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Visas
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Nonimmigrant Visas
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Types of Nonimmigrant Visa
- A & G: Representatives of Foreign Governments
- A-3 and G-5: Personal/Domestic Employee of Representatives of Foreign Governments
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- Visas for Fiancé(e)s of U.S. Citizens (K-1) and Derivative Children of K-1 (K-2)
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Nonimmigrant Visas
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U.S. Citizens Services
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Passports
- First Passport Application (For U.S. citizens Age 16 and Older)
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- Renew the 10-Year Validity Adult Passport
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News & Events
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U.S. Government Speeches
- U.S. Embassy Speeches 2013
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U.S. Embassy Speeches 2012
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Special Boat Unit (SBU) Outstation, Patrol Boats, and Pickup Trucks Donation & Blessing August 30, 2012 Ceremony
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Makati Business Club, Aug 29, 2012
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Balikatan 2012 Opening Ceremony Camp Aguinaldo, 04/16/2012
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr., Intramuros Lounge, San Francisco, California 02/03/2012
- Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Remarks for Philippine Business for Social Progress (PSBP) 1/24/2012
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U.S. Embassy Speeches 2011
- Statement by U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. on the Second Anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre, November 23, 2011
- Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the 24th Annual Thanksgiving Ball American Chamber of Commerce, November 19, 2011
- Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Veteran’s Day Ceremony, November 11,2011
- Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the USAID/Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Music Hall, SM Mall of Asia, Manila, November 4, 2011
- Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Anti-Trafficking Initiative (MTV EXIT) “End Exploitation and Trafficking” Concert, Mall of Asia Concert Grounds, October 29, 2011
- Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the PHIBLEX 2012 Closing Ceremony, Fort Bonifacio, October 28, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Global Summit of Filipinos in the Diaspora, Philippines International Convention Center, September 27, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Roundtable Discussion on Combating Human Trafficking in the Philippines for Justices of the Appellate Court, Manila, September 22, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr., in Commemoration of the September 11 Attacks, Elk's Club Lodge, Makati City, September 11, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the 20th Mindanao Business Conference, Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, September 8, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Asia Society, Washington, DC, August 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Independence Day Celebration, July 1, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Seminar-Workshop on Combating Human Trafficking in the Philippines, June 16, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the LGBT Pride Month Reception, June 14, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the National Renewable Energy Program Launch, June 14, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr., Memorial Day Observance at the Manila American Cemetery, May 29, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Philippine Constitution Association, May 27, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Reception on-board the USS Carl Vinson, May 16, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Completion Ceremony, 11th Group of the Congressional Internship Program for Young Mindanao Leaders (CIPYML) at the House of Representatives, Quezon City, May 5, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Veteran's Affairs Building Dedication Ceremony, April 13, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Araw ng Kagitingan, April 9, Mt. Samat, Bataan
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Balikatan Opening Ceremony, April 5, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the AFPMC-AFRIMS Collaborative Molecular Laboratory Inauguration April 4, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Angeles University Foundation Nursing School Commencement Exercises, April 2, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Visayan Forum Halfway House, March 21, 2011
- Remarks by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr., 50th Anniversary of USAID/Philippines, Tuesday, March 8, 2011
- U.S. Embassy Speeches 2010
- U.S. Embassy Speeches 2009
- Other U.S. Government Speeches
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Media Resources
- Press and Photo Releases 2013
- U.S. Embassy News and Events 2013
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Press and Photo Releases 2012
- U.S. Embassy to Close on January 16
- Statement by U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Office of the Ombudsman
- Joint Readout from the U.S. Treasury and Philippine Government on the Philippines-U.S. Partnership for Growth economic dialogue
- U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits the Philippines
- Joint Statement of the United States-Philippines Bilateral Strategic Dialogue
- FACT SHEET: Toward a Deeper Alliance: United States-Philippines Bilateral Cooperation
- Embassy Applauds Police Action Against Alleged Visa Fraud
- U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires Leslie Bassett Visits Mindanao, Turns Over U.S.-Funded School Buildings, Meets with Residents and Students
- U.S. Embassy Offers Condolences to Quake Victims
- U.S. Embassy Invites Western Visayas Students to Join the America in 3D Kabataan Challenge!
