Once your visa is delivered, you should carefully check the information printed on it. You must ensure that all biographic information is correct and accurate, matching all the data found in your passport. Visa inconsistencies must be corrected to prevent any difficulty while traveling.
Common errors:
- Incorrect visa classification
- Misspelled name(s)
- Incorrect date of birth, gender, or nationality
The Embassy does not accept walk-ins for visa corrections. For instructions on how to send documents/passports for visa correction, kindly call the Embassy call center at 02-982-5555 or 902-8930, Mondays through Fridays from 8 am to 8 pm. When you send in your passport, please attach a letter that identifies the error. The Nonimmigrant Visa Unit verifies the legitimacy of all visa correction requests.
For detailed instructions regarding other visa concerns like Cancelled Visa, Change in Marital Status, Change of Name, Damaged Visa, Lost Visa, Multiple-Entry, Indefinite Visas, Overstay, and Visa in Expired Passport, please visit our website.
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My Family and I under F3 was hit by the Dec. 2010 sudden retrogression that was “abruptly declared”. It was on Nov. 26, 2010 that we went through 99% of the process until the “final” interview with the Consul and even got a heads-up “your on your way” comment from the Officer and Cancelled all our Tourist Visa to be replaced by the new immigrant visas. I had all the necessary documents on hand with me at the time of interview and he had not ask me for any of it. We waited for the mailed passports to arrive and they never did. Later on we receive a letter from the Manila VISA center asking us for some additional pictures dated Dec. This then was followed by a “regret” to inform you of the retrogression that has be decided.
I found this so “unfair” . I would have understood if they had done this to families or relatives who had just received their “call” or who have not gone past half the process. We, on the other hand, paid the $400++ each family member, paid the $200++ for the medical of which expired already and not to mention all the preparations for the changes.
Now after almost 2 years, my sister gets a letter reminding her to pay and confirm her petition at a “special discounted rate” of $200++ of which I paid a non-refundable double.
To make things more worse, I inquired on our cancelled tourist visas if they will be replaced or renewed? The answer was “no, you have to re-apply again”, and pay the $100++ fees.
I think this is not good coming from one of great country like the USA.
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The movement of priority dates, can advance, stop, or even regress from month to month due to changes in the statutorily mandated availability of visa numbers in a specific visa category.
U.S. immigration law requires that immigrant visa numbers be made available strictly in order of priority date. There is no provision within the law that would allow the numerical limitation to be waived in any individual’s case, regardless of the circumstances.
There is no way we can reliably predict the movement of priority dates. We can only suggest that you check the State Department’s website at http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4328.html, for information on the movement of priority dates and visa availability. Information on the website is updated in the middle of each month.
We hope this information will be helpful to you.
Hi, my friend wants to know the procedure in giving-up/surrendering their green card. They are Filipinos and based here in the Philippines. They can no longer afford to go there every year because of their age. They just plan to apply for non-immigrant visa in case they need to visit the US. Thank you.
If your friend would like to relinquish his/her green card, he/she can do so at the U.S. Embassy, Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Window 25, Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. DHS/USCIS can also be contacted at MPHInquiry.CIS@dhs.gov. Your friend would need to relinquish the green card before a nonimmigrant visa could be issued.
hi! just got my visa yesterday and noticed the misspelled surname of my fiance under the annotation part. it was supposed to be bautista, but was typed as bautsita. would that cause any problem? should i have it corrected? thank you.
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We have determined that there are no corrections to be made in your visa. We wish to assure you that this will not pose any difficulty or problem for you when you enter the United States. This detail may be corrected when you arrive at the U.S. Port of Entry.
Thank you so much for your help. I’m so glad to know it wont pose any problem.. Happy 4th of July! God bless!
Bea are you from philippines?. because i have same a problem with your visa incorrect .. I just wanna assure when my port of entry in the U.S, .. i am really worried, cuz my departure is on July 20,2012, i hope you can help me or i appreciate if you can give me your experience of port of entry ..Or any outhere can answer my side .. thank you guyz Godbless
Judy, what type of visa do you have, and what is incorrect on the visa?
Hi! I have noticed that the date of birth for my Father’s immigrant visa is incorrect. The correct is Oct 10, but the visa is showing Oct 15. Should we need to request it to be corrected? And how many days does it take for this correction as they are already scheduled to depart soon? Thanks.
To make the necessary correction, may we request you to return the visa packet as soon as possible to the Embassy’s Immigrant Visa Check-in Counter (Window 38) on any workday between 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thank you.
they made my first name and middle name as one in my visa?what should i do?
Hi Jhen. The Surname in your visa should be as per your last name in your passport’s bio page. While the Given Name in the visa should be your Given Name and Middle Name as per your passport’s bio page. If you find your name with error, and your visa was issued not more than a year ago, please send back your passport with visa to NIV Unit, US Embassy Manila,through 2GO courier service, nearest your place. Thank you.
Hi, My cousin’s (Indian citizen) US visa was issued in Shanghai 8 years ago and it has only now been noticed that his gender was recorded as female instead of male. Upon contacting the respective consulate we were advised that visa could only be corrected in first year however the current visa is still valid and necessary notes have been recorded on your systems and will be visible on customs and border and all US posts. Does this mean that my cousin is good to travel?
Please advise since his entire family’s travel plan is at stake currently.
Hi Ameen Bery. Your cousin should contact the U.S. Consulate or Embassy where he lives now to confirm his eligibility to travel. They should be able to inform him of the validity of his visa. If he lives in the Philippines, please ask him to write directly to ConsManilaNIV@state.gov
Hello,
My father-in-law have misspelled name in US Visitor visa stamp. Currently they are in Canada and would like to visit USA next month. Would it be problem for him to enter USA? Please inform. Thanks in advance.
The biographic information on the visa should match the information found on the passport biographic page. If there is an error in your father-in-law’s nonimmigrant visa, he can send his passport with visa back to the Nonimmigrant Visa Unit at U.S. Embassy in Manila via 2GO courier. He should include a letter that clearly states the error in his visa. The Nonimmigrant Visa Unit will determine the legitimacy of all visa correction requests. Discrepancies on the visa must be corrected prior to use. Thank you.