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Jazz Concert
The U.S. Consulate in Nogales, Sonora is pleased to present The Jazz Ensemble of the University of Arizona. We cordially invite you to join us More Info »
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Worldwide Travel Alert May 01, 2011
The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling and residing abroad to the enhanced potential for anti-American violence given recent counter-terrorism activity in Pakistan.
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Beginning January 10, 2011, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates will Process Visas Differently
Under the new procedures, most applicants will go to Applicant Service Centers (ASCs) prior to their consular section interview. The ASC staff will collect the applicant's biometric information that will be reviewed by the consular section prior to the applicant's interview. ASCs will be located in buildings separate from the U.S. Embassy and Consulates. PDF 111 KB »
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Warden Message July 1, 2010: Fees Increase
On June 28, 2010, the Department of State published its Schedule of Fees for Consular Services in the Federal Register. The schedule includes fees for passports, immigrant visas and other consular services. The changes will take effect on July 13, 15 days after publication in the Federal Register. PDF 142 KB »
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Warden Message Jul 1, 2010: Security Issues
As noted in the most recent State Department Travel Warning, the security situation on roads south of the border between Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and Matamoros, Tamaulipas has been marked by unpredictable violence. Effective July 15, 2010, the U.S. Mission in Mexico will impose certain restrictions on U.S. government employees transiting this area. PDF 118 KB »
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Warden Message May 19, 2010: Security Issues
The U.S. Consulate in Nogales would like to advise U.S. Citizens traveling to and residing in Mexico of security concerns for travelers driving on Highway 8 between the U.S.? Mexico border and Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point). PDF 50 KB »
Nogales - A Brief History
- Nogales is located 60 miles south of Tucson, Arizona and 140 miles north of Hermosillo, Sonora on the US/Arizona-Sonora, Mexico border. In 1650, Jose Romo de Vivar became the first European who is thought to have visited the Nogales area. Early in the eighteenth Francisco Eusebio Kino, the Italian missionary, established several missions around Nogales, notably at Tumacacori, Huevavi, and Cibuta. The city of Nogales was officially founded in 1882 along a north-south rail line to promote trade between the United States and Mexico...
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