Philippine Visa Requirements

kimreg67 wrote:

Every time you go to the immigration office you will have to pay on average about £50 or $75 per month

The old rate was 3,030 peso each two months, so about £22 per month or 30 Euro or $44  (at 8/12/2015 FX rates)

However, the new published rate seem to be about 50% higher, at PHP 4,400.00 for ONE month and PHP 4,900.00 for TWO months.

The first 29 day extension is still shown at 3,030 pesos though.

http://www.immigration.gov.ph/visa-requ … nd-59-days

Thank you very much for your advise would love to talk more with you about stuff.

kimreg67 wrote:

Darren, what kind of online business are you engaged in? I was in Dumaguete from June 2014 until last month. I am a retired teacher. Forget the last bit!! Just the fact that I am retired. However, if you fit the criteria, and unless someone has already told you, when you arrive in Manila, you have to present either a return air ticket or what is known as a throwaway ticket, indicating that you will fly out of the country before the first 29 days you are granted to stay in the country. It shows that on paper you will be leaving the Philippines on such and such a date. However, if your intention is to stay longer, you need to go to the nearest immigration office to where you will be. For me it was relatively easy, because there was such an office in Dumaguete. You need to go before the expiry of your first 29 days. The best time to go is a midweek lunchtime, when there are not so many people queuing up. You will need to get photocopies of the information about you which is contained in your passport. You will need to have filled in an application form and to have got two photos of you (without glasses, unsmiling) which have to be 2 cm by 2 cm. The  first time you  go you will be given 30 days, the second you have a choice of 1 or 2 months every time. After the 3rd time you will have to pay for a so-called ACR card. Every time you go to the immigration office you will have to pay on average about £50 or $75 per month. You have to go through the same steps every time you apply for an extension on your visa. You can use photos which are up to 3 months old. Yes, the bureaucracy is something to be got round without complaining, which is counterproductive.
I intend to return to Dumaguete next year to be with my partner who is currently looking for a job - online as well as otherwise. He is also interested in the hospitality industry. Have you ever been to the Philippines before? If you haven't, you will definitely need to prepare yourself for a culture shock. My advice is also to assume that you can't trust anyone - even foreigners. In other words people have to earn your trust, Use your gut instinct even more than you would back home. Be warned. Manila is well known for being scam city. Don't be caught out as so many are. Be streetwise all the time. For example, when you arrive at Manila, and you have an onward connection at a different terminal, get the shuttle bus straightaway, even if it means waiting a long time there. You will be safe.
If you do book a hotel, I would highly recommend the Nichols Airport Hotel. Book online through their own website. That way, you pay when you get to the hotel. You get a free transfer from the airport and a free breakfast. In other words they are both included in the price which is about £35 or $50 a night. Worth it, I would say.
Dumaguete which is situated on Negros Island, 1 hour 15  minutes south of Manila, might be just the place for you to go to. Lots of resorts, many owned by Swiss, Austrians or Germans. Most foreigners are American in their 50's and above.
Well, I know I have gone beyond answering your particular question, but I thought you might like to know what it is like to be a foreigner in the Philippines for the official side of things.

Hello kimreg67

Thank you for your message i think it is very informational and i have taken a lot of Information from it i have accepted your friend request and hope we can talk about the Philippines i understand there is lots of scams etc and i know a few but so much more i need to learn.

Regards Darren

ABCDiamond wrote:

kimreg67 wrote:

Every time you go to the immigration office you will have to pay on average about £50 or $75 per month

The old rate was 3,030 peso each two months, so about £22 per month or 30 Euro or $44  (at 8/12/2015 FX rates)

However, the new published rate seem to be about 50% higher, at PHP 4,400.00 for ONE month and PHP 4,900.00 for TWO months.

The first 29 day extension is still shown at 3,030 pesos though.

http://www.immigration.gov.ph/visa-requ … nd-59-days

Thank you very much i will but aside more just in case you never know

davtjo wrote:

The ticket just needs to be an out of country ticket I always used to get the longest out date i could usually 6 or 9 months. Now I am permanently here I bought a cheapie ticket to Malaysia cost about 2500 peso. So if you intend to stay for 4 months get a ticket for your return 4 months hence.

does the return ticket have to be within 28 days

Mr.Darren wrote:

does the return ticket have to be within 28 days

Mine never were 3 to 4 months on the last one.

But Philippines immigration never looked anyway.

ABCDiamond wrote:

Mr.Darren wrote:

does the return ticket have to be within 28 days

Mine never were 3 to 4 months on the last one.

But Philippines immigration never looked anyway.