- U.S. Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Visits the Philippines
- U.S. Embassy Launches English Access Microscholarship Program in Tondo
- Balikatan Combined Exercise Returns to the Philippines
- U.S. $500,000 Grant for Medical Equipment to Assist Filipino Veterans
- Memphis Community Leaders Travel to the Philippines to Explore Opportunities and Showcase Memphis Heritage
- U.S. Navy Bands Treat Mall Crowds to a Weekend of Live Performances---Free Admission
- Water Alliance Program
- New U.S. Visa Fees to Take Effect April 13
- U.S. Embassy Manila Launches New Filipino-Language Mini-Series: Kuwentuhan Tayo Pinoy Style
- U.S. Embassy Manila Launches Sayaw! Dance Challenge (April 18, 2012)
- The U.S.-Philippines Partnership
- Joint Statement of the United States-Philippines Ministerial Dialogue
- US - PHL 2+2 meeting
- U.S. Embassy Supports Cultural Heritage Restoration in Central Philippines
- U.S. Government Road Project Eases Travel for Communities Along the Liguasan Marsh
- U.S. Embassy to Host Conference on Temporary Employment Visas and Worker Rights in the United States
- U.S. Embassy Marks Completion of Basic Structure of New Annex Building
- U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey Visits the Philippines
- U.S. Agency for International Development & Citi to Accelerate Mobile Money Adoption
- U.S.-Philippines Partnership to Make Financial Services More Accessible
- USA Pavilion at the 2012 World Food Expo from August 1-4, 2012
- Director of White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to Visit Philippines
- U.S. Ambassador Meets with Baguio Veterans, Advocates of Women/Children Welfare
- U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in Baguio City Opens its Doors to “Virtual Tourists”
- Statement by U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. On The Third Anniversary Of The Maguindanao Massacre
- U.S. Embassy Statement on Typhoon Pablo
- U.S. Government Assistance to the Philippines for Typhoon Pablo Relief
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U.S. Embassy News and Events 2012
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January - March
- Campaign against Human Trafficking goes to Mindanao
- CSIS interviews Ambassador Thomas
- U.S. Commercial Service supports World Building and Construction Exposition (WORLDBEX) in Manila
- Engineers give all for Albayano children
- 2012 annual letter by Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID administrator
- Press attache keynotes Mindanao environmental Journalism workshop
- U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission meets Sakay Na! Jeepney Photo Challenge winners
- DOJ/OPDAT organizes intensive trial advocacy skills training for prosecutors with the Office of the Ombudsman as part of the PFG
- Mindanao school officials join English language camp sponsored by the USAID and the U.S. Peace Corps
- First Philippine officials excel at the U.S. Marshals Service Asset Management Academy in DOJ/OPDAT organized visit
- U.S. Embassy closed on February 20 for U.S. Presidents’ Day Holiday
- U.S. Department of Justice sends first Philippine Department of Justice prosecutor to the National Advocacy Center in the United States
- U.S.-Philippines: Deepening the Security and Trade Partnership
- DOJ/OPDAT conducts third cybercrime conference with PDOJ and Office of Ombudsman in Davao
- SSA outreach in Cebu City
- Pacific Partnership 2012: Prepare in Calm to Respond in Crisis
- Two U.S. Navy ships arrive in Manila
- U.S. Transportation Security Administration provides training to Philippine counterparts
- Peace Corps volunteers attend Binirayan Festival, donate water rescue equipment
- U.S. Congressional delegation visits the Philippines January 13-15, 2012
- Capture the beauty of the Philippines, join the World Wetlands Day photo celebration contest
- Social Security Administration outreach in Laoag City on January 13, 2012
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April - June
- Remarks by President Obama and President Aquino of the Philippines after Bilateral Meeting
- USAID literacy program equips adults to become drivers of peace and development
- USAID promotes empowerment of Mindanao women
