American Citizen Services offered in Hamburg on February 28th

On February 4, 2011, in Hamburg, by For the People

For the People - HamburgOn Monday, February 28th, from 10:30 – 13:30, the Consulate General in Hamburg will be offering American Citizen Services. Passport applications, reports of birth abroad as well as notarials are possible (credit card payment only, no EC cards) [...]

American Citizen Services offered in Düsseldorf on March 1st

On February 1, 2011, in Düsseldorf, Main, by For the People

For the People - DüsseldorfOn Tuesday, March 1, from 10:00 – 14:00, the Consulate General in Düsseldorf will be offering American Citizen Services. Passport applications, reports of birth abroad as well as notarials are possible (credit card payment only, no EC cards). [...]

Selective Service Registration – Will I be drafted???

On December 28, 2010, in Main, by For the People

Selective ServiceRegistration with the Selective Services is the process by which the U.S. government collects names and addresses of men ages 18 through 26 to use in case a national emergency requires rapid expansion of our armed forces.

Male U.S. Citizens between the ages of 18 and 26 are required to register with the Selective Service no matter where they currently reside. Not registering is a felony!

Registering with Selective Service does not mean you are joining the military nor does it mean that you are signing up for the all-voluntary armed services. The fact that a man is required to register does not mean that he will be drafted. No one has been drafted since 1973. A draft would most likely occur only in the event of an extreme national emergency. [...]

Important Notice about Birth Registrations

On December 20, 2010, in Berlin, Bremen, Frankfurt, Munich, by For the People

birth registration noticeThe Department of State is pleased to announce the introduction of a redesigned Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA, or Form FS-240). The redesigned CRBA, which is an official record confirming that a child born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent or parents acquired U.S. citizenship at birth and serves as proof of citizenship, has been updated with a variety of state-of-the-art security features to help prevent fraud and identity theft. Overseas posts will still document the citizenship of children born overseas to U.S.-citizen parents, but the CRBAs will be printed at our passport agencies in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and New Orleans, Louisiana, using the information provided by overseas posts. [...]