K1 interview fee..only 6,100 pesos

[ilovemybaby 9]

I have experience this... and I paid at the BPI Main Building in Makati... So I told the guy who informed me to pay P6,100, go inside and inquire, informed him i am paying K-Visa, it took him awhile to verify but when he's back... he has this folder (I figure a list of type of visas and the rate), then he informed me that i should pay P15,750... and i said that sounds about right... although not really, coz if you compute, they are using the forex rate of $1:Php45, and forex rate these days is around P43.50, but its nearer $350.

I also read somewhere here that she paid the rate of tourist visa... and during her interview, she was approved but was asked to pay the balance of the visa fee...

ohh here it is... http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/294655-having-all-sorts-of-fun-with-the-manila-embassy/page__p__4464438#entry4464438

So i suggest you go back to the bank and pay your balance... sorry, no St. Patrick's Day discount...

haha i know theres no such thing as discount..lol i was kidding bout that part.. anywei, i just gonna go back there..

thanks evryone

[payxibka 10,045]

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[Maganda 1]

its for tourist visa..I paid 15,400 for mine..So you better go back to the teller if you want your payment to be reflected in Manila USEM system and if you want to be able to schedule an interview for k1..

Edited March 18, 2011 by Maganda

[wooked pa nub 0]

This happened to my fiance. I called the embassy and we were able to schedule our interview anyway and then they had here pay either before or after the interview (on the day of the interview) the remaining fee. So if the bank doesn't fix it for you today don't worry about it the embassy should work with it. Just make sure you call them once you've scheduled the interview.

[ThomKimQC 14]

hahah im sure it was the teller..i was insisting to pay the $350 for the k1 interview ..but she was like "no .its only 6,100" ... maybe st.patricks day promo..lmao ill go back tomorrow

No sir the Visa fee is $350 USD, my lady paid hers on Tuesday and they charged $15,400 pesos...I think you need to go back and inquire about that. Good luck

[Richie Rich 70]

hi i just wondering if visa interview fee is now only 6,100 pesos? coz i paid mine today and the teller only asked me to pay 6,100 for K1 interview fee...

i thought it was $350 ??? do they have promo now?? lol i dnt wanna have problem coz of this..thanks

anyone who experienced this?

Sorry --there are no promos or discounts with thier fees . As many said before --go back and clarify ,Better be safe than sorry .

[sparky952 3]

The same thing happened to my Fiance and despite her showing them the paper saying 350 USD they charged her 6100. I called the enbassy and It can only be fixed at the designated BPI branch used by the embassy. BPI bank is very screwed up and run by inept people. U will have to call the embassy and get address for that branch and travel there to finish paying the visa fee according to the embassy

[wooked pa nub 0]

No don't do that they never fixed it for us that way and gave us a giant run around. The bank sent my fiance to the embassy the embassy sent her back to the bank and then the bank tried to tell her she'd have to pay the whole fee.

Here's what I did.

She paid the wrong fee. Called the embassy and they told her to come down an pay the fee at the Manila bank. She went. They sent her to the embassy. The embassy took her phone at the gate and then lost it for a while. The embassy told her it wasn't there problem and sent her back to the bank. The bank told her it wasn't there fault and that she needed to pay the full fee, since she was 9,000 short she couldn't pay so she went back to the embassy jsut as they found her phone and went back home.

Just for the heck of it I tried scheduling the interview with the numbers from her receipt and it worked and it let her print up her interview appointment time. After a couple days I called them and told them I had an interview and asked how to pay. After a few minutes they told me to have her come to the interview and once there they'd give her a letter to take to the bank to pay the remaining fee. The interview was a mess because of another issue but the one thing that went right that day was she had no issues getting the letter and paying the fee. (If there is one truth in life its that Governments can be anywhere from corrupt to inept yet they will always be incredibly efficient at getting their money).

[Tahoma 2,292]

^^^ sparky...This is good info...I hope you read it.

[sparky952 3]

I been trying to do this but it is not working for me PLZ people if got this to work others need STEP BY STEP instruction as if we 5 year olds to get thru this. Online wont accept without the barcode number that u get from the DS-160 wich K-1 doesn't do!!!!! My fiance has made herself sick to poimt of being hopsital trying to get thru this with no help or luck coming our way!!!!!!