Contact Us

On this page:

• Hours of Operation
• Check Your Visa Application Status
• Check My Passport Status
• Contact Information
• Reporting Fraud

Hours of Operation

English and Spanish speaking customer service agents are ready to assist you from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Panama Local Time, Monday through Friday. The Visa Information System for the US will be closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in Panama and the United States. To check the holiday dates please click here.

• Live Chat: Please make sure you are using Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Opera as a browser. To chat with a customer service representative, please click on the "LIVE CHAT" button below, enter your information as required and press the chat icon. The session will be secure and encrypted. To facilitate the provision of our services, we use session cookies. By using this service, you are agreeing to it.

Check Your Visa Application Status

If you are a nonimmigrant applicant, you may check your DS-160 and visa application status online here by entering your interview location and your DS-160 barcode number. If you are an immigrant visa applicant you will enter your case number.

Check My Passport Status

Instant: Enter your passport number below to check on the status. If your passport is ready for pick-up, please bring supporting documents and collect it in a timely manner. If your passport is not collected in a timely manner it will be sent back to the Embassy or Consulate.

Email: Send an email to passportstatus@ustraveldocs.com and in the subject and/or body enter a valid passport number exactly as it was entered at the time the appointment was scheduled. Do not include any additional text. You will receive an automatic response with the status.

Contact Information

If you need help with your visa application or want to know more about how to obtain a visa to travel to the United States, contact one of our representatives through any of the means mentioned below. Agents of the US Visa Information System can help you by phone, email, or chat.

Email: To reach a customer service representative via email, please write to support-panama@ustraveldocs.com.

Chat: To communicate via chat with an agent, click on the icon below.

 

Phone: You can reach a customer service representative using one of these phone numbers:

• People in Panama from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Panama time (GMT -5): Call 833-9393.
• People in the United States Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (EST): Call (703) 745-5478.
• Click to Talk: You can talk to us directly through your browser from any device. This service is free of charge and utilizes internet connection. The session is encrypted and secure.

  Please make sure you are using Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Opera as a browser. To begin, click on the "Click to Talk" button below, enter your information as required and press the phone icon. Please make sure the audio features on your device are enabled or share permission if asked for: microphone and speaker.
  The functionality of the widget was intentionally restricted to messaging and to audio connections only. Your communication will be secure and none of your data will be stored. It's deleted the very moment you close your browser. Your webcam is never accessed! To facilitate the provision of our services, we use session cookies. By using this service, you are agreeing to it.

Reporting Fraud

Please contact us at: fraud@ustraveldocs.com if you have experienced fraud, or have been asked to pay unnecessary fees to pay your visa application fee (MRV fee), schedule your interview appointment, or send or receive documents from / towards the consular section.