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Citizenship |
Official US Government Dept of State passport info. Wikipedia has a very complete article on United States citizenship Information about immigration and citizenship from Visalaw.com |
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Congress |
If you want to contact your congressperson, visit www.house.gov/writerep or www.nytimes.com where you can go to the Politics section and on the left column there is a box called Congressional Guide. To use either of these services all you have to do is enter the ZIP code of your US voting residence. Another site for reaching your Congressperson. For sending email to Members of Congress visi.com. congress.org committee affiliations and staff members. |
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Finance and exchange rates |
www.amcham.com.br AmchamNet is a Website filled with economic data on Brazil and Mercosur, the Southern Cone of South America Common Market. www.oanda.com Current exchange rates. |
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Government websites |
uscis.gov The US Immigration Service for information for non US-citizens visiting the USA. Has downloadable forms as well. www.usa.gov Government USA portal with an "Americans Abroad" section. travel.state.gov/index.html where the Bureau of Consular Affairs has a wealth of helpful information for citizens abroad. usinfo.state.gov A valuable site for getting up-to-date information from Washington. www.irs.ustreas.gov The IRS for help with your taxes, including down-loadable forms and information about the ITIN. www.ssa.gov The US Social Security Administration. www.fvap.gov Federal Voting Assistance Program, now on its reformulated website for worldwide access. www.usembassycanada.gov US Government info on Canada and useful information for Americans living there. www.congress.gov The Thomas Register of the US Congress provided by The Library of Congress. www.house.gov/ways_means The House Ways & Means Committee (hearings on Taxes and International Competitiveness). www.cq.com The Congressional Quarterly. www.embassyworld.com The world's embassies in a searchable database. |
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Health and Insurance |
www.hsc.unt.edu Health advisories for travelers, from U of North Texas. AIA-International-Insurance.com Abrams Insurance Agency. |
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Immigration |
www.grasmick.com/whatsnew.htm Law Office of Joseph C. Grasmick (pages on business immigration). www.visalaw.com The Siskind Immigration Bulletin. Has forms available on their website. |
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Living and working abroad |
www.goinglobal.com A site developed by
Going Global that
provides career-related content and services for global job seekers.
www.figt.org Families in Global Transition--organizes an annual conference. www.intemployment.com The International Employment Gazette. www.escapeartist.com The Escape Artist Network, a website for overseas job seekers, expatriates or anyone moving to another country. www.overseasjobs.com Ken Creffield's guide to getting a job outside the USA. Send email to International Employment Resources to find out about a new book that can help you get a job overseas. www.search-associates.com Teacher and administrator placement in international schools. www.peacecorps.gov Twice a year the Peace Corps hires Country Directors. The Good Schools Guide International, A guide for Western families moving abroad. It's completely independent, written by parents for parents and tells users about the top British, American, and international schools worldwide. It gives personal advice and educational overviews for each city. www.ori-and-ricki.net A site for expat children. www.liveabroad.com Ruth Halcomb's Network for living abroad. overseasdigest.com William Beaver's Overseas Digest. Bill Jordan's tips on international education and living. www.expatexchange.com The Expat Exchange peer network has interesting news and networking put together by Jennifer Ohmann. www.expatnetwork.com Expatnetwork is an expatriate community web site with overseas jobs, international contract news and an online magazine. www.branchor.com Lots of tips for moving and networking from Relocation Today by BR Anchor Publishing--experts in relocation. www.expatica.com News and information for expats in several European countries. 
