Urgent Need to reschedule interview at manila embassy

[flicks1998 1,044]

2 minutes ago, 2021wk said:

Thank you for your reply , but I think we are getting off subject , why does the province matter , it is a 4 hour drive ? he  is 11 year ,  I will consider your suggestion thank you,  but then we have to work with DSWD for him to leave the country unattended. back to my orginal qrestion that has not been answered " how do you change reschedule an interview " ? I have thought about having his aunt fly with him to another country like Costa Rica  etc and  I meet them there ? but my wife tells me that airport immigration  will not let filipino leave even to counties that don't require visa even on vacation ? this make no sense, does any filipino have experience going to Costa Rica,Thialand , sinapore on vaction etc?

I asked about the province because in your post it says "travel can be difficult at times between barangays".  Well, this is also true between provinces and there are several provinces that are 4 hours from NCR.  As you said, yes I am here in Manila and pretty in tune with all of the travel restrictions that are going on here now and within Luzon island.  

 

I used to work in conjunction with Philippine immigration and if your son travels with anyone besides the legal guardian, you will still need DSWD involved. 

 

The statement "will not let filipinos leave even to countries that dont require a visa" is not exactly true.  I have many filipino friends and foreigners who have had filipinos meet them outside of the Philippines over the years.  My close friend just had his Filipina gf fly out and meet him in Colombia, a few others that met in Costa Rica.

 

Good luck with your travels and changing the interview.  I was separated from my son for about 11 months and understand the stress it brings.

[2021wk 0]

2 hours ago, flicks1998 said:

I asked about the province because in your post it says "travel can be difficult at times between barangays".  Well, this is also true between provinces and there are several provinces that are 4 hours from NCR.  As you said, yes I am here in Manila and pretty in tune with all of the travel restrictions that are going on here now and within Luzon island.  

 

I used to work in conjunction with Philippine immigration and if your son travels with anyone besides the legal guardian, you will still need DSWD involved. 

 

The statement "will not let filipinos leave even to countries that dont require a visa" is not exactly true.  I have many filipino friends and foreigners who have had filipinos meet them outside of the Philippines over the years.  My close friend just had his Filipina gf fly out and meet him in Colombia, a few others that met in Costa Rica.

 

Good luck with your travels and changing the interview.  I was separated from my son for about 11 months and understand the stress it brings.

The province is nueva ecija,are you aware of any quarantine for someone traveling from there? Ithey only gave  us 3 weeks notice and we just received the email, i don't understand why they are having interviews during this and won't even answer the phone,  the covid has turned this into a real mess. He can't just not attend the interview as the other poster suggested. I won't think that missing your interview is a good idea ?

[pushbrk 13,027]

8 hours ago, 2021wk said:

I read your answer and I know you are very well versed in philippines immigration , you did not provide a complete answer to the question. "The procedure is to miss the interview first, then reschedule. You won't be doing it by phone." if you miss the appointment how do you reshedule , if you follow this logic ?. the US State department has processes and procedures, can someone give me a link with instructions on changing an appointment ? I  just don't have my child miss an important appointment and hope for the best later. Thank you for your assistance with this.

Embassies are understaffed at the moment.  I trust you've poked around a bit on the Embassy's website.  https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/

 

and, a different phone number plus an email address here.  Took about a minute to find this.  https://ph.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/

 

Whatever you eventually do, I advise you to be nice about it.

[Cody&Razely 134]

11 hours ago, 2021wk said:

I have thought about having his aunt fly with him to another country like Costa Rica  etc and  I meet them there ? but my wife tells me that airport immigration  will not let filipino leave even to counties that don't require visa even on vacation ? this make no sense, does any filipino have experience going to Costa Rica,Thialand , sinapore on vacation etc?

Really sorry to hear about your situation, I hope you can get it worked out. I cannot speak to your first question about getting ahold of the USEM MNL but Regarding your other question, the answer is yes, Filipino's can leave the PH for any reason they see fit, including "Non-Essential" Travel i.e. meeting people or vacation per IATF Resolution No.# 79 Provided they have all correct documentation and in the case of traveling to some place like Costa Rica and "Handing Off" you'll need to be very clear in your full explanation with plenty of documentation and to fulfill any requirements needed to facilitate it, satisfying the PH Exiting IO will be a necessity. My Filipina Fiancé and I are in Costa Rica right now. I'll post links for the pertinent part of Res. No.# 79 and the BI Exiting Requirements below. Additionally, I may be a little uneducated on Visa's for children but in the case of other Visa's (Like K-1) there is a wait time for the Visa to be issued and received as well as a validity period to use it, like say 4 months or 6 months, etc.. Not sure about your Son's Visa Category. But it might be an option just to proceed with the interview and get the visa and then work on the travel details after the Visa in is the works. 

 

IATF Res. No.# 79:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tPtzSJ4nisS_5DaoEPX7ixBffjJ8VSyj/view?usp=sharing 

 

BI International Exiting Guidelines:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wX3tTugfV3DvZc-SPPFQGwuD_NN4osgY/view?usp=sharing

 

 

[Hank_ 9,174]

On 1/8/2021 at 8:16 PM, 2021wk said:

I have been calling the  Manilia embassy , I keep getting disconnected alfter 7 minutes , I need to reschedule an immigrant visa, any advice ?

 

You can contact them by phone, email or skype.     (this took less than a minute      )

 

https://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/us-embassy-usem.html

 

Contacting the Embassy
Manila Visa Information and Appointment Service center hotlines at (632) 854-882-23, (632) 779-289-88.
The center is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Manila time), except on Philippine and U.S. holidays.

Callers in the U.S should call (703) 520-2235 on its Eastern Standard Time equivalent of operation hours.
 
Skype: To use Skype to speak to a customer service representative Monday Friday from 8:00am to 8:00pm., please add a new contact to your Skype account with the Skype name ustraveldocs-philippines.

 EMAIL:   IVMANILAREPLIES@STATE.GOV

 

Edited January 10, 2021 by Hank_

[2021wk 0]

2 hours ago, Hank_ said:

 

You can contact them by phone, email or skype.     (this took less than a minute      )

 

https://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/us-embassy-usem.html

 

Contacting the Embassy
Manila Visa Information and Appointment Service center hotlines at (632) 854-882-23, (632) 779-289-88.
The center is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Manila time), except on Philippine and U.S. holidays.

Callers in the U.S should call (703) 520-2235 on its Eastern Standard Time equivalent of operation hours.
 
Skype: To use Skype to speak to a customer service representative Monday Friday from 8:00am to 8:00pm., please add a new contact to your Skype account with the Skype name ustraveldocs-philippines.

 EMAIL:   IVMANILAREPLIES@STATE.GOV

 

Thank you,