Nope that is not Paul's first visit to Philippines after our wed, he'd been in and out for 3 or 4 times. I have a brother who work in a travel agency and he advises us to apply for an extension visa or else the immigration in the airport will give us a fine.Originally Posted by Arthur Little
Good for Paul!But I'd have thought the fact that he was ALREADY married to a Philippine National [yourself] would have automatically exempted him from ANY extension fee.
Of course, if I remember correctly, YOU initially came to the *UK on a Fiancee Visa ... and, consequently, yourwould've take place *HERE ... in which case, I imagine yours and Paul's recent trip was HIS first since you got married. Myrna and I, on the other hand, held OUR ceremony in the Phils ... and, since I didn't leave Davao on the date I'd originally been scheduled to [according to my air tickets] I NEEDED to pay for an extension. Whereas, HAD I EXITED the country just after the wedding ... and later RE-ENTERED as the husband of a Filipina, I would have (if I'd wanted to) been able to stay for up to a year WITHOUT having to visit the Immigration Office. Or so I understand, anyway.
Is this correct?
Im not sure though for the " up to a year visa without having to visit the Immigration Office". But I think there is this visa that you can get right then and there in the immigration if you enter the country with your wife/husband that is a Filipino Citizen, this is called a Balikbayan Visa which is good for up to a year. I think
Just feel free to correct me if im wrong
but just couldn't put a NAME to it! Thanks for keeping me right.
