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7 FAM Consular Affairs
 - 7 FAM Consular Affairs - Transmittal Letters
 - 7 FAM 000 Consular Protection Of U.S. Nationals Abroad
 - 7 FAM 100 Welfare And Whereabouts Of U.S. Nationals Abroad
 - 7 FAM 200 Deaths And Estates Of U.S. Nationals Abroad
 - 7 FAM 300 Emergency Financial And Medical Assistance Programs For U.S. Citizens Abroad
 - 7 FAM 400 Arrest Of U.S. Citizens Abroad
 - 7 FAM 500 Federal Benefits for Indivuals Abroad and Services for Other Federal Agencies
 - 7 FAM 600 Property, Claims And Related Matters
 - 7 FAM 700 Shipping And Seamen
 - 7 FAM 800 Notarial And Authentication Services
 - 7 FAM 900 International Judcial Assistance
 - 7 FAM 1000 Protection Of Foreign Interests And Third Country Protecting Power
 - 7 FAM 1100 ACQUISITION AND RETENTION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND NATIONALITY
 - 7 FAM 1200 LOSS AND RESTORATION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP
 - 7 FAM 1300 PASSPORT SERVICES
 - 7 FAM 1400 Documentation Of Major Life Events
 - 7 FAM 1500 Overseas Voting Program
 - 7 FAM 1600 The Consular Role In International Extradition
 - 7 FAM 1700 Children's Issues
 - 7 FAM 1800 Consular Crisis Management
 - 7 FAM 1900 Crime Victim Assistance
  

7 FAM Consular Affairs

7 FAM Consular Affairs - Transmittal Letters

7 FAM 000 Consular Protection Of U.S. Nationals Abroad
--  010 INTRODUCTION [ 88 Kb]
--  020 AUTHORITIES [ 84 Kb]
--  030 GOOD OFFICES AND DEMARCHES [ 55 Kb]
--  040 CONSULAR REGISTRATION OF U.S. CITIZENS AND U.S. NON-CITIZEN NATIONALS [ 86 Kb]
--  050 CONSULAR INFORMATION PROGRAM, WARDEN MESSAGES AND THE NO DOUBLE STANDARD POLICY [ 133 Kb]
--  060 PRIVACY ACT AND AMERICANS CITIZENS SERVICES  [ 188 Kb]
--  070 WARDEN SYSTEMS [ 111 Kb]
--  080 DUAL NATIONALITY [ 94 Kb]
--  090 CONSULAR DISTRICTS, CONSULAR TITLES, AND DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SEALS [ 69 Kb]

7 FAM 100 Welfare And Whereabouts Of U.S. Nationals Abroad
--  110 INTRODUCTION [ 338 Kb]
--  120 EMERGENCY FAMILY MESSAGES [ 83 Kb]
--  130 OVERDUE ARRIVAL [ 55 Kb]
--  140 CONSULAR VISITS IN WELFARE AND WHEREABOUTS CASES [ 59 Kb]
--  150 MISSING PERSONS [ 97 Kb]
--  160 FAMILY ABUSE SITUATIONS [ 58 Kb]
--  170 REPORTING ON AMERICAN COMMUNITY GROUPS ABROAD [ 55 Kb]
--  180 REFUGE: TEMPORARY EMERGENCY PROTECTION OF PRIVATE U.S. NATIONALS [ 81 Kb]
--  190 UNAVAILABLE [ 66 Kb]

7 FAM 200 Deaths And Estates Of U.S. Nationals Abroad
--  210 Introduction [ 97 Kb]
--  220 Notification And Reporting Of Deaths Of U.S. Nationals Abroad [ 136 Kb]
--  230 Deaths Of Non-Natural Causes - Homicide, Suicide, Accidental Death [ 87 Kb]
--  240 Identification Of Remains [ 88 Kb]
--  250 Disposition Of Remains [ 153 Kb]
--  260 Dispositon Of Remains Report [ 69 Kb]
--  270 Report Of Death Of A U.S. Citizen Abroad [ 133 Kb]
--  280 Presumptive Death [ 63 Kb]
--  290 Personal Estates Of Deceased U.S. Citizens Abroad [ 239 Kb]
--  200 Appendix A - Death On High Seas Or On Aircraft [ 80 Kb]
--  200 Appendix B - Grief, Bereavement, Mourning, Funeral Customs, Cultural Considerations [ 87 Kb]
--  200 Appendix C - Death Of Children, Stillbirths, Miscarriages [ 98 Kb]
--  200 Appendix D - Identifying Next Of Kin Or Legal Representative [ 73 Kb]
--  200 APPENDIX E - DEATH WITH DIGNITY [ 80 Kb]
--  200 APPENDIX F - DEATHS OF FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THE UNITED STATES [ 79 Kb]

