Yesterday I assisted a friend on how to apply for Non Immigrant Visa Application online. You can visit this link for more instructions. What we did first is we filled out DS-160 form online. You must be ready with a 2x2 photo with full frontal position and a white background. This is part of the requirement You can either upload on the start of the form or on the last part. It has different pages and be careful not to be idle on a any page because your session will time out and you need to start over. There is an option to save data on the bottom of each page so just in case if your session timed out you can upload the file and no need to start from the beginning. Once you are done it has a review page where you can scan through your inputs and be able to do some changes if there is a mistake. Make sure that you check everything because once it is signed and submitted you can no longer edit it. You will get a confirmation page once you submitted the form. You need to print it out and you can also email it to yourself so that you have a copy.
Next step is scheduling an appointment and payment. You have an option of calling the Embassy Call Center for Appointment or do it online through VisaPoint. Callers from the Philippines can call 1-909-101-7878. It cost P53/min plus applicable provincial charges. The number is only for PLDT touch tone land line subscriber with national/international distance dialing features.
For the payment you can either use a credit card and do it online or go to a BDO or Citi branches in Makati, Greenhills, Libis, Binondo, Alabang and Cebu.
| $140 | B1/B2, C1/D, F, J, and all other NIV categories not listed below (Visitor/Transit/Student) |
| $150 | H, L, O, P, Q, and R (Temporary Worker) |
| $350 | K (Fiancée) |
| $390 | E (Investor/Trader) |
wow! the fees really went up :-(
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