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@JenniferTerri do you have any information on the possible visa changes that possibly will be passed around the time of the state of the nation address. Any information or clarity would be a great help thank you
Hi; Teri my question is my brother is planning to visit Philippines next month October 2023 he is pilipino passport holder and green card holder that expired next year Dec 2024. Did he okay to travel for that green card expired 2024? We just renew his passport 2 month ago also. Second question is he only have one COVID vaccines is that also okay to travel? Please advice. Thank you!
@@MAMAROSE808 do.usembassy.gov/what-to-do-if-your-lpr-card-or-green-card-is-expired-lost-or-stolen/ It says here depende sa validity ng GC. Why not irenew niya nlang po before magbakasyon 😅
Hello everyone I wanted to write a sort of journal of my stay in the Philippines, so it may help other foreigners such as myself with extreme anxiety and stress with the system there. I arrived on February 2nd of this year to live with my girlfriend in Manila. As a Canadian, I was legally able to be there without anything but a return ticket back to Calgary, Canada and obviously a passport for a duration of no more than 30 days. During the last two weeks of February, before my legal 30 days expired my girlfriend and I decided to make the trip to the Bureau of Immigration Head Office. 3 hour bus ride from Novaliches , Quezon City area. If your looking to go there as well, and as I highly recommend because of my positive experience, please remember to dress in pants and remove your hat. There is a dress code there and other foreigners were being turned away because if this so please be warned of this. No shorts especially! I entered the immigration but my girlfriend was told to wait outside which she patiently did. The first step was going to a area to fill out some quick paperwork and then I was given a forum and instructions to which booth I needed to goto. I had to make various trips to different booths and the final result was a ACR card and my three month extension receipt. Your stamped paperwork with your receipt is your extension so keep it safe you will need this for your next extension or leaving the country !!. After this was done I was legally able to be there until June. Also please keep in mind that after you stay in the Philippines for more than six months you will need to also obtain an exit clearance so keep this in mind if you intent on staying there longer than six months. I unfortunately needed to be back in Canada so I booked my flight for May 8 of this year. My entire stay was from Feb 2 to May 8 which is a few days more than four months total. I still had an extra month paid for but as mentioned I needed to be back in Canada. I became very stressed because my plane tickets costed me 3300cad for a one way trip back to Canada ! So I didn't want any trips ups of missing my flight or being told I had insufficient paperwork. I also registered for the Etravel online as well. At the moment foreigners do not have to register for Etravel but I've heard conflicting information of immigration asking for it either way so I did it to be safe. It's easy and quick and I covered all my bases. My flight out of Manila was for 12:05pm in the afternoon. We booked a grab for 5 am in Quezon City, Novaliches area. I didn't get to the airport until roughly 815am. Keep in mind get to the airport early please! as the airport fills up with people very quickly. I brought with me my Passport, my ACR card, Extension paper, Etravel information, flight ticket and my Canadian ID. I even brought with me papers with my girlfriend and my name on it to show where I was staying. I only had to show my Air ticket, passport and extension paper... That's it ! The stress and anxiety was over ! My ultimate goal here is to write some information here for people to read so they're arnt a basketcase of stress like I was ... Remember to bring with you all your paperwork ! And if please remember if your there for more than six months you need a ECC. This can be done at the airport in Terminal 3 or an immigration office. I was fearful that I needed to goto terminal three and sit and wait if I didn't have sufficient paperwork and miss a flight or worse just pointless obsticles that I hear about time to time but everything went smooth. Thanks for reading and all the best folks.!
Hi thanks so much for this comment! I'm visiting the Philippines with my USC husband and it's his first time as well so I've been searching all around the Internet on what to expect and luckily found your comment!
That departure details is good to know. I havent been here since 2015 and to get visa extensions id normally go to the hot crowded noisy Immigration office near Rizal Park but this time i found a new large cold quiet and not crowded office on the 5th level of Ayala Circuit Mall in Makati just 10 minutes from where i was staying. There was no dress code, i entered in shorts and a hat and probably half in there ( about 20 wore shorts). My gf entered with me and filled out my paperwork which was only 1 sheet, i got a 59 day extension after requesting 6 months along with the ACR card for a total amount of 7588P. Ive since extended it for 2 months there at a cost of 1800P. To my surprise they dont require a passport size photo for each extension anymore and on both occasions i was in and out within 15 minutes. Was planning on staying 9 months but as i cannot obtain cash from an ATM, pawnshop or Philippino bank, using a Mastercard debit card issued by an Australian Bank, im leaving after 5 months so i can avoid paying any exit tax.