Thank you so much for all the Information you have given me.

I work as an assistant secretary in one of the Consulting corporation here in Makati city
My advice is its better for you to contact the Philippines Embassy about your question as far as I know we do process visa extension for our student and I think you need to apply for students visa but of course you must have the supporting documents to prove  that you are going to stay here as a student.and if its about business you must be at the legal age . there are some limitation too you are not allowed to own a house and lot or name the business under your name unless if you are married  to a  filipina or you have someone to be trusted . Philippines is like a scrambled egg for me . lol we have laws that doesn't makes sense and the funny thing here is law makers are the law breakers ahahahah

Id like to add as an additional info t Mindanao doesn't mean  A red place to visit
Southern Mindanao is a safe place to live and Visit
Southern Mindanao is consist of Davao del Sul, Davao Del Norte Compustella Valley, Sarangani, and General Santos City next to it is Central Mindanao now known as  Socksargen  means South Cotabato Sultan Kudarat ,Sarangani General Santos City

The place where there's a High risk to traveler is within  the ARMM means autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao
am not being racist.
Like tawi tawi, Kidapawan, Sharif agwak, and Cotabato city
you can visit the place if you have wide connections

and I do agree when election is  on I suggest don't go   .
There are some interesting place in Mindanao to Visit like Siargao and Surigao.
Specially  Siargao. A very safe place to travel this place is interesting its a tiny island mixed of Local  and Expats like English and Americans .

Mhahal wrote:

you are not allowed to own a house and lot or name the business under your name unless if you are married  to a  filipina or you have someone to be trusted

That is not really accurate is it.

Even being married to a Filipina, a Foreigner still cannot own the land.  The Filipina will own it, not the foreigner, and on separation the Filipina would keep it. 
This needs highlighting so people don't get it wrong.

Mhahal wrote:

I work as an assistant secretary in one of the Consulting corporation here in Makati city
My advice is its better for you to contact the Philippines Embassy about your question as far as I know we do process visa extension for our student and I think you need to apply for students visa but of course you must have the supporting documents to prove  that you are going to stay here as a student.and if its about business you must be at the legal age . there are some limitation too you are not allowed to own a house and lot or name the business under your name unless if you are married  to a  filipina or you have someone to be trusted . Philippines is like a scrambled egg for me . lol we have laws that doesn't makes sense and the funny thing here is law makers are the law breakers ahahahah

Id like to add as an additional info t Mindanao doesn't mean  A red place to visit
Southern Mindanao is a safe place to live and Visit
Southern Mindanao is consist of Davao del Sul, Davao Del Norte Compustella Valley, Sarangani, and General Santos City next to it is Central Mindanao now known as  Socksargen  means South Cotabato Sultan Kudarat ,Sarangani General Santos City

The place where there's a High risk to traveler is within  the ARMM means autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao
am not being racist.
Like tawi tawi, Kidapawan, Sharif agwak, and Cotabato city
you can visit the place if you have wide connections

and I do agree when election is  on I suggest don't go   .
There are some interesting place in Mindanao to Visit like Siargao and Surigao.
Specially  Siargao. A very safe place to travel this place is interesting its a tiny island mixed of Local  and Expats like English and Americans .

Thank you very much you recommend that i apply for student visa what exactly does this mean as does this mean that i have to be studying in the Philippines thanks for all your support.

Regards Darren

The weather is very very hot then.

vega388 wrote:

The weather is very very hot then.

I will be going in from June on wards so i think it's rainy season

Hi Darren I read about your post, If you planned to visit in the Philippines i knew the company that could help you then. Here  is the email that you can contact to help you visit the Philippines.
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Hope that you can contact them soon,  I hope that it would be helpful to you.

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fhi365 wrote:

Hi Darren I read about your post, If you planned to visit in the Philippines i knew the company that could help you then. Here  is the email that you can contact to help you visit the Philippines.
xxx
Hope that you can contact them soon,  I hope that it would be helpful to you.

                                                                                     JEROME",

Thank you very much but i have contacted Philippine embassy and i am awaiting a date for a meeting with them but thanks for your help.


Regards Darren

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Thanks

Priscilla

fhi365 wrote:

If you planned to visit in the Philippines i knew the company that could help you then. Here  is the email that you can contact to help you visit the Philippines.
xxx.
Hope that you can contact them soon,  I hope that it would be helpful to you.

                                                                                     JEROME",

I had a quick look at the fhi365 website...  Not sure how much help it gives....

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How was your trip ? After this thread

I have never bought a ticket to exit within 28 days and never had a problem you can stay forb 3b years if i could get a ticket valid that long i would