Glitch delays visas for US-bound students

Computer problems blamed for breakdown of issuance system

Some Chinese students who plan to start their studies in the United States next month might miss the beginning of the semester as the US visa issuance system has broken down, an overseas study insider said on Sunday.

"The number of student visa applications usually peaks in June and July, because the semester starts in late August in many US universities, and students who recently made appointments for visa application interviews will be delayed by the breakdown," said Wang Jing, director of US consultants of Chivast Education International, an overseas studying consultancy in Beijing.