Went to Philippines consulate in l. A. Today to apply for my 13a visa. All documents in hand and $150.00 filing fee. The regular person who,process visa wasn't in so they put a substitute in place. All my paper work was good to go no problems. They told me come back Friday to pick it up. But they said they are given me a one year visa initially. Then I was told I was going to have to go to immigration service in Philippines for them to finish it.
I never heard of such a thing as this. I thought they would process the whole then here in the USA. Don't understand why I have to finish it there. The purpose of doing it in USA was so I didn't have to do it there.
Can any body who has done a 13a visa in USA identify with this? Am I missing something?