The US Govt. shutdown to affect H-1B Visa holders

The govt. Shutdown has come down hard on the immigrants working in the US with H-1B visas, especially if their Visa renewal is scheduled on the coming week. Immigration Lawyer are of the opinion that the Shutdown will not last more than one week, which is a good news. But those whose visa's expires before the patching up between the Democrats and the Republicans will have a tough time. The American Bazaar reported that, if the Passport agencies abroad are inside the govt. building, it might be also affected by the Shutdown. Companies recruiting new employees cannot E-Verify employees and they too get affected.

Services which are paid for by users will not be affected as other services. Though things might slow down a tad more than usual. The problem will be felt if the closure extends beyond 3 weeks is what I hear.
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VR wrote:Services which are paid for by users will not be affected as other services. Though things might slow down a tad more than usual. The problem will be felt if the closure extends beyond 3 weeks is what I hear.
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I came to know this from : http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/201 ... -lockdown/. May be should inform them. Do you have any source to verify?

I have been in touch with my employers there.
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