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U.S. Passport
Please be advised that to travel abroad for your medical tourism procedure, you'll need to obtain a valid passport. The Passport Services Office provides information and services to American citizens about how to obtain, replace or change a passport. A passport is an internationally recognized travel document that verifies the identity and nationality of the bearer. A valid U.S. passport is required to enter and leave most foreign countries. Only the U.S. Department of State has the authority to grant, issue or verify United States passports. A passport is necessary for all health tourism and medical travel excursions. New Application for a U.S. Passport
To obtain a passport for the first time, you need to go in person to one of 7,000 passport acceptance facilities located throughout the United States with two photographs of yourself, proof of U.S. citizenship, and a valid form of photo identification such as a driver’s license.
Acceptance facilities include many Federal, state and probate courts, post offices, some public libraries and a number of county and municipal offices. There are also 13 regional passport agencies, which serve customers who are traveling within 2 weeks (14 days), or who need foreign visas for travel. Appointments are required in such cases.
You’ll need to apply in person if you are applying for a U.S. passport for the first time; if your expired U.S. passport is not in your possession; if your previous U.S. passport has expired and was issued more than 15 years ago; or if your previous U.S. passport was issued when you are under 16 your currently valid U.S. passport has been lost of stolen.
The Next Step
For more information on getting a new passport, please click the following link:
Please be advised that to travel to Brazil for your medical procedure, you will be required to have a Visa. The Brazilian Embassy Office provides information and services to American citizens about how to obtain a visa.
The Next Step
Visit the following link for information pertaining to obtaining a Visa to visit Brazil:
Here is a summary of the website link to the Brazilian Embassy:
Following documents are required to be submitted for visa:
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Visa application form should filled in legibly and clearly, in bold (capital) letters in black/blue ink only. Incomplete and illegible applications may not be processed.
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Name and other relevant particulars should be filled in as per details in the passport in expanded form.
2. Passport: it should have a minimum validity of six months on the date of application with at least two blank pages.
3. Photographs: 1 identical passport size photographs (black/white or color) depicting front pose against light background
4. Supporting documents: a photocopy of a round-trip ticket in one's name; or a signed letter on travel agency stationary, with confirmed round trip bookings.
5. Visa Fee: a visa fee payment, as applicable (see visa fees table). A non-refundable processing fee of US$ 100.00 per visa will be charged to US citizens in reciprocity for the identical fee paid by Brazilian citizens who apply for a visa to the United States of America; The Embassy will only accept U.S. Postal Service money order, payable to the "Brazilian Embassy" (PERSONAL CHECKS / CASH / CREDIT CARDS are not accepted)
* a non-refundable handling fee of US$10.00 per visa applies to visa applications submitted by mail or by any individual other than the applicant or an immediate member of his or her family.
Once you have completed the above steps, please visit or mail your information to one of the following addresses (depending on your location):
Note: If you decide to mail your application, please provide a pre-paid or self-stamped return envelope.
Brazilian Consulate General in Boston
The Stattler Building
20 Park Plaza, suite 810
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 542-4000
Fax: (617) 542-4318
E-mail: cgbos@consulatebrazil.org
http://www.consulatebrazil.org
Jurisdiction: States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Brazilian Consulate General in Chicago
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3050
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 464-0244/464-0245
Fax: (312) 464-0299
E-mail: central@brazilconsulatechicago.org
Jurisdiction: States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Brazilian Consulate General in Houston
Park Tower North
1233 West Loop South, Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77027
Phones: (713) 961-3063/961-3064/961-3065
Fax: (713) 961-3070
E-mail: consbras@brazilhouston.org
http://www.brazilhouston.org
Jurisdiction: States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Brazilian Consulate General in Los Angeles
8484 Wilshire Blvd., suites 711/730
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: (323) 651-2664
Fax: (323) 651-1274
E-mail: info@brazilian-consulate.org
http://www.brazilian-consulate.org
Jurisdiction: States of Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and in the State of California, the counties of Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
Brazilian Consulate General in Miami
80 SW 8th St. - Suite 2600
Miami, FL 33130
Phone: (305) 285-6200
Fax: (305) 285-6229
Fax on demand for information and forms: (305) 285-6259
E-mail: consbras@brazilmiami.org
http://www.brazilmiami.org
Jurisdiction: States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Brazilian Consulate General in New York
1185 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), 21st Floor
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (917) 777-7777
Fax: (212) 827-0225
E-mail: consulado@brazilny.org
http://www.brazilny.org
Jurisdiction: States of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and the Bermuda Islands.
Brazilian Consulate General in San Francisco
300 Montgomery Street, suite 900
San Francisco, CA, 94104
Phone: (415) 981-8170
Fax: (415) 981-3628
E-mail:brazilsf@brazilsf.org
http://www.brazilsf.org
Jurisdiction: States of Oregon, Washington, Alaska and in the State of California, the counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Ladera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benedito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislau, Sutter,Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolunme, Yolo,and Yuma.
Brazilian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Consular Service
3009 Whitehaven St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Fax: (202) 238-2818
E-mail: consular@brasilemb.org
http://www.brasilemb.org
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia, States of Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Please be advised that to travel to India for your medical procedure, you will be required to have a Visa. The Indian Embassy Office provides information and services to American citizens about how to obtain a visa.
