Quote Originally Posted by PeterB View Post
Why not get yourself a tourist visa before you leave UK? Then you have an initial stay of 59 days, and can extend it every 2 months. I'm hoping that I will only have to extend once more before my 13a is approved!

Oh, and I've never been asked for my return ticket on arrival at Davao - even before I had a tourist visa.
No problem getting a tourist visa but it would still expire four months befor my return ticket to the UK