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White House eyes ways to speed up visas for foreign interpreters stranded in war zones February 9 A group of local Afghan villagers speak to an interpreter accompanying U.S. Army soldiers on a patrol in Kowlak valley, Nangahar province, in Afghanistan on Feb. 19, 2010. (Spc. Victor Egorov/Army) Since last summer, Daniel Elkins has seen a steady increase in the number of panicked messages from foreign translators working with U.S. forces deployed to overseas conflict zones. “They keep saying ‘we’re in danger,’” said Elkins, a founding member of the Special Operations Associatio...

2021-02-05 13:21:55 Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. According to the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Emergency Commission has decided to carry out one more charter flight on February 19 to the Republic of Korea to bring 250 Mongolian nationals back home. By doing so, a total of five flights are scheduled this month to bring 1070 citizens home.     As of February 3, a total of 4,932 Mongolian citizens have applied to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Mongolia in the Republic of Korea to return to their homeland.     

Greetings from the U.S. Embassy Cairo Consular Section. I want to wish you a happy 2021 and update you on our operations. We have all faced unprecedented challenges this year, but the U.S. Embassy has remained open and the Consular Section has been working hard to provide emergency services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. While we have had to temporarily reduce some services to keep you and our staff safe, we are open. Supporting American citizens is our number one priority, and we are proud to have continued providing this support throughout the pandemic. Since March 2020, we have helped r...

Last updated: 03/31/2021 ***  Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel.  Alternatively, travelers to the U.S. may provide documentation from a licensed health care provider of having recovered from COVID-19 in the 90 days preceding travel.  Check the CDC website for additional information and Frequently Asked Questions. Waivers to the testing requirement may be granted by the CDC on an extremely limited basis when extraordinary emergency travel...