American Citizen Services

The Consulate is open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except American and Canadian holidays. Non-emergency services (passports, reports of birth, notarials, Social Security, W-7s/ITINs) are handled by appointment only (902-429-2480 ext. 2991) on Mondays and Wednesdays. American citizens are welcome to visit the Consulate during all business hours, but workload and staffing levels may limit the time and personnel we can allocate to non-emergency matters. For U.S. Citizen emergencies (i.e. death, arrest, or victim of crime) please call 1-902-429-2480 and press 1.

H1N1 Influenza (Flu)
The United States, Canada and Mexico continue to work together with international organizations in actively monitoring the H1N1 flu outbreak. For additional and latest information, please visit: http://www.flu.gov/
Related: [travel alerts][President Obama's remarks September 1, 2009] .

NOTICE: All visitors must be screened prior to entering the U.S. Consulate and are subject to inspection via walk-through metal detector and hand-held metal detector. Personal items are also subject to full inspection by use of x-ray and other detection equipment.

Any visitor refusing to submit to security screening shall be prohibited from entering the U.S. Consulate.

The following items are prohibited inside the U.S. Consulate: *ANY electronic or recording equipment of any kind ( including cell phones), briefcases, backpacks, luggage, large purses, etc., weapons of any kind, food and beverages, and/or oversized strollers.

As we have no facilities for storing these items, please do not bring them when you visit the Consulate.