I finally got the I-20 from my school over the weekend, and I went to BPI this morning to pay the visa application fee. For those of you who will be paying for the visa using the BPI option, don't forget to bring your passport to BPI! As of today (April 16, 2012), the fee for non-immigrant visas is Php 6880.
For the benefit of people like me who don't have BPI accounts: you go to one of the kiosks in any BPI branch, and punch in an entry for the US visa payment. You have to choose the visa category you want to pay for (non-immigrant, immigrant, etc) and type in your passport number. Then you just have to wait for your turn and pay the corresponding fee.
EDIT: Ahh, the US embassy has increased its non-immigrant visa app fees last April 13, 2012! The non-immigrant visa fee is now $160. BPI actually charged me at an exchange rate of Php 43: $1 so --- I'm really sorry for the previous statements, BPI. Thank you very much for this easy payment service.
Hi! I read your blog a few months back and messaged you regarding GMAT books. It's great to hear you got in - congrats! I've also been accepted to some schools (still waiting for others). If it's not too weird, I was actually wondering where you're headed, as we may be going to the same place! :) Feel free to ignore if you're not comfortable sharing, but congrats anyway and thanks for blogging!
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