Address:
United States Embassy
Rua Abilio Macedo n 81, Praia, Cape
Verde Tel.: (238)-61-56-16 Fax: (238)-61-13-55
Office
Timings:
TELEPHONE
AND E-MAIL INQUIRIES
Consular staff answer questions about
all consular issues on Monday and Tuesday of each week from 3:00pm
– 4:30pm. Interested persons should call the Embassy at 600746 or
send a e-mail to praiaconsularsection@state.gov
IMMIGRANT VISAS
Immigrant
visas appointments are scheduled on Wednesdays from 8:30am – 12:00pm.
Interviewed applicants may also attend the immigrant visa class
held each Wednesday at 4:00pm. During the class, consular section
employees give a short lecture entitled "America 101",
answer questions about life in the U.S., and hand out visas to adjudicated
applicants.
Immigrant visa applicants previously
refused under section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, may present required documents any Wednesday from 8:00am –
9:00am. Applicants will then be notified via telephone once their
visa is ready to be picked up.
Holidays
:
The
following American and Cape Verdean holidays will be observed during
2003
January 1 New Year’s Day Wednesday
(U.S./C.V)
January
13 Democracy & Liberty Day Monday (C.V)
January
20 M.L.King’s Birthday Monday (U.S./C.V)& National Heroes’ Day
February
17 President’s Day Monday (U.S.)
March
5 Ash Wednesday Wednesday (C.V.)
April
18 Good Friday Friday (C.V.)
April
20 Easter Sunday (C.V.)
May
1 Laborer’s Day Thursday (C.V.)
May
19 Municipal Day Monday (C.V.)
May
26 Memorial Day Monday (U.S.)
July
4 Independence Day Friday (U.S.)
July
5 Independence Day Saturday (C.V.)
August
15 Assumption Day Friday (C.V.)
September
1 Labor Day Monday (U.S.)
October
13 Columbus Day Monday (U.S.)
November
1 All Saints Day Saturday (C.V.)
November
11 Veteran’s Day Tuesday (U.S.)
November
27 Thanksgiving Thursday (U.S.)
December 25 Christmas Thursday (U.S./C.V.)
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