IMPORTANT NOTICES

Go to www.travel.state.gov for the latest travel warnings and alerts.

As of November 1, 2016, all U.S. citizens who apply for new U.S. passports or to renew existing U.S. passports, must remove their eyeglasses in their application photos. We can no longer accept photographs of U.S. passport applicants wearing eyeglasses, except in rare, medically-documented circumstances such as recent surgery that is documented with a signed statement from a medical professional.  Applications that fail to meet these requirements will not be accepted and the individual will be required to submit new conforming photos before their applications can be processed. To avoid delays in processing your passport application, please ensure you are not wearing glasses in your U.S. passport application photographs.  For more  information about passport photos please visit the Department’s website.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Foreign NGO Management Law Goes into Effect January 1, 2017 (December 13, 2016)

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Holiday Travel Advisory (December 5, 2016)

North Korea Travel Warning (November 9, 2016)

Passport Execution Fee Change - Request for Public Comments (September 22, 2016)

Worldwide Caution (March 3, 2016)

Beijing American Citizen Services

Chengdu American Citizen Services

Guangzhou American Citizen Services

Shanghai American Citizen Services

Shenyang American Citizen Services

BEIJING

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Minor Explosion at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (June 13, 2016)

Possible threats against Westerners in the Sanlitun area of Beijing, on or around Christmas Day，December 24, 2015

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Tianjin Chemical Explosions (August 17, 2015)

Security Message: China-Burma Border Incidents (March 21, 2015) 

Security Message:  Report of Alleged Planning of Possible Terrorist Incident in Kunming, Yunnan Province (February 13, 2015)

Worldwide Caution (October 16, 2014)

Security Message for U.S. Citizens (May 23, 2014)

Travel Warning - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (May 22, 2014)

View the IRS Tax presentation here for U.S. Citizens living overseas (March 7, 2014)