Timeline until visas are ready for pickup at Parqal

[JPeck 2]

I’m a US citizen and I’m petitioning for a K1 visa on behalf of my Filipina fiancé. We were delayed twice, once (May 20, 2025) for not having an original / certified copy of my divorce decree, and once (June 10) for having a typo / discrepancy between the DS 160 and the appointment receipt.

 

Each delay was devastating, yet we persevered and our visa application was finally approved at the Manila Embassy on June 24, 2025. However, the delays have cost us dearly. My fiancé is pregnant, due September 13, and can’t fly after the end of July – for safety reasons, no airline will let her fly after the 35^th week of pregnancy, which lines up, more or less, with the last week in July.

 

So, we need to be on an airplane to the US by the last week of July at the latest. If not, we risk our visa expiring and having to start the entire process over again – a very bad outcome. The consulate my fiancé interviewed with said the visa would be ready for pickup in “two weeks,” but didn’t offer any further guidance. Things I’ve read online all say some variation of 5-10 business days, which would be July 1 (today) to July 9, accounting for the 4^th of July holiday. I’ve also read that the speed of issuing the actual visa has a lot to do with the speed of the consulate that you interviewed with, and that no two cases are the same.

 

Assuming there are no other delays (a BIG assumption), does the community have any feeling on when we might get notice the visas are ready for pickup? I obviously can’t buy plane tickets or plan anything until I know they’ve been issued and the entire thing is quite stressful. Any guidance is greatly appreciated!     

[Edward and Jaycel 1,898]

Historically in Manila, if the CEAC status says "Approved", it then switches to "Issued" within 1-3 days and then you will get the email notification that it is ready for pickup within a day or two after that.

[RO_AH 1,684]

1 hour ago, JPeck said:

I’m a US citizen and I’m petitioning for a K1 visa on behalf of my Filipina fiancé. We were delayed twice, once (May 20, 2025) for not having an original / certified copy of my divorce decree, and once (June 10) for having a typo / discrepancy between the DS 160 and the appointment receipt.

 

Each delay was devastating, yet we persevered and our visa application was finally approved at the Manila Embassy on June 24, 2025. However, the delays have cost us dearly. My fiancé is pregnant, due September 13, and can’t fly after the end of July – for safety reasons, no airline will let her fly after the 35^th week of pregnancy, which lines up, more or less, with the last week in July.

 

So, we need to be on an airplane to the US by the last week of July at the latest. If not, we risk our visa expiring and having to start the entire process over again – a very bad outcome. The consulate my fiancé interviewed with said the visa would be ready for pickup in “two weeks,” but didn’t offer any further guidance. Things I’ve read online all say some variation of 5-10 business days, which would be July 1 (today) to July 9, accounting for the 4^th of July holiday. I’ve also read that the speed of issuing the actual visa has a lot to do with the speed of the consulate that you interviewed with, and that no two cases are the same.

 

Assuming there are no other delays (a BIG assumption), does the community have any feeling on when we might get notice the visas are ready for pickup? I obviously can’t buy plane tickets or plan anything until I know they’ve been issued and the entire thing is quite stressful. Any guidance is greatly appreciated!     

You did not mention CFO. Start planning for this as soon as possible.