Philippines Reissuance

[pbroz1 1]

Does anyone have any experience with requesting a K-1 visa to be reissued from the US embassy in Manila?  My fiancée and her two children were not able to meet the deadline for departure.  The PDOS at CFO really screwed with her.  They were closed one time on her scheduled day, so she had to go to the end of the list and wait another month, then they told her two children didn't need the "stamp" because of their age.  Then, after she was there (finally) for her scare seminar, they told her she needed the children's visas to have the exit tax stamp too.  She finally got that done with a week before the visa expired, and then had a medical emergency that kept her hospitalized past the expiration date.  She kept telling me to leave her because she wasn't going to make it here by the expiration date.  I told her I didn't want a government rule and bureaucracy to dictate my happiness and family composition.  

We sent the requirements to the VAC about three weeks but haven't heard anything.  The CEAC website simply says her visas was issued, not that they received it back.  I can't find a website to track the progress, much less to detail anything about timeframe or costs.  I'm pretty sure they'll have to do the St. Luke's medical exams again, plus I'm sure there's some sort of processing fee, if they agree to reissue her visa. 

I'm not a patient person to begin with, so not knowing if the VAC has officially received all the paperwork required on the State Department website, no communication from the consular's office, no timeframe, and nothing else, I'm getting antsy about the process, the communication, and how much longer I will have to wait to have my family together finally.

[TBoneTX 46,821]

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Philippines regional forum.

[Sam Burns 173]

How long have you guys been together? How much money have you spent on this process so far? Just sounds fishy to me looking from the outside in and she’s having all these problems requiring more money. You can post questions against the embassy here to see if others are having similar issues.

[pbroz1 1]

We have been together for 2 1/2 years.  I've been over there 3 times.  I've seen the doctor's reports and spoken with the doctor on video call.  I have a good friend who is a doctor and he verified everything that was said and the reports I got by snapshots was all indicative of what was described by my fiancée and the doctor.   

I've not found the embassy in Manila responsive. I have my Congressman's office involved too, trying to get answers and they don't even email them back.   

[Edward and Jaycel 1,260]

Have you tried making an inquiry here?

https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visa-inquiry-form/

 

And yes I believe you will have to pay the visa fee again but I'm not 100% on that

Edited yesterday at 01:48 PM by Edward and Jaycel

[pbroz1 1]

Yes I have.  More than once.  No response.

[Edward and Jaycel 1,260]

2 minutes ago, pbroz1 said:

Yes I have.  More than once.  No response.

 

Ok sorry to hear that. Wanted to make sure you tried that avenue.

[pbroz1 1]

I wish I had.  I know these things take time, and you have to be patient.  I'm not good at that, but I would be better if I knew timeframe of a typical decision on reissuance as well as process if they say yes, and a way to track it.  The CEAC visa status website only shows it as issued.  It would be nice to know if they use that same website for tracking a reissuance or not.  As of now, there is one thing Google doesn't know because I can't find anything on a web search about tracking reissuances.  All the replacement links have to do with a lost or stolen visa/passport.  That's not the issue here.

[Edward and Jaycel 1,260]

This is what Jaycel got from the embassy in Manila after her visa was issued regarding replacement visa. Don't know if it will help but I'll share anything I can find:

REPLACEMENT VISA
To request a replacement visa, the passport with the expired visa and the packet must be sent to
the U.S. Embassy. It should include a signed letter explaining the reason for the inability to use the
visa before its expiration and the intended travel date if a replacement visa is approved. An
applicant approved for a replacement visa will be required to update expired documents and pay
the applicable fees anew.

[pbroz1 1]

Yes, I received that email too.  We sent everything back to the Consular's Office as instructed to the address the embassy said.  It's the Visa Application Center in the Philippines.  

How long until you heard about a decision to reissue or not?

What did she have to do again?

What were the fees you had to pony up again?

How long did the process take until she was able to leave her country and come to the US?

[Edward and Jaycel 1,260]

1 minute ago, pbroz1 said:

Yes, I received that email too.  We sent everything back to the Consular's Office as instructed to the address the embassy said.  It's the Visa Application Center in the Philippines.  

How long until you heard about a decision to reissue or not?

What did she have to do again?

What were the fees you had to pony up again?

How long did the process take until she was able to leave her country and come to the US?

 

I'm sorry if I gave the impression that Jaycel had to have her visa re-issued - She did not. I was just looking through all the correspondence we received from the embassy to find anything that mentioned visa reissuance in case you did not have it. 

[pbroz1 1]

Gotcha!  No worries.  I appreciate you trying to help.