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Bureau of Consular Affairs
Practical Law Glossary Item 4-506-0609
(Approx. 3 pages)
Glossary
Bureau of Consular Affairs
A branch of the US State Department that is responsible for:
Issuing international travel documents, including:
passports, passport cards, or other documents for US citizens traveling internationally; and
visas for foreign nationals traveling to the US temporarily or permanently (see
Practice Note, Applying for a Nonimmigrant Visa to the US
,
Key Nonimmigrant Visa Classifications Chart
and
Key Immigrant Visa Classifications Chart
).
US
embassy
and
consular
operations throughout the world.
Facilitating international travel for US citizens (see
Practice Note, Best Practices for Transferring US Employees Overseas: Immigration Issues
).
Security and judicial assistance for US citizens abroad.
Child and family matters for US citizens and foreign nationals in the US, including:
intercountry adoption assistance (for information about adoptive parents leave rights under the
Family and Medical Leave Act
(FMLA), see
Practice Note, Pregnancy and Parental Leave: Adoption or Foster Care Leave Rights Under the FMLA
); and
responding to international abductions from and to the US.
For more information, see the Bureau of Consular Affairs'
website
.