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13A PRV Visa Submitted in the US

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I hope this is the correct forum for this post.

 

I reviewed some sites that said it was possible to submit a 13A visa application form on the Embassy to the Philippines site.  My embassy would be the one located in Washington, DC.  I see an Immigrant Visa form but very little instructions.  On the Los Angeles Embassy site, they have an entire page with instructions specific to 13A.  So my questions are: 

 

  1. Can you submit a 13A form in the US to a US Embassy (vs. having to be in the Philippines)?
  2. Is there a reason why the Washington DC Embassy does not offer that information?

 

I've reached out to the embassy directly as well, but thought I would ask this audience, which always seems to have the answers. 

 

Thanks so much for any help you can provide. 

 

CDC

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59 minutes ago, cdctke said:

I hope this is the correct forum for this post.

 

I reviewed some sites that said it was possible to submit a 13A visa application form on the Embassy to the Philippines site.  My embassy would be the one located in Washington, DC.  I see an Immigrant Visa form but very little instructions.  On the Los Angeles Embassy site, they have an entire page with instructions specific to 13A.  So my questions are: 

 

  1. Can you submit a 13A form in the US to a US Embassy (vs. having to be in the Philippines)?
  2. Is there a reason why the Washington DC Embassy does not offer that information?

 

I've reached out to the embassy directly as well, but thought I would ask this audience, which always seems to have the answers. 

 

Thanks so much for any help you can provide. 

 

CDC

Umm. This is an immigration site for those wanting to immigrate TO the US. From what I read online , what you are asking about is a visa to go to the Philippines. Am I down the wrong rabbit hole ? 

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No,  you are correct.  Since there were so many people coming from the Philippines marrying US citizens, I imagined there were many who were also doing the Visa in the Philippines in order to have extended stays vs. a tourist visa.  I'll wait to hear back from the Embassy.  Thanks Lil bear. 

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3 minutes ago, cdctke said:

No,  you are correct.  Since there were so many people coming from the Philippines marrying US citizens, I imagined there were many who were also doing the Visa in the Philippines in order to have extended stays vs. a tourist visa.  I'll wait to hear back from the Embassy.  Thanks Lil bear. 

Moved to Philippines region sub forum .. you never know !! 

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3 hours ago, cdctke said:

I hope this is the correct forum for this post.

 

I reviewed some sites that said it was possible to submit a 13A visa application form on the Embassy to the Philippines site.  My embassy would be the one located in Washington, DC.  I see an Immigrant Visa form but very little instructions.  On the Los Angeles Embassy site, they have an entire page with instructions specific to 13A.  So my questions are: 

 

  1. Can you submit a 13A form in the US to a US Embassy (vs. having to be in the Philippines)?
  2. Is there a reason why the Washington DC Embassy does not offer that information?

 

I've reached out to the embassy directly as well, but thought I would ask this audience, which always seems to have the answers. 

 

Thanks so much for any help you can provide. 

 

CDC

I deal with the PI Embassy/Consulates in the US on a regular basis.  The best way will be to contact the one that falls under your states jurisdiction.  There is only one Embassy which is in DC, the rest are Consulates.  Its common to receive various responses to the process for the same type of visas.  You can call them and get the details on the phone, but I have always found it best to send an email and get a response in writing.  If anything goes wrong later, you have the email as proof.

 

To answer your questions, #1 you can apply in the US or in the Philippines.  #2, I answered above. 

 

 

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Aloha cdctke!

I am looking at the exact same process for next year. This is from the Philippine Consulate in Honolulu. Hope it offers some guidance. @flicks1998 is a great resource but he beat me to it!

https://honolulupcg.dfa.gov.ph/2014-05-13-10-59-40/visa

 

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