Apply for a U.S. Visa

Each non-immigrant applicant, including children, is required to pay a non-refundable, non transferable Machine Readable Visa (MRV) application fee, regardless of whether a visa is issued. The visa application fee is determined by the type of visa the applicant is applying for.

To find out the non-immigrant visa fee applicable for you, please click 'Visa Fees'

Fee Payment Options:

    Cash at Bank: Any nonimmigrant visa applicant can pay their fee in cash at the nearest branch of Bank of Philippine Island (BPI). You are required to bring a copy of your passport bio page for the MRV fee payment. An applicant is required to fill in passport number, amount, full name (as appearing in the passport) and contact number in the deposit slip available at the bank branch. Upon payment of the MRV application fee, the bank will issue you a copy of receipt.

Please note that you must wait for 4 hours from the time of payment of your MRV application fee before you can use it to schedule your interview appointment.(For more details please refer the table given below*) Whether you schedule your appointment online or call our call center, you will have to provide your passport number and receipt purchase date** before you will be allowed to schedule your visa interview appointment.

Time of Payment through BPI branches and Online **What will be your receipt purchase date whilescheduling your appointment? Appointment Booking
MRV Fee Payments made between 12:01 am and 3:00 pm Same as actual receipt purchase date Appointment can be booked within 4 hours of payment Appointment can be booked on the following day from 11:00 am onwards
MRV Fee Payments after 3:00 pm till 11:59 pm Next banking day Appointment can be booked on the following day from 11:00 am onwards
MRV Fee Payments made on weekends or holidays Next banking day Appointment can be booked on the following business day from 11:00 am onwards
Time of Payment through BancNet
Payments made between 12:01am to 11:59 pm Next banking day Appointment can be booked the following businessday from 1:30 pm onwards
Payments made during weekends or holidays Next banking day Appointment can be booked the following businessday from 1:30 pm onwards

After you have paid the visa application fee, please keep the BPI MRV fee receipt for your records. Each nonimmigrant applicant, including children, is required to pay a non-refundable, non-transferable Machine Readable Visa (MRV) application fee, whether a visa is issued or not. The visa application fee is determined by the type of visa the applicant is applying for. Please see the Department of State website at for further information. More Information If you have any questions regarding the consular currency exchange rate, please contact the call center for assistance.

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The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs website and Consular Post websites are the definitive sources of visa information. Should there be discrepancies in content, the Consular Affairs website and Consular Post websites take precedence.