visiting phils beyond 21 days

[mari joe 1]

hello everyone! I'm usc planning to see my SO for about a month this summer. i think the normal visiters visa is good for 21 days. do i need a different visa for longer or should i buy tickets for a month stay and then extend the visa when i get to the phils? thanks you guys for the help

[Dave & Jenny 0]

hello everyone! I'm usc planning to see my SO for about a month this summer. i think the normal visiters visa is good for 21 days. do i need a different visa for longer or should i buy tickets for a month stay and then extend the visa when i get to the phils? thanks you guys for the help

You have two ways to go. You can apply at the Philippine Embassy for a tourist visa that lasts the duration of your trip. Or you can go on a 21-day visa and renew. I would caution though that on entry if they look closely at your return ticket, you *could* run a risk that they notice your return is for >21 days and this could cause problems...

If you have the time, I would check into the visa, or book a flight returning in 21 days that you can change.

Dave

[Tahoma 2,292]

hello everyone! I'm usc planning to see my SO for about a month this summer. i think the normal visiters visa is good for 21 days. do i need a different visa for longer or should i buy tickets for a month stay and then extend the visa when i get to the phils? thanks you guys for the help

Hi mari joe...

I don't know the answer to your question, but I saw a discussion about it on another web site. The website is: livingincebu.com.

If I remember right, you can renew your visa in the Philippines.

[dale_trisha 3]

hello everyone! I'm usc planning to see my SO for about a month this summer. i think the normal visiters visa is good for 21 days. do i need a different visa for longer or should i buy tickets for a month stay and then extend the visa when i get to the phils? thanks you guys for the help

You have two ways to go. You can apply at the Philippine Embassy for a tourist visa that lasts the duration of your trip. Or you can go on a 21-day visa and renew. I would caution though that on entry if they look closely at your return ticket, you *could* run a risk that they notice your return is for >21 days and this could cause problems...

If you have the time, I would check into the visa, or book a flight returning in 21 days that you can change.

Dave

The correct path if your ticket is longer than 21 days is to get a visa in advance. Rarely do tickets get checked but mine has been.

[eros_EX_Plumber 0]

hello everyone! I'm usc planning to see my SO for about a month this summer. i think the normal visiters visa is good for 21 days. do i need a different visa for longer or should i buy tickets for a month stay and then extend the visa when i get to the phils? thanks you guys for the help

You have two ways to go. You can apply at the Philippine Embassy for a tourist visa that lasts the duration of your trip. Or you can go on a 21-day visa and renew. I would caution though that on entry if they look closely at your return ticket, you *could* run a risk that they notice your return is for >21 days and this could cause problems...

If you have the time, I would check into the visa, or book a flight returning in 21 days that you can change.

Dave

The correct path if your ticket is longer than 21 days is to get a visa in advance. Rarely do tickets get checked but mine has been.

They checked mine too...for those time I went there....

But you can work around that problem, by buying a slighter expensive ticket where you able to change RETURN date and should only cost something like $100 or just a little more as penalty...depending the airline...after you enter.

so please check with the AIRLINE first ...to find out how much it will cost you to change the return date....at a later moment.

But DON'T FORGET...You still have to go and EXTEND your VISA while you there....

Edited May 15, 2009 by Eros_the_Plumber

[mari joe 1]

hello everyone! I'm usc planning to see my SO for about a month this summer. i think the normal visiters visa is good for 21 days. do i need a different visa for longer or should i buy tickets for a month stay and then extend the visa when i get to the phils? thanks you guys for the help

You have two ways to go. You can apply at the Philippine Embassy for a tourist visa that lasts the duration of your trip. Or you can go on a 21-day visa and renew. I would caution though that on entry if they look closely at your return ticket, you *could* run a risk that they notice your return is for >21 days and this could cause problems...

If you have the time, I would check into the visa, or book a flight returning in 21 days that you can change.

Dave

The correct path if your ticket is longer than 21 days is to get a visa in advance. Rarely do tickets get checked but mine has been.

i want to book my flight for the duration of 30 days. so do i apply to the to the philippine embassy in usa? or... just point me in the right direction pls.

[sj5 4]

You can get a visa in Philippines before your 21 days or on your 21 days in Philippines.

Edited May 15, 2009 by sj5

[maritoni 3]

You can renew your visa at least 3 days before the 21 days expires,they will give you another 59 days,depends on the remaining days... and you can just visit some tour agencies to save time and money and the visa cost 4,000 pesos...at least that's what we did when hubby was here...

Goodluck..

[Dakine 26]

I went to a local Philippine Bureau of Immigration near where I was staying in PI after being there 18 days. Paid "about" P2500 for a 59 day extension.

[Dakine 26]

Correction

I went to a local Philippine Bureau of Immigration near where I was staying in PI after being there 18 days. Paid "about" P3000 for a 38 day extension.

http://immigration.gov.ph//index.php?optio...2&Itemid=43

[mari joe 1]

Correction

I went to a local Philippine Bureau of Immigration near where I was staying in PI after being there 18 days. Paid "about" P3000 for a 38 day extension.

http://immigration.gov.ph//index.php?optio...2&Itemid=43

ok i understand that i can get an extension after i arrive but do i need to book a flight at 21 days then change it after i am there to 30 days? immigration always asks "how long is your stay?". did anyone here book their flight for longer than 21 days without a visa waiver?

[dale_trisha 3]

Yes but I got the 59 day visa from the Philippines Consulate in Chicago before I left for Phil.

[mari joe 1]

ok i guess thats the safest way to go about it. thank you all for your replies

[MikenKyhen 0]

I wouldn't do it that way. I booked my flight for a full month and had no problems. While I was in the PI I decided to extend my stay and it cost 400.00 dollars to change my flight but I didn't even think about renewing my visa so when I finally did get ready to leave and was at Manila International getting my boarding pass they checked my passport and saw that I had stayed past 21 days. they just sent me to immigration bureau office or window rather and I just paid them 2000 pesos. They stamped my passport and sent me on my way no problem but buying a ticket for a 21 day stay and then extending it once you get there when you already know you are goig to stay longer is a waste of money. Like I said it cost me 400 dollars to change my flight. Have a great trip. Mike

[forestrose 0]

hello everyone! I'm usc planning to see my SO for about a month this summer. i think the normal visiters visa is good for 21 days. do i need a different visa for longer or should i buy tickets for a month stay and then extend the visa when i get to the phils? thanks you guys for the help

hello, as far as I know , you can stay beyond 21 days , but you will pay tax at the airport, that is aside from the travel tax they will collect before you leave , it happenend to my hubby , when he was here december 07 when we first met , he asked the official what the payment for , he said for staying over 21 days , he didnt know , he just told me about it when he got home, the second time he came he didnt tell me if he paid the same maybe ; but be sure to register your presence here to the US Embassy upon your arrival ;