There are three categories of visas for foreigners visiting the Philippines: non-immigrant, immigrant, and special. Non-immigrant visas include types for pleasure, business, health, transit, seamen, businessmen, government officials and students. Immigrant visas include quota and non-quota types for spouses and children of citizens. Special visas are for foreign investors, those generating local employment, retirees, and corporate employees. Obtaining the proper visa is important to avoid penalties for unauthorized work or overstaying.
2. Foreigners visiting the Philippines
for any reason, whether as
1.Retiree
2.Tourists
3.Employees
4.Investors Setting Up a Business
ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A VISA!
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3. There are (3) categories of visas available
allowing foreigners to stay in the Philippines.
1.Non-immigrant
2.Immigrant
3.Special
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4. Non-immigrant
9(A) Pleasure, business or health
9(B) Transit
9(C) Seaman on a ship docking in a port of entry in
the Philippines
9(D) Alien businessman
9(E) Foreign government officials and their
dependents, assistants and employees
9(F) Students
9(G) Pre-arranged employees and their dependents
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5. Immigrant
• 13 Quota immigrants, of which no more than
fifty of any one nationality or without
nationality may be admitted within one
calendar year.
• Immigrants who are issued Section 13 visas
belonging to one of the seven listed sub-
categories under CA 613 are considered non-
quota immigrants, and may be admitted
despite the quota.
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6. Immigrant
13(A) The spouse or unmarried child (below 21)
of a Filipino citizen.
13(B) Children born during a temporary visit
abroad to mothers granted permanent
residence in the Philippines.
13(C) Children born after the issuance of the
visa of the accompanying parents.
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7. Immigrant
13(D) Women who lost Filipino citizenship by
virtue of marriage to a foreign spouse, and her
unmarried children (below 21).
13(E) Permanent residents returning to the
Philippines from a temporary visit abroad to
resume permanent residence.
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8. Immigrant
13(F) The spouse and/or unmarried children
(below 21) of an alien admitted to the
Philippines for permanent residence prior to the
approval of the Philippine Immigration Act.
13(G) Natural-born Filipinos and their
dependents who have naturalized in a foreign
country and wish to permanently reside in the
Philippines.
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9. Special
(SIRV) Special Investor's Resident Visa. This is a
non-immigrant visa granted to foreign nationals
and their dependents who have shareholdings in
Philippine corporations engaged in the
manufacturing or services sectors, involved in
projects listed under the Investment Priority
Plan, or are listed on the Philippine Stock
Exchange.
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10. Special
(SVEG) Special Visa for Employment Generation.
This is a non-immigrant visa granted to foreign
nationals and their dependents who employ at
least ten Filipinos in a lawful enterprise or
business venture.
(SRRV) Special Resident Retiree's Visa.
This is a non-immigrant visa granted to foreign
nationals and their dependents who wish to
retire in the Philippines
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11. Special
(SNIV) Special Non-Immigrant Visa.
This is a non-immigrant visa granted to foreign
nationals and their dependents who are
employed by the regional, area and/or regional
operating headquarters of multinational
corporations.
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12. Special
(SEVOBU) Special Employment Visa for Offshore
Banking Unit.
This is a non-immigrant visa granted to foreign
nationals and their dependents who are
employed by the Philippine offshore units of
foreign banks.
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Dayanan’s Accredited Visa & Immigration
Consultants assists individuals and company
employees in selecting the correct visa,
and processing all documents with
the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
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Having the correct type of visa is important.
A person with a tourist visa caught working
or overstaying may face fines,
deportation and listing on
the Philippines immigration blacklist.