7 FAM 300 Emergency Financial And Medical Assistance Programs For U.S. Citizens Abroad
--  310 Introduction  [ 110 Kb]
--  320 General Financial Issues and Information  [ 95 Kb]
--  330 Health and Medical Issues and Information Program, Inter-Agency Coordination, and Lists of Medical Resources  [ 120 Kb]
--  340 Mental Illness and Other Cases of Citizens Lacking Full Mental Capacity  [ 83 Kb]
--  350 Medical Assistance  [ 102 Kb]
--  360 Medical Evacuation  [ 131 Kb]
--  370 Unavailable [ 52 Kb]
--  380 Unavailable [ 52 Kb]
--  390 Reception and Resettlement in the United States for Destitute, Mentally and Physically Ill U.S. Nationals and Dependents [ 132 Kb]
--  300 Appendix A - Old 7 FAM 350 Repatriation Loans  [ 272 Kb]

7 FAM 400 Arrest Of U.S. Citizens Abroad
--  410 Introduction [ 111 Kb]
--  420 Notification and Access [ 174 Kb]
--  430 Pretrial Confinement [ 107 Kb]
--  440 Consular Arrest Emergency Medical and Dietary Assistance Programs  [ 178 Kb]
--  450 Trials  [ 89 Kb]
--  460 Prolonged Imprisonment  [ 113 Kb]
--  470 Special Arrest Cases  [ 199 Kb]
--  480 International Prisoner Transfer Program  [ 415 Kb]
--  490 Post-Confinement and Release Issues  [ 62 Kb]

7 FAM 500 Federal Benefits for Indivuals Abroad and Services for Other Federal Agencies
--  510 INTRODUCTION [ 85 Kb]
--  520 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY [ 218 Kb]
--  530 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION [ 288 Kb]
--  540 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [ 147 Kb]
--  550 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM [ 86 Kb]
--  560 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [ 89 Kb]
--  570 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD [ 77 Kb]
--  580 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGMENT [ 86 Kb]
--  590 MANAGING A FEDERAL BENEFITS UNIT [ 119 Kb]

7 FAM 600 Property, Claims And Related Matters
--  610 INTRODUCTION [ 161 Kb]
--  620 ACCEPTING PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR SAFEKEEPING [ 85 Kb]
--  630 TOURIST AND TRADE COMPLAINTS [ 52 Kb]
--  640 CUSTOMS DISPUTES [ 64 Kb]
--  650 VEHICLE, VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT SEIZURE, AND THEFT CLAIMS [ 176 Kb]
--  660 REAL PROPERTY INQUIRIES [ 65 Kb]
--  670 ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS INVOLVED IN COMMERCIAL, INVESTMENT, AND OTHER BUSINESS RELATED DISPUTES ABROAD [ 67 Kb]
--  680 CULTURAL OBJECTS [ 68 Kb]
--  690 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [ 57 Kb]

7 FAM 700 Shipping And Seamen
--  710 INTRODUCTION [ 82 Kb]
--  720 DEFINITIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS [ 58 Kb]
--  730 SHIPMENT AND DISCHARGE OF SEAMEN [ 83 Kb]
--  740 DESERTION, FAILURE TO REJOIN SHIP, ARREST OF SEAMEN [ 58 Kb]
--  750 REPATRIATION OF SEAMAN [ 62 Kb]
--  760 DECEASED SEAMEN AND THEIR EFFECTS [ 63 Kb]
--  770 PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND OFFENSES [ 82 Kb]
--  780 MARITIME DISASTERS AND SEIZURES [ 68 Kb]
--  790 VESSEL DOCUMENTATION [ 64 Kb]

