{"id":"SEC-12-016","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (all U.S. embassies and consulates)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"12","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs","authority":"INA § 104; consular operations authority","instrument":"Suspension of Routine Visa Services (announcement of Mar. 20, 2020)","title":"Suspension of Routine Visa Services","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-20","end":"Phased resumption announced July 14, 2020 (post by post); backlogs into 2021","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2020-07-14","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["TRAV","OTHER"],"addressees":["visa applicants worldwide"],"clause":"the Department of State is temporarily suspending routine visa services at all U.S. Embassies and Consulates","enforcement":"Cancellation of appointments","functions":["HR foreign hires and transfers","CS foreign client travel"],"notes":"The consular closure that preceded and outlasted Proclamation 10052 for IT services and consulting employers","sourceUrl":"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-routine-visa-services.html","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200325000000/https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-routine-visa-services.html","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":25839,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-12","url":"/library/SEC-12-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-12-016","citation":"U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Suspension of Routine Visa Services (announcement of Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-016)","stateName":"","related":[]}