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New Consular Fees Begin

News on July 12, 2010 by Administrator| Comments Off

The State Department announced its new Schedule of Fees for Consular Services on June 28, 2010. The changes are effective as of July 13th, 15 days after its publication in the Federal Register. The table includes the rates for passports, visas, immigration and other consular services offered.

Applicants with appointments from July 13th on will be charged according to the new Schedule of Fees.

The revised fees will cover current operating expenses for the 301 consular offices abroad, 23 passport agencies in the U.S. and other facilities. The rate changes are based on a Cost of Service Study conducted by the Bureau of Consular Affairs during the month of June, 2009. This study was the most thorough and comprehensive by the Department of State, and established the true costs of consular services provided, which by law must be recovered through a fee collection.

The Embassy accepts payments in U.S. dollars or its equivalent in Lempiras. The exact amount is required. The Consular Agency in San Pedro Sula does not accept credit card payments; personal checks are not accepted at any location. The Embassy does accept international credit cards (Visa, Master Card, American Express, Diners Club, and Discover).

Visit our DOCUMENT REFERENCE section for the new Schedule of Consular Fees, or click the link.

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Colombia’s Ambassador Will Return to Honduras

News on November 9, 2009 by Administrator| 1 Comment

Colombia’s government announced today the return to Honduras of the Colombian Ambassador, Sonia Pereira.

“November 5th provided for the return of Ambassador Sonia Pereira. Her return answers the call made by the parties of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement for the normalization of relations with Honduras by the international community,” said the foreign ministry.

In a statement made by President Alvaro Uribe, they support “a negotiated solution to the political crisis in Honduras,” and called for the parties “to continue the dialogue, and efforts to achieve a national reconciliation and strengthening of democracy.”

Following the political crisis that erupted after the ouster of Manuel Zelaya, Colombia decided in July to call Pereria back for consultations.

Zelaya has since killed the deal, and ordered his representative in the talks, Jorge Arturo Reina, not to return to the table in a boycott of the Verification Committee.

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Editorial: Zelaya’s Takeover of the Honduras Embassy in the United States

News on November 8, 2009 by Catrachita| 8 Comments

It was unthinkable it could happen, yet it did. On October 22, 2009 Patricia Rodas orchestrated a takeover of the Honduran Embassy in the United States. The Embassy administration in place did all they could to not relinquish their posts, but in the end, the United States allowed their removal. Zelaya’s team was permitted to kick out the current administration who were facilitating Hondurans to obtain their passports and providing other key services to Hondurans living abroad.

“Why would they do such a thing?” I thought. They had to realize it would make it only that much more difficult to process or even validate any paperwork for Hondurans who’s only avenue for legitimate help was through the Honduran Embassy’s functions.

“They really couldn’t be so selfish and cruel as to put their own agenda above that of the people of Honduras, who they claim they are fighting for…?” I could not fathom such a thing. Once again, I have been proven wrong. It became clear as I viewed the new redesign of their website (Honduras Embassy in the United States of America).

It appears their plan was to use the Embassy to twist North American’s viewpoint of the events taking place in Honduras – Not that the skewed viewpoint needs much help, as the majority of Hondurans have witnessed taking place in the United States Press since the ouster of Manuel Zelaya Rosales.

So now, the Honduran Embassy in the United States is a political platform, rather than what it was designed for, to sincerely and dedicatedly help those Hondurans needing assistance who are living in a foreign country. How many passports have been processed since their infiltration? How many Hondurans have left pleased and relieved that they had a refuge in a foreign land?

This next led me to wonder, “What other Honduran establishments can Zelaya’s group take over to ‘get their word out’?” No doubt they have been busy investigating this one. I can only hope that the Honduran Government has looked ahead, and has covered the security issues for any remaining institutions abroad that can be compromised.

Opinion submitted by Catrachita

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