Do you think they will shut down the USEM for visa interviews

[payxibka 10,044]

7 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Thanks for the update. Yeah, looks like the initial post by the consulate was an error.

Misinterpreted.   The original posting was referring to the holiday shutdown, in addition they announced the closure of the public affairs section ONLY!  In typical fashion somebody blew it up

Edited January 2, 2019 by payxibka

[geowrian 22,335]

4 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Misinterpreted.   The original posting was referring to the holiday shutdown and in typical fashion somebody blew it up 

Misinterpreted, yes. But it was due to the shutdown..just the visa services and such were not affected. Only one part of the consulate was closed.

 

”Due to the current U.S. government shutdown, the American Centers located in the Embassy, Abuja and Consulate General, Lagos are unfortunately closed. They will re-open once the U.S. government shutdown is resolved. Sorry for any inconvenience to our valued patrons”

[payxibka 10,044]

8 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Misinterpreted, yes. But it was due to the shutdown..just the visa services and such were not affected. Only one part of the consulate was closed.

 

”Due to the current U.S. government shutdown, the American Centers located in the Embassy, Abuja and Consulate General, Lagos are unfortunately closed. They will re-open once the U.S. government shutdown is resolved. Sorry for any inconvenience to our valued patrons”

Yes, the Reference Library in the Public Affairs section ONLY

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

just an example but Nigeria has already cancelled visa interviews and is not scheduling at this time

i suspect more will happen if Trump continues to hold out

[payxibka 10,044]

6 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

just an example but Nigeria has already cancelled visa interviews and is not scheduling at this time

i suspect more will happen if Trump continues to hold out

No they have not.   Have you investigated this?  Look at the embassy website.   The report was erroneous.   

 

https://ng.usembassy.gov/

Edited January 2, 2019 by payxibka

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

2 minutes ago, payxibka said:

No they have not.   Have you investigated this?  Look at the embassy website.   The report was erroneous.   

read this from the NIgeria embassy site

it is under news and events

 

https://ng.usembassy.gov/news-events/

American Centers Closed Due to Government Shutdown

 

Due to the current U.S. government shutdown, the American Centers located in the Embassy, Abuja and Consulate General, Lagos are unfortunately closed. They will re-open once the U.S. government shutdown is resolved. Sorry for any inconvenience to our valued patrons.

[payxibka 10,044]

3 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

read this from the NIgeria embassy site

it is under news and events

 

https://ng.usembassy.gov/news-events/

American Centers Closed Due to Government Shutdown

 

Due to the current U.S. government shutdown, the American Centers located in the Embassy, Abuja and Consulate General, Lagos are unfortunately closed. They will re-open once the U.S. government shutdown is resolved. Sorry for any inconvenience to our valued patrons.

Do you know what this is?  It is a reference library in the public affairs section.   It is NOT the consulate 

 

Best to read the relevant sections of the website

 

https://ng.usembassy.gov/u-s-embassy-and-consulate-remain-open-during-u-s-government-shutdown/

Edited January 2, 2019 by payxibka

[Crazy Cat 39,218]

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

Trump Shutdown? I thought it was the Schumer Shutdown.

It is a Schumer shutdown.  Trump was elected to build the wall....and the Democrats know that.  They are just continuing their game of rejecting all things Trump.....and at the cost of border security.....imo.

[Just Paul 4,591]

DOS and USCIS are open.  They are funded by the "User Fees" that are paid for the Visa.   Other sections of the Embassy may be closed.

[geowrian 22,335]

5 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

DOS and USCIS are open.  They are funded by the "User Fees" that are paid for the Visa.   Other sections of the Embassy may be closed.

The precise wording from DOS is that visa services “will remain operational as long as there are sufficient fees to support operations.”. The exact meaning of that is unclear. While fees cover many costs of a visa, the entire set of operations are also funded through appropriations from the federal government. This differs from USCIS, in which petition and applications are fully funded through fees (with dedicated buckets allocated to these services).

[payxibka 10,044]

7 minutes ago, geowrian said:

The precise wording from DOS is that visa services “will remain operational as long as there are sufficient fees to support operations.”. The exact meaning of that is unclear. While fees cover many costs of a visa, the entire set of operations are also funded through appropriations from the federal government. This differs from USCIS, in which petition and applications are fully funded through fees (with dedicated buckets allocated to these services).

Exactly,  not all visa units are self sustaining.   They have the fee fund to draw upon until it runs dry.  The visa factory we call Manila will likely stay open longer than many 

[juggy_11 18]

Nope doesn't affect embassies: 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/29/us-government-shutdown-services-affected

[payxibka 10,044]

2 minutes ago, juggy_11 said:

Nope doesn't affect embassies: 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/29/us-government-shutdown-services-affected

That article is 5 years old.  While it appears mostly still true there are some differences between then and now

[Chris Duffy 1,256]

6 minutes ago, juggy_11 said:

Nope doesn't affect embassies: 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/29/us-government-shutdown-services-affected

Incorrect:

 

Does not mention embassies, only uscis office doing green cards which I suspect is in the USA

 

They closed the USEM down visa and conular office down in 2013 when Obama shut the government down.  If it continues the Government shutdown then they will close up the visa section again

 

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/photo/45804/us-embassy-closes-amid-shut-down-of-federal-govt-/photo/

[John & Rose 7,237]

41 minutes ago, Chris Duffy said:

Incorrect:

 

Does not mention embassies, only uscis office doing green cards which I suspect is in the USA

 

They closed the USEM down visa and conular office down in 2013 when Obama shut the government down.  If it continues the Government shutdown then they will close up the visa section again

 

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/photo/45804/us-embassy-closes-amid-shut-down-of-federal-govt-/photo/

Yep.  If I remember correctly, the petitions are fee based but eventually all the ancillary stuff impacts the work.  It is only a matter of time before budgets start impacting some of the support services that are required to keep the petitions moving.  That includes support staff at the embassies.  In the Philippines, as with other embassies and consulates, there are a lot of local workers and once the budget runs out and they can't get paid it pretty much shuts down most non-essential services.