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After the Visa Interview

A. Visa processing time
It generally takes about five business days to process a visa and return it to the applicant following an interview and a determination by a consular officer that the visa will be issued. This processing time is an average, and timing will vary based on the individual circumstances in each case. Please note that many additional factors, such as incomplete applications and/or the need for additional administrative processing, may influence the processing of individual visa cases. 

B. Cases requiring administrative processing
Some visa applications require further administrative processing, which takes additional time after the visa applicant’s interview by a Consular Officer. Applicants are advised of this requirement when they apply. Please click here for more information.

C. How visas are returned to you
Passports with visas are returned to applicants by courier service.  Applicants are required to complete a delivery service form for this service. The courier service cost is to be paid on delivery. In most cases, the delivery time is about 1 - 2 business days, depending on the delivery location.  

A visa package sealed in a Manila envelope will be delivered to you with your visa. Please do not open the envelope. This sealed envelope must be submitted to the immigration officer at the U.S. port of entry upon your initial arrival in the United States.

D. Visa Refusals
Applicants are ineligible for a visa under section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, because the applicant failed to bring some information or document, or some further procedure or review by us or another U.S. government agency must be completed.  If you were refused a visa under section 221(g) you must provide the required information within 12 months of your initial refusal. You may supplement your application through the following methods.

• Submit your documents in person. Please visit the embassy in person on any Wednesday at 8:30 am with the following materials:
  
  - Supplementary documents you were asked to submit
  - Passport
  - Refusal letter you were issued during your interview.
• Submit your documents by courier service. There are two courier companies approved by the U.S. Embassy. You may submit your documents by courier service if you were not asked to appear for another interview. Make sure you enclose your passport and refusal letter with your documents. Below are the phone numbers for embassy-approved courier companies;
  
  Hanjin : 1588-0011
  Ilyang: 1588-0002

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