Beginning in March

    The U.S. Embassy in Nassau will be transitioning to a new web-based visa appointment system on March 11, 2013, that will affect all nonimmigrant visa applicants throughout the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. There will be no fee increase as a result of these changes. However, as of March 7, scratch cards and PIN numbers currently required to make a visa appointment will be phased out and will no longer be valid.  

  • Recipients of the 2012 President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Small Grants Program pay a courtesy call on U.S. Chargé d’Affaires John Dinkelman at the U.S. Embassy.(Photo State Dept.)
    Five Organizations Receive PEPFAR Funding to Combat HIV/AIDS

    On Friday, February 1, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires John Dinkelman announced the five recipients of the 2012 President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Small Grants Program during a ceremony following a one-hour roundtable discussion held at the U.S. Embassy. 

  • of Environment, Housing and Energy, The Hon. Kenred Dorsett, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, John Dinkelman, senior officials and energy sector stakeholders at the official launch of CHENACT-AP. (Photo State Dept.)
    U.S. and The Bahamas Support Launch of Energy Efficiency Project in The Bahamas

    CHENACT was officially launched in Nassau on February 7. CHENACT is an energy efficiency project to improve the competitiveness of small and medium sized hotels in the Caribbean region through improved use of energy, with the emphasis on renewable Energy and micro-generation. The initiative is a partnership between The Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism, the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association and IDB with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy.  

  • U.S. Chargé d’Affaires John Dinkelman with Leader of the Opposition Dr. Hubert Minnis. (Photo courtesy FNM).
    U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Meets with Leader of the Opposition

    Opposition Leader the Hon. Dr. Hubert A. Minnis welcomed the United States Charge d’ Affaires, Mr. John Dinkelman during a courtesy call at the Minority Room at the House of Assembly on Tuesday, February 5.  

  • Ms. Claudette Thompson and the U.S. Embassy’s Youth Ambassadors pay a courtesy call on U.S. Chargé d’Affaires John Dinkelman. (Photo State Dept.)
    Bahamian Students Headed to the U.S. as U.S. Embassy Youth Ambassadors

    On January 23, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, John Dinkelman met with four students who are headed to Denver Colorado and Washington, D.C. for the U.S. Embassy’s first Youth Ambassadors exchange program. Through a partnership with The Bahamas Red Cross, the students who demonstrated commitment to community service were selected to join youth leaders from throughout the Caribbean for three weeks of hands-on community-based activities designed to develop their conflict resolution and leadership skills.  

  • Public Affairs Officer Erica Thibault formally presents football-related apparel to members of the New Providence Youth American Football Association’s Development Program. (Photo State Dept.)
    U.S. Embassy Supports American Football Development Program

    Members of the New Providence Youth American Football Association’s Development Program will be enjoying their sporting activities in style, thanks to a generous donation made by the United States Embassy.  

  • A bronze bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorates his visits to Bimini (File Photo)
    U.S. Embassy Announces 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay and Art Contest

    The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the seventh annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Contest. This year’s theme “Dream Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.: Celebrating Forty Years of Bahamian Independence” will also include an art component in partnership with Antonius Roberts to encourage high school students in government and private schools to express themselves artistically.  

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New Visa Services Procedures

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    The U.S. Embassy will be transitioning to a new web-based visa appointment system on March 11, 2013, that will affect all nonimmigrant visa applicants throughout The Bahamas and TCI.  There will be no fee increase as a result of these changes.  As of March 7, scratch cards and PIN numbers currently required to make a visa appointment will be phased out and will no longer be valid.  The U.S. Embassy strongly advises all visa applicants who have purchased a scratch card but have not scheduled an appointment, to use it to schedule an appointment before the card expires on March 7, 2013.

    Visa applicants who plan to apply for a visa on March 11, 2013 or after should wait to use the new web-based system. Specific details on the new web-based U.S. visa application and payment system will be announced prior to the official launch on March 11, 2013.