WHY ARE WE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR DOCUMENT VERIFICATION NOW?

[WiL and ShAi 0]

I don't remember paying that before. When did they implement it?

Edited May 21, 2008 by wilson and shai

[spidergirl 0]

Document Verification Fee http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=128948&hl=

Applicants whose visa eligibility is dependent upon their marital status (i.e. K-1, K-3, CR-1, IR-1, F-1 and F2-B categories) will normally need to have their documents verified through the National Statistics Office (NSO) before the U.S. Embassy in Manila can issue the visa. Those with a delayed birth or death certificate or only local civil registrar copies of such documents may need to have their documents verified.

In order to avoid unnecessary delay in the visa issuance process, the U.S. Embassy in Manila strongly encourages applicants in the categories mentioned above to pay the document verification fee prior to their immigrant visa interview. Payment can be made through any Metrobank location. The cost of the document verification is PhP 650 per applicant. For specific instructions on how to pay the document verification fee, please click here. If you are unable to pay for the document verification before your immigrant visa interview, you may be asked to pay the fee on the day of your interview. Please note that if you pay on the day of your interview, there will be a delay of one to two weeks in the processing of your application.

Edited May 21, 2008 by spidergirl

[vbtbmrt 2]

started in jan.2008 or around that time