You are not allowed to enter the
U.S. Embassy or Consulate General while carrying any of the following items:
- battery-operated or electronic devices such as mobile phones, digital diaries, digital watches, pagers, cameras, audio/video cassettes, compact discs, MP3s, floppy disks, laptops, or portable music players
- large shoulder bags/purses - only bags that can be carried by hand will be permitted
- sealed envelopes or packages
- liquids and bottles
- cosmetics or other powdery substances
- cigarettes, cigars, match boxes, lighters
- sharp objects such as scissors, pen knives or nail files
- weapons or explosive materials of any kind
This list is not exhaustive. Other
items may be prohibited at the discretion of security staff.
There is no facility at the
Embassy/Consulate general to store prohibited items. You must make arrangements
to store these items before you enter the Embassy/Consulate General.
Due to security considerations,
there is no information window for walk-in visitors at the Embassy or the
Consulate General. Only visa applicants with scheduled interviews will be
admitted into the Embassy/Consulate General. There is no location for
non-applicants to wait at the Embassy/Consulate General.
Disclaimer: The contents of these pages are provided as an
information guide only, in good faith. The use of this website is at the viewer/user’s
sole risk. While every effort is made in presenting up-to-date and accurate
information, no responsibility or liability is accepted by the owners to this
website for any errors, omissions, outdated or misleading information on these
pages or any site to which these pages connect or are linked.
Source & Copyright: The source of the above visa
and immigration information and copyright owner/s is the:
– The U.S. Department of State – URL:
www.travel.state.gov
– Embassy of the United States, London, UK – URL:
www.usembassy.org.uk
The viewer/user of this web page should use the above
information as a guideline only, and should always contact the above sources or
the user’s own government representatives for the most up-to-date information
at that moment in time, before making a final decision to travel to that
country or destination.