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IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION FOR ALL NON-IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS IN VENEZUELA

 Important: 

Routine visa services at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas will be suspended effective January 24, 2019 until further notice.

Applicants for nonimmigrant visas may apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate. To submit a routine nonimmigrant visa application, please visit www.ustraveldocs.com or ais.usvisa-info.com to schedule an interview at any other U.S. embassy or consulate. Please note that nonimmigrant Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fees (also known as visa application fees) are generally non-refundable and non-transferable to another person or for use in another country. However, the MRV fee is valid and may be used for a visa application in Caracas within one year of the date of payment.

The Consular Section is only providing emergency services for U.S. citizens. Immigrant visa applicants should contact BogotaIV@state.gov for additional instructions.  Nonimmigrant visa applicants can apply at any U.S. embassy or consulate in another country.

On June 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Presidential Proclamation 9645 (P.P).  Nationals of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and Venezuela are subject to the restrictions and limitations. More information is available at this link.

 On December 4, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Government’s motions for emergency stays of preliminary injunctions issued by the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Hawaii and Maryland, which prohibited the enforcement of certain sections of Presidential Proclamation 9645 (P.P). Nationals of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and Venezuela are subject to the restrictions and limitations. More information is available at this link.

From July 31, 2017, the Consulate of the United States in Venezuela will not accept visa applications sent through the courier agency (Zoom). To apply for the Personal Appearance Waiver program for minors under 14 and elderly over 80 (PAW) you must go to the following link: http://ustraveldocs.com/ve/ve-niv-visaapply.asp

 Chinese citizens with 10-year B1, B2 or B1/B2 visas in Peoples’ Republic of China passports are required to update their biographical and other information from their visa application through the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) before traveling to the United States. This update must be done every two years, or upon getting a new passport or B1, B2, or B1/B2 visa, whichever occurs first. EVUS enrollment is available at www.EVUS.gov. There is currently no fee for EVUS enrollment. Until a fee is implemented, travelers can enroll in EVUS without charge. 

自2016年11月29日起，所有持中华人民共和国护照和10年期B1、B2或B1/B2签证的中国公民赴美前，必须通过签证更新电子系统（EVUS）更新与签证申请有关的个人信息和其它信息。此更新须每两年进行一次，或者在获得新护照或新的B1、B2或B1/B2签证时进行更新，以先到期者为准。
EVUS登记网站为www.EVUS.gov。目前EVUS登记不收费。在实施收费规定之前，旅客可免费进行登记。美国国土安全部海关和边境保护局（CBP）将通过网站www.cbp.gov/EVUS向签证持有人公布最新信息。