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When could I collect my passport?
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Barring unforeseen circumstances or the need for additional requirements, you can collect your passport on the third working day from the date of submission from 10:30 to 11:30 AM Monday to Fridays. Saturday, Sunday and Philippine/Indian holidays except during Philippine/Indian holidays and other special days when the consular section will be closed will not be counted as processing days. For example, when an application is submitted on a Thursday, the applicant or his authorized representative may return on Monday morning to collect the passport. Your claim stub should also indicate the date and time of collection of your passport.
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| I need to fly to the Philippines tomorrow. Can I get my visa earlier than the third day? |
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Yes. But an additional Other Service Fee will apply. Please click here for Schedule of Fees. The request for an early release of your passport must be communicated to the Consular Personnel upon submission of the visa application form. Otherwise, the request for early release may not be accommodated. Same-day release is from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Following day release is from 10:30 to 11:30 of the next working day.
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How much are the visa fees?
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Please click here for Schedule of Fees. Please note that the visa processing fee is non-refundable, even if the visa is not granted. If a visa is granted, the visa-processing fee shall be applied to the corresponding visa fee processed within the normal processing time. All additional fees (for multiple-entry and for early release) shall also be paid in the form of a demand draft payable to the Embassy of the Philippines upon collection of the passport.
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Do you accept cash payment?
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No. Only demand drafts drawn from a bank in New Delhi are accepted. They should be made payable to the Embassy of the Philippines. An official receipt will be given to the visa applicant for all fees paid. All transactions are done at the counter of the Consular Building within specified hours. The Philippine Embassy, New Delhi will not be liable for transactions by the applicants with any unauthorized person.
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I submitted my visa application to a travel agent Monday of last week. How come I still have not received my passport back?
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You need to find out initially from your travel agent the cause of the delay. It could be that your travel agent has yet to submit your application to us. Or, your travel agent may have already collected your passport from us but has yet to forward it to you. Or, your travel agent has yet to come to the Philippine Embassy to pick up your passport.
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Is it possible for my visa application together with my passport be held pending with the Philippine Embassy?
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The visa application and the passport may be held pending with the Philippine Embassy if the consular officer would request for additional documents apart from those indicated in the Visa Application Requirements. You may even be requested to come for an interview. In such instances, the visa application will be held pending but you shall be contacted right away by a Consular Section personnel to inform you of the need for the submission of additional documents or a personal interview. It is therefore strongly advised that you provide your contact information in your application form.
Additional documents requested by the consular officer have to be submitted within five working days from receiving the advice to submit the additional documents. The processing time will then restart from the day all requirements have been received by the Philippine Embassy. It is therefore advisable to submit visa applications way ahead of the expected departure for the Philippines. If the Philippine Embassy does not receive the requested additional document/s within the five working day pending period, the passport shall be returned to the applicant or authorized travel representative.
Submission of the basic and additional requirements requested by the consular officer is not an assurance that a visa will be granted.
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| May I call up the Philippine Embassy to find out the status of my visa application?
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No. Telephone inquiries on the status of a visa application will not be entertained by the consular office. Information on any visa application and its status are held in strict confidence. The information on the status and/or result of a visa application will be given only to the applicant or the authorized representative on the day indicated on the claim stub given when we received your visa application.
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| I am required to submit to a medical examination in an accredited medical center. Where should I go for the medical test? |
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In New Delhi, please go to Diagnostics Medilab. The contact details are as follows:
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Dr. Praveen Bhardwaj, MD |
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Diagnostics Medilab,
S-193, Greater Kailash, Part-II,
New Delhi 110048 |
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(+91)-9811110599 |
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(+91-11)-41638162 or 29210392 |
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praveenbhardwaj15@rediffmail.com |
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8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Please contact the Philippine consulates in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata if you wish to know the accredited medical clinics in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
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I am required to obtain an authenticated Police Clearance. Can I submit one obtained from the local police superintendent of my locality?
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You need to obtain your Police Clearance from the Regional Passport Police Office in the area nearest you. Once you have obtained the Regional Passport Police Clearance, you need to have it attested by the Ministry of External Affairs, Patiala House, New Delhi or by the relevant officials of the State Government in your province prior to the attestation by the Philippine Embassy, New Delhi or by the corresponding Philippine Consulate. Please refer to Authentication of Documents for more details.
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| I got my passport back with no visa. I received a slip indicating "Your credentials have not established you as a qualified applicant for the visa category you have applied for." What does this mean? |
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The visa category you have applied for is a temporary visitor's visa. The reasons for the may be any of the following:
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- You did not submit completely the required basic and additional requirements.
- Even if you submitted all the required basic and additional requirements , the following were not proven:
- Strong economic or family ties to the home country
- Sufficient financial means to support yourself while staying in the Philippines
- Clear intention of honoring the status of the temporary visitor's visa
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You should not be applying for a temporary visitor's visa but a visa of another category such as a student visa, a pre-arranged employment visa or a Special Non-immigrant Visa. It is important to know that the following purposes do not fall under the temporary visitor category: to study at a university, seminary, academy, college or school, approved for such foreign students by the Philippine Bureau of Immigration and Deportation; to assume employment or practice a vocation or profession in the Philippines or; to join a family member residing in the Philippines In these cases, the school/ potential employer/ family member should apply for an appropriate visa through the Philippine Bureau of Immigration and Deportation in the Philippines.
- Suspicion of misrepresentation
- Fraudulent supporting documents were submitted.
- There was a discrepancy between the data on the application form and other related supporting documents.
- Pending documents requested were not submitted within the 5 day waiting period
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| My son wants to enroll in a flight school in the Philippines. How should I go about it?
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You initially need to contact the flight school directly or its representative in India to get more information about the school and the courses that it offers. The Philippine Embassy does not have information on a school's reputation nor can it endorse any one of them.
You also need to be sure that the flight school in the Philippines has a valid Air Agency Certificate issued by the Air Transportation Office of the Philippines. This confirms that the flight school adheres to aviation safety rules and regulations patterned after the standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). You have to contact the Air Safety Division of the Air Transportation Office at 63-2-8799 229 for verification.
The flight school should also be accredited by the Bureau of Immigration to accept foreign students. You may contact the Consular Section of the Philippine Embassy, New Delhi to know if a particular school has this accreditation. Please note that even if a flight school has the Air Agency Certificate, no visa will be given to its prospective foreign student if it does not have the Bureau of Immigration accreditation.
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| What the type of visa is given for those attending a flight training course in the Philippines?
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A temporary visitor's visa is given. Once in the Philippines, the flight training school should then apply for a Special Study Permit for you through the Philippine Bureau of Immigration. Aside from the basic requirements, you should submit the proof of your initial payment to the school (a copy of the bank transfer made). Your flight training school should have sent directly to the Philippine Embassy a certification of your acceptance to its course and a confirmation that they have received your initial payment.
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