The US Embassy in Manila said Thursday, June 1, it is expecting to break this year its pre-pandemic record of the number of visas issued in the Philippines.
"I wouldn't be surprised if we get closer to about 300 to 325,000," McGovern said in a press briefing after the first ever media tour of the consular section of the US Embassy in Manila.McGovern said he also noticed an increase in the number of those applying for immigrant visas. McGovern attributed this to the rise in the number of US citizens getting married in the Philippines and wanting to bring their spouses to the US as well as of American citizens wanting to bring their fiancé/es to the US.
The increase in the number of issued visas came as the consular section started implementing process improvements and addressing backlogs due to the pandemic.
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