Embassy Closures : week of 11 February – 15 February 11 February 13
Posted by Jonathan V. Phillips in Embassy Consulate Closure.Tags: Afghanistan, Cameroon, China, Chinese Consulate San Francisco, Embassy, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Vietnam
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This week starts a New Year for many in Asia. Lunar New Year is observed this week and many embassies and consulates will closed, some for an extended period. Starting on Monday the 11th of February China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam will all be closed. The Chinese embassy and most of it’s consulates around the country will be closed until Thursday February 14th. Vietnam will stay closed until Friday, the 15th of February. An addition to the New Year, there are closures at the embassies of Cameroon and Myanmar this week. Afghanistan will be closed on Friday to observe their Day of Liberation.
11 February, Monday:
Lunar New Year – China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam
12 February, Tuesday:
Lunar New Year – China and Vietnam
13 February, Wednesday:
Lunar New Year – China (Chinese consulate in San Francisco is open) and Vietnam
14 February, Thursday:
Lunar New Year – Vietnam (Embassy in DC is open)
15 February, Friday:
As is always the case for holiday closures, the closure means no new visa will be submitted or completed jobs picked up. A holiday does not count towards the total processing time associated with completing a request. Because of the two holidays travelers are advised to take into account any extra time their requests my require when determining to how quickly to process their visa request
Chinese New Year : Important closures next week 8 February 13
Posted by Jonathan V. Phillips in Embassy Consulate Closure.Tags: China, Indonesia, Korea, Lunar New Year, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam
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Happy Year of the Snake !The week of February 11 – 15 will see extended closures at numerous embassies and consulates. The Chinese Lunar New Year starts on Sunday, February 10. The holiday, which is not uniquely Chinese, is observed by many countries in Asia. The embassies of China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam will all be closed. China and Vietnam will be taking an extended holiday while the others will only be closed on Monday the 10th. Those countries will not reopen until Thursday, February 14. The exception is the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, which will reopen on Wednesday, February 13. If you are in a travel crunch and need a Chinese visa asap, contact the G3 San Francisco office.
As is always the case for holiday closures, the closure means no new visa will be submitted or completed jobs picked up. A holiday does not count towards the total processing time associated with completing a request. Because of the two holidays travelers are advised to take into account any extra time their requests my require when determining to how quickly to process their visa request
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Embassy Closures for the week of 4 February – 9 February 4 February 13
Posted by Jonathan V. Phillips in Embassy Consulate Closure.Tags: Burundi, Lebanon, Mozambique, Sri Lanka
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This week’s embassy and consulate list sees closures at Burundi, Lebanon, Mozambique and Sri Lanka.
February 4, Monday:
Mozambique closed for Heroes’ Day (holiday was Sunday)
Sri Lanka closed for National Day
February 5,Tuesday:
February 8, Friday:
Lebanon closed for Saint Maroun’s Day (holiday is Saturday)
Although this is a relatively light week for closures, next week will have extended closures for Chinese New Year. China will be closed Monday through Wednesday (SF Consulate reopens before the others, on Wednesday) and Vietnam will be closed Monday through Thursday. Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia will also be closed on Monday.
As always, when an embassy or consulate is closed, there are no visa applications accepted and no new visas are issued on that day. Also, visas already in process at a closed consulate have to count additional time when calculating the time required to have a visa issued as a holiday does not count as a visa processing day.
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