Phone Number: |
(02) 976-8500 to 02 – for calls within the Philippines and other countries aside from mainland United States
(703) 520-2235 – for calls from mainland United States.
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E-Mail: |
Email:
For Non Immigrant inquiries (other than K visas) – consmanilaniv@state.gov
For Immigrant Visa case-specific inquiries and K visas –IVManilaReplies@state.gov
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Address: |
Embassy of the United States of America
1201 Roxas Boulevard
Ermita, Manila
Philippines 1001 |
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Working Hours: |
8 a.m. to noon. The office is closed on Filipino and American holidays. |
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Best Contact Method: |
via Phone/E-mail |
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Approx Waiting Time for Interview After Consulate Recieves
NVC Package: |
Average of 80 days as of Sep 8, 2011. |
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Issues Packet 3? |
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Packet 3 Contains: |
Everything is online, wait for a letter to arrive.
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Issues Packet 4? |
No |
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Packet 4 Contents (if known): |
*Packet 4 is delivered from the Embassy.
For K Visa applicants:
- Appointment letter and interview
- DS-166 form
- I-199 form
CR1/IR1:
- Appointment letter for interview
- Instructions for medical exam
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Forms to Consulate? |
All. |
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Other Forms (if any)? |
None.
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Direct Consular Filing Offered? |
Yes |
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If DCF Allowed: For all or only US citizen lawfully resident in country?
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All |
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Can fiance(e)/spouse attend interview? |
Yes |
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Visa fee payment "same day" or "in advance"? |
Same_Day |
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Did embassy schedule interview or could you walk-in? |
Embassy Scheduled |
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Visa issued same day? |
Yes |
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If not what's the waiting period? |
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Is the Medical exam same day as interview? |
Prior to Interview |
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Cost of Medical Exam? |
PHP 16,043 pesos only paid at St. Luke's. Child under 15 years is P8600 (11/22/16) |
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List of doctors? |
St. Luke's
1177 J. Bocobo Street
Ermita, Manila
tel.: 520-0213 and 520-8629 |
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How many Passport Photo's Required for the medical? |
4 |
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How many Passport Photo's Required at the interview? |
1 |
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Estimated waiting time at the consulate on the day of interview? |
If you have an appointment you can get there about an hour before the interview and it will take about 2 hours from the time you get your ticket number to finish. |
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Vaccination requirements? |
MMR
Varicella
dapT
Influenza (optional) |
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Cheap and good hotels near the Consulate? |
CHEAP AND ADEQUATE:
Paragon- no breakfast, building shared with offices(same elevator)
hard beds- Pinoy style..closest to SLEC
Swagman- nice rooms, a bit on the sleazy side
dont let your fiancee go alone! LOL!
MODERATE PRICE:
Casa Bocopo- simple Filipino breakfast
comfortable rooms, Boutique style
close to SLEC and Rizal Park
ABOVE AVERAGE:
City Garden Suites- good breakfast
wide variety of room types
close to Embassy
Best Western La Corona- good quality rooms
full faclities, nice breakfast, room service
on premise restaurant...try the Pizza!
close to Embassy |
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Additional Info? |
NAIA info:
recommend you use AirAsia into Terminal 4
..not CP into Terminal 3 as its longer from and to Emrita
Dont bother waiting on line for the White Taxis...
its a ripoff....350P on average from there pre-selected fare
Take the metered yellow Airport taxis...should be 250-300P only
...even just 200P if light traffic from T4. |
