K1 Inerview Scheduling online Manila - LOOK

[Guest fundoctor]

Hey everyone - just want to point out some odd features of the new online scheduling for the interview website. My fiance paid the visa interview fee at counter of BPI - the fee of 15,400 php and when you are trying to schedule the appointment online in the space where it says "receipt number" you MUST ENTER THE FIANCE PASSPORT NUMBER - no spaces!!! stupid.....

I was freaking out but fortunately I read in some other post on VJ - THANKFULL! She only received a bank teller receipt and all the little numbers on the receipt were not accepted by the website as valid.

FYI today is June 11 ( in USA) I just scheduled our K1 interview and the earliset date they were offfering was 01 Aug2011. We chose a later date.

Our packet seemed to arrive in the manila embassy on 06June and the online just allowed me to book visa interview appointment today 11 June2011.

Here's the new way of scheduling your K1 Visa online.

1. Go to the ustraveldocs -> Philippines homepage http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/

2. On the "Nonimmigrant Visa Application" area, click on "Apply for a Visa"

-> this will take you to "Apply for a Visa" page http://www.ustraveld...v-visaapply.asp

3. Scroll down, you will see an "Apply Now" button, click that.

-> it will take you to this page https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/

->The following statement should be displayed on the page:

"To schedule a visa interview, you need to register and create a profile. If you are already registered, sign in on this page.

If you are a first-time user, clickNew User?to create your profile."

4a. If you are a New User, click "New User" (the words are in white color).

4b. If you have already registered or created your profile before, enter your "Username" and "Password" on their respective fields.

Don't forget to type the words shown in the box, after the Password textbox.

5. After logging in or after registering, it will take you to your personal page called "My Dashboard"

This will allow you to keep track of the progress of your visa application from start to finish.

6. On the items shown on the left side of your dashboard, click on "Schedule an Appointment"

7. Visa Type: Immigrant Visa

8. Post : Manila

9. Visa Category: K Visas

10. Visa Class : K1

11. Personal Data

- enter your personal information here

12.Dependents

- Add dependents if you are scheduling for yourself and your relative. Don't click Add Dependent if you

are scheduling for yourself ONLY.

13. Specify Documentation Delivery

14. Payment Information

\- Enter the information but in the "Receipt Number" textbox, enter your passport number.

15. And finally, select a date for your interview.

Done! Your appointment has been scheduled!

[carlann 0]

when did ur fiance paid the visa fee at BPI?.. i paid friday and still cant schedule my interview... it still says that my payment was not yet in their system...

[Guest fundoctor]

Im pretty sure thata it takes about half a day for the payment to register into the embassy system. I read before that if you paid after 3pm then actualy it doesnt register until the next day. She Paid the fee about 1 week BEFORE the Embassy recorded our K1 package into their system.

Just wait a day or two ater the payment and you should be able to schedule the appointment. But this assumes that the US Embassy has entered your packet into their system.

when did ur fiance paid the visa fee at BPI?.. i paid friday and still cant schedule my interview... it still says that my payment was not yet in their system...

[Kish.2328 9]

Hey everyone - just want to point out some odd features of the new online scheduling for the interview website. My fiance paid the visa interview fee at counter of BPI - the fee of 15,400 php and when you are trying to schedule the appointment online in the space where it says "receipt number" you MUST ENTER THE FIANCE PASSPORT NUMBER - no spaces!!! stupid.....

I was freaking out but fortunately I read in some other post on VJ - THANKFULL! She only received a bank teller receipt and all the little numbers on the receipt were not accepted by the website as valid.

FYI today is June 11 ( in USA) I just scheduled our K1 interview and the earliset date they were offfering was 01 Aug2011. We chose a later date.

Our packet seemed to arrive in the manila embassy on 06June and the online just allowed me to book visa interview appointment today 11 June2011.

Here's the new way of scheduling your K1 Visa online.

1. Go to the ustraveldocs -> Philippines homepage http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/

2. On the "Nonimmigrant Visa Application" area, click on "Apply for a Visa"

-> this will take you to "Apply for a Visa" page http://www.ustraveld...v-visaapply.asp

3. Scroll down, you will see an "Apply Now" button, click that.

-> it will take you to this page https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/

->The following statement should be displayed on the page:

"To schedule a visa interview, you need to register and create a profile. If you are already registered, sign in on this page.

If you are a first-time user, clickNew User?to create your profile."

4a. If you are a New User, click "New User" (the words are in white color).

4b. If you have already registered or created your profile before, enter your "Username" and "Password" on their respective fields.

Don't forget to type the words shown in the box, after the Password textbox.

5. After logging in or after registering, it will take you to your personal page called "My Dashboard"

This will allow you to keep track of the progress of your visa application from start to finish.

