Os pedidos de visto dos EUA ainda estão sendo processados sob uma paralisação parcial do governo?

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Atualmente, o governo federal dos EUA está em um desligamento parcial . Como isso afeta os pedidos de visto e os pedidos de Isenção de Visto / Visa?

De acordo com BBC News :

Under the shutdown, (...), and visa and passport applications will go unprocessed.

No entanto, de acordo com Wikipedia , que cita um artigo de política externa que está por trás de um paywall :

The United States Department of State will continue to process visa and passport applications, using funds from fees.

Os dois são contraditórios. As solicitações de visto ainda estão sendo processadas ou não estão?

    
por gerrit 01.10.2013 / 12:31

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Esta é uma carta de notícias da firma de advocacia :

Fee-Paying Services

As a fee-based agency, USCIS will continue to accept and process applications and petitions. However, we expect there to be delays in processing, as some support staff may be furloughed and USCIS depends on non-essential agencies for services.

E-Verify will be shut down. According to the Department of Homeland Security, “citizens and U.S. businesses will not be able to access E-Verify, the Internet based system that allows employers to voluntarily determine the eligibility of prospective employees to work in the United States.”

The Department of State confirmed that consular operations domestically and overseas will remain 100% operational as long as there are sufficient fees to support operations. However, this is only expected to last for a few days, after which consular posts will focus solely on diplomatic services and emergency services for American citizens. We expect delays in processing visas, and if there is a prolonged shut down, we expect a cessation of visa processing. During previous shutdowns, business reasons have not qualified for emergency visa processing.

    
01.10.2013 / 16:06

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