9a Tourist Visa (Non-Immigrant Visa)

Any foreign national may come to the Philippines for business, tourism or medical purposes with a temporary visitor’s visa – also known as a tourist visa. Typically, no visa is issued for 21 days upon arrival, except to specific nationalities. This visa may then be renewed with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for periods of 59 days, for a maximum of one year.

The purpose of the tourist visa is just either for medical or tourism purposes. A foreigner using the tourist visa for one time business is allowed; continuous business violates Philippine immigration law, and thus requires a business or 9g work visa, otherwise penalties will be imposed.

• Registration with the Bureau of Immigration, or office of the municipal or city treasurer in areas outside Manila;
• Current passport with valid entry visa; and
• If entry visa has already expired, paid incurred fines.

A tourist visa is very simple to procure: foreign national must only proceed to the Bureau of Immigration for processing.

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