US Issues News

The FAWCO US Issues Team is joining our partner, the US Vote Foundation, to combat the most recent attack on the rights of overseas voters: a petition from the America First Legal Foundation asking the Election Assistance Commission to make rules requiring absentee voters to submit proof of US citizenship in order to register to vote. Such a requirement is...

Follow our guide for US citizens traveling in Europe. Look up your destination for detailed visa entry requirements, electronic travel authorizations, and passport requirements.

EU Entry and Exit System (EES)

As of October 12, 2025, US citizens will need to go through the EU’s new Entry and Exit System when traveling to 29 European countries. This applies to any...

• US Citizenship
• GlobalCitizenship

Both special federal elections to fill empty seats in Congress and regular state and local elections will take place before the end of 2025. If you are eligible to vote in any of these, be sure to do so. If you have not already registered/requested a ballot, go immediately to FAWCO partners the US Vote Foundation or the Federal Voting...

News from the United States has revealed two new attacks on the rights of overseas voters. The White House threatens an unconstitutional executive order to forbid all voting by mail in US elections and stop the use of some voting machines, aiming to force states to use only paper ballots.

In addition, the House of Representatives is considering a new bill,

• voting from overseas

Special general elections will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 for two seats in the Florida legislature: State Senate District 15 and State House District 40, which represent parts of Orange County. Overseas voters – who are from these districts and intend to return to the USA – should register/request a ballot right away in order to take part...

May 8 update: Excellent news for overseas voters! A federal judge ordered that the election results be certified, ruling that:

Invalidating votes that had already been cast violated voters’ due process rights. … You establish the rules before the game. You don’t change them after the game is done.

As the ruling will not be appealed, ballots cast by military and...