The Consuls' Files: July 2009

News and Miscellaneous

http://www.afsa.org/rules-political-activites-federal-employees

In case you need examples of illegal workers in the US who are not Mexican. This is not rpt not political commentary; simply one of the best-researched cases in point.

There are many blogs about the fun and the trials of the FSO life in other countries. But if we forget what else can and will continue to happen, we do a disservice to ourselves, to our families both with us and back home, and to the business.

Hats off to Amembassy Guyana for its continuing series of extremely clear and useful articles on consular services that are published in a local newspaper. If only every post would do this!

"Want to immigrate to the US? Just get in line!" That's easy to say. And here is what that line looks like.

Passport fraud is alive and well, and what FPP taught us is still true; most applicants for fraudulent passports are white Caucasian males.

ACS Case of the Day. Really, ladies? And what exactly were you thinking?

Think that a couple of years in a small place won't matter to anyone? You might be wrong.

Excellent advice to all FSOs; even Madam can't find a single item to quibble with.

Who are they and where do they go? Wonderful immigration statistics that will help you win any number of trivia contests.

DO NOT share this video with your ACS staffs. They will enjoy it far too much.

So simple, so sensible, so civil. Ah, if only all consular posts would publish advice like this.

If you don't find this extremely funny, Madam pities you but she cannot help you

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