Health Alert – Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs
January 15, 2020 Location: Worldwide – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director has signed an order requiring all airline passengers traveling to the United States,…
Health Alert: Eritrea, Government Re-Issues COVID-19 Guidelines
Location: Eritrea Event: The U.S. Embassy continues to monitor the rapidly changing conditions due to COVID-19 in Eritrea and in other locations worldwide. The most…
Health Alert – Reissued COVID-19 Guidelines
December 29, 2020 Health Alert – Reissued COVID-19 Guidelines Location: Eritrea Event: The U.S. Embassy continues to monitor the rapidly changing conditions due to COVID-19…
December 26 – Announcement from the Eritrean Government on Clarification of COVID-19...
These are clarifications of the December 22 High Level Task Force COVID-19 Guidelines that will be in effect until the end of December 2020: Except…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Asmara, Eritrea
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Asmara, Eritrea Message: At about 10:13pm on November 28 there were six explosions in Asmara. The Embassy again advises all…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Asmara, Eritrea
Location: Asmara, Eritrea Message: At 8:24pm on November 27, a loud noise, possibly an explosion, was heard in Asmara, likely emanating from outside the city. This follows…
Security Alert (Follow-Up) – U.S. Embassy Asmara, Eritrea
Location: Asmara, Eritrea Message: The Embassy has updated information that stay at home orders were not issued by Eritrean government officials. The Embassy is unaware of any…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Asmara, Eritrea
Location: Asmara, Eritrea Event: The Embassy received reports today that neighborhood wardens in some areas of Asmara, at the instruction of Eritrean government officials, have advised residents…
Alert: U.S. Citizens in Asmara
At about 7:50PM local time, a series of loud noises were heard in Asmara. Unconfirmed reports indicate they may have been explosive devices believed to…
Alert: Reports of military activity and gunfire in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
On November 4, we received reports of military activity and gunfire in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Please use caution when traveling near the Tigray portion of…
Schedule a U.S. Citizen Services appointment for Routine Services, Voting Assistance and Departure Flight...
Resumption of U.S. Citizen Services by Appointment Only Starting Monday, November 2, the U.S. Embassy will resume providing services to U.S. Citizens and Legal Permanent…
Health Alert – August 20, 2020
Restrictions are in place throughout the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Government offices have suspended many routine services. Some non-essential businesses are closed;…
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Asmara, Eritrea
Health Alert, June 17, 2020 The Eritrean Ministry of Health has confirmed 121 cases of COVID-19, of which 39 have recovered and 70 continue to…
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Asmara, Eritrea
Location: Eritrea Event: The Eritrean High Level Task Force on COVID-19 has confirmed eighteen cases of COVID-19. On April 1, the Eritrean High Level Task Force on COVID-19 released new guidelines regarding…
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Asmara (March 30, 2020)
Location: Eritrea Event: The Eritrean Ministry of Health has confirmed fifteen cases of COVID-19. On March 30, the Eritrean Ministry of Health released a new Public…
Health Alert
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Asmara, March 27, 2020 Location: Eritrea Event: The Eritrean Ministry of Health has six confirmed cases of COVID-19. On March 26,…
Health Alert
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Asmara, Eritrea, March 25, 2020 Location: Asmara Event: The Eritrean Ministry of Health has confirmed one case of COVID-19 at the airport.…
Suspension of Routine Visa Services
In response to significant worldwide challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of State is temporarily suspending routine visa services at all U.S. Embassies…
