Verzögerung bei U.S. Visa nach Computercrash

[AllyKay]

Oops!

U.S. Passport, Visa Operations Glitch Could Delay Millions

"The State Department's global database for issuing travel documents has crashed, resulting in major delays for potentially millions of people around the world waiting for U.S. passports and visas, officials said Wednesday.

[...] the problem is worldwide and not specific to any particular country, citizenship document, or visa category.

Harf said the problems with the database have resulted in an "extensive backlog" of applications, which has, in turn, hampered efforts to get the system fully back on line."

 

[Wendy]

Irgendwie läßt es einen ein wenig schadenfroh grinsen:

Stotterstart bei USA-Eroberung : Visum-Ärger für FC Bayern: Amerikaner lassen Rummenigge nicht ins Land - Bundesliga - FOCUS Online - Nachrichten

Schön, daß mal nicht nur Otto Normalverbraucher betroffen ist, wo es eh keine Menschenseele interessiert und sowas unter "persönliches Pech" abgelegt werden darf.

So erfährt es doch öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit....

 

[AllyKay]

FYI, das Department of State hat ein offizielles Q&A zu diesem Problem veröffentlicht:

Information Regarding Ongoing Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) Performance Issues and Steps Taken

[...]Q: What do I need to know if I'm a visa applicant?
We are telling visa applicants to expect delays as we process pending cases. We remain able to quickly process emergency cases to completion. We are posting updates to the visa page of travel.state.gov, and our embassies and consulates overseas are communicating with visa applicants. In addition to communicating through our websites, e-mail, and letters, we are also reaching out to applicants via Facebook and other social media sites, such as Weibo, to relay the latest information. [...]