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Government Shutdown – UNITED SIKHS Opens Doors of SIKH Centers Across the Nation for Assistance

San Jose, California, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — UNITED SIKHS has initiated a Temporary National Assistance Program (TNAP) to assist the federal employees impacted by the government shutdown. Today is the 34th day of the shutdown when more than 1,000,000 million federal employees, their families, our fellow countrymen and countrywomen are at the mercy of [...]

U.S. Embassy Says Visa Issuance Proceeding Normally Despite Gov’t Shutdown

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. embassy in Seoul said Wednesday that it is issuing visas and conducting other consular affairs normally despite a partial government shutdown that started last week. “We plan to continue our work related to passport and visa issuance as long as the situation permits,” an embassy official said. [...]