Thank you for telling us about your experience. I am from Calgary as well and am going to manila in November and I have never been to the Philippines before so this really helps to ease my mind. I will be able to relax now thank you.
Just as an FYI to Balikbayans who have renewed their passport while they were in the Philippines, my experience for many years including earlier this month is that there was NO NEED for me to transfer my BB stamp to my new passport. I brought my old passport with me just in case the immigration officer wanted to see the stamp but she said it was not necessary. Immigration may have an electronic record of your entry into the country when they scan your passport hence showing the old passport being not required. I would bring the old passport with you anyway just in case they ask. With that said, I should say a huge thanks for Jennifer and her work on this since 2020 or so. You've been great!
Transfer of stamp? 😮 Just another bureaucracy, and a fee may be. Only to go to the BI, traffic, hot, queue, arrogant staff, irrelevant questions and etc. All of these are terribly annoying 😢
Then don’t come . Simple . I never had any issues at all. Not annoying at all. Maybe you are the problem . And you know it’s hot here , so I you do t like the heat , go elsewhere .
@@wengelder9256 🤣🤣🤣why getting angry with the truth. I don't mind hot climate done by weather conditions. But hotness stocked in a traffic is like being inside an oven. I don't poses an air-conditioned car, nor can afford a taxi. You may keep passivity and patience to yourself. Admit it or not, the poorer a country is, the harder they are, to their citizens. In reality it is us who should change attitude. Government employees are the ones who should work for us, nope it's us who's making their jobs easier.
@@michaelamontemayor448 why do u claim to have the truth ? Just a one man opinion .And u can’t afford a taxi ? Seriously . And your original post is not about filipino citizens but about foreigners . You are confused . And what do u think Filipinos have to endure when going overseas ? If they can get a visa . You think they can stay three years . Anyway not interested .
@@wengelder9256 I appreciate your patriotism. The reaction you have favors government employees and their bureaucracies. Somehow you could be working for one of the most corrupt institution. The Bureau of Immigration.
Hi Jennifer, thanks to your advice I arrived in the Philippines on Saturday with no problems whatsoever. Getting through immigration was done very Very quickly, and waited very little time collecting luggage. Now 3 weeks to enjoy the Philippines. Thank you.👍😎❤️
What was asked in the immigration? and I'm afraid if my luggage will be taken somewhere else if I'm not there in time. When checking your luggage in did the staff give you a receipt to claim it?
@@dayanaruniqueexperiences5856 they just ask usual basic questions no hassle. They didn't check my luggage. Very easy process.just collect luggage usual way👍
Jennifer - Hi. Rob from England here.I would just like to say "thank you" for the most helpful videos you have produced relating to Immigration visas, E-travel, ECCs etc. They helped me greatly when I travelled to the Phils for the first time last November and are, again, proving so helpful as I prepare for my next visit. You take away much of the worry and provide a wonderfully clear path through all the red tape bureaucracy visitors are confronted with. Again, thank you. Keep up the great work - Rob
I did the same as well...I was not even bothered for it. This was travel through Clark International airport. Not sure if that matters. I guess better to have it, the one time you don't , they will ask!
Dear Jennifer you are absolutely wonderful for providing all the information to those that love to visit the Philippines, like myself. Next week once again I fly to Manila....WOW!!!!
I was just about to search for this very information. We are going to Korea for our anniversary at the end of June and this was the exact information I was needing. Visa run set to launch!! You are always on point Jen... Salamat
Jennifer, there’s a rumor floating around here in the US that a new rule came out in March 2023. Which stated that Filipino’s with US passports born in the Philippine can still get Balikbayan status but their spouse and children born in the US with US passports will have to obtain a visa if their stay is longer than 30 days.
Rumours that the visa rules are set to change. The tourist visa situation may change so foreigners won't be able to keep extending up to 3 years without putting up a crazy bond or meeting extra requirements that could be tricky for many foreigners who are staying in the Philippines. Talk of the Philippines government pushing the digital nomad agenda despite the internet being too slow and unreliable compared to many other Asian countries. Any thoughts?
