{"id":21689,"date":"2023-02-23T14:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T06:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/?p=21689"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:52:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T01:52:32","slug":"new-bridge-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/new-bridge-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Issuance of the New U.S. Bridge Visa Effective March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"ga-title stacking-slide -section-background-color container-fluid internaltitle-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"internal-title alignwide internalpage container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"internal-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"internal-title-header\" class=\"internal-title-header \">CONSULAR UPDATE:<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"internal-title-sub-header\">Issuance of the New U.S. Bridge Visa Effective March 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide white-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141551287 BCX0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21691 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/common.usembassy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/bridge-300x202.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/bridge-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/bridge-200x135.webp 200w, https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/bridge.webp 526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141551287 BCX0\">The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines will begin issuing the new Bridge visa <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141551287 BCX0\">starting <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141551287 BCX0\">March 2023. \u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141551287 BCX0\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141551287 BCX0\">ome visa applicants <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141551287 BCX0\">will have<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141551287 BCX0\"> visas with a different look<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141551287 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">new <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">Bridge visa <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">is a redesigned visa foil that will <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">be <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">used <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">alongside <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">Lincoln <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">v<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">isa. \u00a0All <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">Bridge and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">Lincoln <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">v<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">isas will remain valid until the printed expiration date unless <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">they <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">have been<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">revoked or canceled. \u00a0For <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">more information <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">about the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">new <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">Bridge foil<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">, please<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\"> visit<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\">U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\"> website at <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW21249810 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/document\/bulletins\/us-bridge-visa-foil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW21249810 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21249810 BCX0\" 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