Government shutdown may impact 90 Day Fiancé

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The hit TLC reality show, which was renewed for Season 7 on Tuesday, depends on non-American cast members applying for K-1 visas to live with their American fiancés. A source tells Page Six the government shutdown "could cause significant delays in visa processing, and it’s going to be a new challenge for reality producers looking to cast the upcoming seventh season." TLC and the show producers were unavailable for comment. "The casting process is going on right now. In a sense, it’s holding up production, because without a locked-down cast, we can’t film,” says Page Six's source. “The stories are contingent on a good cast, so it’s harder to find available couples, because it’s following people who have already been approved. The wait is longer.”