The Department of State (“DOS”) provided an update in regards to the technological issues it is experiencing with its Consular Consolidated Database. The Bureau of Consular Affairs is continuing to work to remedy this issue. As of June 22nd, 22 consulates have been reconnected. This represents about half of the non-immigrant visa volume. The DOS… Continue reading Department of State Provides Update in Regards to the Technical Problems with the Consular Consolidated Database
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Department of State Announces Technical Issues with Overseas Passport and Visa Systems
On June 12, 2015, the Department of State announced that it is experiencing technical problems with its Consular Consolidated Database (“CCD”). These difficulties are not related to the issues that were experienced last year with the CCD. The technical glitch is not specific to any country, visa category or citizenship document. The Department of State… Continue reading Department of State Announces Technical Issues with Overseas Passport and Visa Systems
Department of State Is Experiencing Technical Difficulties
The Department of State has reported that its offices are experiencing technical difficulties due to system maintenance. Offices including the U.S. Embassies and Consulates, the National Visa Center, and the Kentucky Consular Center are reporting delays in service, including problems in receiving and sending emails. Individuals who email the Department of State should be prepared… Continue reading Department of State Is Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Visa Stamping at the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica
On October 31, 2014, the Embassy of the United States in Kingston, Jamaica issued a notification that placed extensive restrictions on third country nationals who hoped to attend an appointment in Kingston to receive a visa stamp. This notification can be found here. Specifically, the following individuals who do not hold long-term status in Jamaica may not apply… Continue reading Visa Stamping at the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica
Update Regarding the Department of State’s Consular Consolidated Database
The Department of State (“DOS”) has announced that it has made substantial progress in resolving the performance issues with the Consular Consolidated Database. This database crashed in late July, which caused the DOS to be unable to issue visas to applicants. Since this problem affected Consulates throughout the world, the DOS was experiencing a significant… Continue reading Update Regarding the Department of State’s Consular Consolidated Database
Further Updates From the Department of State Regarding the Database Crash
The Department of State (“DOS”) has released additional information that discusses what caused the Consular Consolidated Database to crash and its impact at Consulates throughout the world. Since July 20th, the Consulates have printed nearly 250,000 nonimmigrant visas. Normally, the DOS would expect to issue about 480,000 nonimmigrant visas during this period of time. This… Continue reading Further Updates From the Department of State Regarding the Database Crash
Department of State Database Crashes
During the busy summer travel season, the Department of State’s Consular Consolidated Database has crashed. This database is responsible for supporting the Department of State’s efforts to verify information in passports and visa requests. The Department of State has reported that unspecified glitches in the database have resulted in “significant performance issues, including outages in… Continue reading Department of State Database Crashes
NFAP Data Should Draw Ire from the Obama Administration
Recently the NFAP released a report based upon data received from the Department of State that showed visa approvals for multi-national cos. from India had declined in 2011 by almost 30% while during the same time-frame, the approvals for non-Indian based cos. had risen by over 15%. At a time when the U.S. economy needs job… Continue reading NFAP Data Should Draw Ire from the Obama Administration
May Visa Bulletin released
The Department of State released the May visa bulletin and as promised, there was some forward movement in all categories including India EB2. Also included in the bulletin were predictions of future movement and an interesting (if you are an immigration attorney, an Indian national in the EB2 category or simply crazy about numbers) explanation on… Continue reading May Visa Bulletin released
Good news for Indian EB2 !
The Department of State has advised AILA that due to a lack of demand for the EB1 category, there will be a trickle down effect that will positively impact the Indian EB2 category and move dates forward. They estimate that an additonal 12,000 visas will be available to the Indian EB2 category. This is great… Continue reading Good news for Indian EB2 !