Updated December 3, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements for Travel to the United States VACCINATION REQUIREMENT: Effective November 8, 2021, all non-U.S. citizen air travelers to the United States are required to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19 and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to the United States. See the NIV/ESTA information below for details. The new travel policy rescinds the …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 3 December, 2021 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Notification, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services, Visas
Updated 11/8/2021 The NIE Program has ENDED! Das NIE-Programm wurde beendet! National Interest Exemptions (NIEs) are no longer required or valid for travel to the United States. Presidential Proclamation 10143, which suspended travel from the 26 Schengen countries has been rescinded and replaced by a new travel policy requiring foreigner non-immigrants traveling to the United States to demonstrate …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 8 November, 2021 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Non Immigrant Visas, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services, Visas
U.S. citizens can use their expired U.S. passports to return to the United States through December 31, 2021. This applies only to U.S. citizens whose passports expired on or after January 1, 2020. Expired passports cannot be used to travel from the United States to an international destination or to travel to a foreign country …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 22 June, 2021 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
REDUCTION OF CONSULAR SERVICES U.S. Embassy Vienna has suspended all routine consular services from April 1 until at least April 18, 2021. All applicants with previously scheduled appointments will be contacted to re-schedule. The Consular Section remains open for emergencies only. The City of Vienna government has announced a hard lockdown from Thursday, April 1 through …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 7 April, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports, Visas
REDUCTION OF CONSULAR SERVICES U.S. Embassy Vienna has suspended all routine consular services from April 1 until at least April 11, 2021. All applicants with previously scheduled appointments will be contacted to re-schedule. The Consular Section remains open for emergencies only. The City of Vienna government has announced a hard lockdown from Thursday, April 1 through Saturday, …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 30 March, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports, Visas
Location: Worldwide – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director has signed an order requiring all airline passengers traveling to the United States, including U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 viral test or recovery from COVID-19. Event: Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide either a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel or provide a positive test result and …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 16 January, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
U.S. Consular Section Vienna offers free delivery of mail-in ballots for all U.S. elections, including the January 5, 2021, runoff election for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats. Information regarding runoff elections, including registration and voting deadlines, can be found at FVAP.gov . Ballots for the Georgia runoff election must be dropped off at U.S. Consulate Vienna no later …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 25 November, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19, elections
Consul Cesar Soriano explains the precedure on how to mail your ballot for voting from abroad. Click here to watch the video.
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 1 October, 2020 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services
Last week, Deputy Consular Chief Cesar Soriano invited U.S. Citizens living in Austria to a Facebook Live chat on the absentee voting process. If you missed it – no worries! Please check out the recording where Cesar explains how to vote from abroad, various differences among the states, and answers questions from our viewers!
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 21 September, 2020 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services
Location: Austria Event: The Government of Austria has implemented enhanced screening and quarantine measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Travelers should be prepared for travel restrictions to be put into effect with little or no advance notice. The Department of State has issued a Global Level 3 Health Advisory for COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 18 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Child and Family Matters, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
Location: Worldwide Advisory Issued Event: The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has become a global pandemic. Due to efforts to slow the spread of the virus, severe travel disruptions and closing of public venues have occurred in Austria and around the world. The President issued an Executive Order temporarily suspending travel to the U.S. from the Schengen Zone, but this does not …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 13 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Child and Family Matters, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
On March 11, 2020, the President issued a new Presidential Proclamation titled “Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus.” This proclamation suspends entry as nonimmigrants or immigrants for aliens who were physically present within the 26 countries of the Schengen Zone during …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 13 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Child and Family Matters, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services
Registering to Vote and submitting a ballot is fast, easy, and can be done from anywhere in the world! Start by confirming your voter registration with your state. Some states require absentee voters to register annually so you may need to re-register. Go to FVAP.gov to connect to your state’s voter portal to register to vote, …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 22 January, 2020 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: elections, voting
A U.S. Executive Order signed on March 6 affects visa applicants who are nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. If you are a national of one of these countries, please review the information at: Executive Order on Visas before paying an MRV fee, scheduling an interview appointment, or attending your interview. The Executive Order exempts from …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 8 March, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News, Visas
