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.
- To schedule an appointment, please click Schedule Appointment
- To modify your visa application, please click Modify Application
- To download your visa application, please click Download Application
- To cancel your Appointment, please click Cancel Appointment