Hi mga sis! Share ko lang yung experience ko (w/ my parents) sa VRP yesterday:
9:30 yung appointment namin. Pagbaba ko pa lang ng cab may mga nag-aalok nang magtago ng cellphones, etc. (bawal kasi ang electronic devices sa loob ng bldg) for a fee. Pinatago ko yung cellphone, usb, cologne and alcohol ko. They gave me a number and P200 ang bayad which I paid nung na-claim ko na ulit yung items.
Sa pila sa labas ng embassy, we were given a VRP checklist form (answers should all be YES to qualify for VRP. you also need to write the expiry date of your visa, and the dates of issuance & expiration of all your passports).
Then habang nakapila, inayos ng isang staff yung mga required docs na dala namin (confirmation page, current passport, old passports including the one w/ the visa, and the VRP checklist). Another staff checked them nung ako na yung nasa unahan ng pila. Then she attached a barcode sticker at the back of my current passport. I was also given a pink form where you need to write your name, parents' names, maiden name and spouse's name (if applicable).
Naghintay kami sandali then pinapasok na kami. Pagpasok sa loob may security check, parang sa airport. Then pumila kami sa window kung saan nagbibigay ng ticket/number. We showed our passports and we were asked kung kelan na-issue yung visa namin. Then they gave us a number (1 number lang for the three of us) and wait daw tawagin sa waiting area.
Kakadating lang namin sa waiting area, tinawag na kagad number namin. Pinapasok kami sa loob and may staff na nag-guide sa min sa window 23. Nakapila kami after a couple pero ang tagal nila matapos so nung tapos na yung sa window 22, dun na lang kami pumunta. We gave all the requirements tapos ang tanong lang sa min eh kung ilang times nagamit yung visa, kelan yung last trip sa US and kung may tumulong ba sa dad ko mag-accomplish ng DS-160. Then binalik yung passports w/ ds-160 namin and hintayin daw tawagin ang number for fingerprint.
Then nagtawag na for fingerprint sa windows 14-16. pumila kami sa window 14, pinay yung nandun. We gave our passports w/ ds-160 tapos tinanong lang yung full name and birth date then nag-fingerprint na. tapos sabi sa amin ok na daw yung visa namin, idedeliver na lang daw in 1 week tapos tawagan na lang daw kami within 2 days if ever may kailangan pa sila.
Nakalabas kami ng embassy bago mag 10:30.
Btw, nakita pala namin sila Cesar Montano & Sunshine Cruz w/ their kids, malamang VRP rin. (wala lang, hehe!)
(sorry sa long post)
