Does Government shutdown affect USCIS?

[S_R_E]

I know it affects more than just AOS applications‚ but I was curious as to whether or not a government shutdown would affect USCIS and if so does that mean all VISA's etc... would be on hold until the shutdown was resolved.

[newacct]

USCIS is almost completely self-funded by fees, and is unaffected by shutdowns. (Some processes that require interacting with other departments, e.g. LCA for H1b, may be affected as those other departments shut down.) Visas are not handled by USCIS; that is the Department of State.