US government shutdown impact: On October 1, the US federal government entered a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a budget. For immigrants, visa holders, and international students, the central question is: how does this political fight affect their lives in the US? When lawmakers don’t agree in time, agencies run out of funding and must stop “non-essential” work. All the fees are collected, and there is no government expenditure on USCIS.”Will this have any impact on immigration services? “Because the deadline to file H-1B lottery cases was June 30, they won’t be affected.