{"419101":{"#nid":"419101","#data":{"type":"news","title":"All U.S. Embassies \u0026 Consulates Able to Issue Visas","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt was announced before the weekend that all U.S. embassy and consulate posts are back online and are working quickly to schedule visa interviews for nonimmigrant visas. The Department of State is working as quickly as possible to get through the backlog of cases caused by the hardware glitch. Consular staff worked over the weekend and hope that the backlog will be gone by early this week.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you had been advised to wait to schedule an appointment, please check \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/english\/general\/wait-times.html\/\u0022\u003Etravel.state.gov\u003C\/a\u003E for the latest information on appointment wait times at specific posts. You can find the latest update from the Department of State \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/english\/news\/technological-systems-issue.html\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022x_MsoNormal\u0022\u003EWe hope that our students and scholars will not be affected by this slowdown. However, if you will not arrive in Atlanta by your intended arrival date, please take the following steps:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul type=\u0022disc\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022x_MsoNormal\u0022\u003ENew students beginning fall 2015: Graduate students should work with their graduate coordinator, who will notifiy OIE. Undergraduate students should email\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:info@oie.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Einfo@oie.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022x_MsoNormal\u0022\u003EReturning students: Please email\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:info@oie.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Einfo@oie.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;if you will not be able to return for fall 2015 semester.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022x_MsoNormal\u0022\u003EScholars and student interns: Please work with your department\u0027s human resources administrator, who will notify OIE that your visa issuance is delayed.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"It was announced on Friday that all U.S. embassies and consulates are now able to issue visas and passports."}],"uid":"27787","created_gmt":"2015-06-29 09:33:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:49","author":"Emily Dolezal","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}