Priority Interview Program

The Priority Interview Program (PIP) is designed to promote and facilitate legitimate business travel between the United States and the Philippines. It allows qualifying businesses access to:

  • Expedited visa appointments - appointments within 2 days
  • Dedicated line of communication - PIPManila@state.gov
  • Priority processing of visas and deliveries

All PIP appointments must be made using a company’s designated PIP logon.

Procedure for a PIP Appointment

Follow steps 1 and 2 for scheduling a regular appointment [link to your site] –

Important Note: It will take 4 hours from the time of purchase for your MRV fee receipt to be processed. Then you may proceed to step 3.

Step 3: No less than 4 hours after you pay your MRV application fee, you can return to this website and click Schedule / Change My Appointment. You will need to provide three pieces of information in order to schedule your appointment:

  • the Unique Reference Number or UID (printed on your fee receipt),
  • the date you paid your fee (either at a bank branch or online), and
  • the ten (10) digit barcode number from the DS-160 confirmation page.