The Next Step
Visit the following link for information pertaining to obtaining a Visa to visit India:
Here is a summary of the website link to the Indian Embassy:
Following documents are required to be submitted for visa:
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Visa application form should filled in legibly and clearly, in bold (capital) letters in black/blue ink only. Incomplete and illegible applications may not be processed.
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Name and other relevant particulars should be filled in as per details in the passport in expanded form.
2. Passport: it should have a minimum validity of six months on the date of application with at least two blank pages.
3. Photographs: 2 latest identical passport size photographs (black/white or color) depicting front pose against light background
4. Supporting documents: if the visa being applied for is other than a Tourist Visa, the visa application should be accompanied with supporting documents on type of visa applied for. (disregard for medical tourism)
5. Visa Fee: Please see ”Fee Schedule” for the amount of fee. (In most cases, the fee to an American Tourist will be $60.00 for a duration of 6 months.) In case the applications are deposited in person at the counter, visa fee can be paid in cash or by Cashier's Check/Certified Check or Money Order made payable to the Embassy of India, Washington (PERSONAL CHECKS / CREDIT CARDS are not accepted)
6. Persons of Indian Origin: applying for a visa for the FIRST time on US passport must submit their Indian passport along with the application form for cancellation and return. If the visa is required on a new US passport booklet, either previous US passport or photocopy of Indian visa are to be submitted with the application.
Once you have completed the above steps, please visit or mail your information to one of the following addresses (depending on your location):
Note: If you decide to mail your application, please provide a pre-paid or self-stamped return envelope.
2107 Massachusetts Ave., Washington DC 20008.
Telephone: 202-939-7000 Fax: 202-265-7532
...which covers Delaware,Washington D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, N.Carolina, S.Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, The Bahamas.
3 East 64th St. (between Madison & 5th Ave.), New York, NY 10021
Telephone: 212-879-7800 Ext. 206 or 212-879-7805 / 7806 Fax: 212-570-9581
...which covers Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont and the Virgin Islands.
455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: 312-595-0405 Fax: 312-595-0416 or 312-595-0417
...which covers the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, N.Dakota, S.Dakota, Wisconsin, Missouri.
540 Arguello Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94118
Telephone: 415-668-0662 Fax: 415-668-9764
...which covers Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, California.
1990 Post Oak Boulevard, 3 Post Oak Central, Suite 600, 6th floor, Houston, Texas 77056
Telephone: 713-626-2148 Fax: 713-626-2450
...which covers Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas.
Please be advised that to travel to India for your medical procedure, you will be required to have a Visa. The Indian Embassy Office provides information and services to American citizens about how to obtain a visa.
Tourist & Business Visas
A visa is a form issued by a visa officer. This form is placed in your passport to show that you have met the requirements for admission to Turkey. A visa may be for a single entry, for multiple entries, or for transit purposes. The tourist visa is good for a year and allows the U.S citizens to stay in Turkey for 3 months in each stay (with multiple entries).
U.S citizens may obtain their tourist visas upon entry at ANY point in Turkey or from the Turkish consulates around the U.S. However, application for a business visa must be done ahead of time, before entering Turkey. Some Non-U.S Citizens need to apply for their tourist or business visas in advance BEFORE going to Turkey.
If you need to obtain your visa ahead of time, you may directly contact a Turkish Consulate in person, or by mail.
The Next Step
Visit the following link for information pertaining to obtaining a Visa to visit Turkey:
Here is a summary of the website link to the Turkish Embassy:
Following documents are required to be submitted for visa:
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Visa application form should filled in legibly and clearly, in bold (capital) letters in black/blue ink only. Incomplete and illegible applications may not be processed.
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Name and other relevant particulars should be filled in as per details in the passport in expanded form.
2. Passport: it should have a minimum validity of three months on the date of application with at least two blank pages.
3. Visa Fee: a non-refundable processing fee of $20 in cash or money order for single entry or $65 in cash or money order for multiple entry payable to the Turkish embassy. No personal checks please.
Once you have completed the above steps, please visit or mail your information to one of the following addresses (depending on your location):
Note: If you decide to mail your application, please provide a pre-paid or self-stamped return envelope.
Washington, D.C / Consular Section
2525 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
phone: (202) 612-6740 fax: (202) 319-1639
Houston, TX / Consulate General
1990 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77056
phone: (713) 622-5849 fax: (202) 623-6639
e-mail: turcon@ix.netcom.com
...which covers Alabama, Arkansas, Luisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklohoma, Tennessee, Texas.
Los Angeles, CA / Consulate General
4801 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 310
Los Angeles, CA 90010
phone: (323) 937-0118 fax: (202) 932-0061
e-mail: turkcgle@pacbell.net web: http://www.turkiye.net/lacg
...which cover Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Pacific Islands.
New York, NY / Consulate General
821 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
phone: (212) 949-0160 fax: (212) 983-1293
e-mail: tcbkny@worldnet.att.net
...which covers Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Puerto Rico
Chicago, IL / Consulate General
360 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1405
Chicago, IL 60601
phone: (312) 263-0644 ext.23 fax: (312) 263-1499
e-mail: chicago@trconsulate.org web: http://www.konsolosluk.gov.tr/HomePage.aspx
...which covers Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
Expedited Passports and Visas
The Next Step
Visit the following link for information about obtaining an expedited Passport and/or Visa:
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