philippine visitors visa application

[IainBusby]

Unless its changed since I was in Manila, Jun ethis year... a visitor can stay 21 days without a visa. If a longer stay is required you can apply for an extension - making 59 days from your arrival the cost is about P4000 but check their website.

You can re-new on payment ..for another 59 days.

I think its a maximum of 2 years but you need to check at the 12 month point. AND you are supposed to have a valid return air ticket.

Obvioulsy if you plan on staying more than 21 days...its better to apply at the embassy in London and pay there... it avoids any opportunist pricing.

Hope that helps...

( edit) PS... the extension to 59 days assumes you did this "on a whim" to further your stay as other will advise...if you PLAN on a 59/60 stay....see the above last line

Art

For opportunist pricing read kano or white man's tax. It's supposed to be the same everywhere, a price fixed by the Philippine government, but as you will have read in previous postings, if your a whitey, what you will be charged can vary wildly. Here are the official prices http://immigration.gov.ph/index.php?...=118&Itemid=43

Iain.

[therunningman]

Everywhere i looked for information on a 59 day tourist visa they said i must include a travel Itinerary with my application. But on the downloaded pdf forms from the Philippine embassy their were no requirements for this. But i had to know for sure before i submitted the application. So i just phone up the embassy which as taken all day for them to pick up. and they said i do not have to include travel Itinerary. Its best to get it right on the first time, rather than get it rejected. thanks for all your help.

[Travellor]

I think u can get a 59 day visa from embassy here.

My friend has done this once in Liverpool without any problems and told me they could help them enough