Apply for a U.S. Visa

The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines is expanding all routine nonimmigrant visa services to reduce interview wait times and handle the increasing number of nonimmigrant visa applications. Starting in October 2022, the Embassy is increasing the number of routine visa appointments in all nonimmigrant visa classes. If you paid a visa application fee but have been unable to schedule an appointment or have an appointment many months from now, you now have an opportunity to schedule or move up your appointment. If you made your visa (MRV) fee payment prior to October 1, 2022, you must schedule your visa appointment or submit an interview waiver application before September 30, 2023.

• Appointment Scheduling: To schedule or reschedule a visa interview appointment, go to our online appointment system at http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-visaapply.asp. There is no fee to change an appointment, but you can only reschedule up to four times. If you have difficulties rescheduling a pending appointment, send an email to support-philippines@ustraveldocs.com or call (+632) 7792-8988 or (+632) 8548-8223 for specific guidance.
• Expedited Appointment Requests: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-expeditedappointment.asp.
• Interview Waiver: https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-visarenew.asp.
• Group Appointments: https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-svc-groupappointment.asp.

Select here to learn more about certain individual petition-based visa applicants who are now eligible for waiver of interview.

Effective Sunday, June 12 at 12:01 a.m. EDT, the CDC rescinded its Order requiring all airline or other aircraft passengers to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 to board any aircraft destined to the United States from a foreign country. Of note, CDC’s Order requiring proof of vaccination for non-U.S. citizen nonimmigrants to travel to the United States is still in effect. For more information see Requirement for Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination for Air Passengers.

All nonimmigrant visa application fee (also known as the MRV fee) payments made on or after October 1, 2022, are valid for 365 days from the date a receipt is issued for payment of the MRV fee. Applicants must schedule an interview appointment or submit an interview waiver application during this 365-day period. Please note applicants must only schedule their interview or submit their waiver application within the 365-day period. There is no requirement the interview must occur during the 365-day period. All receipts for payment of MRV fees issued before October 1, 2022, were extended until September 30, 2023, and remain valid until this date.