- Embassy “tops-off” New Office Annex (NOX-2) building in Manila
- 25th ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue in Manila
- Ombudsman team participates in DOJ/OPDAT program in the United States
- Secretary's remarks on World Press Freedom Day
- Statement by the President on World Press Freedom Day
- U.S. - PHL 2+2 Meetings
- Members of the AFP and U.S. militaries take a break from training at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines
- Peace Communication Summit in Cotabato
- Medical Civic Action Project, Exercise Balikatan 2012, Inagawan, Palawan
- Shoulder-to-shoulder cooperation invests in knowledge at Philippine-U.S. medical symposium
- Millennium Challenge Account-Philippines and U.S. Peace Corps launch partnership for community development
- Veterinary civic assistance project
- Exercise Balikatan 2012 builds more than just classrooms, friendships develop
- U.S. contemporary ballet troupe embarks on first tour of Asia
- "Symposium-Workshop on New Developments of GM Crop Farming"
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January - March
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Press and Photo Releases 2011
- Press and Photo Releases 2011
- U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Turns Over 5 UH-1H Helicopters
- U.S. Treasury Official Discusses Prospects for Investment and Growth
- U.S. Embassy Clarifies Role in Garcia Case
- New U.S. Veterans Affairs Office in Pasay City Starts Operations January 24; Clinic Opens on January 31
- U.S. and Philippines To Hold Bilateral Strategic Dialogue
- Filipino-American Sergeant Killed in Action in Afghanistan to be Buried with Full Honors in Siquijor
- U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Invites You to “America in 3-D!”
- U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Visits Manila
- Peace Corps Celebrates 50 Years Of Service, Goodwill To The World
- U.S. Embassy Offices Move into New Building; Some Embassy Offices Closed to Public on March 4-8
- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Commemorates 50 Years of Partnership with the Philippines
- President Aquino Presides Over Final Safe Disposal of Unexploded Ordnance from Caballo Island
- U.S. Embassy lauds GPH’s “impressive” progress in putting MCC $434 million grant into action
- New Veterans Affairs Building Inaugurated
- Statement by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. at the Philippine Department of Justice, April 7, 2011
- Philippine and U.S. Armed Forces Deliver Humanitarian Assistance to Zambales and Tarlac Communities and Accomplish Robust Military Training During Balikatan 2011
- U.S. Ambassador, PH Foreign Affairs Secretary Sign Letter of Agreement to Establish a Partnership Between U.S. and Philippine Prosecutors
- U.S. Embassy Formally Opens New Annex Building For Consular Services And Other Offices
- Thomas Jefferson Information Center re-opens on World Press Freedom Day
- President Aquino Visits USS Carl Vinson
- U.S. Embassy Employees Pitch In to Support Brigada Eskwela
- Additional Municipality-Beneficiaries to be Chosen for the MCC-Funded Anti-Poverty Program
- Ambassador Thomas Congratulates the Government of the Philippines and MCA-Philippines for Reaching Key Milestone
- Statement Signed on Commitment to Enable Search for Remains of Missing U.S. WWII Dead in the Philippines
- U.S. Secretary of Army Meets with Philippine National Defense Undersecretary
- U.S. Congressional Delegation Meets with President Aquino
- U.S. Agency for International Development, Supreme Court Launch Helpbook on Human Rights Issues: Extralegal Killings and Enforced Disappearances
- U.S. Federal Election Expert Visits Manila, Shares Best Practices in Monitoring Campaign Finance
- English Proficiency Training for Employment
- U.S., Philippine Navies Join for CARAT Exercise in Palawan
- U.S. Government Acknowledges Philippine Progress in Combating Human Trafficking
- MCC CEO Meets with Philippine Foreign Minister H.E. Albert F. Del Rosario
- US Government Donates $1.3 Million MRI Machine to Veterans Memorial Medical Center
- U.S. Government Awards P8.4 Million to Ban Toxics! to Develop Mercury Storage Plan in the Philippines
