Philippines US Consulate Reviews
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| Manila, Philippines |  Review #28927 on December 22, 2020: |
VicDEH
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Wife appointment was short and with a few questions. However, one important thing was that they sought to verify that she was the mother of our one U.S. citizen child. Luckily I thought to include both his PSA Live Birth and CRBA in the records which they reviewed. Further, I was suprised that they kept most of the civil records and told her they would be returned with the passport. Of course she was approved but she said that their were many denial from the dejected look on many faces once they left the interview windows. I checked her and my stepson's status this morning and both say "ISSUED" already. That was really fast. Now just to wait the actual passport from 2GO.
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| Manila, Philippines | Review #28912 on December 18, 2020: |
chris413
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I arrived at the embassy with my wife around 20 minutes before our 7AM interview, but we did not get into the embassy until around 7:20 due to the line of other applicants. There were many more people there than I expected and about 5-10 people for each of the 7:00 and 7:15 times slots.
A surprise to me is that they will not allow phones in the embassy or hold them for visa applicants. As a USC I was able to have them hold both my phone and my wifes at security, but I feel this would put many visa applicants in a difficult situation as I did not see anything on the interview email about this.
After we got into the embassy my wife went her way to the interview area and I waited in the outside waiting area. They would not let me attend the interview (I do not know if this is expected or is due to the pandemic). The interview email did say that petitioners would not be allowed in, but I figured I would try my luck anyway. My wife was done a little before 9 so the whole process took less than 2 hours.
From what my wife told me the interviewers were pretty friendly and did not have many questions about the requirements or our relationship. They did ask questions about why we were choosing to move back to the US NOW, how many times my wife has been to the US, and the address that we would be staying at in the US. My wife made some mistakes on the details but they corrected her with the documentation we provided and didn't have any issues.
My biggest frustration through this entire process has been the lack of communication from the embassy when trying to get our interview scheduled. I tried to call the embassy multiple times this week to clarify details about the interview but could not get through. The whole NBI clearance with AKA is also a bit confusing as this is stated as a requirement, but is not needed for first marriages (at least in our case). We have been stressing over getting our interview scheduled and preparing requirements over these past 4 months and a little communication would have made things much easier. Happy to be (almost) done with this process!
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| Manila, Philippines | Review #28880 on December 10, 2020: |
Vermyndax
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Everything went fine. Even though the typhoon caused a lot of havoc the day before, the embassy opened the next day and handled the scheduled interviews.
Questions were:
- How did you meet your husband?
- When did you meet your husband?
- What is your husband’s work?
- What time does your husband start working?
- When was your first in-person meeting?
- How many times did your husband visit you?
- What places did you visit together?
- How many people were at your wedding?
- What are your husband’s hobbies? What does he like to do?
Probably the only curve ball was that they wanted an “Advisory of Marriage†for *both* of us... she and I... from PSA. The marriage certificate wasn’t enough to prove the wedding (even though we had gotten that from PSA too). So be sure to get your AOM/CENMAR from PSA and bring it to the interview. This document was not listed on the site for us. A friend of hers mentioned that she had to provide it. That didn’t make sense to us, so we didn’t go get the AOM from PSA. Turns out we were wrong, that is a requirement. That caused a 2-week delay on getting visas.
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| Manila, Philippines | Review #28876 on December 9, 2020: |
Jo Y Ce
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Appointment was at 7:30 am and we were let in around 7:00. The guard asked for passport and DS260 confirmation page before letting us through. All personnel were polite and courteous. Social distancing is observed. First step was the pre-screening, where all civil documents are to be submitted and checked, took about 15 minutes. Fingerprint scanning is second, fast. Last was the interview, was asked to take off mask and face shield. The CO asked the basics, who's the petitioner, name, birthdays, wedding date, how did we meet, and a few more. While asking questions, he looked over the original files that was just submitted while checking the CEAC portal (I assume, as he looks like he is double checking my answer to the documents on hand, and to the one on the screen). Then he handed me the paper with information on domestic violence, telling me to call if needed and that it will not affect my immigration status. He then asked about my husband's previous marriages. Then he said, "it seems like I don't need anymore documents from you, i'll be recommending visa approval..." He told me to get a piece of paper and reminded me to register my delivery address. I said thank you and finally was able to breathe properly, hahaha... Overall it was a pleasant experience. Done before 9:00 am.
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| Manila, Philippines | Review #28875 on December 9, 2020: |
JoMigs
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Appointment done in 2 hrs!
My schedule was 6:30 in the morning. Left Embassy at 8:30 am.
step 1 - showed my ds-260 and passport to a lady, she attached a sticker with my name and a barcode in it, then she returned it to me together with the passport which is inside a ziploc.
step 2 - bag inspection/ security check, make sure you dont have your cellphone or any gadget with you
step 3 - pre screening interview
step 4- biometrics
step 5- final interview with the consul
The consul I spoke with is very nice and friendly.
He asked the following questions:
What is your name?
who is your petitioner?
What is your relationship with the petitioner?
what is his job?
what state does he live in?
where and when did you meet?
how long have you been married?
did you get married here in the philippines?
when did your husband enter the United States?
Do you have prior marriage?
Does your husband have a prior marriage?
Do you have children?
does your husband have children?
what was your previous job?
What are your plans after entering the US?
Have you travelled outside the country for more than 6 months?
what countries have you been to?
Then he gave me the pamphlets and said "I dont see any problems with your case, I will recommend this for approval. Please expect your visa within 2-4 weeks."
Yayy! Finally! Thank you Lord!
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