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gullyracer   0

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how do we request at (or after) the interview to pick up the visa directly from the embassy rather than wait for them to send DHL? and how many days is reasonable for this request, 1, 2, ? Interview is on Thursday Nov. 8 and as we are trying to fit this into a business trip we need to be departing Manila no later than Tuesday the 13th.

any experience or information any of you have on this would be greatly appreciated!

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At the time of interview, just simply request for a visa pick up. If your fiance(e) is not with you at that time, you can have him/her write a letter to the CO and request for this.

Good luck!

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how do we request at (or after) the interview to pick up the visa directly from the embassy rather than wait for them to send DHL? and how many days is reasonable for this request, 1, 2, ? Interview is on Thursday Nov. 8 and as we are trying to fit this into a business trip we need to be departing Manila no later than Tuesday the 13th.

any experience or information any of you have on this would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

It always depends on the CO... Ask him/her politely and make sure to ready a valid reason why you want it to be picked up personally. If they will allow you, give it 2-3 days. I hope everything works out for you!

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how do we request at (or after) the interview to pick up the visa directly from the embassy rather than wait for them to send DHL? and how many days is reasonable for this request, 1, 2, ? Interview is on Thursday Nov. 8 and as we are trying to fit this into a business trip we need to be departing Manila no later than Tuesday the 13th.

any experience or information any of you have on this would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

hi...

My interview was Oct 3 & got my visa on Oct 5.. Personally claimed in Window 34.

after confirming the CO about our case approval, I gave him a letter prepared by my fiance, attached my flight itinerary.

not everybody gets aprroval in visa pick-up, so better to support the letter of request with additional document.

you might want to check MY INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE thread. It was mention there..

goodluck!

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