USEM - Closed Today November 1st

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

No Appointments for today

 

Dead as a door nail at the place everyone lines up.

 

The rest of the Embassy has a very very limited staff today.

[payxibka 10,045]

All saints day, Philippines holiday

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

5 minutes ago, payxibka said:

All saints day, Philippines holiday

I am about to walk over there and see if I can get in.

 

I will report back when I return

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

58 minutes ago, Chris Duffy said:

I am about to walk over there and see if I can get in.

 

I will report back when I return

This USEM is basically closed.

 

I went to where the visa applicants line up and there was one guard and he told me USEM, I told him BS and went to the front entrance where the vehicles enter, there is a window there. I talked to the non American security guard and told him I wanted to drop off my ballot for mid term, after about 5 minutes he hand be a phone thru the glass opening and I talk to a US citizen.  I was informed that only a handful of people are there.  I asked him what if I needed help and needed to enter for personal safety, he said that was a case by case basis.

 

Tomorrow November 2nd which is a Friday there will be in normal operations per my conversation. 

[Hank_ 9,174]

Of course, it is a holiday.

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

40 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

Of course, it is a holiday.

So if you are a US Citizen working at USEM, you get all the US National Holidays off, and all the Philippines one off as well.  Not a bad gig

[Hank_ 9,174]

Correct!    

[payxibka 10,045]

3 hours ago, Chris Duffy said:

So if you are a US Citizen working at USEM, you get all the US National Holidays off, and all the Philippines one off as well.  Not a bad gig

A review of the embassy website indicates this clearly.   Should not have been a question for someone as "seasoned " as yourself.   

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

14 hours ago, Chris Duffy said:

So if you are a US Citizen working at USEM, you get all the US National Holidays off, and all the Philippines one off as well.  Not a bad gig

You are correct sir. If you are working in a foreign country as a Federal civilian you get local and Federal holidays off.

[lierre 224]

All US embassies and consulates observe local holidays as well.

 

Trivia: Cambodia apparently has the most national holidays in the world -- a whopping 28.