Hi Jennifer, thanks as always for your time and efforts with the updates. As a foreigner who is about to leave the the Philippines after a few months vacation, I thought I needed to apply to e travel again so I did. There was an option to declare having a Filipino or foreign passport, which is strange if foreigners do not need to apply for e travel . I was given a QR code at the end of the application also.
Please note that if you are a dual citizen you will carry better protections and access to consular help of your foreign country if you enter the Philippines only with your foreign passport. For example, the US government can and will help you evacuate back to US in cases where something bad happens in the Philippines during your stay(e.g. pandemic, political riots, natural disasters). This benefit may be severely hindered if you enter with the Philippine passport as you will be seen and treated as a local. More restrictions will also apply to you during your exit from the Philippines. Hence, in forums and discussions among dual citizens, if one intends to stay briefly in the Philippines, the consensus is tonavoid entering with the Philippine passport and only use your foreign passport. In most cases of dual citizens visiting Philippines for a short trip, we would consider Jennifer’s approach as a really bad advice. 😢
Dual citizen here, I just left the Philippines 2 days ago….none of these was asked, including etravel registration. Was not even asked if I’m dual or not.
During arrival, they asked for the etravel QR code. When registering for etravel you input all vaccination info but they didn’t asked for the actual vaccination card.
Leaving Ph. PR sa ibang bansa . 2wks vacay lang s PH. . If aalis PH hahanap p nila vax cert or Nega Test para makaAlis ? Ehold ba nila kahit PR naman pero pH passport holder.
the facebook page of BI says to have ECC-B if the tourist is less than 6 months in ph, more specifically 5 months in my case. so which info is correct - the one in this video or the one mentioned by BI?
My wife and I are traveling to Malaysia on June 10, 2023 and coming back to PI on June 18, 2023. We were just at BI Manila yesterday, June 3, 2023, to get my ACR-I card. After 5 hours of waiting I finally got my ACR-I card. I have stayed in the Philippines for more than 6 months but less than 1 year and the BI officer that processes ECCs told us that I do not need to apply for an ECC-B because I haven't stayed more than 1 year. Although he did say that I will need to pay a fee at the airport. I have been debating on whether or not I should try and register on the E-Services website, specifically to take care of the Re-Entry permit. But from my understanding, I can get that at the BI in NAIA.
Pls include on your vlog- how to apply for dual citizenship at Philippine Embassy Manila or Cebu Phil. How long it takes to get appointment and how long to be sworn in for Phil citizenship, how much the cost of applications and all fees or what is the best way to be a citizen. Thank you! 👍🦋😊
Hi Jennifer. I've been in the Philippines for 3 weeks and recently extended my stay by a further 1 month. Will be collecting my ACR Card and ECC next month. Overall, the experience with Immigration has been extremely smooth and satisfying. Always a pleasure watching your content. Maraming salamat po. 😊
Well, I've just been both in and out to visit my wife & family. It was a nightmare. Never again. Time to pull my family out and sell up. Married 20 years & 2 kids and I've never known it so ridiculous.
I had my Philippine passport renewed while in the Philippines but did not go to BI Office to transfer my BB visa stamp from my old to new passport. I just presented my both old and new passports upon departure to the Immigration Officer. No questions asked.
The travel tax (which I have just paid online) is 1,620 plus 50 pesos, so 1,670 pesos if paid online and is for Economy & BUSINESS class passengers. and is 2,700 pesos for First Class. (Not even sure anyone has 1st class to Philippines these days).
just for information my wife is a dual citizen and we are just leaving PH for a vacation she does not hold PH passport but has cert of citizenship and she does not have to pay travel tax this is fron the immigration office she just present a copy of her cert of citizenship.
Hello Jennifer am your long time silent listener... Thank you so much. Your info is always helpful especially those who are not aware traveling in the Philippines. I wish watch your vlogg before entering at the Airport that full of surprise 🫢 God bless!
