In Melbourne Australia the United States - embassy presents a variety of useful information for you, whether you are United States - citizen staying in Australia or you are Australian planning to visit the states, a short glance through the services can give you an idea about how the embassy can serve you.
For American citizen
The embassy helps the American citizen residents in Australia to find consulate office that serves their region of residence and its working hours in registering their stay in Australia. The embassy also provides information needed about United States & Australian customs regulations, dual nationality, travel warnings and public announcements. Also the embassy provides phone numbers that you can use for emergencies concerning deaths of American citizen, stolen green cards and lost passports. Issuing and reissuing of United States passports regulation and the fees needed are provided by the embassy for performing these services. Registering births & deaths of American citizens in Australia are some of the services done by the embassy for us citizens residing in Australia.
United States visa
Either you are applying for immigrant, nonimmigrant visa here you will find how to issue the right visa for your case. Australian, U.K. and new Zeeland citizens traveling for less than 90 days and qualify for visa waiver program (VWP) do not need a visa for this trip. If you do not qualify for this program you have to issue non-immigrant visa, you will find all requirements needed to issue non-immigrant visa.
immigrant visa varies according to your case: immediate relative if you are: The spouse or minor unmarried child of a United States citizen or the parent of a United States citizen who is over the age of twenty-one then you apply for immediate relative visa . Intending to marry an American citizen and reside in the United States? you have to apply for Fiancé(e) visa, this visa allows you to enter the states for 90 -180 days to complete the marriage then you apply to the (USCIS) to extend your stay in the United States and after 2 years apply once more to remove the conditional stay . if you are: Priority Worker who have extra ordinary abilities , Member of a Profession holding advanced degree and exceptional abilities , skilled worker holding baccalaureate degree in a profession that have shortage in the United States. Investor who intend to invest about 500,000 – 1,000,000 $ and employ at least 10 unrelated employees then employment visa is your choice. The diversity lottery visa, this visa have conditions that changes every year according to the united states security requirements but in general to be eligible you must have completed a minimum of twelve years education including FOUR years of high school which must be the equivalent of a U.S. High School diploma . The fees of immigrant visa ranging from 400 – 800 $
According to the visa type you are applying for, you will be asked to take an appointment and fill all the required forms, along with presenting you documentation, medical examination, personal photos
The consulate can provide answers to various topics of interest about the United States like us-Australian relations, agricultural and international relation issues and other various topics which can be answered by the embassy IRC librarians they also can provide e-sources for many topics as: art& culture, education, history, travel, us- government, study in the USA and many more. Primary school students, secondary school students and their teachers can find sources that are suitable for them. Teachers with the embassy can arrange a visit for their classes to the embassy.
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