Friday, July 18, 2008

Getting American Visa: Phnom Penh. Cambodia

The us embassy in Cambodia extended their services for both American citizens and Cambodians as well. a quick look can tell what are these services .

For the American citizens
The us embassy in Phnom Penh now offers various services and information for her citizens in Cambodia for example:
If a new us citizen was born he/she could be registered in the embassy to get his / her birth certificate , national security number and the American passport , if he / she meets the required qualifications for the American nationality
if you want issue your American passport for the first time , renew your passport , report a stolen passport & replace it by a new one or even you want to add extra pages for your passport , the embassy will provide all the forms that you need to complete these processes and they specified certain hours for accepting these applications .
fees are ranging from 75 $ to 100 $ according to the demanded service .
the embassy do the citizens many public services as notary services , providing tax forms , wiring money to Cambodia.
warden system for us citizens in Cambodia
the warden system has proven effective in disseminating useful information to us citizens in foreign countries during crisis time . Also this system could be used to deliver emergency messages from family in the United States to members of family abroad. This service requires your registration with the embassy and providing your up to date address and telephone number so they can reach you easily
Medical information
The embassy provides for the us citizens a list of all the doctors / hospitals that can offer medical attention for us citizens
Citizens intending to marry a Cambodian or foreigner resident in Cambodia should take in their notice that the Cambodian government had suspended any permission for foreigners to get married in Cambodia and the embassy will not affidavit any marriage permission till the suspension period is over
a list of law firms in Cambodia can be found through the embassy if they are needed

for Cambodian citizens
in the past Cambodian willing to immigrate to America would have to apply for the us embassy in Thailand but now the us embassy in Phnom Penh can handle the immigrant visa issuing .
for non immigrant visas the us embassy in Phnom Penh supply the applicant with the forms needed for application along with a list of required documents , photo requirement and qualification needed to issue the visa
the fees for non immigrant visa is 131 $ us dollars non refundable fee which should be paid at the embassy cashier in the day of the interview

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