Seattle 101 - A Guide for Travelers and Tourists
Consulates and Embassies
All international embassies from other countries to the United States are located in Washington, D.C. There are a number of international embassy branch offices, called consulates, located in Seattle. See the link below for the full list. If your country does not have a consulate in Seattle, call directory information in Washington, D.C. (tel. 202-555-1212), for the number of your national embassy.
Visas
If you're a citizen of a foreign country, in most cases you'll need a visa to enter the United States. There are two categories of U.S. visas: immigrant and nonimmigrant. Immigrant visas are for people who intend to live permanently in the U.S. Non-immigrant visas are for people with permanent residence outside the U.S. but who wish to be in the U.S. on a temporary basis, for tourism, medical treatment, business, temporary work or study.
U.S. visa policy permits citizens of certain countries to travel to the U.S. without a visa. The United States has a Visa Waiver Program, and also allows travel without visas under certain criteria for citizens of Bermuda, Canada and Mexico. See the links below for more information.
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