Visa Pickup

[2_hearts_1_beat 0]

What are the chances that the embassy would allow visa pickup? My friend's interview will be on July 26 and she's wondering if its possible for her to pick up their visas (her and two kids) a few days after the interview supposing they'd be approved. She's not a VJ'er, I dont know how this works so I hope anyone from this forum can shed us some light about this matter. Thanks in advance!

[john_and_marlene 162]

What are the chances that the embassy would allow visa pickup? My friend's interview will be on July 26 and she's wondering if its possible for her to pick up their visas (her and two kids) a few days after the interview supposing they'd be approved. She's not a VJ'er, I dont know how this works so I hope anyone from this forum can shed us some light about this matter. Thanks in advance!

She can ask. They will say either Yes or No. It appears that the chances of a yes may be improved if the petitioner attends the interview with her.

[tangerenic 0]

my husband (fiance then) asked nicely and we were given the pink slip!

[dave&evan 0]

Im not sure if they will allow her to pick it up, not unless the petitioner is with her on the interview and he would do the asking. My fiance requested for a visa pick up and the consul said there's no problem about it, they gave us a pink card right away.

[JoanBill 0]

Im not sure if they will allow her to pick it up, not unless the petitioner is with her on the interview and he would do the asking. My fiance requested for a visa pick up and the consul said there's no problem about it, they gave us a pink card right away.

Then what do you do with the pink card??

[dave&evan 0]

that's the stub that has the beneficiary's name that you need to show at the window 34 to pick up the visa, and also the guard won't let you in without it..

Edited July 24, 2007 by dave&evan

[Epiphany 0]

that's the stub that has the beneficiary's name that you need to show at the window 34 to pick up the visa, and also the guard won't let you in without it..

So if I go with my honey to the interview I can ask for the visa and get it instantly? The pink slip means I can walk to another window and walk back to the hotel with her visa the same day?

[ryza 0]

that's the stub that has the beneficiary's name that you need to show at the window 34 to pick up the visa, and also the guard won't let you in without it..

So if I go with my honey to the interview I can ask for the visa and get it instantly? The pink slip means I can walk to another window and walk back to the hotel with her visa the same day?

no. not the same day. after a few working days.

[alexandra8886 0]

for those who wants to request USEMbassy for Visa Pick-up, you can check Country Boy's Posted Messages with regards to the strategies they did for his fiancee interview & visa procedures;

CountryBoy prepared a Letter of Request for VIsa Pick-up and gave it to his fiancee before the interview date. So his fiancee can forward it to USEmbassy upon interview approval. Though, his fiancee got shy of forwarding the letter. So, COuntryBoy made a phone call to the USEmbassy the next day & they just faxed the letter.

Then waited a notice from USEmbassy for the schedule of pick-up.

regards,

alexandra

[Epiphany 0]

that's the stub that has the beneficiary's name that you need to show at the window 34 to pick up the visa, and also the guard won't let you in without it..

So if I go with my honey to the interview I can ask for the visa and get it instantly? The pink slip means I can walk to another window and walk back to the hotel with her visa the same day?

no. not the same day. after a few working days.

How many days? My gals interview is on Wed at 730AM. Can we pick it up Friday? I booked a plane for her the following Mon at 11PM.

I had to book the flight now as it goes from 600 one way to 1700 one way with 3 days notice. The ticket is good for one year and no fee to change date.

I would like her to fly home with me Mon night at 11PM.

[CountryBoy 0]

What are the chances that the embassy would allow visa pickup? My friend's interview will be on July 26 and she's wondering if its possible for her to pick up their visas (her and two kids) a few days after the interview supposing they'd be approved. She's not a VJ'er, I dont know how this works so I hope anyone from this forum can shed us some light about this matter. Thanks in advance!

This discussion is going so many different directions that I will reply to the original post and hope that all in need of any info that I may have is read by those who need it.

For your information I was not present at the interview and Mylene was allowed to pick up the visas 2 days after the interview even with our extenuating circumstances.

My strategy was to purchase the plane tickets to fly out of Manila 1 week after Mylene's interview. She would then present the itenerary and a letter of request to pick the visas up signed by me (the petitioner) to the Consular Officer at the time of her interview, however my wife (fiancee at the time) was nervous and shy thus she didn't present either at the interview. This resulted in a number of overseas calls made by me to the embassy ..

The person with whom I spoke at the US Embassy Manila said that if it is an emergency (plane tickets purchased) and the request is made to the Consular Officer at the time of the interview that the request will usually be granted if all of the paperwork is in order.

As I stated previously Mylene was shy about presenting the documents at the time of the interview thus I called the embassy and talked to lorraine, she said .. "Your fiancee should have given the request and itenerary to the CO at the time of the interview" .. but she didn't. I finally convinced her to allow Mylene to fax the documents with a cover letter to her attention with Mylene's cell phone number on it. Lorraine then personally took the request to the CO that interviewed Mylene and he signed the authorization for her to pick it up. This all must be completed before the paperwork ever makes it to the Delbros desk (not before your fiancee pays them, just before they get the contract to deliver from the embassy personnel)

Mylene's interview was on Monday, they called her cell phone on Wednesday morning to pick it up between 1 and 3 pm the same day.

I'm not sure Lorraine would do this again, so I highly recommend that your fiancee present the letter of request and flight itenerary at the time of the interview with the CO (not the pre-interview with a filipino). Don't be surprised if your fiancee gets put on AR for her Cenomar or some other paperwork that is missing as it is not unusual, but it doesn't seem to take very long to correct these issues. It will just mean rescheduling the flight if it is already booked.

Good Luck,

CB

[dave&evan 0]

that's the stub that has the beneficiary's name that you need to show at the window 34 to pick up the visa, and also the guard won't let you in without it..

So if I go with my honey to the interview I can ask for the visa and get it instantly? The pink slip means I can walk to another window and walk back to the hotel with her visa the same day?

no. not the same day. after a few working days.

How many days? My gals interview is on Wed at 730AM. Can we pick it up Friday? I booked a plane for her the following Mon at 11PM.

I had to book the flight now as it goes from 600 one way to 1700 one way with 3 days notice. The ticket is good for one year and no fee to change date.

I would like her to fly home with me Mon night at 11PM.

I had my interview on July 5th 7:30 too, we got a call from the embassy on Monday (July 9th) that the visa is ready for pick up. But of course it all depends on them. Like CountryBoy posted, have your fiancee present a letter of request of visa pick up from you, attached that trip itinerary. Or simply talk to the consul, they're nice anyway.