Quote Originally Posted by jimeve View Post
Thanks for the info, but what if I wanted to stay in the Philippines for the full
12 months, the air lines only allow so many months for a return flight.
if you see what I mean.
The answer is below, did you have with you the required papers and did you present them when the airline requested you to buy a return ticket, to explain them that you will ask a Balikbayan privilege at the immigration arrival?

4. For Family Members of a Balikbayan
  • Valid passport
  • Any of the following:
    - birth certificate in the case of the children
    - marriage certificate in case of spouses
    - adoption papers in case of legally-adopted children