6. On the items shown on the left side of your dashboard, click on "Schedule an Appointment"

7. Visa Type: Immigrant Visa

8. Post : Manila

9. Visa Category: K Visas

10. Visa Class : K1

11. Personal Data

- enter your personal information here

12.Dependents

- Add dependents if you are scheduling for yourself and your relative. Don't click Add Dependent if you

are scheduling for yourself ONLY.

13. Specify Documentation Delivery

14. Payment Information

\- Enter the information but in the "Receipt Number" textbox, enter your passport number.

15. And finally, select a date for your interview.

Done! Your appointment has been scheduled!

August 1? No #$@&. By the time our case will be in Manila, August slots will be half full. Oh no!

[Guest fundoctor]

Yes sorry Kish it was Aug 1 first avaialable last night for K1. But I have no idea what they can offer you if you call on the telephone, I just prefer not to talk to the stressed out embassy staff unless I absolutely have to.

August 1? No #$@&. By the time our case will be in Manila, August slots will be half full. Oh no!

[khar 0]

Hey everyone - just want to point out some odd features of the new online scheduling for the interview website. My fiance paid the visa interview fee at counter of BPI - the fee of 15,400 php and when you are trying to schedule the appointment online in the space where it says "receipt number" you MUST ENTER THE FIANCE PASSPORT NUMBER - no spaces!!! stupid.....

I was freaking out but fortunately I read in some other post on VJ - THANKFULL! She only received a bank teller receipt and all the little numbers on the receipt were not accepted by the website as valid.

FYI today is June 11 ( in USA) I just scheduled our K1 interview and the earliset date they were offfering was 01 Aug2011. We chose a later date.

Our packet seemed to arrive in the manila embassy on 06June and the online just allowed me to book visa interview appointment today 11 June2011.

Here's the new way of scheduling your K1 Visa online.

1. Go to the ustraveldocs -> Philippines homepage http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/

2. On the "Nonimmigrant Visa Application" area, click on "Apply for a Visa"

-> this will take you to "Apply for a Visa" page http://www.ustraveld...v-visaapply.asp

3. Scroll down, you will see an "Apply Now" button, click that.

-> it will take you to this page https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/

->The following statement should be displayed on the page:

"To schedule a visa interview, you need to register and create a profile. If you are already registered, sign in on this page.

If you are a first-time user, clickNew User?to create your profile."

4a. If you are a New User, click "New User" (the words are in white color).

4b. If you have already registered or created your profile before, enter your "Username" and "Password" on their respective fields.

Don't forget to type the words shown in the box, after the Password textbox.

5. After logging in or after registering, it will take you to your personal page called "My Dashboard"

This will allow you to keep track of the progress of your visa application from start to finish.

6. On the items shown on the left side of your dashboard, click on "Schedule an Appointment"

7. Visa Type: Immigrant Visa

8. Post : Manila

9. Visa Category: K Visas

10. Visa Class : K1

11. Personal Data

- enter your personal information here

12.Dependents

- Add dependents if you are scheduling for yourself and your relative. Don't click Add Dependent if you

are scheduling for yourself ONLY.

13. Specify Documentation Delivery

14. Payment Information

\- Enter the information but in the "Receipt Number" textbox, enter your passport number.

15. And finally, select a date for your interview.

Done! Your appointment has been scheduled!

[khar 0]

yeah sure that "receipt number" thing was odd! i was getting pissed 'til I read this post that the my passport number was actually the receipt number! wooof!!!

Now I need to go bakc to the bank for the DS 157. Well.... I didnt know I should get it validated in BPI. Bank tellers should also be aware of that bec. not all applicants have exact idea how to process papers. THANK YOU VJ for being here!

[khar 0]

yeah sure that "receipt number" thing was odd! i was getting pissed 'til I read this post that the my passport number was actually the receipt number! wooof!!!

Now I need to go bakc to the bank for the DS 157. Well.... I didnt know I should get it validated in BPI. Bank tellers should also be aware of that bec. not all applicants have exact idea how to process papers. THANK YOU VJ for being here!

[khar 0]

i went to the BPI last week. the lady from the bank told me the bank doesnt verify any form but all is done at the embassy.... but i remember i read certain post here saying DS 157 form should be validated at the BPI during the payment... any help about this? i would call up the US Embassy in Manila tomorrow but sure would take long waiting til my call would be answered.

[paul_kay 31]

i went to the BPI last week. the lady from the bank told me the bank doesnt verify any form but all is done at the embassy.... but i remember i read certain post here saying DS 157 form should be validated at the BPI during the payment... any help about this? i would call up the US Embassy in Manila tomorrow but sure would take long waiting til my call would be answered.

DS157 is downloaded online and doesn't need to be verified by the bank anymore.