small question about passport with visa stamp

[Raqiwin 2]

ok, here's hopefully a simple question for ya.

my fiancee has to fly to Manila to do her interview. From what i've heard from a few threads, the consular officer keeps the passport and sends it back to my fiancee with the visa, am i correct? If so, how does my fiancee travel back home without it? wouldn't she need it for ID purposes? also, wouldn't she need it to fill out any customs and immigration forms on the plane ride over? lemme know if I'm not making any sense. thanks for any inputs

[William33 110]

ok, here's hopefully a simple question for ya.

my fiancee has to fly to Manila to do her interview. From what i've heard from a few threads, the consular officer keeps the passport and sends it back to my fiancee with the visa, am i correct? If so, how does my fiancee travel back home without it? wouldn't she need it for ID purposes? also, wouldn't she need it to fill out any customs and immigration forms on the plane ride over? lemme know if I'm not making any sense. thanks for any inputs

Does she not have another type of ID?

[YuAndDan 153]

I have read that some consulates will send the visa to a near by post office or perhaps the hotel that the benificiary is staying at. It usualy only takes a day for them to do this sometimes it can even be picked up later in the same day or the next day can pick up at the consulate.

If not see if they will sent it to the hotel that she is staying at I dont think she would fly out the same day.

[Karel 0]

ok, here's hopefully a simple question for ya.

my fiancee has to fly to Manila to do her interview. From what i've heard from a few threads, the consular officer keeps the passport and sends it back to my fiancee with the visa, am i correct? If so, how does my fiancee travel back home without it? wouldn't she need it for ID purposes? also, wouldn't she need it to fill out any customs and immigration forms on the plane ride over? lemme know if I'm not making any sense. thanks for any inputs

When you say she's flying to Manila, I'm assuming that she lives in one of the provinces in the Philippines, maybe Visayas or Mindanao, right? If that is so, domestic travel in the Philippines like here in US doesn't need a passport. I'll bet she has other ID like SSS card, voter's ID, NBI clearance, etc. that she could use for identification.

Now, if she is coming from another country & will just fly to Manila for her interview, you might as well allow some time so she could get her passport back before flying back to wherever country she came from.

Edited August 28, 2006 by Karel

[sillygirl 0]

ok, here's hopefully a simple question for ya.

my fiancee has to fly to Manila to do her interview. From what i've heard from a few threads, the consular officer keeps the passport and sends it back to my fiancee with the visa, am i correct? If so, how does my fiancee travel back home without it? wouldn't she need it for ID purposes? also, wouldn't she need it to fill out any customs and immigration forms on the plane ride over? lemme know if I'm not making any sense. thanks for any inputs

Her passport will already be surrendered to St. Luke's at the time of her medical, so she won't even have it with her when she goes for the interview. Make sure she has copies of her passport already when she goes for her medical.

Uhm... where is your fiancee flying from? If it's anywhere from the Phils, she won't be needing to fill out any customs or immigration form. Her passport is not really necessary as it's only a domestic flight and she can use other IDs for that.

However, if she will have her passport & visa documents delivered to the province, that will take a lot longer than having it delivered to a hotel or wherever she is staying in manila.

Hope that helps.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Where is she now? If she is in another country, she won't need to fly back to the PI, she will do her interview at the embassy of the country she is in...

[sunandmoon 450]

the passport will be returned with the visa inside when it has been approved. the passport with visa will be attached to the OUTSIDE of the brown envelope, which should not be opened. she'll have access to her passport on the flight to the US.

[Raqiwin 2]

ok, here's hopefully a simple question for ya.

my fiancee has to fly to Manila to do her interview. From what i've heard from a few threads, the consular officer keeps the passport and sends it back to my fiancee with the visa, am i correct? If so, how does my fiancee travel back home without it? wouldn't she need it for ID purposes? also, wouldn't she need it to fill out any customs and immigration forms on the plane ride over? lemme know if I'm not making any sense. thanks for any inputs

When you say she's flying to Manila, I'm assuming that she lives in one of the provinces in the Philippines, maybe Visayas or Mindanao, right? If that is so, domestic travel in the Philippines like here in US doesn't need a passport. I'll bet she has other ID like SSS card, voter's ID, NBI clearance, etc. that she could use for identification.

