Appointment
Availability and Processing Times for the U.S.
Embassy in Manila
AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS
Due to heavy visa demand, the wait time for a
nonimmigrant visa interview appointment has
increased. To find the typical wait time for a
nonimmigrant visa interview appointment, please
click
here.
Appointment
availability changes often. Appointments may not be
available on the date shown as appointment bookings
are made continuously through the
Call Center and
VisaPoint™.
Please visit the
Nonimmigrant Visa Application Procedures page
for information on how to apply for a nonimmigrant
visa to the United States. For medical emergencies,
family emergencies, and other cases requiring
earlier appointments, please click
here.
To avoid delay in
travel, apply for the visa
at least 3 months in advance and before making
final travel arrangements.
Final travel plans or the
purchase of airline tickets should not be made until
a visa has been delivered.
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Depending on the volume of the visa issuances of the
Nonimmigrant Visa Unit, visa processing after the
interview usually takes
at least
one week*.
After
the one-week visa processing, the receipt of a
passport with a visa may take longer,
depending
on the applicant’s delivery address.
*
–
Average Visa Processing Time:
This means the number of working days it takes for
an approved applicant to receive his/her passport
back from the Embassy with the U.S. Visa at the
address given to the courier company. All
applicants should be aware that the one week
processing time is an AVERAGE, and that the
processing time of a specific case can vary due to
individual circumstances and other special
requirements.
For more information on visa processing and release,
please visit the
If Visa Is Issued page.
•
To reschedule Visa appointments, please call
1-909-101-7878 (from a PLDT landline) or
1-888-877-9888 (from the U.S.)
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EARLY ARRIVAL AT THE
EMBASSY FOR VISA INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT
Applicants are requested to come to the Embassy an
hour earlier than their appointment time in order
for the Embassy to process their applications prior
to interview. Applicants who appear an hour or more
after their scheduled appointment time will not be
granted access to the Consular Section (absent dire
circumstances). Those applicants will then be
required to book a new appointment for interview
online or through the
Call Center.
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K & V VISAS
Fiancé(e) of a U.S. Citizen (K-1),
child of K-1 (K-2),
spouse of a U.S. Citizen (K-3),
child of K-3 (K-4),
spouse of legal permanent resident (V-1),
child of legal permanent resident/child principal/L.I.F.E.
Act (V-2), and
derivative child of V-1 and V-2 (V-3) visas are
classified as nonimmigrant visas. However,
applications for such visas are processed and issued
only at immigrant visa issuing posts, which cover
the consular district, unless the post has been
specifically authorized to process K visas.
The Nonimmigrant Visa Unit in Manila
is NOT authorized to process or respond to inquiries
on K and V visas. The
Immigrant Visa Unit processes these visa
applications.
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