I'm leaving for the philippines here in 2 days..thanks for all the travel advice...my etravel is all filled out and I"M ready to go with no restrictions....Korea was the unknown because of the transfer...but no restrictions..flying asiana
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Hey Jennifer, hope you’re doing OK. I haven’t seen a new video in quite some time so I’m hoping everything’s OK. I’m sure there might be a lot of questions from people about the new rules that are being discussed but as of right now it seems like just rumors.
thank you po sa information Ms. Terri,sorry po ask ko lang po and clear... ako po kase ay PR Visa holder papuntang Canada.. and first time ko din po luluwas ng ibang bansa... applicable pa din po ba ung ACR Card, ECC and pay travel tax? sana po masagot.... marami pong salamat..
Entered the Philippines on the 20th of July, Leaving the Philippines on the 20th of January to Thailand - Do I need to do an exit clearance as it is exactly 6 months I have been here or should I leave a day early and not have to worry about the clearance ? Thanks in advance
Jennifer thank you so much. For a SRRV holder, you said Travel Pass is needed at 9:08 ? Are you talking about about just Etravel online form for departure?
Clearly you are a Philippine Immigration Agent/Officer. What if you are a Section 13(a) Visa holder and you were unable to renew your passport, which expired in 2019. What are your options?
Hi. I suggest to renew your passport since you can't travel on an expired one. If you're in PH and you need to travel to your country of citizenship, then you can go to your embassy and probably obtain a "travel document". It's a piece of paper that will allow you to travel 1 time to your country (where you can renew your passport). If you're not up to date with your ACR fees, you'll have to settle the fines with the Bureau of Immigration prior to your travel.
I have question Ms.Jenn when I arrived together with my husband and I inform BI officer that I’m availing balikbayan privilege., I’m just curious I did not see any stamp on the passport that We avail for balikbayan privilege., but I inform BI and show to her our marriage certificate., is there anything else to do or we’re fine. Thanks advance to those who will answer.
Can you please pass on a plea to those in charge of holding the interviews for a Filipina to get a visitors Visa to the UK (and elsewhere) to find a way for the Filipina to do the interview and biometrics without having to go to either Manila or Cebu. They have to also pick their passport/visa up back at those offices in 5 to 10 working days afterwards. This means from places like Southern Leyte two trips of 3 days each and the cost of flights and hotels extra... for her and her young daughter. The ability to do this on their own islands would help them a lot and many Filipinas that are trying to visit abroad.
Hi. At the moment, there's no alternative to this. It's the individual embassy/ embassies which dictate the rules (if they require personal appearance for interview, biometrics etc). If the applicants come from another province/ island, then they have to bear the cost (travel, hotel, food, etc). It's part of the travel process. From what I know, the embassies of USA, Canada, Austria, Germany all require personal appearance. If the applicant/ sponsor doesn't have the cash for these expenses, then don't travel (or save up first).
Hi Jennifer thank you for your informative videos. Do I still need to fill up an Etravel form if I had filled up one prior to entering Philippines? For example. I want to visit another country then return to the Philippines after 2 weeks do I need to fill up another etravel form
For a tourist staying over a year, I will just need to bring my visa extension receipts, pay travel tax, and apply for the ECC, if I understand correctly. And I can do this all at the airport? No need for a trip to the BI?
You could, but I wouldn't do the EEC at the airport. Because there's the option of getting it ahead of time, Murphy's Law applies: The one time you choose to wait until you're at the airport, that's the time there's a day-long power outage and/or the office is closed that day. Unless it's unusually hard to go to a local BI office, I would just get it done before heading to the airport.
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Mam Jennifer, Good Day! I am an OFW, Po and have been working with the same employer for several years na. Do I need to attend a pre departure seminar before leaving the Philippines? or is it only required for first time OFW's leaving the country?
Hi Jennifer ,my husband's balikbayan visa is going to expire on January, can we exit the country,go to neighboring countries and re enter and get another year of balikbayan visa?
Good morning Jeniffer.. Thank you for your videos very helpfull.. I will be traveling to Cebu - in the month of September.. And then yes Ive had a look at the etravel - arriving I must get that QR code - no problem .. Near the end of the etravel you fill in, it asks where you will be staying while in the Philippens, has a drop down menu of a few hotels... The place that I know and have chosen to stay is not a pension house - in the drop down menu.. Please can you guide me in how to write an adress in the e travel... thank you Hayden :)
If they are foreign citizens & not dual, then they can get a student visa (will need docs from the school). If they are dual citizens, then they don't need a visa. If you are a PH citizen or former Filipino citizen, then they can travel with you & get 1 year balikbayan privilege - bring their birth certificates to show relationship to you. Before the 1 year ends, they can leave the country to visit you, then travel with them again for them to get Balikbayan privilege. (they can't get it if they travel alone/ without you)
Hi, Jennifer. I arrived Philippines last November with my wife, so I got a balikbayan stamp on my passport. We will be leaving Philippines temporarily, this coming October. Will I need to file an ECC?
