government shutdown?

[ionsnewwife 0]

hi everyone,

i'm curious if anyone else going through the immigration process here in the US is worried about the government shutdown and its implications on the immigration process/timeline. we're still waiting to hear about a biometrics appointment, but i worry that our process is going to be delayed due to our government's budget issues. is anybody else who is in the process of AOS or citizenship concerned about this too?

meridian

[Barbara J 115]

hi everyone,

i'm curious if anyone else going through the immigration process here in the US is worried about the government shutdown and its implications on the immigration process/timeline. we're still waiting to hear about a biometrics appointment, but i worry that our process is going to be delayed due to our government's budget issues. is anybody else who is in the process of AOS or citizenship concerned about this too?

meridian

Nope there is no shutdown and everything is slow right now trust me/

[ionsnewwife 0]

thanks for your response! another vj person posted a link to an article i found VERY helpful: about the government shutdown.

[lvriesling 11]

http://www.goinglegal.com/article_2162651_18.html

"The American Department of State is primarily responsible for the "back end" of the U.S. Immigration process as most immigrant visa and K-1 visa applications for loved ones abroad must be adjudicated by a United States Embassy or United States Consulate with appropriate Consular jurisdiction. Before a visa application can be adjudicated at a US Mission abroad it must first process through the United States National Visa Center. The reason that the NVC and the US Missions abroad are being mentioned in this article is due, in part, to the fact that were a government shutdown to occur processing of visa applications at NVC and US Missions abroad could effectively cease until such time as the controversy in the USA is resolved and the US government "reopens" for business. Therefore, those with pending visa matters before the United States immigration apparatus should be prepared for possible delays in the visa process should the United States government shutdown."