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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."
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."
