As presidential primary season approaches, the U.S. Embassy would like to remind all American citizens resident in Yemen that they can register as absentee voters and receive absentee ballots for all federal and some state and local elections. More information, including a link to the forms necessary for registration, is available on the U.S. Embassy website at http://yemen.usembassy.gov/yemen/voting.html. Completed registration forms can be dropped off at the consular section for mailing any Saturday or Monday at 7:30 a.m., without an appointment.
The U.S. Embassy is located at Dhahr Himyar Zone, Sheraton Hotel District, P.O. Box 22347. The telephone number of the Consular Section is (967)(1) 755-2000, extension 2153 or 2266. The fax number is (967)(1) 303-175. The after hours emergency number is (967)(1)755-2000 (press zero for extension). In case of an emergency, if these regular numbers do not work, please call 967-733213509.
Current information on travel and security in Yemen may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States and Canada, or, from outside the United States and Canada, 1-202-501-4444. U.S. citizens should consult the Travel Warning for Yemen, the Consular Information Sheet for Yemen, the Middle East and North Africa Public Announcement, and the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement on the Department's Internet site at http://travel.state.gov . | 
