Turnaround Time on Issuing Passport

[payxibka 10,044]

13 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

Actual approval doesn't happen until after the interview ..    

 

When CEAC status shows ISSUED then the visa is on its way to be printed/packaged/shipped .. from there it can be 5-10 business days.

Maybe,  but approval is inferred when you get the "pamphlet"

[John & Rose 7,237]

14 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

And the airport is just a quick grab ride away .. then you can go to any of the "fun islands" to be a tourist    

We are looking at Coron or El Nido in April!  Rose's birthday.  Yep, in the morning maybe a 15 to 30 minute ride to NAIA

Edited December 18, 2018 by John & Rose

[payxibka 10,044]

18 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

We are looking at Coron or El Nido in April!  Rose's birthday.  Yep, in the morning maybe a 15 to 30 minute ride to NAIA

A little more difficult to get to but, put Bantayan on your list as well unless you are "Duffy" like, then don't 

Edited December 18, 2018 by payxibka

[Hank_ 9,173]

22 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

We are looking at Coron or El Nido in April!  Rose's birthday.  Yep, in the morning maybe a 15 to 30 minute ride to NAIA

Coron gets my vote.   El Nido .. the hotels are like in Boracay .. right on the beach & dumping sewage in the  ocean right front where people swim, for sure should be in the "shut it down list"  .. I was going to link you a video but it seems to have been removed from YT

 

 

[John & Rose 7,237]

51 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

Coron gets my vote.   El Nido .. the hotels are like in Boracay .. right on the beach & dumping sewage in the  ocean right front where people swim, for sure should be in the "shut it down list"  .. I was going to link you a video but it seems to have been removed from YT

 

 

I think they opened and then quietly close Boracay again.  People that listed after the soft opening had a lot of problems.  It wasn't quite cleaned up as much as they wanted...it is hard to get good workers for 360 pesos a day!

1 hour ago, payxibka said:

A little more difficult to get to but, put Bantayan on your list as well unless you are "Duffy" like, then don't 

Thank you.  We will look into that.  I think I may be a little more laid back than our friend.  

Edited December 18, 2018 by John & Rose

[payxibka 10,044]

25 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

I think they opened and then quietly close Boracay again.  People that listed after the soft opening had a lot of problems.  It wasn't quite cleaned up as much as they wanted...it is hard to get good workers for 360 pesos a day!

Thank you.  We will look into that.  I think I may be a little more laid back than our friend.  

Bantayan is not yet spoiled or commercialized but it is coming as there is a lot of new construction 

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

2 hours ago, John & Rose said:

I think they opened and then quietly close Boracay again.  People that listed after the soft opening had a lot of problems.  It wasn't quite cleaned up as much as they wanted...it is hard to get good workers for 360 pesos a day!

Thank you.  We will look into that.  I think I may be a little more laid back than our friend.  

I have to agree with @payxibka that you need to do Bantayan. We went and we loved it. It's basically Boracay without the crowds.

2 hours ago, payxibka said:

Bantayan is not yet spoiled or commercialized but it is coming as there is a lot of new construction 

Oh look I am glad we went on 2012 when it was nice

[payxibka 10,044]

1 hour ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

I have to agree with @payxibka that you need to do Bantayan. We went and we loved it. It's basically Boracay without the crowds.

Oh look I am glad we went on 2012 when it was nice

It still is as we were there in March.  My guess is the next 5 years will telltale about what it will become 

[Cmptrsdeal 76]

if the earliest interview date right now is January 24th, how fast do dates book up?  Like today the earliest is the 24th, so by this coming Monday, will all of January be booked up?  Does it usually fill up that fast or not that quick?

[payxibka 10,044]

1 hour ago, Cmptrsdeal said:

if the earliest interview date right now is January 24th, how fast do dates book up?  Like today the earliest is the 24th, so by this coming Monday, will all of January be booked up?  Does it usually fill up that fast or not that quick?

This week it has been on average  20 to 30 bookings each day 

[Cmptrsdeal 76]

3 hours ago, payxibka said:

This week it has been on average  20 to 30 bookings each day 

ok they book about 20-30 ppl a day, so then by next Monday they might be booking for Feb 7th?  Maybe I didn't ask my question correctly.    Ok, today, the earliest appt was January 24th.  So will tomorrow still be probably January 24th or maybe 28th?  I'm not asking how many bookings a day they have cause I don't know how quick they fill up.  I'm asking roughly how fast does it book up. 

 

What would your guess on what the earliest date for interview when next Thursday comes around?  Will a week already be filled up, maybe 1.5 wks, or 2wks be filled and the next appt possibly be Feb 9th?  I hope that gave more of what I'm trying to get a rough estimate on.   Thank you for responding though.

[payxibka 10,044]

26 minutes ago, Cmptrsdeal said:

ok they book about 20-30 ppl a day, so then by next Monday they might be booking for Feb 7th?  Maybe I didn't ask my question correctly.    Ok, today, the earliest appt was January 24th.  So will tomorrow still be probably January 24th or maybe 28th?  I'm not asking how many bookings a day they have cause I don't know how quick they fill up.  I'm asking roughly how fast does it book up. 

 

What would your guess on what the earliest date for interview when next Thursday comes around?  Will a week already be filled up, maybe 1.5 wks, or 2wks be filled and the next appt possibly be Feb 9th?  I hope that gave more of what I'm trying to get a rough estimate on.   Thank you for responding though.

They have not yet opened the calendar beyond the 24th.  They will need to do this soon as only  27 slots were available this morning on the 24th which is everything currently available .  Appointments are only on Thursdays.  So the next will be 1.31.  They open about 100 for each interview date 

Edited December 21, 2018 by payxibka

[Cmptrsdeal 76]

Just now, payxibka said:

They have not yet opened the calendar beyond the 24th.  They will need to do this soon as only  27 slots were available this morning on the 24th which is everything currently available 

Oh I see.  so I'm guessing it doesn't fill up fast since the only date they have open now is just the 24th.  so that answers my question.  Thank you for your help.

[payxibka 10,044]

18 minutes ago, Cmptrsdeal said:

Oh I see.  so I'm guessing it doesn't fill up fast since the only date they have open now is just the 24th.  so that answers my question.  Thank you for your help.

Your missing the point,  it books about 100 slots each week.   They will have zero by tomorrow unless they open some up 

[Cmptrsdeal 76]

When scheduling the interview for my fiance and her daughter, can they both be in one slot or a seperate interview for each of them?  Thank you in advance.