US Embassy/US visa thread 10

[jhenreiner]

hello sisses, I just want to ask if may bayad yun pagset ng appointment kasi I read somewhere that I will pay $10 for that pero wala akong napansin na option to pay when I set it online. Thank you.

[khat]

^ I think wala ng bayad sis, nung nag set ng Interview Appointment Sis ko wala naman daw Fee na binayaran, same thing nung nag cancel at nag re-sched ulit siya, wala din bayad,

[jhenreiner]

ah okay, great... nakapagset nga rin ako pro I was expecting to pay kasi me nabasa akong blog about it.... bothered lang ako baka mali.. I paid my MRV fee yesterday, set appointment today and my interview is on Tuesday.. grab ko agad kasi when I was trying it yesterday, the available sched is June na...

[khat]

wow buti ka pa sis naka tiyempo ka ng maagang appointment, yung sis ko 1st time nag set ng appointment end of May na lang ang daw ang earliest available date, alanganin na yun kasi June may pasok na ulit sa school kaya,pina cancel niya ulit at nag set ng bagong interview date, buti may available na mas maaga 1st week of May, kaya grab niya na, just incase lang na mabigyan siya ng Visa, may 2-3 week siya para makapag bakasyon dito, hopefully goodluck sa interview mo sis

[theflygirl]

To those who've paid for the application fee the past week, how much is the local rate? P6k something still? I'm getting 6 applics for my kids n MIL's renewal and SIL's new applic. Worried about how late I'm preparing since I've been reading about May/June interview schedules.

^^Yung may USD10 fee, old style na yun. There used to be a USD10 pin to set an appointment online around 2-3years ago. Now they're using a different setup na your USD140 is all-in.

[khat]

^ sis it was P6,050 local rate binayaran ng sister ko, that was about 2 weeks ago,

[jhenreiner]

mine was 6020 last Thursday. When I first tried to set an appointment, there were no schedules found so I kept on refreshing the page until I reached the maximum tries and was logged out. I was only allowed to access the website again the following day. This time, I refreshed it every 15 minutes and at times the schedule available is June na. Good thing before I reached the maximum tries allowed, I saw a schedule which is on Tuesday agad... so interview agad after 5 days of paying, grab ko na agad to shorten the agony. Now, Im not so well prepared with my docs.. bahala na...

[theflygirl]

^thanks for the info! How many tries/refreshes ba max per day? I'm crossing my fingers we get a schedule as nice as yours!

I renewed my visa through vrp last Oct. Now, my kids will be applying together with my mil & sil. My question is, has anyone tried accessing the online appointment service using your old profile but scheduling for people not including yourself? I came to the page for adding dependents but I couldn't remove myself from the applicants. Or am I supposed to click group appointment or is that for those with travel agents? Getting confused. Started filling up the ds160 and saved na muna.

[jhenreiner]

I read somewhere that its 15 times refresh daw per day, d ko na nabilang eh pero daming beses naman yun ginawa ko, atat magkasched...  I think you should select group scheduling request for families..

[foxymom]

 i was able to get a schedule for my second daughter for apr 11 april 12 & 13 morning slots were still open.

sis theflygirl (and other parents applying for their kids) what supporting docs should we show? i applied for my eldest's visa a looong time ago (2006), i forgot already! my husband, my eldest daughter, and I all have valid US visas. Should I still show my COE, bank docs, etc?

[theflygirl]

^When did you set your appointment? Naku, I hope magkaroon pa Ng summer slots by the time I check. I just paid for theirs this morning at P6020 ea. I need to wait for my MIL & sil's photos pa cos I'm helpin them with their forms.

Wala namang specified for kids but just the usual proof of ties to the philippines. Since I just got Korean visas last week, I'm using the same docs. Since I'm now a SAHM, my hubby's ITR, Coe, our bank docs, kids' enrollment certificates (since summer na, yung reservations nila for next SY proof ko), etc.

