Originally Posted by
GUWonder
The next step is to seek consular services at the US C-G or Embassy closest to you. But keep in mind that this isn't usually considered an emergency and staff will want to push you off into normal operating hours. If that goes nowhere, then try Overseas Citizen Services at +1-888-407-4747 (or +1 202-501-4444). If that too goes nowhere, hit up the office one of your US Senators to seek constituent services.
An eventual step may be for the host country or other countries to just acknowledge that passports are valid (at least for some purposes) for X months beyond the printed expiration dates on the passports, but I haven't asked around to see what is being done on that front yet.
I was hoping for an improved situation in the US and thought that 6 months is still enough time.
It looks like the Chinese immigration bureau is willing to extend the visa for 1 or 2 months, which would give me time till October/November.
But even this timeframe looks fragile.
Thank you for the information, will update my part once I get more information from the Chinese side!
Different story in the UK:
According to a transcript seen by the BBC, she said government health guidance did not mean that staff "should stay at home instead of delivering critical services".
"What is also critical for us as a business is to have a manageable level of work in the system, so that when we start our recovery we are not overwhelmed by our demands," she said.