Travel Tax and US Green Card?

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

I have been looking at the Philippine Tourism Authority site and it says my wife should be eligible for a exemption/reduced rate on her travel tax since she is US permanent resident.

Has anyone gotten this exemption? Kathlene has been living in the US for over a year and we just went back for a visit. I had to come home to go back to work, but Kathlene is staying another three weeks then coming home. I just want to be sure she brings enough money with her to the airport, but we also don't want to have a lot of extra pesos to have to sell back at a reduced rate either.

This is what the Tourism Authority site says about permanent residents of other countries:

Who can avail of a Travel Tax exemption/reduced rate and

What are the documents required?

(Presentation of passport required in all cases.)

Filipino permanent residents abroad whose stay in the Philippines is less than one (1) year.

Copies of the ID pages of passport and stamp of last arrival in RP

Proof of permanent residence in foreign country (e.g. US Green Card, Canadian form 1000, etc.)

_____

Also, is it an exemption or just a reduction in the tax? I know it isn't that much money, but if she doesn't have to pay it, we'd like to keep it!

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

I have been looking at the Philippine Tourism Authority site and it says my wife should be eligible for a exemption/reduced rate on her travel tax since she is US permanent resident.

Has anyone gotten this exemption? Kathlene has been living in the US for over a year and we just went back for a visit. I had to come home to go back to work, but Kathlene is staying another three weeks then coming home. I just want to be sure she brings enough money with her to the airport, but we also don't want to have a lot of extra pesos to have to sell back at a reduced rate either.

This is what the Tourism Authority site says about permanent residents of other countries:

Who can avail of a Travel Tax exemption/reduced rate and

What are the documents required?

(Presentation of passport required in all cases.)

Filipino permanent residents abroad whose stay in the Philippines is less than one (1) year.

Copies of the ID pages of passport and stamp of last arrival in RP

Proof of permanent residence in foreign country (e.g. US Green Card, Canadian form 1000, etc.)

_____

Also, is it an exemption or just a reduction in the tax? I know it isn't that much money, but if she doesn't have to pay it, we'd like to keep it!

Here is the full page:

http://www.boristravel.com/philippine%20tr...ax%20primer.htm

As a US Permanent Resident, or as a Balikbayan, whose stays for less than one year, she is exempt from the payment of travel tax. You still have to pay the Airport Fee.

--Bullwinkle

Edited February 6, 2009 by Rocky_nBullwinkle

[ED*Riza 0]

Hi, Last October 2008 , Ed and I went to the Philippines for 3 weeks vacation and when we came back I only paid P 750 for terminal fee and P 200 for the processing fee for the travel tax since I have a green card. Hope this help.

Riza

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

Thanks, that's what I thought, but just wanted to double check!

We live in western Kentucky, so I think it worked out pretty good us being gone during the recent ice storm, I don't know what Kathlene would have thought of all the damage and no power/heat for several days!

She comes home on the 22nd, so maybe they will have most everything cleaned up by then.

[ED*Riza 0]

You are welcome.. Spring is here soon.. looking forward to that..

[happywifeymom 4]

Thanks, that's what I thought, but just wanted to double check!

We live in western Kentucky, so I think it worked out pretty good us being gone during the recent ice storm, I don't know what Kathlene would have thought of all the damage and no power/heat for several days!

She comes home on the 22nd, so maybe they will have most everything cleaned up by then.

I went home last Sept. 08 and still had to pay the travel tax of 3,200 for me and my baby aside from the airport fee i paid.

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

Hi, Last October 2008 , Ed and I went to the Philippines for 3 weeks vacation and when we came back I only paid P 750 for terminal fee and P 200 for the processing fee for the travel tax since I have a green card. Hope this help.

Riza

I forgot about the processing fee:

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 03-2003

TO: ALL CONCERNED

RE: PROCESSING FEES

Effective January 1, 2004, the processing fee collected for every travel tax certificate issued, whether exemption, reduced rate or refund, is hereby increased to Two Hundred Pesos (P200 .00).

This accordingly amends Memorandum Circular No. 001-2000 that took effect on January 1, 2001.

Please be guided accordingly.

(original signed)

ROBERT DEAN S. BARBERS

General Manager & Chief Executive Officer

03 November 2003

--Bullwinkle

Edited February 6, 2009 by Rocky_nBullwinkle

[KC♥MP 0]

Hi, Last October 2008 , Ed and I went to the Philippines for 3 weeks vacation and when we came back I only paid P 750 for terminal fee and P 200 for the processing fee for the travel tax since I have a green card. Hope this help.

Riza

Like Riza, I also paid P750 for terminal fee and P200 for the processing fee at NAIA last Jan. 17, 2009. They also asked me to show another ID and a copy of my marriage certificate aside from my green card and passport so I guess you can have those in hand too in case they ask for them.