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Diver -Paul

Morning All,

long time resident (temp visa's) but will take the plung & go for the Resident Visa.  My questions as listed:
#1 time needed for the paperwork
#2 estimated fees

I've gotten my TIN number & card & have a PI's dirvers lic.

Many thanks

RaelCipriani

If you are legally married with a Filipino citizen, you may apply for the permanent Resident Visa (13A) as stated of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, Section 13. You must meet the following requirements:
-Notarized letter of application by the Filipino spouse
-Accomplished and Notarized General Application Form
-Copy of the birth certificate of the Filipino spouse, authenticated by the NSO
-Authenticated copy of the Marriage Contract by the NSO or Philippine Embassy abroad (if you got married abroad)
-Immigration Clearance Certificate
-Copy of the foreigners passport showing the date of arrival and Visa (Balik Bayan Stamp)
-certification of a savings bank account with the minimum 10,000 US$ on it to prove, that you can financially support your family
-pay about 20,000,- Pesos in total for fees (10,000 for application and another 10,000 for approval)

After the application is submitted, it may take several weeks or even month before you will finally receive your Resident Visa. After the first application, your Resident Visa will be granted for only one year.
After one year you'll have to submit another application but in a more simple way and the Visa then will be good for 10 years, before it needs to be extended again.

You can apply for the Resident Visa (13A) at the Immigration Offices in Manila, Cebu and Davao City. You may also ask for advice and help at any other Immigration Office in smaller cities in the Philippines.

After all, applying for the Resident Visa in the Philippines is a very time consuming process. If you are married to a Filipina anyway, you might also think about staying in the Philippines on the basis of a Balik Bayan Visa and make a short Visa Run out of the Philippines once a year.

TeeJay4103

http://www.pra.gov.ph/main/srrv_program?page=1http://myphilippinelife.com/philippines … visa-srrv/

Diver -Paul

Many thanks, as I'm out & about still working I'll have to wait until I really retire 😎. But salmat po

Diver -Paul

Thanks TeeJay..

Semper Fi

RaelCipriani

Are you outside Philippines now?
'Coz if not, I would strongly recommend that you do the application before coming to the Philippines. Doing it here involves a lot of hassles, extra paperwork, takes months to process, and will probably require some extra money on this end. Take my advice… do it at home!
Cheers! :)

GuestPoster140

law for european and asian are different , asian cannot get visa permenent except japan

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