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Those following this blog with any regularity may have noticed that the administration routinely posts the holiday closing schedules of the various US Missions in the Asia-Pacific region as a courtesy to travelers and those who may be seeking services at a US Embassy or US Consulate abroad. The following was quoted directly from the official website of the US Embassy in Brunei Darussalam:

The U.S. Embassy will observe the following official American and Brunei holidays in the year 2011.

DATE	DAY	HOLIDAY	OBSERVANCE
Jan 17	Monday	Martin Luther King’s Birthday	American
Feb 3	Thursday	Chinese New Year	Bruneian
Feb 15	Tuesday	Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday	Bruneian
Feb 21	Monday	Presidents Day	American
Feb 23	Wednesday	Brunei National Day	Bruneian
May 30	Monday	Memorial Day	American
May 31	Tuesday	Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day	Bruneian
June 29	Wednesday	Israk Me’raj *	Bruneian
July 4	Monday	Independence Day	American
July 15	Friday	HM Sultan’s Birthday	Bruneian
Aug 1	Monday	1st Day of Ramadan*	Bruneian
Aug 17	Wednesday	Nuzul Al-Quran*	Bruneian
Aug 30	Tuesday	Hari Raya Aidilfitri*	Bruneian
Aug 31	Wednesday	Hari Raya Aidilfitri*	Bruneian
Sept 5	Monday	Labor Day	American
Oct 10	Monday	Columbus Day	American
Nov 6	Sunday	Hari Raya Aidiladaha	Bruneian
Nov 11	Friday	Veterans Day	American
Nov 24	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day	American
Dec 27	Sunday	Christmas Day	American

* Actual Holiday Subject to Sighting of the Moon

Those wishing to visit the official homepage of the US Embassy in Brunei Darussalam please click HERE.

Those seeking services which can only be provided by an American Citizen Services (ACS) Section of a US Mission abroad such as issuance of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, US Passport, or additional visa pages for a previously issued US Passport are well advised to attempt to make an appointment with ACS in advance in an effort to streamline the processing of requests.

Those seeking short term US visas such as the B-2 visa (US tourist visa), F-1 visa (US Student visa), J-1 visa (US exchange visitor visa), or B-1 visa (US business visa) are likely to see their application processed through a non-immigrant visa unit at a US Embassy or US Consulate abroad. Those seeking such travel documents should note that their application will likely be scrutinized pursuant to the language of section 214(b) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act.

Those seeking US travel documents for foreign spouses such as the CR-1 visa or the IR-1 visa are likely to see their visa application processed at an Immigrant Visa Unit abroad after the approval of an immigration petition from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). It should be noted that for processing purposes the K-1 visa application, technically a non-immigrant US fiance visa which allows for immigrant intent, is processed in much the same way as immigrant spousal visa applications.

Those seeking visas such as the L-1 visa for intracompany transferees or the EB-5 visa for Immigrant Investors are unlikely to see their visa application processed abroad until after the approval of an immigration petition at the USCIS in the USA.

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