Biometric Collection in PH

era222

@pprmint08 @nashmacoy101 Tama naman yung email that you indicated sa Immiaccount? Perhaps you can notify Dept of Home Affairs, I got my biometrics letter from them tapos immediately after submitting my application din.

era222

@pprmint08 @nashmacoy101 Or Spam folder din sa email!

Kape

@nashmacoy101 said:
Hello - lodge my visa last June 10 pero til now wala pa din ung email for biometrics mag 2 weeks na sa Friday. Ano po kaya reason kasi ung ibang nakakausap ko naman po pagkalodge ng visa nila may email agad for biometrics.

Naclick mo na ung sa part ng lodging? After payment refresh mo ung account mo then may makikita kang biometrics and medical. Automatically kasi lalabas sya. Pag Naclick mo un mageemail for biometrics. Check your email din baka mali ung type or spam

nashmacoy101

@era222 @Kape okay naman po ung email kasi nareceive ko naman ung receipt on my email. Chinicheck ko din lagi spam/junk wala naman. Tapos eto lang naman nakalagay sa actions

Kape

@nashmacoy101 said:
@era222 @Kape okay naman po ung email kasi nareceive ko naman ung receipt on my email. Chinicheck ko din lagi spam/junk wala naman. Tapos eto lang naman nakalagay sa actions
Ganito kasi sakin. Hindi kaya may kulang sa docus mo? Ang alam ko kasi lahat need ng biometrics

era222

@datch29 said:

@maguero said:

@icebreaker1928 said:
Yup, I applied for my parent's tourist visa just now and it showed that they need to do a biometric collection, ang problems yung VFS global na accredited sa Australia, walang kwenta yung website... walang nalabas kung saan ang centre nila... I don't know how to proceed with this....
https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/deu/attend-centre

Hope someone knows... help...

Baka I misunderstood your post, pero isn't it this one:

Visa Application Centre

M01 Mezzanine Floor, Eco plaza Bldg., Don Chino Roces Ave., Makati City, Metro Manila, Manila, Manila, 1231, Philippines

Tama ito, nag biometrics kame last week.
FYI lang. Obeservation namin parang petiks young mga nasa VSF Global AU kasi halos wala namang pila then inabot ng 3hrs + yung pag collection ng biometrics namin.

To add to this: Just had my biometrics this week, and hindi na-follow yung schedule ko, which is 12nn. I was allowed to go inside 15 mins before 12nn, pero waited 2+ hours pa rin kasi may pila.

Kape

@era222 said:

@datch29 said:

@maguero said:

@icebreaker1928 said:
Yup, I applied for my parent's tourist visa just now and it showed that they need to do a biometric collection, ang problems yung VFS global na accredited sa Australia, walang kwenta yung website... walang nalabas kung saan ang centre nila... I don't know how to proceed with this....
https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/deu/attend-centre

Hope someone knows... help...

Baka I misunderstood your post, pero isn't it this one:

Visa Application Centre

M01 Mezzanine Floor, Eco plaza Bldg., Don Chino Roces Ave., Makati City, Metro Manila, Manila, Manila, 1231, Philippines

Tama ito, nag biometrics kame last week.

FYI lang. Obeservation namin parang petiks young mga nasa VSF Global AU kasi halos wala namang pila then inabot ng 3hrs + yung pag collection ng biometrics namin.
To add to this: Just had my biometrics this week, and hindi na-follow yung schedule ko, which is 12nn. I was allowed to go inside 15 mins before 12nn, pero waited 2+ hours pa rin kasi may pila.

Sa Makati ka nagpprocess? Plan ko mag same sate sa medical, tinatantya ko kung kaya both sa same day

era222

@Kape Yep, sa Makati. Baka mas mabilis if earlier ang schedule.

pprmint08

@era222 said:
@pprmint08 @nashmacoy101 Tama naman yung email that you indicated sa Immiaccount? Perhaps you can notify Dept of Home Affairs, I got my biometrics letter from them tapos immediately after submitting my application din.

