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Haiti - NOTICE : Issuance of U.S. Visas and Passports very disturbed Haiti
03/08/2014 10:41:26

Haiti - NOTICE : Issuance of U.S. Visas and Passports very disturbed Haiti
The Consular Affairs Bureau of the State Department still experiencing difficulties https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11706-haiti-notice-technical-difficulties-in-the-issuance-of-us-visas-and-passports.html "The Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) is still performing below its normal operational capacity. However, to give you an idea of the progress we have made, since July 20, our embassies and consulates have printed close to 250,000 nonimmigrant visas globally. Based on our average production figures, we would have anticipated issuing closer to 480,000 nonimmigrant visas in that time period, indicating we have been able to print documents for just over half of all approved travelers. It will take some weeks before we are back to normal turnaround times on issued visas. We continue to prioritize immigrant visas, adoption cases, and emergency nonimmigrant visa cases. We are printing visas for these cases with very few delays. Nearly all passports are being issued within our customer service standards, despite the system problems. We are issuing passports for emergency travel without delay."

The Consular Affairs Bureau of the State Department explains :
"Since July 20, our team has worked to restore operations to full capacity. On July 23, the CCD was brought back online with limited capacity. The Department of State is working with Oracle and Microsoft to implement system changes aimed at optimizing performance and addressing ongoing performance issues. We are telling visa applicants to expect delays as we process pending cases. We remain able to quickly process emergency cases to completion. More than 50% of pending nonimmigrant visas cases are being printed, with the goal of prioritizing those pending the longest. In addition, we are prioritizing immigrant visa and adoption cases, nonimmigrant medical emergencies, and humanitarian cases"

Regarding the case of students the Bureau specified "We understand the importance to international students and exchange visitors, their families, and their U.S. host institutions of timely visa issuance in order to facilitate travel and to ensure all students and exchange visitors may begin their programs on time. We are committed to issuing visas to all qualified students and exchange visitors. Student and exchange visitor visa applicants should submit their applications well in advance of expected travel dates. We will make every effort to ensure timely visa issuance."

Situation in Haiti :
Friday, Aaron Burge, Vice-Consul of the Embassy of the United States in Haiti explained that this global problem also affects Haiti where only one third of visas could be printed and delays are also recorded in the process of printing and delivery of passports. He hopes to produce a similar amount next week...

The Vice-Consul recalled that these technical problems do not affect the visa application process which remain the same, that appointments are always maintained at scheduled dates and documents will be issued as soon as possible. It takes at least 2 weeks to get a visa renewal.

For urgent requests, write to the U.S. Embassy : papniv@state.gov

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11706-haiti-notice-technical-difficulties-in-the-issuance-of-us-visas-and-passports.html

SL/ HaitiLibre

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