Finally, it's official. Student permit approved in 28 days, without bank statement.
Timeline:
May 19 - Lodged Application Online
May 21 - Confirmation of Online Submission
May 31 - Medical Request
June 02 - Medical Done @ St Luke's Global City
June 12 - Medical Passed
June 16 - Visa Approved
Documents submitted:
1. IMM Forms
- Family Info
- Application for Student Permit made outside PH
- Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union
- Request for Medical
2. Letter of Acceptance
- Unconditional
- With break-down of fees for 1 year
3. Proof of Funds
- Bank Cert Only (Not even time deposit)
- Business permit of parents
- DTI permit of business
- ITR and financial declaration of business
- Affidavit of Support
- Land titles (2) + car register with receipt
- Tuition fee security deposit receipt
4. SOP
- Detailed SOP, 2 pages
- College Diploma
- Relevant award I received
- All COE's after graduating
- Latest ITR
- 3 months latest payslip
- NBI Clearance
5. Passport Document
- Recent passport
- Recent travel stamp of my 2-week US vacation
- Passport photo
My profile:
1. I'm studying a program not entirely related to what I finished in University and to what I am currently doing at work
2. Graduated with Latin honors and obtained a service leadership award (I believe these made me seem more of a bonafide student, with all due humility)
3. Graduated 2014, got hired 2 months after graduating, no unusual gaps in work history
4. No other "home ties" than my family being here in PH.
I hope this can help all hopefuls in this thread.
God bless and good luck to everyone.