Registering Derivatives

If you would like to register a new derivative or update the information on an existing derivative, please contact the U.S. Embassy in Manila by fax at (632) 301-2591. You may also mail the following information to us:

By Mail:

From within the Philippines: Operations Unit, Immigrant Visa Branch, United States Embassy, 1201 Roxas Blvd., Ermita, Metro Manila 1000

From outside the Philippines: Operations Unit, Immigrant Visa Branch, PSC 500, Box 26, FPO AP, 96515-1000 USA

• DO NOT send registered mail.
• Do not address correspondence to a person by name. Employees are transferred on a regular basis, so any mail addressed to an individual may be forwarded to that person and not to the section where your concern would be addressed.
• If you have an e-mail address, please include it in your letter.

Required documents:

• A copy of the approved Form I-824 (Application for Action on an Approved Application) or Form I-181 (Confirmation of the Principal Applicant’s Immigration Status from the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ). If the Form I-824 or Form I-181 is not available, a clear photocopy of the principal applicant’s green card (front and back) and the ADIT-stamped portion of the passport are sufficient.
• A copy of the I-797 showing the priority date, approval date and visa category of the principal applicant’s I-140/I-130 visa petition from the USCIS.
• A clear copy of your marriage contract and the birth certificates of your spouse and children on certified National Statistics Office (NSO) security paper for travel abroad.
• Your current Philippine mailing address and contact number(s).

Note: The National Visa Center (NVC) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire forwards immigrant visa cases to the U.S. Embassy in Manila only when interview slots are available. The NVC, not the Embassy, schedules immigrant visa interviews. For K visa applications, the NVC forwards the petitions to Manila only after completing preliminary processing on those cases. If you would like to check on the status of your case, NVC can be reached at (603) 334-0700.

Starting March 19, 2008, those applying K-1, K-2, K-3 and K-4 visas who have been notified by the Embassy to prepare for their interview can call 1-909-101-7878 (from within the Philippines) or 1-888-877-9888 (from within the United States) to schedule an interview appointment at the U.S. Embassy in Manila.