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Bureau of Consular Affairs

The Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) is a bureau of the United States Department of State reporting to the under secretary of state for management. The mission of the Bureau is to administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of consular services and immigration. As of 2021, the bureau is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Rena Bitter.

Bureau overview

Executive branch of the United States

Harry S. Truman Building, Washington, D.C., United States

$3.48 billion (FY 2017)[1]

U.S. State Department

http://travel.state.gov/

History[edit]

The precursor to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs was created in 1952 upon passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Bureau was charged with issuing visas and passports, and extending visas for non-immigrants in the United States. For a temporary period of time in 1954, the Bureau was known as the Bureau of Inspection, Security, and Consular Affairs. In 1979, the security functions were moved to an Office of Security, which later became the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and the Bureau of Consular Affairs was formed.[2]

Deaths

Arrests

Robberies

and nationality (including both acquisition of citizenship through naturalization and the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 and renunciation of citizenship)

Citizenship

(including Social Security)

Federal benefits

of documents

Notarization

International child abduction

International adoptions

Keegan, Nicholas M. US Consular Representation in Britain Since 1790 (Anthem Press, 2018).

the Bureau of Consular Affairs website

Travel.state.gov