Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:14 am
According to Dutch media the US passport and visa database had been crashed, causing backlog vor visa- and passport applications.
US media start picking it up too
QUOTE US suspends issuance
of overseas passports, visas
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Friday it has been forced to suspend the issuance of US passports and visas at its overseas diplomatic missions due to a glitch that has hit one of its computer databases. In a statement posted to its travel.state.gov website, the department said a hardware failure in its Consular Consolidated Database glitch has left overseas embassies and consulates unable to print visas, regular passports, and other travel documents. This means that people who submitted online applications for passports and visas on or after June 9 will likely experience delays in processing, it said. The failure does not affect domestic passport issuance. — ASSOCIATED PRESS[/quote]
US media start picking it up too
QUOTE US suspends issuance
of overseas passports, visas
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Friday it has been forced to suspend the issuance of US passports and visas at its overseas diplomatic missions due to a glitch that has hit one of its computer databases. In a statement posted to its travel.state.gov website, the department said a hardware failure in its Consular Consolidated Database glitch has left overseas embassies and consulates unable to print visas, regular passports, and other travel documents. This means that people who submitted online applications for passports and visas on or after June 9 will likely experience delays in processing, it said. The failure does not affect domestic passport issuance. — ASSOCIATED PRESS[/quote]
