Philippines US Consulate Reviews
Average Rating: 3.9
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2631 Review(s)
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| Singapore |  Review #302 on December 9, 2005: |
waynelaarni
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My interveiw was last Nov 30th,i arrived at the consulate 5 mins before 9am and my appointment time was 9am,when i got there i joined the line with other people applying for non immigrant visas..After checking my appointment letter they allow me to enter and x-ray my bag,passed to a detector.And mind you consulate doors are very heavy for me,like i cant pull(lol).anyways,i got in the room there are a lot of people and i finally got my queue number,and i was standing bec there is not enough chairs,luckily i waited for less than 5 mins and my number called.the american lady is pleasant but not friendly at all,she collected one by one my papers and she was looking for my police certificate from philippined which i dont have,and she instructed me to come back at 2pm for the final interview....at 1.50 i arrived at the embassy and had my clearance and went in,i was surprised bec only 2 people are there,the chinese lady and me..so i waited and the window counter opened and the same lady call... read complete review
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| Manila, Philippines | Review #268 on November 26, 2005: |
ralphlyn
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Got another letter from the embassy dated Nov.3,2005...for the re evaluation of medical examination of the K2 applicant. St. Luke's directly submitted the re-evalution, dated Nov.20,2005...
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| Manila, Philippines | Review #135 on September 4, 2005: |
Millana
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I came for my interview prepared and thinking that I will get an instant approval for my k3 visa. I was wrong. My case was put on admin. review like most of other applicants. At first, I was very upset about it, but then after hearing other applicants' experiences, I felt better because at least I was treated a whole lot better than they are. The consulate is very strict and always go by the book when it comes to issueing visas to filipinos. It sends red flag if an applicant has money on the bank and single and applying for a tourist visa, "potential over-staying alien", if the applicant hardly speaks english, came from a far-flung village and is marrying an old USC, "mail-order bride, if she speaks a little english, and worked as a GRO in the red light district, "marriage for convenience". Sadly, but these happen, not to mention arranged marriages, one relative living in US would find a guy for her niece or sister to marry and pay the guy once she comes here. I cannot really blame ... read complete review
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| Manila, Philippines | Review #112 on August 30, 2005: |
gwsmith01
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The problem with the consular section at the U.S. Embassy in Manila is that it is very inconsistent. Sure, Manila may be a high fraud post and a very busy consulate, but that's no excuse to disrespect the applicant or American Citizen petitioner. From experiences of others, the embassy seems to be much tougher on applicants that have married in the Philippines than ones applying for a K1. Although some K1s go through Admionistrative Review, CR-1 applicants seem to have a 50/50 chance of being placed on AR.
We were married in July of 2004 in the Philippines. This is the first marriage for both of us. We're doing a CR-1 visa. Getting the Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage at the embassy was a breeze. That took only about 45 minutes, where I had to swear that I was single and could legally marry. That is a requirement of a foreigner to submit with the marriage license application.
The problems started with the embassy when my wife was in... read complete review
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| Manila, Philippines | Review #23 on August 28, 2005: |
Jasman0717
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The staff at the embassy were effecient and did their job. Just make sure you follow their instructions and if you have any documents that need to be translated you get them done before the interview. Claudeth and I forgot about the German police report translation and once she got the translation done she turned it into the wrong window so we sat for a month before the visa was issues.
Manilla is spelled incorrectly, it should be Manila.
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