Now, if she is coming from another country & will just fly to Manila for her interview, you might as well allow some time so she could get her passport back before flying back to wherever country she came from.

That is correct, she will be flying from Mindanao. I figured another ID would be all that's needed. Just wasn't sure how it all works in the different countries out there. thanks Karel!

ok, here's hopefully a simple question for ya.

my fiancee has to fly to Manila to do her interview. From what i've heard from a few threads, the consular officer keeps the passport and sends it back to my fiancee with the visa, am i correct? If so, how does my fiancee travel back home without it? wouldn't she need it for ID purposes? also, wouldn't she need it to fill out any customs and immigration forms on the plane ride over? lemme know if I'm not making any sense. thanks for any inputs

Her passport will already be surrendered to St. Luke's at the time of her medical, so she won't even have it with her when she goes for the interview. Make sure she has copies of her passport already when she goes for her medical.

Uhm... where is your fiancee flying from? If it's anywhere from the Phils, she won't be needing to fill out any customs or immigration form. Her passport is not really necessary as it's only a domestic flight and she can use other IDs for that.

However, if she will have her passport & visa documents delivered to the province, that will take a lot longer than having it delivered to a hotel or wherever she is staying in manila.

Hope that helps.

wow, I didn't know that she would give it up at St. Luke's! that's good to know. Cuz i know that the interview letter they have on the manila website doesn't even mention that she'd give it up then....at least I didn't see it if it was hehe. thanks silly girl!

Where is she now? If she is in another country, she won't need to fly back to the PI, she will do her interview at the embassy of the country she is in...

she's in the philippines still. sorry, guess i should have said that she was flying from within the country

ok, here's hopefully a simple question for ya.

my fiancee has to fly to Manila to do her interview. From what i've heard from a few threads, the consular officer keeps the passport and sends it back to my fiancee with the visa, am i correct? If so, how does my fiancee travel back home without it? wouldn't she need it for ID purposes? also, wouldn't she need it to fill out any customs and immigration forms on the plane ride over? lemme know if I'm not making any sense. thanks for any inputs

Her passport will already be surrendered to St. Luke's at the time of her medical, so she won't even have it with her when she goes for the interview. Make sure she has copies of her passport already when she goes for her medical.

Uhm... where is your fiancee flying from? If it's anywhere from the Phils, she won't be needing to fill out any customs or immigration form. Her passport is not really necessary as it's only a domestic flight and she can use other IDs for that.

However, if she will have her passport & visa documents delivered to the province, that will take a lot longer than having it delivered to a hotel or wherever she is staying in manila.

Hope that helps.

oh yea...when i mentioned the customs and immigration forms, i meant in the case that she is on her way here to the US. but i guess Roy clarified that part...

the passport will be returned with the visa inside when it has been approved. the passport with visa will be attached to the OUTSIDE of the brown envelope, which should not be opened. she'll have access to her passport on the flight to the US.

hmmm didn't know they stick it outside the envelope...i'm assuming it's in another envelope right? cuz i find it strange that they would mail something of such importance in plain view. I'll make sure she knows not to open the envelope. thanks roy!

[sillygirl 0]

hmmm didn't know they stick it outside the envelope...i'm assuming it's in another envelope right? cuz i find it strange that they would mail something of such importance in plain view. I'll make sure she knows not to open the envelope. thanks roy!

I'm not sure if they stick it outside the envelope, but she will surely receive a sealed envelope and she must not open that.

If she plan to go to the CFO seminar (it's a requirement, otherwise she won't be let out of the country!) before she goes for her interview, she will need her original passport for that.

She can also attend the CFO seminar after she gets approved, that way, she can get the certificate and the sticker stamped on her passport the same day. Just make sure she attends the 10am session to get everything done in one day. They won't give her the sticker unless she has her visa already.

Best of luck to you guys!