manila.usembassy.gov Apply for Immigrant Visa : Embassy of the United States Philippines

Name of the Organization : Embassy of the United States Manila Philippines
Type of Facility : Apply for Immigrant Visa
State : Manila
Country : Philippines

Website : http://manila.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visa.html

Apply for Immigrant Visa :

Who can Apply for an Immigrant Visa :
** In general, a person who wishes to immigrate to the United States must have a petition approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) before applying for an immigrant visa.

Related : Embassy of the United States Philippines Apply for Non Immigrant Visa : www.statusin.org/25357.html

** The petition is filed either by a relative or a potential employer at a USCIS office in the United States.

** Specific information about filing immigrant petitions is available on the USCIS website.
** An individual with an approved petition and a priority date that is current for processing is eligible to apply for an immigrant visa or K non-immigrant visa.

** The U.S. Embassy in Manila has a USCIS office that accepts and adjudicates U.S. immigration benefits filed by residents of The Philippines, New Guinea, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Wallis, Futuna, New Caledonia, Pitcairn Island, Overseas French territories of French Polynesia, and most island nations in the Pacific region that are not covered by the other Field Offices in the Asia/Pacific District.

For information on how to contact USCIS Manila and to learn more about the services they provide :
** A beneficiary of an approved Form I-130 petition must apply for the appropriate immigrant visa under the Family-Sponsored (IR or F) categories.
** The Form I-130 is filed by a relative who is either a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident (LPR) at a USCIS office in the United States.

** In certain cases where the sponsoring U.S. citizen resides in the Philippines, the I-130 petition may be filed at the USCIS office at the Embassy in Manila.

** A beneficiary of an approved Form I-140 petition must apply for the appropriate immigrant visa under the Employment-Based (E) category.
** The prospective U.S. employer files the I-140 petition and must obtain a certification from the U.S. Department of Labor that states that there are no qualified workers available in the United States for the proposed employment.

** For the Special Immigrant visa category, with the exception of a qualified current or former U.S. Government employee, an applicant needs an approved I-360 petition from the USCIS.
** Special workers in a religious occupation or vocation, qualified U.S. government employees, Amerasians and widowers of U.S. citizens fall under this classification.

Procedures :
Filing a Petition :
** The first step in applying for an immigrant visa is for the petitioner to file an immigrant visa petition with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
** A person who wishes to immigrate to the United States must have a petition approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
** The petition is filed either by a relative or a potential employer at a USCIS office in the United States.
** Specific information about filing immigrant petitions is available on the USCIS website..
** The U.S. Embassy in Manila has a USCIS office that covers the Philippines and several surrounding Pacific Island countries.
** To find out which forms and services the USCIS office in Manila adjudicates, visit their webpage here.

Visa Application Fees :

** Immigrant visa application fees may be paid in cash, traveler’s check, U.S. Postal Money Order, or major credit cards at the Embassy’s consular cashier if these have not been paid to the National Visa Center (NVC) in the U.S.
** Payments at the Embassy may be in Philippine pesos at the prevailing Embassy exchange rate.
** Each applicant, regardless of age, will require a separate fee payment.
** Fees are non-refundable for applications submitted and processed.