Hi Jennifer.. good info for us .. but one question.. Im holding now a french passport and me and my husband and kids are going soon in the Philippines for a short vacation..Do we need that balikbayan stamp before leaving in the Philippines ? Kadaghan pong chichi boritchi ani nila oy.. Before i always bring my/our marriage contract and its enough.. Dapat naa nalang silay office in every departure area para less ang kakapoy .. My goodness.. 😢😢😢😊
I have just tried to sort out my departure from the Philippines on the Immigration website, when I enter my details for the EEC-B I get an error message popping up telling me: Failed! No I-Card Record Found, uggh!! I have tried all the numbers on the card the SSRN: number on the front of the card, all the numbers on the back of the card, serial number, ACR No, and the ICR number, none of them work, all result in the same error message: FAILED! NO I-CARD RECORD FOUND. My ACR-I card was issued in July this year, looks like I have no choice but to go to the head office. Thank you the Bureau Of Immigration Of The Philippines, for making your website totally useless.
Question po.. I do get 3 months visa from Philippine Embassy in my country but only 59 days stay... how do i get additional days? as I do have to stay for 6 days more for my training.
I tried online to apply for ECC but it complains about my ACR tourist card and wouldn't allow me to complete online, and keep saying my ACR tourist card not valid (but they forceda to get the card and changed me lots of pesos to get an ACR tourist card), so I stopped by Cebu immigration office and they want extra 1500 pesos for same day service so I refused to pay so they ask me to wait for 3 business days
I have an acr card and have never had ecc certificate and we leave the country every year for our trip to the states. We're on a cruise in Alaska right now. We just go to immigration office in tacloban and pay the travel tax two weeks before we fly. And show the receipt to the immigration officer at the airport and they never ask for anything else
Yeah thats my question I have never had to get the ECC certificate also and a re-entry permit so I am confused or has things changed. I just paid my Travel Tax and the Immigration fee when leaving the airport
@Wild Bill it's obvious we don't need it.. they don't ask for anything but my Acr card when I get off the plane. And we'll be back in the country next week and I'm sure it will be the same..
Hello and thank you in advance, my son is a dual Australian and Filipino citizen and holds passports for both. On the etravel form it says Filipino passport, and next question citizenship. Can I tick Filipino passport and tick Australian citizen or just do Filipino for both?
I have been to the Philippines 3x in the last 5 years (former Filipino). I only present my Canadian passport and they stamp and write the date of arrival and 1 yr after date of arrival. They write BB or Balikbayan near the stamp. They never ask for old Phil passport. Canadian passport has a Place of Birth written on it that’s why immig offers know that you’re former Filipino.
Hi. I tried the Eservice for paying my departure fees. I am a 13(A) visa holder so every time i leave i pay 2,170 pesos except for the first departure of each calendar year which is 2,880 pesos. Unfortunately the system wants to charge me 2,880 pesos. Needless to say I did not proceed. I shall just pay the 2,170 at the airport ! Perhaps you could advise the BI of this glitch. The system should know that it is not my first entry of the year. It is more like my 20th. Would be very convenient if it worked though!
Hi. I m going back from Philippines to India via singapore as transit. I have Singapore multiple entry visa. I stayed for just 12 days, so do i need to fill departure form as well. Please suggest
Hello Jennifer. Thank you for all travel info guide. My question is - I am traveling with my adult kids who has foreign passport Canadian, we’re entering Philippines together however they are departing Philippines earlier, staying for 2 weeks, I am staying extra week. Is there extra requirements for them to exit Philippines without myself who has the balikbayan privileges. Your reply is greatly appreciated if you have some info for my inquiry.
I have a probationary 13A visa and plant to travel back to USA. It is less then 6 months old; I have been in the Phils less then 6 months. What are the requirements/travel tax's if any... Thanks, love your channel. Willie
