{"id":664,"date":"2013-10-01T12:30:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T17:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/government-shutdown-update-how-the-bay-area-will-be-affected\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:33:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:33:16","slug":"government-shutdown-update-how-the-bay-area-will-be-affected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/government-shutdown-update-how-the-bay-area-will-be-affected\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Shutdown Update: How the Bay Area Will Be Affected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Government Shutdown Update: How the Bay Area Will Be Affected<\/strong><br \/>\nPassport offices: The State Department says it will try to keep passport and visa services open since they pay for themselves. But it might not be possible if offices are located inside federal government office buildings that themselves have been shut &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/newsfix\/2013\/09\/30\/federal-government-shutdown-bay-area\">KQED (blog)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>US shutdown impact on travelers: National parks to be deserted, air traffic <b>&#8230;<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\nPassport services, because they are funded by other revenue, are generally &quot;unaffected by a government shutdown,&quot; according to a State Department spokesperson. 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