How Would a Government Shutdown Affect Immigration Cases?--Merged With many many others

[StevenT 0]

Are we expecting delays in K1 visa processing now ?

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

If the office handling your application is in a federal office building, then yes, the building itself is shutdown. True, we are not under the government budget and are solely funded by the fees we pay. But the federal buildings are. Like the Missouri Immigration office in St Louis is in the Robert L lewis Federal building.

[Deema & Wayne 28]

My biometrics appointment is on October 7th, does this mean that it may be canceled?

[Aztec&Taino 144]

Agreed :-). However, I also pay taxes and expecting my government to remain open is also the least that I could expect ;-).

Yeap!

[CLMIKE 22]

If anything, this will mentally affect us more. No matter how much I read about visa's will be affected, one can't be a little paranoid.

For instance, I just mailed my I-129F packet a week from today and it arrived Friday Sep 27th at 4:40 am in the morning. They still haven't cashed the check, and no NOA1 yet (all I have is confirmation they signed for it at the Dallas Lockbox)

So even though I'm reading everything should be fine, I still worry something went wrong, and I still will until I find out the check has been cashed and I get the NOA1.

I'm running out of antacids.

Edited October 2, 2013 by CLMIKE

[typo808 11]

Given the current us government situation (although reports confirm the us embassy in Manila will not be shut down. State department is funded by fees, not partially subsidized by government like before) what are you opinions regarding increased difficulty getting approval and safety of being at a US Embassy overseas?

Edited October 2, 2013 by typo808

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

My biometrics appointment is on October 7th, does this mean that it may be canceled?

On USCIS's front page in regards to the government shutdown it says all USCIS offices worldwide are open for business as usual. It's a very short message and gives a number to call. It's top of the page in the rotating picture and it is the first story. LINK

Also under the immigration news tab on VJ they have several articles posted about the recent events. According to that USCIS will still be operational and passports will still be issued. LINK The sources they link come directly from the horses mouth such as travel.gov, ect.

[melimax 1]

I just read that 90% of IRS offices will be furloughed. So I guess tax transcripts that were requested online will be delayed...? (want transcripts for k1 interview)

[NatzG 3]

On USCIS's front page in regards to the government shutdown it says all USCIS offices worldwide are open for business as usual. It's a very short message and gives a number to call. It's top of the page in the rotating picture and it is the first story. LINK

Also under the immigration news tab on VJ they have several articles posted about the recent events. According to that USCIS will still be operational and passports will still be issued. LINK The sources they link come directly from the horses mouth such as travel.gov, ect.

Thanks! This was very useful!

For info, this is what it says on www.uscis.gov.

"All USCIS Offices worldwide Are Open.

Report to interviews and appointments as scheduled.

Fee for service activities performed by USCIS are not affected by a lapse in annual funding.

For information, call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283."

It clicks through to a web page which says "If an office is closed, USCIS will reschedule all appointments when we are able to resume operations." There are no closed offices listed.

Be sure to check back to their website regularly for update-to-date information.

[eaglekiwi 2]

Naive question ,but if USCIS is not funded by the Govt ,then how is it that they can shut them down ,ie make those decisions?

Sounds like typical media scare mongering to me ,political diarhhea

[c12h22oh 11]

OK guys in the field of guessing everyone is entitle to guess ....therefore think what you want to encourage your self

but unfortunately the reality is no good. Do not get mad when you do not get what you expecting mind while the government is partially shut down...

Ah! I recommending do not believe what the MEDIA said; don't be a fool !! we are screwed all the way.

[Ownerjfa 4]

OK guys in the field of guessing everyone is entitle to guess ....therefore think what you want to encourage your self

but unfortunately the reality is no good. Do not get mad when you do not get what you expecting mind while the government is partially shut down...

Ah! I recommending do not believe what the MEDIA said; don't be a fool !! we are screwed all the way.

Why do you insist on mis-information? The government is shut down, yes, that's not a good thing, yes. But the USCIS is open for now. Why drum up more fear and anger and anxiety to people who are anxiously awaiting an answer? Why the fear and panic mongering?

[GabbyBird 53]

I just read that 90% of IRS offices will be furloughed. So I guess tax transcripts that were requested online will be delayed...? (want transcripts for k1 interview)

Rather than using transcripts I used copies of the 1040 forms I submitted (I always keep paper copies of my filed tax returns). Worked fine for each step of our petition. If you have these available, the transcripts shouldn't be necessary.

[tom&tanya 48]

According to USCIS website this morning all fee based activities are unaffected by the shutdown.

[John&Lena 17]

I keep reading about USCIS, but what about the embassy? Will those still be open, or..?