Services and Information for American Citizens Abroad

Emergency Services to U.S. Citizens Abroad
Citizenship and Nationality
Marriage/Divorce Abroad of U.S. Citizens
Information for U.S. Citizens Residing Abroad
Statistics
Information on Other Subjects
Links to Other Sources of Information

Emergency Services to U.S. Citizens Abroad

Arrest/Incarceration of U.S. Citizens Abroad

• Assistance to U.S. Citizens Arrested Abroad
• Prisoner Transfer Treaties

• Welfare/Whereabouts

• Consular Report of Death of a U.S. Citizen Abroad
• Return of Remains of Deceased Americans
• Estates of Deceased U.S. Citizens
• Intercountry Transfer of the Proceeds of an Estate
• Affidavit of Surviving Spouse or Next of Kin

• U.S. Consuls Help Americans Abroad
• Crisis Abroad
• Evacuation Plan (provided by Family Liaison Office)
• Overseas Citizens Services
• Sending Money Overseas to a U.S. Citizen in an Emergency
• Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad

Information for U.S. Citizens Residing Abroad

• Tips for Americans Residing Abroad
• Judicial Assistance
• Authentication of Documents / Notarial Services (Office of Authentications)
• Teaching English in Korea
• Teaching Overseas

Citizenship and Nationality

Acquisition of U.S. Citizenship

• Acquisition of U.S. Citizenship by a Child Born Abroad
• Documentary Evidence Needed to Establish a Citizenship Claim
• Affidavit of Parentage and Physical Presence
• Expeditious Naturalization of Children Born Abroad to a U.S. Citizen Parent Using Grandparents' Physical Presence in the U.S. to Help the Child Become a U.S. Citizen
• Information for Parents on DNA and Parentage Blood Testing
• Where to Write for Military Personnel Records

• Renunciation of United States Citizenship
• Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship by Persons Claiming a Right of Residence in the U.S.
• Advice About Possible Loss of U.S. Citizenship and Dual Nationality
• Advice About Possible Loss of U.S. Citizenship and Seeking Public Office in a Foreign State
• Advice About Possible Loss of U.S. Citizenship and Foreign Military Service
• IRS Form 8854 - Expatriation Information Statement

• Dual Nationality
• Certificates of Non-Citizen Nationality

Marriage/Divorce Abroad of U.S. Citizens

General Information

• Marriage Abroad of U.S. Citizens
• Divorce Overseas

• Italy
• Japan
• Spain
• Thailand

• Japan

Statistics

• Private American Citizens Living Abroad (statistics listed by foreign service post)

Information on Other Subjects

• How to Obtain Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates in Italy

Links to Other Sources of Information

You can read the 7 FAM (Foreign Affairs Manual) on Consular Issues on the State Department
Freedom of Information Act site.

• Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Aviation Safety Information
• Federal Voting Assistance Program
• Federal Emergency Management Agency's "Preparing for a Disaster"
• Internal Revenue Service's Tax Forms and Publications
• Internal Revenue Service's Frequently Asked Questions: Tax Information for Aliens and Citizens Living Abroad
• Social Security Administration
• Links to U.S. Embassy and Consulate Home Pages Worldwide