Hours of Operation
U. S. Embassy Praia is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 until 17:00
Contact Information:
United States Embassy
Rua Abilio Macedo 6
Caixa Postal 201
Praia, Cape Verde
Telephone: (238) 260 89 00
Fax: (238) 261 13 55
Consular Section Hours:
Monday
08:00 - 12:30 Scheduled Non-Immigrant Visa Interviews
16:00 - 17:00 Passport Pass-back
Tuesday
08:00 - 12:30 Scheduled Non-Immigrant Visa Interviews
16:00-17:00 Passport Pass-back
Wednesday
08:00 - 12:00 American Citizen Services
11:00 - 12:00 Notarial Services
15:00 - 16:30 Information Hours for Consular Services
By Phone Only 260-8900
Thursday
08:00 - 12:30 Scheduled Immigrant Visa Interviews
15:00 - 16:30 Information Hours for Consular Services
By Phone Only 260-8900
16:00 - 17:00 Passport Pass-back
Friday
08:00 - 16:00 Consular Section Closed to the Public
16:00 - 17:00 Passport Pass-back
Holidays:
U.S. Embassy Praia observes both local Cape
Verdean holidays and
American holidays. The Embassy will be closed on the following days
in 2012:
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Sunday | (Cape Verdean) |
| January 2 | New Year's Day | Monday | (American) |
| January 13 | Democracy & Liberty Day | Friday | (Cape Verdean) |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday | (American) |
| January 20 | National Heroes' Day | Friday | (Cape Verdean) |
| February 20 | Washington's Birthday | Monday | (American) |
| February 22 | Ash Wednesday | Wednesday | (Cape Verdean) |
| April 06 | Good Friday | Friday | (Cape Verdean) |
| April 08 | Easter | Sunday | (Cape Verdean) |
| May 1 | Laborer's Day | Tuesday | (Cape Verdean |
| May 19 | Municipal Day | Saturday | (Cape Verdean) |
| May 28 | Memorial Day | Monday | (American) |
| June 1 | Children's Day | Friday | (Cape Verdean) |
| July 4 | U.S. Independence Day | Wednesday | (American) |
| July 5 | C.V. Independence Day | Thursday | (Cape Verdean) |
| August 15 | Assumption Day | Wednesday | (Cape Verdean) |
| September 3 | Labor Day | Monday | (American) |
| October 8 | Columbus Day | Monday | (American) |
| November 1 | All Saints Day | Thursday | (Cape Verdean) |
| November 12 | Veteran's Day | Monday | (American) |
| November 22 | Thanksgiving | Thursday | (American) |
| December 25 | Christmas | Tuesday | (Cape Verdean) / (American) |
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