US EMBASSY MOVES TO NEW PREMISES FROM APRIL 29 TO MAY 1

Armenpress

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, ARMENPRESS: The U.S. Embassy in Armenia said today
it will move from its current building on Baghramian Avenue to its
new premises at the corner of Admiral Isakov Avenue and American
Avenue from April 29 through May 1. The embassy will be closed to
the public on April 29.

The public is advised of the following information:

The new general Embassy telephone number is: 46-47-00. The new Fax
number is 46-47-42. Those numbers will go into effect on April 29.

The new address is: American Embassy 1 American Avenue, 375082
Yerevan, Armenia

Embassy Work hours will continue to be 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday
through Friday.

The public entrance to the new Embassy compound is on the East Side
of the compound at the bottom of the newly named American Avenue
(off of Admiral Isakov Avenue and the Old Etchmiadzin Hwy. Most
of the parking lot at the Embassy is restricted to employees, but
there is limited visitor parking for consular patrons and official
visitors. Several Minibus (“marshrutka”) routes on Admiral Isakov
Avenue stop at the American Avenue intersection, including: 13, 15,
90, 94, 100, 113 and 114.

A service entrance at the West end of the compound is intended for
employee use only. Members of the public will not be allowed to enter
through that facility.

Information on other services for the public follows:

The Consular Section will close at the end of the day on Wednesday,
April 27, and reopen on Tuesday, May 3. With the reopening, the
Consular Section will resume its regular public hours:

– Visa interviews are conducted every weekday from 09:00 to 12:00.

– Visa appointment tickets may be obtained Monday through Thursday
at 13:00 at the Embassy consular entrance.

– U.S. Citizen Services hours are from 14:00 to 17:00 on weekdays.

During the time of closure, American citizens with emergency needs
can still contact the Consular Section via the Embassy switchboard
at (37410) 52-16-11 on April 27 and 28 or (37410) 46-47-00 on May
2. If the emergency occurs after regular business hours, describe the
emergency and ask for the Embassy duty officer. An emergency is defined
as a life or death situation that requires immediate assistance.

The U.S. Embassy Information Resource Center (IRC – library) has
already moved its collection of books to its new space, and is closed
as of April 15. The IRC will reopen on May 11 with a new public access
schedule. New hours will be 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.