The Bureau of Consular Affairs continues full operations despite the lapse in appropriations that took place on midnight December 21. All consular appointments for December 26th and beyond remain valid. Applicants are encouraged to use www.usvisa-info.com the day before, and day of, their appointment to verify that the appointment is still active.

All consular appointments scheduled for December 24 were canceled or rescheduled. Please check your email or text message for information on your new appointment date and time or for instructions on how to reschedule your appointment. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

On December 4, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Government’s motions for emergency stays of preliminary injunctions issued by the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Hawaii and Maryland, which prohibited the enforcement of certain sections of Presidential Proclamation 9645 (P.P). Nationals of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and Venezuela are subject to the restrictions and limitations. More information is available at this link: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/presidential-proclamation-archive/2017-12-04-Presidential-Proclamation.html.