Manila: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Manila, Philippines is calling back applicants refused under the 75-country immigrant visa pause, who has been called, and what applicants there report. Crowdsourced and anonymised. As of 13 Oct 2026.
Key facts, as of 13 Oct 2026
- Who is being called back at Manila: movement, unclear who. Movement has been reported at Manila, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. The last movement reported was on 8 Oct 2026.
- Last reported movement: 8 Oct 2026.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 15.
- Contacting the post: Nothing since the cancellation notices; EB-3 re-interviews relayed.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Manila
No reschedules: K-1s cancelled for 27 August and 1 September, a CR-1 for 25 August, an IR-5 and a 21 September interview all report nothing on 8 October, with nobody at the post seen getting interviews this month; the medical for a cancelled 1 September K-1 expires 14 January. Relayed: EB-3 re-interviews in early October. An O-1 given a 221(g) on 27 August is still Refused six weeks on.
This is the row shown for Manila on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Manila
Every day this post appeared in the digest, newest first. The one-line summary is the digest’s own; follow the link for the full account.
| Date | Outcome | What happened | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | Cancelled | 1 Sept K-1 whose cancellation email never arrived still has no date on 7 Oct | Read |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Refused | 25-year-old visiting a citizen grandmother who would pay: 214(b) | Read |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Cancelled | 5 October cancelled; 24 Aug, 27 Aug and 29 Sept cancellations still have no date | Read |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Called back | June K-1 called back with a financial checklist; October cancelled | Read |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Cancelled | October cancelled; no news of resumption this month | Read |
| 30 Sept 2026 | Called back | New dates for family and EB-3 cases, reported second-hand | Read |
| 19 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Covered | Read |
Cancelled appointments at Manila
Immigrant visa interviews called off since the worldwide suspension began on 24 August, and whether a new date has arrived. Dates marked approximate in the report are shown as reported.
| Original date | Visa | New date | Gap | Found out via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-10-01 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-29 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-22 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-17 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-15 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-04 | other | not yet | — | portal only |
| 2026-09-02 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-01 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-08-27 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-08-27 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-08-26 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-08-25 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-08-24 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — |
Every post: cancelled appointment tracker.
Manila pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Manila calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Movement has been reported at Manila, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. The last movement reported was on 8 Oct 2026.
What has happened at Manila since the pause was vacated?
No reschedules: K-1s cancelled for 27 August and 1 September, a CR-1 for 25 August, an IR-5 and a 21 September interview all report nothing on 8 October, with nobody at the post seen getting interviews this month; the medical for a cancelled 1 September K-1 expires 14 January. Relayed: EB-3 re-interviews in early October. An O-1 given a 221(g) on 27 August is still Refused six weeks on. The tracker holds 0 pause-refused cases and 15 cancelled appointments at Manila.
How do I contact Manila about a pause case?
What applicants at Manila report: Nothing since the cancellation notices; EB-3 re-interviews relayed. Across posts, emails usually return nothing or a copy of the cable, and a congressional inquiry has so far returned one line. A moving CEAC last-updated date after you write means someone opened the file; it is not a decision and has not preceded one in any case we hold.
If you are waiting on Manila
- Expect a new medical to be the first request if yours is older than six months; ask your panel clinic whether it already has instructions before you book.
- Every approval since the cable went through a second interview about money: taxes, savings, debts, insurance, employment plans and benefits history. The list is in the re-interview guide.
- A changed CEAC date after you email the post means the file was opened, not decided.
- If your report would change this page, add your case. Rows are built from reports; a post with none cannot be shown as moving.
Related
- Manila 221(g) tracker — 52 tracked cases of every kind, wait times and what the post asks for
- Immigrant visa pause: status by embassy — all 62 posts side by side
- Public-charge re-interview: questions asked and what to bring
Other posts where the picture is the same: movement, unclear who
- Islamabad, Pakistan — last movement 9 Oct
- Nairobi, Kenya — last movement 8 Oct
- Dhaka, Bangladesh — last movement 6 Oct
- Buenos Aires, Argentina — last movement 5 Oct
- Bucharest, Romania — last movement 29 Sept
Posts where non-plaintiffs are being called
- Bangkok, Thailand — last movement 13 Oct
- Amman, Jordan — last movement 12 Oct
- Warsaw, Poland — last movement 12 Oct
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — last movement 11 Oct
VisaMoves is a free, anonymous community data project. Not legal advice, and not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State or the post in Manila. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.