Just booked the appointment for my wife's settlement visa in Manila. At first I tried to book a standard appointment only to get a message that no appointments were available but after I changed the appointment to include the premium lounge there were plenty of appointments even at short notice... Anyone else found this?
I could have been a bit scary, if I hadn't intended to book the premium lounge I wouldn't have found the appointments that were available. Also the section about commercial partner is where you pay the extra for the lounge instead of going directly to the VFS website.
Yes we will put plan to pay the priority bit in cash while we attend. I made a silly mistake on the first application which lead to us cancelling it and re-applying. I just didn't want to leave more cash to chance if I have to cancel this second application haha. I am only semi-confident that I will get a full refund...although we complied fully.
i have cynical thoughts that standard applications are deliberately shelved for a while to encourage other applicants to pay for priority treatment.
Likewise bigmac. I have read here that people have been applying for the standard visa and have got appointments. The strange thing, our appointment is just over two weeks time and virtually every appointment on every day was available...money making There is no indication to try the lounge service. If I had taken it at face value maybe I would have tried to book months in advance.
I did the same with my wife,when tried standard appointment there was none for 2 weeks,which was too late,so pressed the VIP and came up straight away for next day,so just paided the 2500 for VIP,just think of getting more money from you.
Hello @uklove i try to book standard but no available so i click priority service and the availability is to many so i ended up booking a priority do u have idea how much it cost im about to go tuesday at 8:00
The extra cost for priority is just under 3,000 pesos and it includes return of your documents by courier.
whoaaa--hang on priority service is a lot more than that !! http://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/philippines/user_pay_services.html#11 Settlement applications ------10 working days -----Php 29,700.00
Ooppps.....sorry. .I quoted the premium lounge as that is what this post is about. Sorry. Yes you are right be prepared to shell out a bit more for a decision in ten days..
dont confuse priority service with premium service VIP premium lounge service A VIP premium service lounge is available at the visa application centre. The service includes: No queuing Comfort and privacy Personalised attention and service during the submission and biometric process Free refreshments and snacks Free courier pass-back Free photocopying (maximum of 50 pages) Free passport-sized photo (if required) Free SMS and email alerts The premium lounge service fee is PHP 2,625 for each visa applicant, inclusive of 12% VAT.
