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ETIAS Will Now Launch in 2025: Its Impact on Over 1 Billion Travelers to Europe

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UPDATE- •In an August 2023 Client Alert, we previously reported on the 2024 ETIAS launch and its requirement that travelers obtain approval prior to traveling to Europe. •It was recently announced that due to a variety of...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Passport Renewals Experiencing Increased Delays

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U.S. passport renewals are taking longer. Applying for renewals well in advance of travel abroad may be particularly important if you also need a visa in the new passport. Moreover, many countries require that your...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Visa and Passport Delays Expected to Continue Through Next Week

On June 12, 2015, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs (the “Bureau”) first announced that a hardware failure on June 9 had led to technical problems with overseas passport and visa systems. The hardware...more

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U.S. Department of State Computer System Crash Leads to Worldwide Delays with Passport and Visa Applications

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In July 2014, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued a notice stating that the U.S. Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) at the State Bureau of Consular Affairs was experiencing technical problems with its passport/visa...more

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U.S. State Department Updates Information Regarding Delays in Visa and Passport Processing

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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published updated information regarding the performance issues with the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD). As discussed in our July 24, 2014 Alert, a computer glitch caused the CCD to...more

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Technical Problems with Bureau of Consular Affairs’ Passport/Visa Issuance Systems

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Although the Bureau of Consular Affairs is operational, it is currently issuing documents at a reduced capacity; it is expected to take weeks to resume full system functionality....more

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Immigration Update: State Department Announces Longer Delay in Visa Processing Times

Last week, the U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) visa processing database, which controls the issuance of visas and passports at the U.S. consulates abroad, experienced system performance issues (including outages) leading to...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Continued Delays for Visa Issuance Around the World

As we reported on Monday, due to a massive software failure of the Department of State’s Consular Consolidated Database (CCD), there continue to be delays in the issuance of visas at consular posts around the globe. Passports...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Immigration Update: On-going Delays with U.S. Visa Issuance

As of July 31, 2014, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) continues to experience technical problems with the passport/visa system, delaying the issuance of nonimmigrant and immigrant visas at U.S. Consulates. The issue is...more

Cozen O'Connor

Current Delays in Consular Visa Processing World-Wide

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The U.S. State Department’s computer system for processing passport and visa applications crashed this week leading to global delays for travel documents. Although the system is back on line it’s still not operating at full...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Delays at U.S. Consular Posts Around the World

Multiple reports have confirmed that the U.S. Department of State’s global database for issuing travel documents recently crashed. While the system has been restored, it is operating at reduced capacity and significant...more

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Delays at US Consulates Globally

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The Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs nonimmigrant visa system suffered an outage last week. Working over the weekend, DOS has made progress restoring the database and is now able to print visas. As such,...more

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State Department Says Computer Glitch Has Caused a World-Wide Delay in Visa and Passport Processing

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A State Department spokesperson has stated that technological glitches in the Consular Consolidated Database have caused the system to crash, resulting in significant delays in the processing of visas and passports for...more

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