Visa Application Fees

Medical Examination Fee:

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recently made significant changes to the vaccination requirements for all immigrant visa applicants. Accordingly, eight new vaccinations have been added to the current list. Not all of these vaccines are currently available in the Philippines.
May 2, 2008, St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic (SLMCEC), the Embassy's accredited medical facility, will increase the medical examination fee by U.S. $30.70 to cover the costs of administering the currently available new vaccinations. The new medical exam fees will be U.S. $213.35 for adults (15 years and older) and U.S. $185.35 for children (under 15 years of age).
Further price increases are anticipated in the coming months as the remaining vaccines become available in the Philippines.
SLMCEC does not accept dollar payments. The fees must be paid in Philippine pesos at the prevailing exchange rate.

If you missed your visa interview appointment at the U.S. Embassy in Manila because of additional medical tests, SLMCEC will schedule your embassy interview appointment within the next two working days. SLMCEC will give you an appointment slip.  You should bring the appointment slip together with your original appointment letter to facilitate entry into the U.S. Embassy in Manila.

Visa Application Fee:

Each intending immigrant, regardless of age, requires a separate visa and must pay U.S. $400 to cover the application and processing fees. Applicants for non-immigrant visas (K and V visas), on the other hand, pay a U.S. $131 visa processing fee. These fees are not refundable. The fees for immigrant visas may be paid either in cash, travelers check or U.S. Postal Order at the Embassy’s Consular Cashier if these have not been paid to the National Visa Center. The visa processing fee for a non-immigrant visa is paid in advance at designated branches of the Bank of the Philippine Islands and Citibank. All fees may be in Philippine pesos equivalent to the prevailing exchange rate determined by the Embassy.

Document Verification Fee:

Applicants whose visa eligibility is dependent upon their marital status (i.e. K-1, K-3, CR-1, IR-1, F-1 and F2-B categories) will normally need to have their documents verified through the National Statistics Office (NSO) before the U.S. Embassy in Manila can issue the visa.  Those with a delayed birth or death certificate or only local civil registrar copies of such documents may need to have their documents verified.

In order to avoid unnecessary delay in the visa issuance process, the U.S. Embassy in Manila strongly encourages applicants in the categories mentioned above to pay the document verification fee prior to their immigrant visa interview.  Payment can be made through any Metrobank location.  The cost of the document verification is PhP 650 per applicant.  For specific instructions on how to pay the document verification fee, please click here.  If you are unable to pay for the document verification before your immigrant visa interview, you may be asked to pay the fee on the day of your interview.  Please note that if you pay on the day of your interview, there will be a delay of one to two weeks in the processing of your application.

DELBROS Delivery Fee:

Once a visa is issued, it will normally be delivered to the applicant's home or office by DELBROS courier service. Starting March 10, 2008, there will be an increase in the delivery fee from PhP 135 to PhP 250 per visa packet for Metro Manila and other key cities.

In order to avoid unnecessary delay in the visa issuance process, the U.S. Embassy in Manila strongly encourages applicants in the categories mentioned above to pay the document verification fee prior to their immigrant visa interview.  Payment can be made through any Metrobank location.  The cost of the document verification is PhP 650 per applicant.  For specific instructions on how to pay the document verification fee, please click here.  If you are unable to pay for the document verification before your immigrant visa interview, you may be asked to pay the fee on the day of your interview.  Please note that if you pay on the day of your interview, there will be a delay of one to two weeks in the processing of your application.

Additional Fees:

For a list of all visa application fees and other types of visa processing fees collected by the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, click here.