Please note: The Passport Agency and all of the Embassies will be closed on December 26th and again on January 2nd, 2011. Passport Visas Express.com will also be closed.

Happy Holidays!

Passport Visas Express.com

Passport Visa Express.com, the U.S. Passport Agency and most of the Embassies and Consulates will be closed on Thursday, November 24th as well as Friday November 25th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Please plan your processing time accordingly.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Passport Visa Express.com

The Washington Passport Agency will be closed on Wednesday November 16th, 2011 for system maintenance. As a result the WPA cannot accomodate applications for Emergency passport processing on November 16th. See note below from the WPA:

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

We apologize for the inconvenience and short notice . The Washington Passport Agency will be undergoing maintenance on our book printers and will be unable to accommodate
our normal daily workload intake.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

The Washington Passport Agency’s Management Staff

  Observance of Veterans Day 

Please be advised that the Passport Visa Express.com Arlington and Chicago Offices will be closed on Friday, November 11th, 2011 in observance of the Federal Holiday. The Passport Agency as well as the Embassies and Consulates are also closed.

FedEx will deliver on Veterans Day November 11th, 2011.

Should you require assistance on Wednesday, please contact us via email.

If you should need emergency assistance on Friday, November 11th, please call (202) 345-4943 or email us.

Thank you to those who have served and to the families of those who have served our country.

Passport Visa Express.com

Please note the following Embassy holiday closing for Haaj and Bakri-Id the upcoming week of November 7th through November 11, 2011:

All week:

Saudi Arabia – all week
Sudan – all week
Qatar – all week
Iraq – all week

Monday-
Ethiopia, Ghana, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Chad, Uganda, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Oman, Sierra Leone, Belarus, India

Tuesday-

UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Afghan, Nigeria, Pakistan

Wedesday-

Pakistan

Thursday-

India 

Friday-
Federal Holiday- Veterans Day. All Embassies as well as the US Passport Agency and Passport Visa Express.com will be closed.

The offices of Passport Visa Express.com, the Department of State, US Passport Agency and most embassies/consulates will be closed on Monday, October 10th 2011 for Columbus Day.

Please Note: The Embassy of the People's Republic of China will be closed on October 3rd & 4th, 2011 in observance of Chinese National Day. Please plan your processing time accordingly. See the 2011 Embassy closing schedule.

Please note the following upcoming Embassy closings:

The Department of State and most embassies will be closed on Monday, September 5th for Labor Day.

Afghanistan              30 Aug through 5 Sept
Albania                     30 Sept
Bahrain                    29 Aug  – 5  Sept
Bangladesh              29 Aug  – 1  Sept
Brazil                        5 Sept  & 7  Sept
Brunei                       1  Sept - 2  Sept
Djibouti                   30 Aug  – 31 Aug
Egypt                      29 Aug  - 31 Sept

Ethiopia                   30 Aug  - 31 Aug 
Ghana                     30 Aug  - 31 Aug
Indonesia                29 Aug  – 5  Sept
Iran                        30 Aug
Ireland                    30 Aug  - 31 Aug
Ivory Coast              30 Aug  - 31 Aug

Jordan                    30 Aug -   1 Sept

Kyrgyz Republic       30 Aug  -  31 Aug
Lebanon                  30 Aug  - 31 Aug
Libya                         1  Sept
Malaysia                  29 Aug  – 1  Sept
Mali                        30 Aug  - 31 Aug
Niger                      30 Aug  & 28 Sept
Nigeria                   30 Aug  - 2 Sept
Pakistan                 29 Aug  – 1  Sept
Philipines                29 Aug
Qata                      30 Aug  through Sept 2
Saudi Arabia           29 Aug  – 5  Sept
Sri Lanka                31 Aug
Syria                      30 Aug  – 1  Sept
Tajikistan               30 Aug  – 31 Aug and Sept 9
Taiwan                    2 Sept
Tanzania                30 Aug  - through 5 Sept
Togo                      30 Aug
Trinidad & Tobago   31 Aug
Tunisia                   30 Aug  - 31 Aug
Turkey                    30 Aug  & 1 Sept
UAE                        30 Aug  – 6  Sept

Uganda                  30 Aug - 31 Aug
Uzbekistan               20 Aug  – 5  Sept
Vietnam                    2  Sept
Yemen                     29 Aug  - 2 Sept

Passport Visa Express.com, the Washington Passport Agency and most of the Embassies and Consulates will be closed on Monday, February 21st, 2011 in observance of Presidents Day. Please plan your processing time accordingly.

China: The Embassy of the People's Republic of China will be closed on February 3rd & 4th, 2011 in observance of Lunar New Year. Please plan your processing time accordingly.

Vietnam: The Embassy of Vietnam will be closed February 2nd through the 5th, 2011. Please plan your visa processing accordingly.