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Telephone booking aims to ease processing bottleneck
MANILA
US visa applicants who have been notified of possible interviews, must first
call a Visa Information Service operator for the schedule of their interview
appointment, the US embassy announced.
The new policy came into effect on March 19 and covers K-visa applications
(K1,K2, K3 and K4).
It's designed to make it easier for applicants to get an appointment at their
convenience, the embassy said.
Applicants or their representatives must have the applicant’s Immigrant case
number, which is indicated on the embassy notification letter, when calling to
schedule an appointment. Appointments may be made from the Philippines
and the United States.
The Embassy said that when calling from the Philippines, the Philippines Visa
Information Services number is 1-909-101-7878, which provides English and
Filipino speaking services.
The service is available to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to
Friday. A fee of 98 US cents is charged per minute for the use of the 909
service.
When calling from the U.S., the United States Visa Information Service number
is 1-888-877-9888. Operators speak English and Filipino. The fee is US$18,
payable using a Visa or MasterCard, and entitles the caller to three calls of any
length.
Applicants may download the visa appointment packet and forms at http:
//manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3023.html. Applicants who need to reschedule
their appointments must call at least 24 hours in advance to reschedule.
Applicants for all other kinds of immigrant visas may call the same number if
they need to reschedule an appointment with the US embassy if there is no
medical examination pending.
The embassy also said that a list of immigrant and fiancé(e) visa cases that
have already been scheduled for an interview is available and regularly
updated at http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3023.html
MANILA
US visa applicants who have been notified of possible interviews, must first
call a Visa Information Service operator for the schedule of their interview
appointment, the US embassy announced.
The new policy came into effect on March 19 and covers K-visa applications
(K1,K2, K3 and K4).
It's designed to make it easier for applicants to get an appointment at their
convenience, the embassy said.
Applicants or their representatives must have the applicant’s Immigrant case
number, which is indicated on the embassy notification letter, when calling to
schedule an appointment. Appointments may be made from the Philippines
and the United States.
The Embassy said that when calling from the Philippines, the Philippines Visa
Information Services number is 1-909-101-7878, which provides English and
Filipino speaking services.
The service is available to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to
Friday. A fee of 98 US cents is charged per minute for the use of the 909
service.
When calling from the U.S., the United States Visa Information Service number
is 1-888-877-9888. Operators speak English and Filipino. The fee is US$18,
payable using a Visa or MasterCard, and entitles the caller to three calls of any
length.
Applicants may download the visa appointment packet and forms at http:
//manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3023.html. Applicants who need to reschedule
their appointments must call at least 24 hours in advance to reschedule.
Applicants for all other kinds of immigrant visas may call the same number if
they need to reschedule an appointment with the US embassy if there is no
medical examination pending.
The embassy also said that a list of immigrant and fiancé(e) visa cases that
have already been scheduled for an interview is available and regularly
updated at http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3023.html
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