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Senate committee presses management nominee on passport, visa backlogs and staffing after recent 'riffs'
Summary
Senators on July 22 pressed the administration’s nominee for Undersecretary for Management about passport and visa backlogs, specialized staffing and paused Afghan special immigrant visa processing.
Senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed the administration’s nominee for undersecretary for management on July 22 about consular operations, staffing at the National Passport Center and National Visa Center, and the status of Afghan special immigrant visa (SIV) processing.
Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen framed the issue in constituent terms, saying the Bureau of Consular Affairs “issues passports to Americans” and “processes visas for foreign nationals,” and calling attention to long passport turnaround times after the COVID‑era travel surge. Shaheen noted both centers are located in Portsmouth, New…
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