- U.S. Government Provides Assistance to Flood Victims in Cotabato City and Maguindanao
- Private, Public Sectors to Fight ASEAN Food Insecurity
- U.S. Embassy Announces Visa Reissuance Program
- General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Makes Official Visit to the Philippines
- America in 3D Comes to Cebu City
- U.S. Embassy Launches New Visa Blog: VISAtisfied Voyager
- Philippines and U.S. Commission Megaports System to Increase Security at the Port of Manila
- Ambassador Thomas Visits Pagadian City and Zamboanga City
- U.S. Ambassador Joins FAIRBank’s Outstanding Microentrepreneur of the Year Award Ceremony
- Remarks of President Barack Obama at the Open Government Partnership, New York
- Open Government Partnership
- U.S. Embassy Closure on Septe
- U.S. Embassy Statement on the Release of Kidnapped U.S. Citizen Gerfa Lunsmann
- Statement by Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. on Developments in the Southern Philippines
- USAID Partners with Ayala Foundation to Strengthen the Capacities of Civil Society Organizations in the Philippines
- Statement by EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell on his Visit to Manila, October 26-27, 2011
- U.S. Peace Corps Director Visits Philippines to Celebrate 50 Years of Partnership
- U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr., Human Rights Advocates Discuss PH Human Rights Condition
- US Peace Corps Director and USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Call on President Aquino
- Signing of the Manila Declaration on board the USS Fitzgerald in Manila Bay, Manila, Philippines
- FACT SHEET: United States-Philippines Partnership for Growth
- U.S.-Philippines Partnership for Growth Joint Statement of Principles
- United States, Philippines Sign Trade Facilitation Protocol
- Remarks by President Obama and President Aquino of the Philippines Before Bilateral Meeting
- FACT SHEET: Partnership for Growth
- USS Essex arrives in Manila Bay
- First ASEAN Blogging Exchange participants
- President Aquino Awards the 2011 'Aquino Fellows' of the U.S. Embassy
- Press Statement from Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr.: Freedom of Kidnap Victim Kevin Lunsmann
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U.S. Embassy News and Events 2011
- La Union brings together its best for visiting U.S. Embassy officials
- Call for Nominations: 2012 Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educators
- Filipino, U.S. troops upgrade local library
- Cybercrime Conference for Prosecutors
- Ambassador Thomas at the Roundtable Discussion on Combating Human Trafficking in the Philippines for selected Appellate Court Justices
- Meet the U.S. Embassy's new Public Affairs officers
- Philippines, U.S. hold 28th bilateral military humanitarian assistance and training exercise
- DOJ/OPDAT Conducts Second Cybercrime Conference with PDOJ and Office of Ombudsman in Cebu
- 67th Anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landings
- Roundtable on Human Rights
- Deputy Attorney General James Cole visits Manila
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Chats with Filipino Youth Live in "A Conversation in Manila"
- Young leaders from Mindanao complete Congressional internships
- Launch of the Partnership for Growth: Philippines 2011-2016
- Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward P. Jones visits the Philippines
- Soda bottle solar bulbs bring light to thousands in the Philippines
- Clinton on Manila Declaration
- DOJ/OPDAT leads delegation from the Bureau of Internal Revenue to the U.S. to discuss tax evasion enforcement as part of the Partnership for Growth Initiative
- U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. Op-Ed on the Occasion of Human Rights Day 2011
- Peace Corps Response Volunteer (PCRV) Advocates for Deaf Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
- U.S. Marines from Marine Security Guard Detachment Manila donate toys to the children of Hospicio de San Jose
- Key Embassy Reports
- Fact Sheets
- Partnership for Growth
- Library
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U.S. Government Speeches
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