Thank you for replying. Nauna yung request for health exams, which has been done and received by immi. Late na dumating yung request for biometrics, mga a month after lodging. Tama naman email adds, kasi 3 silang applicants from the same family. Nagccheck din naman ng span lagi.

agrande

Hello po, ask ko lang po sana if how much po yung bio fee? Thanks po sa makakasagot

era222

@agrande said:
Hello po, ask ko lang po sana if how much po yung bio fee? Thanks po sa makakasagot

@agrande I paid 860 something for a subclass-600 visa.

era222

@agrande (In pesos po yan) 🙂

EricTC

Completed my biometrics last June 30 in Makati. The process itself only took 15mins but I've waited 2 hours for my turn.

Fee is around 860php.

Also, papapasukin ka lang sa vicinity 15mins before your schedule, so don't be too early at walang matatambayan sa labas.

domdomdom

Thank you in advance sa makaka-sagot, today yung schedule namin.

a) Passport

b) Appointment Letter

c) Biometric Request Letter

Ayan lang ba talaga kailangan? If I'm a dependent for my husband's visa application—hence we only have one letter addressed to him—do we still need to print two copies of the same letter? Sabi kasi per applicant, so na-confuse ako: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/aus/attend-centre/what-to-bring
Can we print the above on a letter sized paper (instead of A4)?
Strict ba talaga sila na bawal ang powerbank and even earphones?
PHP 892.00 ang nakalagay sa website nila, do we need to bring the exact amount in cash, or is credit card accepted? https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/aus/news/service-fee-change

era222

@domdomdom said:
Thank you in advance sa makaka-sagot, today yung schedule namin.

a) Passport
b) Appointment Letter
c) Biometric Request Letter

Ayan lang ba talaga kailangan? If I'm a dependent for my husband's visa application—hence we only have one letter addressed to him—do we still need to print two copies of the same letter? Sabi kasi per applicant, so na-confuse ako: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/aus/attend-centre/what-to-bring

Can we print the above on a letter sized paper (instead of A4)?

Strict ba talaga sila na bawal ang powerbank and even earphones?

PHP 892.00 ang nakalagay sa website nila, do we need to bring the exact amount in cash, or is credit card accepted? https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/aus/news/service-fee-change
@domdomdom Yes, those three documents. Not sure lang if you need two copies of that, pero you can go in as a group kasi sa biometrics collection booth so they might process you as one application? At least sa VFS Makati. Bring two copies na lang just to be sure.

A4 is fine. Gadgets are fine inside (again based on my experience sa VFS Makati), though you can't take calls or photographs inside.

As for payment, no need to be exact. They can give you change. Haven't tried credit card though.

domdomdom

@domdomdom said:
Thank you in advance sa makaka-sagot, today yung schedule namin.

We’re done with our biometrics! Answering my own questions below and putting down our own experience as well in case it could help others.

Our schedule was at 2:15PM. We asked the guard sa ground floor if sa pila ba kami, he then asked for which country and what our schedule is. He then said na 2:00PM pa daw pwede na kami umakyat without falling in line downstairs. We got there 1:55PM so we waited in front of him since 5 mins. nalang pala. Na-awkward ata siya, pinaakyat na din kami ng 1:57PM haha.

Security asked for any bags, and we didn’t bring any so naka-pasok agad kami. Then reception checked our documents and gave us a paper with our printed number. Inside, we were just about to sit when our number flashed on the screen and were led to the priority room. There, they basically just verified our name and birthday. They asked closer to the exact amount for payment. Then, we waited for our turn at biometrics. We were on our way home na at 3:20 PM.

a) Passport
b) Appointment Letter
c) Biometric Request Letter

Ayan lang ba talaga kailangan? If I'm a dependent on my husband's visa application—hence we only have one letter addressed to him—do we still need to print two copies of the same letter? Sabi kasi per applicant, so na-confuse ako: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/aus/attend-centre/what-to-bring

Can we print the above on a letter sized paper (instead of A4)?
Hindi sila ma-arte sa paper size, but they checked all three printed requirements at reception. Since we applied as a group (me dependent on my husband’s visa), one paper sufficed.