7 FAM 800 Notarial And Authentication Services
--  810 INTRODUCTION [ 137 Kb]
--  820 AUTHORITIES [ 112 Kb]
--  830 NOTARIAL ACTS IN GENERAL [ 103 Kb]
--  840 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ATTESTATION OF WITNESS TO ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EXECUTION OF AN INSTRUMENT [ 70 Kb]
--  850 TAKING AN AFFIDAVIT [ 79 Kb]
--  860 CERTIFICATION OF TRUE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS [ 91 Kb]
--  870 AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS [ 117 Kb]
--  880 FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCY DOCUMENTS [ 84 Kb]
--  890 UNUSUAL NOTARY REQUESTS [ 94 Kb]

7 FAM 900 International Judcial Assistance
--  910 INTRODUCTION AND AUTHORITIES [ 72 Kb]
--  920 TAKING VOLUNTARY DEPOSITIONS OF WILLING WITNESSES [ 173 Kb]
--  930 COMPULSION OF EVIDENCE [ 88 Kb]
--  940 TRAVEL OF WITNESSES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [ 67 Kb]
--  950 SERVICE OF PROCESS [ 155 Kb]
--  960 CRIMINAL MATTERS, REQUESTS FROM FOREIGN TRIBUNALS, AND OTHER SPECIAL ISSUES [ 98 Kb]
--  970 SUITS AGAINST THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND/OR U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES [ 60 Kb]
--  980 SUBPOENA OF CONSULAR OFFICERS OR CONSULAR RECORDS [ 63 Kb]
--  990 LISTS OF ATTORNEYS AND LEGAL RESOURCES [ 119 Kb]

7 FAM 1000 Protection Of Foreign Interests And Third Country Protecting Power
--  1010 Introduction [ 61 Kb]
--  1020 Authorities [ 62 Kb]
--  1030 United States As Protecting Power [ 72 Kb]
--  1040 Services On Behalf Of Protected Foreign Powers [ 56 Kb]
--  1050 Relinquishing Protection [ 58 Kb]
--  1060 Extention Of Informal Good Offices By The United States [ 51 Kb]
--  1070 Representation Of Interests Of The United States By Third Powers [ 73 Kb]

7 FAM 1100 ACQUISITION AND RETENTION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND NATIONALITY
--  1110 ACQUISITION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTH IN THE UNITED STATES [ 41 Kb]
--  1120 ACQISITION OF U.S. NATIONALITY IN U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS [ 231 Kb]
--  1130 ACQUISITION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTH ABROAD TO U.S. CITIZEN PARENT [ 326 Kb]
--  1140 ACQUISITION OF NONCITIZEN U.S. NATIONALITY BY BIRTH ABROAD [ 84 Kb]
--  1150 UNAVAILABLE [ 52 Kb]
--  1160 UNASSIGNED [ 41 Kb]
--  1170 HONORARY CITIZENSHIP [ 85 Kb]
--  1180 POSTHUMOUS CHILDREN [ 57 Kb]
--  1100 APPENDIX A - UNAVAILABLE [ 58 Kb]
--  1100 APPENDIX E [ 79 Kb]

7 FAM 1200 LOSS AND RESTORATION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP
--  1200 APPENDIX E - LOSS OF NATIONALITY OF MARRIED WOMEN UNDER THE ACT 1907 AND SUCCESSOR STATUTES [ 85 Kb]
--  1200 APPENDIX G - POSTHUMOUS LOSS OF NATIONALITY [ 58 Kb]

7 FAM 1300 PASSPORT SERVICES
--  1310 UNAVAILABLE [ 52 Kb]
--  1320 UNAVAILABLE [ 25 Kb]
--  1330 UNAVAILABLE [ 52 Kb]
--  1340 APPLICATIONS REQUIRING REFERRAL TO DEPARTMENT [ 196 Kb]
--  1350 UNAVAILABLE [ 25 Kb]
--  1360 UNAVAILABLE [ 64 Kb]
--  1370 UNAVAILABLE [ 64 Kb]
--  1380 UNAVAILABLE [ 113 Kb]
--  1390 UNAVAILABLE [ 65 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX A - UNAVAILABLE [ 26 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX B - UNAVAILABLE [ 27 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX C - UNAVAILABLE [ 39 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX D - PLACE OF BIRTH NAMES IN PASSPORTS [ 187 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX E - PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPHS [ 89 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX F - PASSPORT AMENDMENTS [ 113 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX G - PASSPORT FEES [ 89 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX K - UNAVAILABLE [ 30 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX N - UNAVAILABLE [ 39 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX O - UNAVAILABLE [ 55 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX R - UNAVAILABLE [ 39 Kb]
--  1300 APPENDIX U - UNAVAILABLE [ 39 Kb]

