US Immigration from Philippines

Effective August 28, as it becomes safe to resume more consular operations at each U.S. mission, posts are authorized to give K visa cases high priority. At this time, the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines has resumed limited K visa processing given local conditions and available resources.

The Embassy is prioritizing the following K applicants:

• K-1/K-2 visa cases where the K-2 child will age out (turn 21 years of age) before December 31, 2020.
• K-2 follow-to-join applicants will age out (turn 21 years of age) before December 31, 2020.
• K-2 follow-to-join applicants will lose eligibility within the 18 months allowed as a follow-to-join from the time when the K-1 principal alien was issued a K visa.
• K1 applicants waiting for visa appointments in order to travel to the U.S. with their U.S. citizen child.

If you believe that your application meets any of these four criteria, please directly email IVManilaReplies@state.gov with the case number and the applicant names and requests will be reviewed.

The Embassy will also consider the prioritization of the following K applicants:

• Petitioner is an active U.S. military member with pending deployment.
• Petitioner with documented medical issues who is currently in the Philippines and unable to travel to the U.S. without assistance from the K1 applicant.

For those applicant who meet the either of two above criteria, please also directly email IVManilaReplies@state.gov with the case number, the petitioner and applicant names, an explanation for the appointment request, and scanned supporting documents. These requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Other K visa applicants should check our website at https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/visa-updates/ on when the Embassy will resume routine K visa processing. Once confirmed on the Embassy's website, K visa applicants should follow the instructions on the website.

The resumption of routine visa services, including that of K visas, is carefully calibrated in order to safely bring our clients and our workforce to Department facilities. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we all navigate these uncertain times.