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发帖数: 231 | 1 http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/news/technologic
Technological Systems Issue
June 17, 2015
Visa Systems Issues
The Bureau of Consular Affairs continues to experience technical problems
with our visa systems. This is a global issue, and we are working around the
clock to fix it. More than 100 computer experts from both the private and
public sectors across the United States are working on this problem 24/7.
That said, we do not expect the system will be online before next week. The
problems stem from a hardware failure in a State Department facility in the
United States on June 9. That failure is preventing the Department from
processing and transmitting biometric data checks at visa-issuing embassies
and consulates. We cannot bypass the legal requirements to screen visa
applicants before we issue visas for travel. Each visa decision is a
national security decision, and we take our obligation to protect the United
States seriously.
We regret the inconvenience to travelers and recognize that this is causing
hardship to those waiting for visas, and in some cases, their family members
or employers in the United States. We will continue to post regular updates
on our website, travel.state.gov.
Q: What caused this outage? Was it a malicious action or hack?
There is no evidence the problem is cyber-security related.
Q: How long before you restore full system functionality?
Public and private sector experts are working around the clock to
correct the visa problem, but we do not expect the system will be online
before next week.
Overseas and domestic passports are being issued.
Q: How many travelers are affected by this outage?
Most posts were able to handle visa interviews and some visa printing as
usual through the end of last week. This week, many posts have had to
reschedule visa appointments. We handle an average 50,000 applications daily
worldwide. Many applicants do not have immediate travel plans and will
receive visas in time for planned trips. We are prioritizing urgent medical
and other humanitarian cases as well as H2A agricultural workers.
Q: Once operational, how will cases be prioritized?
We are already prioritizing urgent humanitarian cases and temporary
agricultural workers. Once the systems are fully operational, we will work
as quickly as possible to clear the backlog of pending visa cases.
We apologize to travelers and recognize that this has caused hardship to
some individuals waiting for visas.
Q: What about domestic passports?
Domestic passport operations are functioning, with some intermittent
processing delays. While some of these issues have affected same-day service
at our passport agencies, we continue to issue passports to U.S. citizens
with urgent overseas travel needs. | w**********g
发帖数: 41 | 2 这尼玛影响485申请么？ 急死了 这简直火上浇油 | s******f
发帖数: 158 | 3 确实现在是system maintenance，不知道会不会影响485 | a**t
发帖数: 2018 | 4 今天移民局的网站都挂了，不知道是不是给挤得。。。。民怨沸腾啊。。。 | s*****n
发帖数: 231 | 5 485属于移民签证，那应该也是要严重生物信息的吧？希望大家没事啊。 |
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