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Is getting passport in Manila faster than provinces?

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seanchua   1

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Title says it all. We're (God willing) very close to applying for a Passport. We're still waiting on SSS ID which we should be called about any day. I'm traveling to Manila in a few weeks and will fly my sweetheart to Manila to visit me while I am working. While we're there, would it be faster to apply at the DFA in Manila (like Megamall?) for a passport (for delivery in Manila) or faster to apply in Bacolod or Iloilo and wait for it to get sent there? I am expecting that very close to the time her passport will be ready, I'll already have my MNL Case # and will be ready to schedule medical + interview! NOA2 was approved 1/9. So, in theory, if Manila is faster, she flies to Manila, picks up her passport and then goes to a scheduled medical appointment.

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hardrockangel   21

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Title says it all. We're (God willing) very close to applying for a Passport. We're still waiting on SSS ID which we should be called about any day. I'm traveling to Manila in a few weeks and will fly my sweetheart to Manila to visit me while I am working. While we're there, would it be faster to apply at the DFA in Manila (like Megamall?) for a passport (for delivery in Manila) or faster to apply in Bacolod or Iloilo and wait for it to get sent there? I am expecting that very close to the time her passport will be ready, I'll already have my MNL Case # and will be ready to schedule medical + interview! NOA2 was approved 1/9. So, in theory, if Manila is faster, she flies to Manila, picks up her passport and then goes to a scheduled medical appointment.

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You need to sched her appointment in DFA in any place in philippines before she can proceed applying her passport..30 days is maximum processing for the passport.
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manilaraf   28

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Even with "expedited processing" (which comes with a higher application fee), it still took a few days for them to process my wife's passport. When she finished the application at DFA Megamall Branch, they gave her a claim slip that was stamped with the day when she could come back to pick it up. This was a couple years ago, it took a couple of days but under a week. Not sure if things are faster or slower now.

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Dec 11, 2014 - NOA1: Not sure what to put here, Dec 11, 2014, Dec 24, 2014 or something in between.

Dec 24, 2014 - NOA2: I called USCIS @ USEM on Jan 5, 2015 and was told the I-130 was approved on Christmas Eve. Thank you Santa!

Jan 13, 2015 - MNL Case Number & Packet 3 Received via email (I emailed the IV Unit-Manila requesting these on Jan 5, 2015 and Jan 12, 2015)

Jan 21, 2015 - NOA2: Mailed (via PhilPost!) paper/hard copy delivered to our place here in Manila.

Jan 22, 2015 - Packet 3: Mailed (again via PhilPost!) paper/hard copy delivered to out place here in Manila.

Feb 24 & 25, 2015 - Day 1 & Day 2 of Medical @ SLEC. Immunizations given on Day 2, thankfully

Mar 5, 2015 - USEM Interview Appointment - IR-1 Visa Approved! (CEAC Status updated to ISSUED afternoon of interview day)

Mar 10, 2015 - 3pm - Received SMS saying IV Package ready for pickup at 2GO MoA. Picked up at 5pm. (Shipped/Picked Up/In Hand on 3rd Business Day post interview)

Mar 13, 2015 - CFO Manila - Done

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RyanFritzie   4

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DFA Alabang is faster, Expedite takes 5 days, I came from Davao and it will take me 60 days to have my Passport in hand, that is why my husband decided that we should get it in Manila. It was delivered after 7 Days :). Make an appointment online and chose the DFA Alabang. GOOD LUCK :)

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amerikano1   3

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Title says it all. We're (God willing) very close to applying for a Passport. We're still waiting on SSS ID which we should be called about any day. I'm traveling to Manila in a few weeks and will fly my sweetheart to Manila to visit me while I am working. While we're there, would it be faster to apply at the DFA in Manila (like Megamall?) for a passport (for delivery in Manila) or faster to apply in Bacolod or Iloilo and wait for it to get sent there? I am expecting that very close to the time her passport will be ready, I'll already have my MNL Case # and will be ready to schedule medical + interview! NOA2 was approved 1/9. So, in theory, if Manila is faster, she flies to Manila, picks up her passport and then goes to a scheduled medical appointment.

Thoughts?

My wife is from Capiz--speaking from experience, do everything in Manila. Passports take a long time in the Visayas/Bacolod. Good luck on your journey!

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02/28/2014 NOA1

04/08/2014 Alien Registration Number Changed

05/01/2014 NOA2 text and e-mail

05/06/2014 NOA2 Hard Copy Received

05/06/2014 text that USCIS had shipped case to NVC

05/06/2014 Emailed NVC for MNL case number

05/10/2014 NVC Received file

05/13/2014 Called NVC, Received MNL Case Number

05/15/2014 Visa Fee paid at BPI, Roxas City

05/15/2014 Created Profile on US Embassy Manila website (Note: when you set this up, you need to select "immigrant visa" for K1, and you also need your fiancé/e's passport number, passport issuance date, and passport expiration date to set up the profile)

05/15/2014 In Transit to Embassy

05/19/2014 File is at Embassy ('Ready')

06/03/2014 St. Luke's Medical

06/19/2014 Interview 7:30 am--APPROVED!!

07/01/2014 US Passport renewal Scheduled for Number One Son at USEM--Approved!

07/01/2014 Visa in Hand for K1

07/03/2014 CRBA and Passport Scheduled for Number Two Son at USEM--both Approved--no DNA test wow!

07/21/2014 New US Passport received in Capiz for Number One Son

08/12/2014 New US Passport and Birth Abroad Received in Capiz for Number Two Son

10/25/2014 POE Seattle, WA, then on to Albuquerque, NM where I picked up my two kids and mommy

10/28/2014 Applied for SS Number in Single Name

11/05/2014 Received SS Card

11/07/2014 Married!

11/25/2014 Applied for SS Number in Married Name

12/20/2014 Received SS Number in Married Name

12/25/2014 AOS/EAD Application Sent to Chicago Lockbox

12/31/2014 NOA 1 for AOS/EAD

01/28/2015 Biometrics for AOS/EAD

02/01/2015 RFE for Certified Marriage License for I485 AOS

02/11/2015 Received Certified copy of Marriage License in response to RFE (wait, wait)

03/16/2015 EAD Card received in the mail

04/24/2015 Baby Grace born in the USA!

06/11/2015 Interview Waiver letter received for I485 AOS (says wait 6 months for action)

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