Urgent Notice

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Per U.S. Presidential Executive Order signed on January 27, 2017, visa issuance to aliens from the countries of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen has been suspended effective immediately until further notification. If you are a national, or dual national, of one of these countries, please do not schedule a visa appointment or pay any visa fees at this time. If you already have an appointment scheduled, please DO NOT ATTEND your appointment as we will not be able to proceed with your visa interview. Please note that certain travel for official governmental purposes, related to official business at or on behalf of designated international organizations, on behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or by certain officials is not subject to this suspension. Please contact visaslisbon@state.gov, +351 30-880-3811 (Portugal) or +1 703-5210-2249 (U.S.) to inform of your appointment date and time and request cancellation. Please continue to monitor travel.state.gov and https://ais.usvisa-info.com/ for further updates.