Waiting Time for Settlement Visa

[peterdavid]

Originally posted by Pauldo@Sep 21 2005, 08:27 PM
Coincidentally, my wife phoned my aunt today, who has just phoned the embassy/CAVA about just the same thing, and she was given a very similar reply too: Call up, make an appointment to have a courier collect the paperworks, and they'll let you know within 21 days as to the status of the visa application. If you need an interview it should be around 10 days.

Application is currently 27,000 pesos for settlement, paid by Equitable banks managers cheque.

Of course, this is the theory behind the current scheme. What it pans out to in reality is probably a different, more familiar, story......... :unsure:

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Get in quick then. They flirted with this idea before and ran it for a few months - and people were having their visa issued, interview free, within a week. Then they seem to get cold feet and go back to the old, painful method.

Not sure why they stopped doing it first time round (too many fraudulent visas being issued...?), or whatever has prompted them to try again, other than to reduce the backlog, but if that's what's happening now, then I'd go for it quicksmart before they stop it again.

[misterfixit]

Just to add,

Just back from 6 weeks in manila. And my now wife is waiting for her visa application to be seen!

Made all the visa appointments the day I landed under the CAVA system, and then went on to be married. My wife and I then started to assemble the papers ready to collect, and I phoned to understand some ambiguity in the instructions.

I was told then the appoinments had been cancelled and the process had changed. But the f*&king wastes of space did NOT contact us to tell us they'd cancelled the appointment. We'll just have to see what happens as to visas and interviews over the next weeks.

But I'm hopping mad they did not inform us the appointment was cancelled.

Richard

[Pauldo]

Originally posted by misterfixit@Sep 22 2005, 01:17 PM
...But I'm hopping mad they did not inform us the appointment was cancelled.
Richard

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What exactly has changed then, if you made the appointment through the CAVA scheme? I thought that had only just been implemented? For settlement anyway. Isn't the rest of it as it has always been?

I think we need to keep right on top of this situation as it seems extremely volatile and is costing people money with all the hanging around and changing of minds. Some official complaints seem to be in order.

I'm going through this process right now to get my wifes mum over, so I can relate it blow by blow here as time passes. Right now we're just getting the last bits of the paper trail together, then we'll Fedex it all over, complete with sponsorship letter, then it can be collected by the CAVA boys. Then we wait! :( :(

[Eljohno]

Hi,
it is really hard to know what to think as it seems to be to good to be true.I am due to get married at the end of November so i hope it is still the same after my wedding.Thanks so far for your input...John