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U.S. embassy is no longer accepting Venezuelas collapsing currency
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article124947019.htmlOfficials at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas have been telling Venezuelans applying for U.S. visas that they will to have pay the processing fees in U.S. dollars. State Department officials said Friday that the embassy stopped accepting Venezuelan bolivars as of Thursday.
“The embassy cashier accepts cash in U.S. dollars or U.S. dollar credit card payments only,” the embassy posted on its website.
State Department officials said the Venezuelan government had blocked the embassy from being able to exchange Venezuelan bolivars for U.S. dollars. A department spokesperson said the government was required under U.S. law to recover as much of the cost of processing non-immigrant visas as possible through fees.
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“It is prudent to begin collecting visa fees exclusively in U.S. dollars,” said the spokesperson, who could not be named per administration policy.
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article124947019.html#storylink=cpy
