Ather Posted June 23, 2015 Report Posted June 23, 2015 Technological Systems Issue JUNE 22, 2015 Visa Systems Issues The Bureau of Consular Affairs is in the process of resolving technical problems with our visa systems. Though some progress has been made, biometric data processing has not been fully restored. Our team continues to work on this 24/7 to restore the systems to full functionality. As of noon today, 22 posts have been reconnected, representing about half of the global nonimmigrant visa volume. We will continue to bring additional posts online until connectivity with all posts is restored. Last week, nearly 1,250 temporary or seasonal workers who had been issued visas in the past were issued new visas in Mexico, and we have issued more than 3,000 visas globally for urgent and humanitarian travel. We deeply regret the inconvenience to travelers and recognize the hardship to those waiting for visas, and in some cases, their family members or employers in the United States. We continue to post updates to our website, travel.state.gov.
jetwings Posted June 23, 2015 Report Posted June 23, 2015 Good to know that its being resolved. For soem reason, at hyd, no slot avaialble till July end where as other cities we have slots in next few days.
Ather Posted June 23, 2015 Author Report Posted June 23, 2015 Because hyderabad india is one of the busiest consulate. What i would suggest book for july and keep checking, if there are any cancelation you will get earlier dates u can always reschedule.but you have to keep checking day and night. Good luck
US_H1_Stamping Posted June 23, 2015 Report Posted June 23, 2015 In India, I guess they are giving dates only after July 6, 2015. http://kolkata.usconsulate.gov/pr061815.html
Ather Posted June 24, 2015 Author Report Posted June 24, 2015 Technological Systems Issue JUNE 23, 2015 Visa Systems Issues The Bureau of Consular Affairs reports that the database responsible for handling biometric clearances has been rebuilt and is being tested. 39 posts, representing more than two-thirds of our normal capacity, are now online and issuing visas. We are working to restore full biometric data processing. We issued more than 45,000 visas yesterday. Beijing alone issued nearly 15,000 visas. Our team continues to work 24/7 to restore the systems to full functionality. We will continue to bring additional posts online until connectivity with all posts is restored. We deeply regret the inconvenience to travelers waiting for visas. We continue to post updates to our website, travel.state.gov. Q: How long before you restore full system functionality? We anticipate that the system will be fully reconnected this week. We plan to work over the weekend to clear our backlog. As of noon today, 39 posts have been reconnected, representing more than two-thirds of the global nonimmigrant visa volume. All our servers appear to be stable. There is a large backlog of cases to clear, but we have already made good progress. We will continue to bring additional posts online until connectivity with all posts is restored. Q: What does this mean for travelers seeking visas? Many posts are now rescheduling interviews. In some cases, interviews will be available as soon as June 24. Please check the website of the nearest embassy or consulate for interview appointment availability and up-to-date messages. Q: How many people were affected by this outage? We handle an average of 50,000 applications daily worldwide. During the past two weeks, consular sections have continued to interview travelers who applied June 8 or earlier. Interviews will now be available for those who applied after June 8. Visa issuance has been delayed by the systems outage and the backlog will be addressed. Q: Once operational, how will cases be prioritized? We are already prioritizing urgent humanitarian cases and temporary agricultural workers. We are working as quickly as possible to clear the backlog of pending visa cases. We apologize to travelers and recognize that this has caused hardship to some individuals waiting for visas. Q: What about the foreign agricultural workers (H2A visa holders?) Nearly 1,700 temporary or seasonal workers have been issued new visas in Mexico. These are applicants whose biometric data was captured before the systems went down. An additional 250 received Port of Entry waivers from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). We are no longer asking CBP to provide port of entry waivers, as we are now able to issue visas at border posts. Based on our systems progress, we are currently rescheduling more than 1,500 H-2 visa applicants who were unable to be interviewed last week because of systems problems. Visa applicants, including agricultural workers, who have not received a visa should not report to the border. Please contact the nearest embassy or consulate. Q: What about domestic passports? Domestic passport operations are functioning, with some processing delays. All expedited requests have been processed. The technical problems have affected the intake of some mailed applications and same-day service at our passport agencies; however, we continue to issue routine and expedited passports to U.S. citizens for all overseas travel needs. Q: What about overseas passports? Overseas passport applications are being processed. There have been delays in some cases, but posts overseas are able to issue emergency passports in urgent cases. *Connected Posts 1. Paris 2. Monterrey 3. Ciudad Juarez 4. Guangzhou 5. Beijing 6. Shanghai 7. Tijuana 8. Nuevo Laredo 9. Mexico City 10. Guadalajara 11. Mumbai 12. New Delhi 13. Sao Paolo 14. Chennai 15. Manila 16. Bogota 17. Buenos Aires 18. Rio de Janeiro 19. Tel Aviv 20. Merida 21. Hermosillo 22. Karachi 23. Seoul 24. Lima 25. Santo Domingo 26. Kingston 27. Shenyang 28. Chengdu 29. DPT 30. Lagos 31. Guayaquil 32. London 33. Brasilia 34. Moscow 35. San Salvador 36. Quito 37. Ho Chi Minh 38. Hanoi 39. Kyiv
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