In 2020, the United States will suspend visa services.

According to the latest news, the number of confirmed cases in COVID-19 has exceeded 1 10,000, and the number is on the rise. California and other cities in the United States have begun to take measures to close cities. At the same time, the United States recently announced the suspension of all routine visa processing business, and the recovery time is yet to be determined.

The United States suspended regular visa services.

According to CCTV News reported on the 20th, the website of the US State Department issued a statement saying that the global routine visa service, including immigrant and non-immigrant visas, will be officially suspended from the 20th, and American overseas embassies and consulates will still provide emergency special visa services.

The State Council also stated that "the embassies and consulates will continue to provide emergency visa services if resources permit" and pointed out that normal visa services will be resumed as soon as possible, but no specific date can be provided at present. The day before the announcement of the decision, the State Council also suspended its regular passport service, saying that it only provided services for "vital" people.

Cumulative diagnosis in the United States

According to the real-time statistics released by Johns Hopkins University, as of 7: 00 on March 2 1 day, Beijing time, the United States reported 227 cases of confirmed cases 18563 in COVID-19, and 227 cases died and 47 cases were cured/KLOC-0.

On the evening of September 10, gavinnewsom, the governor of California, announced a state-wide "city closure order", requiring 40 million residents in the state to stay at home to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic. At present, four States in the United States have successively issued "home isolation orders", affecting 75 million people, nearly a quarter of the American population. In addition, the State Council announced that it would suspend all routine visa services and passport services, saying that it would only provide services for "life-and-death" people.

California city closed

How to apply for a visa during the epidemic

At present, if you are in a hurry to book a visa, you can consider changing to the endorsement area to book a visa. For example, Beijing currently shows that the reservation time is 1 1 month. If you need a visa in the near future and are in a hurry, you can make an appointment to go to Shanghai or Guangzhou.

Please consider changing the signature area.

We are still waiting for the results of the school, and the students in the school are to be determined. Depending on the admission of the school, determine the school as soon as possible, and handle the I-20 document with the school as soon as possible (passport, deposit certificate, parental support statement and other supporting documents need to be provided to the school for handling the I-20 document). Moreover, it usually takes 3-4 weeks from applying for I-20 to finally receiving the original delivered by the school. Only after you get the I-20 documents can you make an appointment for a visa. So the time to apply for I-20 directly determines when you can make an appointment for a visa.

Only by making a decision early can we make an appointment for a visa in advance and avoid the visa peak period, so as not to delay time and recruit students. Especially 20 19, it is difficult to pass professional visas, such as electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science and mathematics. If the visa is a check, the time for the visa to pass is 1-2 months. You must apply for a visa in advance to reserve time for normal registration.

Determine the school as soon as possible and apply for I-20 documents.

If students are currently studying in the United States, they must not return to China first! I-20 will be transferred to a new school in the United States after the school is confirmed. In this case, you don't have to re-apply for a visa to go to the United States after returning home. You can consult the teacher in your international student office for the specific process.