SUBJECT/OFFICE                                        TELEPHONE


OVERSEAS CITIZENS SERVICES

Death of an American citizen abroad                   202-647-5225

Arrest/detention of an American citizen abroad        202-647-5225

Robbery of an American citizen abroad                 202-647-5225

American citizens missing abroad                      202-647-5225

Crisis abroad involving American citizens             202-647-5225

Afterhours number for an emergency                    202-647-5225 
involving an American citizen abroad                    

OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S ISSUES

International parental child abduction                202-736-7000
 
International adoptions                               202-736-7000

Recorded information on custody and adoptions         202-736-7000

VISA SERVICES

Inquiries about visa cases and the 
application process                                   202-663-1225

Immigrant visa cut-off dates                          202-663-1541

National Visa Center (Immigrant visa inquiries)       603-334-0700                                     

PASSPORT SERVICES
Inquiries about the passport application process,
the status of an application or an emergency
passport

Passport Office of Policy and Advisory Services       202-955-0232
(Validation of passports for travel to Libya
and Iraq; issuance and denial of passports to 
minors in certain circumstances such as 
adoptions or abductions)  
 
Frequently Asked Questions