21 or 30 days?

[usa32]

7 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

You can stay as long as you like, but I suspect you mean how long can you stay 'for free' and without having to go to BI for a visa.

Sonjack stated it was 30 days so what happens if you stay 31 days?  They are usually quite strict about that so you won't be able to leave until you go to the BI office and pay about 3,000 pesos to 'buy' up to 29 more days. (Experienced travelers have figured out how to pay for the additional 29 days on arrival at the airport but that has never worked for me).

Yes. Was talking about before you have to get an extension. Since it is 30 days ,starting the day after i arrive. I will probably include a one day window in there just in case.

 

Thank you guys

 

[Sander Martin]

Oh really. I do apologise for the misleading info then. I have been allways told that you need the have a current exiting ticket... Guess that the rule has been changed....

im glad you guys corrected the misinformation i gave... I was trying to help, but i failed. I dont want anyone to waste money.

Thanks guys for correcting me!

Edited April 19, 2016 by Sander Martin

[Kuya John]

Forgive I'm a little confused here (might be my age )

30 day visa on arrival, which can be extended by paying for a extended visa.

Plane ticket, must be return or onward journey...is that correct?

Foreigners married to a Filipina/ Filipino are allowed to stay up to 12 month's is that correct ?

[Gratefuled]

5 hours ago, Kuya John said:

Forgive I'm a little confused here (might be my age )

30 day visa on arrival, which can be extended by paying for a extended visa.

Plane ticket, must be return or onward journey...is that correct?

Foreigners married to a Filipina/ Filipino are allowed to stay up to 12 month's is that correct ?

You do not need to be married to a Filipina to stay longer. You can stay as long as you want as long as you keep paying for extensions. You will have to pay for an ACR card that is renewable annually for a fee. 

Enjoy

[Jollygoodfellow]

16 hours ago, Kuya John said:

Foreigners married to a Filipina/ Filipino are allowed to stay up to 12 month's is that correct ?

I think you are thinking of the balikbayan visa privilege which if arriving with your wife you can have that stamped in your passport, good for 12 months but can also be changed into tourist visa at the end to continue your stay.

http://www.immigration.gov.ph/faqs/visa-inquiry/balikbayan-previlege

For tourist who extend their visas you have 36 months before a trip out as long as you keep extensions up and have your ECC before flying out.

 

[Jollygoodfellow]

20 hours ago, manofthecoldland said:

Please try to get your facts straight before posting and misinforming people about the onward ticket. You are needlessly costing them money if providing bad information. I have always had onward/return tickets for anywhere from 2-6 months after arrival and have never had a problem or been out of compliance with the laws. I have made a score of long term trips over the years.

Visas are a confusing thing. Things change, information changes and also a lot of old info out there in different websites so people will make mistakes in their advice which they believe is correct at the time. As we all have different degrees of knowledge or experience the best we can do is share what we think is correct and for others to correct wrong info which has been done in this topic so no harm is done.

[OnMyWay]

On 4/19/2016 at 9:06 PM, manofthecoldland said:

Please try to get your facts straight before posting and misinforming people about the onward ticket. You are needlessly costing them money if providing bad information. I have always had onward/return tickets for anywhere from 2-6 months after arrival and have never had a problem or been out of compliance with the laws. I have made a score of long term trips over the years.

I have another angle on this that someone may or not think is wise.

It depends on your situation.

It is true that technically, according to BI, you do not have to have the onward ticket within 30 days.  I went to Singapore last November I had one for more than 30 days out.  I carried a copy of JGF's BI message with me, just in case it was questioned.  The departure airport is the place you are most likely to be questioned about an onward ticket.  Keep in mind, I was departing from a Philippine airport staffed with Filipino agents who are more likely to be familiar with the Philippine BI rule in question.  If I were denied boarding at Clark, no big deal.  I would go home and bitch about it to you guys.

Would I always do this?  No.  Why?  In certain situations, keeping your ticket within the 30 day window gives you "insurance" against trip interruption caused by someone who does not know better.

Here is a real situation where I would buy it again for within 30 days, as insurance.

I was leaving the U.S., moving over to PH.  I was flying Delta, one way, from LAX.  If I were to be denied boarding due to not having the ticket within 30 days, that would be extremely stressful and possibly costly.  So I anted up for p1500 or about $30 for the ticket within 30 days.  A small price to pay for peace of mind.

So what happened?  The matronly Delta agent can only see one thing in the computer.  I should have a return ticket within 30 days (actually 21 at the time) and her mind interprets this as I must have a round trip ticket coming back within 21 days.  I show her my throwaway to Malaysia, with 21 days, and her feeble mind is not running on all cylinders.  Does not compute!  Does not compute!  Call the supervisor.  After 10 minutes and a few phone calls, I am ok to go.  They really did not have a clue or anything in the computer about Philippines rules, in any detail.

Moral of the story.  Don't assume everyone knows the correct rules all over the world and don't jeopardize an important or expensive trip for a few measly pesos.  There is usually always a cheap throw away available.

 

[Tukaram (Tim)]

36 minutes ago, OnMyWay said:

So what happened?  The matronly Delta agent can only see one thing in the computer.  I should have a return ticket within 30 days (actually 21 at the time) and her mind interprets this as I must have a round trip ticket coming back within 21 days.  

I had the same thing happen 3 years ago, at DFW, when I was moving over here.  The Korean lady from Korean Air insisted I needed a round trip ticket. I politely told her I did not. I kept asking for a supervisor and she finally called one over - I think just to shut me up. The supervisor took one look at my exit ticket and said I was good to go.

I did not rub it in... but the ticket agent looked embarrassed. The supervisor looked at her like she was an idiot.

[virginprune]

I had the same scenario last October at Heathrow with the check in girl with Singapore Airlines. 

[Jollygoodfellow]

36 minutes ago, virginprune said:

I had the same scenario last October at Heathrow with the check in girl with Singapore Airlines. 

So it's a matter of having the facts in hand. Its not a matter of my information being wrong but a matter of some do not understand.