Easy Expat Interesting
information for major cities around the world--Multilingual.
www.expatsreunite.com Expats Reunite: a website for reuniting friends and families all over the world. www.alloexpat.com Allo Expats: Connecting expatriates around the globe. "Career Transition Center"--retirement advice for US citizen employees of the Department of State. The June 2007 newsletter contains specific information about retiring overseas. |
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Media (books, magazines, newspapers, radio and TV) |
www.amazon.com Amazon.com of Seattle with over 2.5 million book titles for sale over the web. Go to ACA's Books on Review for direct links to Amazon.com  www.npr.org All
your favorite National
Public Radio programs including
"Morning Edition," "All Things Considered," "Fresh Air," "Talk of
the Nation," and even "Car Talk." Now broadcast digitally to Europe
from the Hotbird satellite.
www.barnesandnoble.com Barnes and Noble book retailers with more than a million titles. www.nybooks.com The Reader's Catalog of New York offering 400 different book titles a month. www.vacationwork.co.uk Vacation Work Publications. ACA has reviewed several of these books. www.washingtonpost.com The Washington Post www.washtimes.com The Washington Times www.csmonitor.com The Christian Science Monitor www.nytimes.com The New York Times  www.iht.com
The International Herald Tribune (IHT) www.ajr.org The American Journalism Review www.thekoratpost.com The Korat Post NE Thailand's only English language newspaper founded by Frank Anderson, ACA Country Contact. www.riviera-reporter.com The Riviera Reporter The English-language magazine for French Riviera Residents. www.insidemex.com Inside Mexico The English speaker's guide to Mexico. www.cnn.com CNN news. news.bbc.co.uk The BBC with the TV "Nine O'Clock News," and other broadcasts. www.theamerican.co.uk The web version of The American for US citizens living in the British Isles. |
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Other organizations |
www.aaro.org The Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AARO) based in Paris. www.overseasamericansweek.com Overseas Americans Week (OAW)--a summary of position papers regularly presented in Washington. www.fawco.org The Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas.  www.ExpatWomen.com
A web site for all expatriate women in any country in the world: share experiences and advice,
find resources for living in a foreign country; has a monthly
newsletter.
www.amerikazentrum.de The Amerika Zentrum in Hamburg Germany, with the biggest American library in the area. www.parentnetsweden.com American clubs in Sweden. www.idealist.org The Idealist organization: Action Without Borders--launching a new initiative to promote action and collaboration around the world. www.sovereignsociety.com The Sovereign Society: a virtual community of Sovereign Individuals sharing the will to live free of government restraint. www.canuckabroad.com A site for Canadians residing abroad. www.aarp.org/worldwide AARP is the leading US organization for persons age 50 and over. Benefits of international membership can be found on their website. AARP is an ACA sponsor. |
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Social Security |
www.ssa.gov The US Social Security Administration. Form for requesting a Social Security number or replacement card. Web site for requesting a copy of your birth record (US only). If you have a question about Social Security, you can contact the Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) in the Consular Section of your country's US Embasssy. |
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Taxes and tax services |
www.oceanwavestax.com Oceanwaves Tax-- Jane Bruno's Expat Tax Services. www.usa-taxes.com Kenneth Guilfoyle, CPA USA-Taxes.com |
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Travel (Country guides, airlines, moving and lodging) |
 www.continental.com Continental
Airlines.
www.businesserv.ch Rio de Gregori Executive Services for obtaining information about a Swiss "one-stop" service providing secretarial and interpreter services (five languages), representation, company domiciliation, business consulting, mail handling and/or forwarding and executive excursions in private van. ACA associate member and fundraiser sponsor. Email degregori@freesurf.ch www.sefco-export.com Sefco Export Management Company, Inc. Overseas moving specialists. www.geocities.com/greekhotel Harbor Inn Syros Greece. Six studios in a quiet island fishing village. ACA discount. |
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Voting |
www.overseasvotefoundation.org Overseas Vote Foundation--helping you Vote from abroad--for civilians and military. Also, voter registration deadlines for the Presidential Preference Primaries.
www.fvap.gov Federal Voting Assistance Program, now on its reformulated website for worldwide access. Check your state's Voter Registration Verification website www.electionline.org Election Line, a project of the PEW Center on the States, working on election reform. www.eac.gov Website of the Election assistance commission, an independent bipartisan commission created by the Help American Vote Act (HAVA). |
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