Does anyone know when routine visa processing will resume>

[HeatherDB 0]

Does anyone know when routine visa services will resume at the consulates and embassies around the world?

Is this up to each individual embassy to determine? How can the US be reopened and USCIS offices are open again but visa offices are still closed?

[Just Paul 4,595]

3 minutes ago, HeatherDB said:

Is this up to each individual embassy to determine? 

Yes

3 minutes ago, HeatherDB said:

How can the US be reopened and USCIS offices are open again but visa offices are still closed?

They are not in the same department and consulates are overseas.

Edited June 9, 2020 by Paul & Mary

[HeatherDB 0]

Correct.  I'm saying if the country where we need the embassy has COVID-19 under control, it doesn't make sense to me why USCIS would open and the consulates would not be accepting interviews. I am asking who's decision is it? The US State Dept has to give the go ahead before any consulates can reopen? Or is it up to each consulate?

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

USCIS - inside US

Department of State - outside US

 

Embassies open based on each countries COVID conditions and what DOS thinks about opening up embassies 

[payxibka 10,045]

16 minutes ago, HeatherDB said:

Correct.  I'm saying if the country where we need the embassy has COVID-19 under control, it doesn't make sense to me why USCIS would open and the consulates would not be accepting interviews. I am asking who's decision is it? The US State Dept has to give the go ahead before any consulates can reopen? Or is it up to each consulate?

The DOS has published it reopen plan.  Consulate operations are not until phase 3.  To the best of my knowledge,  nobody is at phase 3 yet

[HeatherDB 0]

3 minutes ago, payxibka said:

The DOS has published it reopen plan.  Consulate operations are not until phase 3.  To the best of my knowledge,  nobody is at phase 3 yet

thank you so much for this! super super helpful information. 

[PaulinaZ 44]

12 hours ago, payxibka said:

The DOS has published it reopen plan.  Consulate operations are not until phase 3.  To the best of my knowledge,  nobody is at phase 3 yet

I didn’t find this info anywhere. Could you please share the link? 
is it about phases of easing the restrictions in each country? 

[green_rabbit 69]

2 hours ago, PaulinaZ said:

I didn’t find this info anywhere. Could you please share the link? 
is it about phases of easing the restrictions in each country? 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.axios.com/pompeo-coronavirus-state-department-reopening-ec5dc86d-6393-4614-b05f-68d3b5f6ec10.html

[Rob Beri 68]

How does anyone know at what stage a particular embassy is?

[payxibka 10,045]

$100,000 question 

[In4theJourney 171]

1 hour ago, Rob Beri said:

How does anyone know at what stage a particular embassy is?

If I were to guess, each particular city? Then again some countries/territories are socialist/communist so who knows...

[milimelo 4,477]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/09/politics/consulate-general-wuhan/index.html
 

This tells you how many posts are at phase 1 or 2. Currently no one is at phase 3 lots still phase 0. Still suspension on routine visa services. 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

20 hours ago, Rob Beri said:

How does anyone know at what stage a particular embassy is?

 

 

 

There isn't a list that I am aware of. BUT, if you stay in touch with your embassy website you will soon know the answer to your question. I just saw the webpage for Trinidad was updated today with their plans. If you are interested https://tt.usembassy.gov/details-of-phased-re-opening-in-trinidad-and-tobago/

Edited June 11, 2020 by Greenbaum