Subhechcha Ganguly 
The US Embassy in India has assured applicants that passport and visa services — including travel, business, and H-1B visas — will continue despite the ongoing government shutdown in the United States.
In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), the embassy said: “At this time, scheduled passport and visa services in the United States and at U.S. Embassies and Consulates overseas will continue during the lapse in appropriations as the situation permits. We will not update this account until full operations resume, with the exception of urgent safety and security information.”
The US government has shut down for the first time in seven years, after budget negotiations collapsed between President Donald Trump’s Republican Party and the Democrats. Despite Republican control of Congress, they fell short of the 60 Senate votes required to pass the spending bill, with Democrats opposing provisions they argued would make healthcare costlier.
During a shutdown, non-essential federal services are suspended, and thousands of workers are furloughed. Essential personnel, however, continue working without pay until a resolution is reached. While the embassy confirmed that visa and passport services will not stop, applicants may experience minor processing delays.
The last government shutdown occurred in 2018, lasting 35 days — the longest in US history.
