October 18, 2018 — Alexandria, Va. — The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) has become aware of reports that some overseas voters are unable to access their state’s online voter registration and election systems. This is primarily due to states blocking web traffic from foreign countries in an effort to increase the cybersecurity of their ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 19 October, 2018 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The U.S. Consulate is now offering a walk-in adult passport renewal service for United States citizens on Mondays and Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Qualified applicants can deliver their completed passport renewal application, photograph, current U.S. passport and a payment of $110 to the U.S. Consulate without an appointment on the days and ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 14 August, 2018 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
A representative from the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) will visit Bermuda next week to assist American Citizens with social security matters. The representative will be available to answer questions from the public about matters including, but not limited to, social security number applications, applying for social security benefits, veterans benefits and any issues ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 19 July, 2018 | Topics:
Federal Benefits, Notification, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: social security
As part of the Department of State’s continuous efforts to provide U.S. citizens traveling abroad with information about safety and security events, we are updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions, political violence, and criminal activity against U.S. citizens and interests abroad. This replaces the Worldwide Caution dated March ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 15 September, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services
The State of Alabama will conduct a special general election on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, for the office of U.S. Senator to replace Jeff Sessions. Service members, eligible family members and overseas citizens may use the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA), which is the registration and ballot request form accepted by all States and territories. ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 14 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
If you would like to contact family members and/or friends on one of the impacted islands by Hurricane Irma please follow this link:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/news/HurricaneIrma.html Read More»
By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 7 September, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: hurricane
The State of Alabama will conduct a special primary runoff election on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, for the office of U.S. Senator to replace Jeff Sessions. A special primary election was held on August 15, 2017. With no candidate receiving more than 50% of the vote, a special primary runoff election will now be held ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 22 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Utah will conduct a special general election on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, for the 3rd Congressional District to replace Jason Chaffetz who resigned from Congress on June 30. This district consists of Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan and Wasatch counties as well as portions of Salt Lake and Utah counties. Service members, ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 10 August, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Alabama will conduct a special primary election on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, for the office of U.S. Senator to replace Jeff Sessions. The special runoff election will be held on September 26, 2017. The special general election will be held on December 12, 2017. Service members, eligible family members and overseas citizens ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 30 May, 2017 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Georgia will conduct a special runoff election on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, for the 6th Congressional District to replace Tom Price who was confirmed as the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary. This district consists of parts of Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton counties. A special election was held on April 18, 2017. ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 15 May, 2017 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of California will conduct a special general election on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, for the 34th Congressional District to replace Xavier Becerra who was confirmed as Attorney General of California. This district consists of part of Los Angeles County. A primary election was held on April 4, 2017, with no candidate receiving more ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 19 April, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Montana will conduct a special election on Thursday, May 25, 2017, for its at-large Congressional District to replace Ryan Zinke who was confirmed as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. This district represents all counties in Montana. Service members, eligible family members and overseas citizens may use the Federal Post Card Application ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 16 March, 2017 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Georgia will conduct a special election on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, for the 6th Congressional District to replace Tom Price who was confirmed as the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary. This district consists of parts of northern Atlanta and parts of surrounding counties such as Cobb, Fulton, and Dekalb. Service members, ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 23 February, 2017 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of California will conduct a special primary election on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, for the 34th Congressional District to replace Xavier Becerra who was confirmed as Attorney General of California. This district consists of part of Los Angeles County. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a special general election ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 14 February, 2017 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The State of Kansas will conduct a special election on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, for the 4th Congressional District to replace Mike Pompeo who resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when he was confirmed and formally sworn in as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. This district consists of all or part of ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 6 February, 2017 | Topics:
News, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The “No Eyeglasses Policy” will go into effect November 1, 2016. Under this policy, Consular Affairs will no longer accept photographs of visa and passport applicants wearing eyeglasses, except in rare, medically-documented circumstances. For more information and examples please see
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 19 October, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
Don’t wait; return your voted ballot right away! Remember U.S. embassies and consulates are not polling places; same-day in-person voting is not available outside the United States. The majority of states require voted ballots to reach local election officials by the close of polls on Tuesday, November 8. U.S. citizens who want to participate in ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 5 October, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
The U.S. Consulate General in Hamilton, Bermuda, will conduct a nonpartisan absentee voting workshop and registration drive for U.S. citizens residing in Bermuda on August 5, 2016 at: the Chubb Building (former Ace building) 17 Woodbourne Avenue From 11 Am – 2:30 PM The participants will be introduced to the Federal Voting Assistance program (FVAP) ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 26 July, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
On June 29, 2016, 3:00-4:00 p.m. local time, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will host a webinar, “Foreign Earned Income for U.S. Overseas Taxpayers.” The webinar will cover requirements for claiming the foreign income exclusion; identifying which form to use: Form 2555 or 2555-EZ; specifying information to include on Form 2555 or 2555-EZ; and live ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 22 June, 2016 | Topics:
Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: IRS
The U.S. Consulate General in Hamilton alerts U.S. citizens to continuing protests in Hamilton over the Government of Bermuda’s proposed law that would grant status and permanent residency to current non-Bermudian residents who have lived in Bermuda for extended periods. Protests began on March 11 and have continued over the past four days. The demonstrations ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 16 March, 2016 | Topics:
Alert, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services
Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid and reaches local election officials by the absentee ballot receipt ...
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By U.S. Consulate General Hamilton | 29 February, 2016 | Topics:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: voting