[theflygirl]

BTW, FYI, head's up y'all:

Important Rescheduling Procedures for NIV Applicants

Please be reminded that even though nonimmigrant visa fees are valid for one calendar year, options to schedule an appointment are limited.  The U.S. Embassy in Manila schedules hundreds of thousands of nonimmigrant visa appointments each year, and we must accommodate requests both for new appointments and for those applicants who need to reschedule their appointments for whatever reason.  Applicants are only allowed to reschedule twice (not including the initial appointment) without penalty.  If the second rescheduling attempt is canceled, an applicant will only be allowed to reschedule a new date after a waiting period of 90 days.  Please plan your visa application accordingly to avoid problems securing an interview appointment. [3/12/2012]

[theflygirl]

Like I mentioned in a previous post, I paid for my kids' and inlaws' applications today. I inquired with the embassy call center and was instructed to use another email address to create a new profile for my 4 kids. Unfortunately, I need to create ANOTHER profile with ANOTHER email add for my inlaws cos, like before, only immediate relatives possible to be automatically scheduled together.

Years ago, nung 1-809 something pa yung hotline, I was able to schedule the same interview time for my kids and MIL. But they asked me after scheduling my kids, to call back to set my MIL's appointment. Good thing meron pang same slot that time. Now, they cannot guarantee that "technique" or "strategy" anymore.

Anyway, it's for entering the embassy lang naman. My kids will be assigned a separate window from my MIL & SIL. Silang dalawa ang pwedeng magkasama sa isang window.

Less hassle and more hands to help out with my kiddos sana while waiting kaya we prefer sabay2x. Has anyone tried this lately? What did you do, if so? I was thinking to try to book my inlaws over the phone while leaving the laptop on as well, to book my kids so both the agent and I can see the availability calendar simultaneously. LOL

[indigo.tulle]

are they strict with the pic requirements?  my pic kasi is smiling, but not grinning from ear to ear, small smile lang with full eyes open naman.   tia.

[foxymom]

^When did you set your appointment? Naku, I hope magkaroon pa Ng summer slots by the time I check. I just paid for theirs this morning at P6020 ea. I need to wait for my MIL & sil's photos pa cos I'm helpin them with their forms.

Wala namang specified for kids but just the usual proof of ties to the philippines. Since I just got Korean visas last week, I'm using the same docs. Since I'm now a SAHM, my hubby's ITR, Coe, our bank docs, kids' enrollment certificates (since summer na, yung reservations nila for next SY proof ko), etc.

i scheduled yesterday thanks for the tip!

[toodee]

I applied my third US visa here in Singapore and it was a breeze. Actually, they know if have an existing US immigrant petiton or not. The consul told me "it seems that you have an existing US petition from us" I just said yes.

No issue naman. I just showed my 3 months payslip, properties, diploma, CoE among others.


They gave me a 10 year multiple entry visa.
good luck everyone.

[~luvbunch_22~]

help po mga sis..

ano dapat ang mauna.. paying ng MRV fee or fill up the DS-Form & schedule an interview appointment? how much na interview fee? sa bpi diba?

renew na ako ng US visa ko (single pa kase ko nung nabigyan ako ng multiple visa, bale married name na gamitin ko for renewing my visa, tama ba?  pwede ko diba isabay ang husband & son ko (1st time applicant sila) sa interview & pwede ko rin ba isabay mother ko sa pagrenew nya ng visa (her visa expire on June 2012) pwede ba kami as a group magpainterview? buo na rin fee ng son ko diba bale 1 yr & 7 mos na cya ngayon?

may slot pa ba april, may or june 2012? 

thanks in advance! 

[khat]

^ sis Pay the MRV Fee first sa BPI Bank, then fill up DS-Form, then schedule the interview appointment,
other sis here said it's P6,020 yung Fee, wait mo na lang ibang sis natin here sa iba mong question

[dawngal]

mga sis, question naman, im applying for a tourist visa.. ok lang ba na hindi ko i declare na nasa US ang father ko? are they going to check kahit ilagay ko sa application na wala sya sa US? ang declare ko na puntahan ko is yung cousin ko sa california, ang dad ko nasa new jersey.. or is it better na ideclare ko na andun sya pero sa cousin ko ako pupunta. kasi may ibang family na dad ko, and wala akong plan to stay with him..( ang isip ko kasi iconsider nila na ties ko sa US yung dad ko)
hope you could help me mga sis, nasa process na kasi ako ng pag fill up ng application and i cant decide.. thanks in advance!

[coldsiren]

^^it's better to tell them the truth. malalaman din nila yun.

kindly read these articles:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/250144/pinoyabroad/us-consul-general-a-kodigo-could-ruin-chances-of-getting-a-visa

http://www.manilamaildc.net/2012/02/19/us-embassys-visa-okay-rate-for-pinoys-70-30/

here's the fb page of the US embassy: https://www.facebook.com/manila.usembassy?ref=ts