7 FAM 1400 Documentation Of Major Life Events
--  1410 Introduction  [ 65 Kb]
--  1420 Place of Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce  [ 56 Kb]
--  1430 Driver's Licenses  [ 85 Kb]
--  1440 Consular Report of Birth Abroad of A Citizen of the United States of America  [ 211 Kb]
--  1450 Marriage of U.S. Citizen Abroad  [ 188 Kb]
--  1460 Divorce Overseas  [ 81 Kb]
--  1400 Appendix E  [ 181 Kb]
--  1400 Appendix F [ 217 Kb]

7 FAM 1500 Overseas Voting Program
--  1510 Introduction [ 81 Kb]
--  1520 Voting Forms and Supplies [ 69 Kb]
--  1530 Voting Action Plan [ 64 Kb]
--  1540 Basic Absentee Voting Process [ 67 Kb]
--  1550 Post Election Reporting [ 55 Kb]
--  1560 Political Activities and the Overseas Voting Program Guidance [ 63 Kb]
--  1570 Foreign Country Election Activity in the United States  [ 50 Kb]

7 FAM 1600 The Consular Role In International Extradition
--  1610 Introduction  [ 164 Kb]
--  1620 Extradition of Fugitives to the United States [ 162 Kb]
--  1630 Extradition of Fugitives from the United States [ 163 Kb]
--  1640 Other Extradition Matters [ 133 Kb]

7 FAM 1700 Children's Issues
--  1710 International Parental Child Abduction  [ 250 Kb]
--  1720 Child Abuse or Neglect  [ 425 Kb]
--  1730 Child Exploitation  [ 136 Kb]
--  1740 Forced Marriage of Minors  [ 101 Kb]
--  1750 International Child Support Enforcement  [ 103 Kb]
--  1760 Runaways, Abandoned Children, and other Unaccompanied Minors  [ 158 Kb]
--  1770 Return of Children  [ 89 Kb]
--  1780 Behavior Modification Facilities  [ 133 Kb]
--  1790 International Adoption  [ 180 Kb]

7 FAM 1800 Consular Crisis Management
--  1810 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS [ 145 Kb]
--  1820 HOSTAGE TAKING AND KIDNAPPINGS [ 121 Kb]
--  1830 AVIATION AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION DISASTERS [ 232 Kb]
--  1840 NATURAL DISASTERS [ 75 Kb]
--  1850 UNAVAILABLE [ 52 Kb]
--  1860 UNAVAILABLE [ 64 Kb]
--  1870 PRIVATE U.S. CITIZEN FATALITIES DURING A DISASTER [ 82 Kb]
--  1880 AT THE FOCAL POINT OF A DISASTER [ 126 Kb]
--  1890 PROPERTY AND PERSONAL EFFECTS OF U.S. CITIZEN VICTIMS OF A DISASTER [ 93 Kb]
--  1800 APPENDIX A - MANAGING STRESS AND THE CONSULAR CRISIS WORKER [ 112 Kb]
--  1800 APPENDIX B - CONSULAR FLY AWAY TEAM AND CRISIS TDY CHECKLIST [ 91 Kb]
--  1800 APPENDIX D - CRISIS EVACUATION LOANS AND EVACUATION DOCUMENTATION [ 112 Kb]

7 FAM 1900 Crime Victim Assistance
--  1910 Introduction  [ 72 Kb]
--  1920 Consular Officer's Authority and Responsibility to Victims of Serious Crimes  [ 95 Kb]
--  1930 General Guidelines for Assisting Victims of Crimes  [ 161 Kb]
--  1940 Reporting Crime Victim Cases  [ 85 Kb]
--  1950 Crime Victims' Rights  [ 67 Kb]
--  1960 Crime Victim Assistance, Compensation Programs, and Resources  [ 69 Kb]
--  1970 Information Resources and Outreach  [ 53 Kb]

  
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