Strict ba talaga sila na bawal ang powerbank and even earphones?
We didn’t risk bringing anything at all, so we only had our phones and the requirements with us.

PHP 892.00 ang nakalagay sa website nila, do we need to bring the exact amount in cash, or is credit card accepted? https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/aus/news/service-fee-change
892 exactly yung price just as published sa website. Reception palang, they inform you that they only accept cash. There’s a BDO machine beside Master Siomai at the ground floor din if you forget to withdraw beforehand.

domdomdom

@era222 said:

@domdomdom said:
Thank you in advance sa makaka-sagot, today yung schedule namin.

a) Passport
b) Appointment Letter
c) Biometric Request Letter

Ayan lang ba talaga kailangan? If I'm a dependent for my husband's visa application—hence we only have one letter addressed to him—do we still need to print two copies of the same letter? Sabi kasi per applicant, so na-confuse ako: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/aus/attend-centre/what-to-bring

Can we print the above on a letter sized paper (instead of A4)?

Strict ba talaga sila na bawal ang powerbank and even earphones?

PHP 892.00 ang nakalagay sa website nila, do we need to bring the exact amount in cash, or is credit card accepted? https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/aus/news/service-fee-change

@domdomdom Yes, those three documents. Not sure lang if you need two copies of that, pero you can go in as a group kasi sa biometrics collection booth so they might process you as one application? At least sa VFS Makati. Bring two copies na lang just to be sure.
A4 is fine. Gadgets are fine inside (again based on my experience sa VFS Makati), though you can't take calls or photographs inside.
As for payment, no need to be exact. They can give you change. Haven't tried credit card though.

Thank you for answering! Sorry, I did not see your reply before I posted my own answers above as I was already composing the latter beforehand.

You're right that the paper size didn't matter. A4 talaga standard size ng australian documents, but we only had Letter size (short bond) left so I was worried if they'll be strict about it.

I read google reviews about VFS Makati, Ecoplaza. Some mentioned that they don't allow other gadgets other than your phone. So VFS asks to store it in a locker with a fee daw if you bring in powerbanks, iPads, etc. But since we didn't bring anything but our phones, we didn't get to verify this as well. Pero either wala kasi kami talagang dala, or talagang hindi na sila as strict as the reviews said.

Kape

@EricTC said:
Completed my biometrics last June 30 in Makati. The process itself only took 15mins but I've waited 2 hours for my turn.

Fee is around 860php.
Also, papapasukin ka lang sa vicinity 15mins before your schedule, so don't be too early at walang matatambayan sa labas.

Awesome.. Kinabahan ako sa sabi ng friend ko, kasi ung experience nya sa baguio, maaga daw sya pero late na sya natapos. Same date pa naman biometrics and medical ko. Buti nalang mabilis na sila. Thank you sa pag share 😁

nashmacoy101

@Kape said:

@EricTC said:
Completed my biometrics last June 30 in Makati. The process itself only took 15mins but I've waited 2 hours for my turn.

Fee is around 860php.

Also, papapasukin ka lang sa vicinity 15mins before your schedule, so don't be too early at walang matatambayan sa labas.
Awesome.. Kinabahan ako sa sabi ng friend ko, kasi ung experience nya sa baguio, maaga daw sya pero late na sya natapos. Same date pa naman biometrics and medical ko. Buti nalang mabilis na sila. Thank you sa pag share 😁

Medical po ba ung sa baguio? Opo mejo matagal ang medical sa baguio kasi malalaman agad ang result bago pauwiin.

cgpacs28

Hello po. Kukunin po ba nila ung passport after biometrics or ibabalik rin po nila agad. Thank you

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