USA Embassy Stockholm was set up to strengthen Sweden-US bilateral ties. The Stockholm American Embassy plays a significant and active role in promoting diplomatic relations, and developing commercial relationship between USA and Sweden. The American Stockholm Embassy also is involved in consular activities like visa processing, passport rectifications, and public affairs.
USA Stockholm Embassy Consular Functions
The consular functions of the American assembly are extended to both US and Sweden nationals. The services offered to American citizens include processing and alterations of passports, registration of births, marriages, and deaths, voting assistance, notary public services, tax directives, and providing information on customs laws of the United States of America.
The consular functions to Swedish citizens are:
- Issue of Immigrant Visa - Immigrant visas are issued to immediate relatives, or on permanent employment assignment.
- Non-immigrant Visa - Non-immigrant visas are issued for the purpose of tours, studies, and particular assignments for a limited period.
- The different Visa categories include Tourist and Business Visas,
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Treaty Investor and Treaty Trader Visas for forming a business in the United States, Temporary Employment Visas, Personal Employee Visas for domestic helps, Media visas for journalists, Student Visas, Practical Training Visas, Exchange Visitors, Transit Visas, Diplomatic or Official Travel Visas, Religious Visas for people engaged in a religious occupation, and Crew Visas for airline and ocean line crew.
Stockholm USA Embassy Functions
The typical embassy functions of the US embassy include:
- Commercial Service - Through this service the US Embassy aims in helping out US businesses in Sweden. The trade specialists help in identifying business opportunities for US traders and investors in Sweden and other Nordic countries. The Embassy helps in organizing trade shows and other promotional events. It provides market research data
Likewise the American Embassy also helps Swedish investors and business in identifying opportunities for them in the United States.
- Agricultural Service - This is a specialized form of commercial service wherein only agricultural products like food, natural fibers, and forestry products are promoted.
USA Embassy Stockholm is located in Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 31, SE 115 89 Stockholm.
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