U.S. Embassy in Eswatini

The Department of State assists U.S. citizens imprisoned overseas and works to ensure their fair and humane treatment. If you have been arrested or know an American Citizen who has, please contact the Embassy as soon as possible via phone 2417-9000 or email MBAConsular@state.gov. Please be prepared to provide us with full name, passport number, details of arrest, place of detention and any urgent medical needs.

The Department of State helps the family and friends of U.S. citizens who die abroad. We inform the U.S. citizen’s next-of-kin of the death and we provide information on arrangements for local burial or the return of remains to the United States and on disposition of estates and personal effects. We also issue a Consular Report of Death Abroad, an official record of death. If a family member passes away, please contact the Embassy visa phone 2417-9000 or email MBAConsular@state.gov as soon as possible. Please be prepared to provide full name, passport number, and details surrounding death.

The Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues works to resolve and prevent cases of international parental child abduction and to help children and families involved in abduction cases. For more information, see our international parental child abduction page on travel.state.gov.

The Department of State helps U.S. citizens who are victims of crime overseas. We connect crime victims with police and other services and provide information and resources to assist with physical, emotional, and/or financial injuries from crime. If you have been a victim of a crime, please contact the Embassy visa phone 2417-9000 or email MBAConsular@state.gov as soon as possible. Be prepared to provide full name, passport number, and details surrounding issue.

Are you a U.S. citizen who needs a passport? If there is URGENT need for travel and your current passport is lost/stolen or expired, in some situations we can issue an Emergency Travel Passport. Please contact the Embassy visa phone 2417-9000 or email MBAConsular@state.gov and we will assist the best we can.

The United States is a party to the Hague Adoption Convention, an international treaty which seeks to ensure that intercountry adoptions are made in the best interests of the child and that safeguards are in place for their protection. All adoptions in another country must take place according to both U.S. and local laws for the adopted child to be eligible to immigrate to the United States. You should work with a U.S. adoption service provider specifically authorized to facilitate intercountry adoption. You can find more information about authorized adoption service providers and the intercountry adoption process at travel.state.gov and are invited to direct questions to Adoption@state.gov.

A child born outside the United States to a U.S. citizen parent or parents may be eligible for U.S. citizenship if the parent(s) meets the requirements for transmitting U.S. citizenship under the Immigration and Nationality Act. U.S. citizens eligible to transmit citizenship are required to file for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA).

U.S. embassy and consulate personnel cannot perform marriages in foreign countries. Depending on the law of the foreign country, local civil or religious officials generally perform marriages. Marriages performed overseas are considered valid in the country where they take place if they are entered into in accordance with local law. Recognition of the validity of marriages performed abroad depends on the laws of the place in which the marriage is to be recognized.

Transmission of U.S. citizenship depends on: (1) at least one parent having the nationality of the United States at the time of the child’s birth; (2) the existence of a blood relationship between the child and U.S. citizen parent(s); and (3) documentary evidence demonstrating the U.S. citizen parent(s)’ presence in the United States prior to the child’s birth, as specified in the Transmission Requirements Table below.