You can check the list at the following website to see if your country is included: https://www. dfa. gov. ph/list-of-countries-for-21-day-visa.

When deciding on a non-immigrant visa, choose from the following categories: 9(A) Temporary Visitor’s Visa, for tourism and pleasure. 9(B) Transit, for traveling through the country. 9(C) Seaman, for workers entering the country on a boat. 9(D) Treaty Traders, for making financial trades in the Philippines. 9(E) Foreign Government Official. 9(F) Student. 9(G) Pre-Arranged Employees. Make sure to choose the right category so you get the correct visa form. If you’re not sure which form you should use, call the Consulate office to ask.

Basically, this visa allows you to stay in the Philippines until you can apply for permanent residency or citizenship. If you are over 21 and a child of a citizen, you will need to use a different visa or apply for citizenship.

You can have passport photos taken at most pharmacies and big-box stores.

You’ll also need to include your passport information, contact info for your employer, and the dates you intend to be in the Philippines. You also must note if you’ve ever been convicted of a crime. Type this form on the computer and print it out or write on it in legible print.

As of 2018, the fees for the temporary visitor’s visa were $30. 00 USD for a single-entry 3-month visa, $60. 00 USD for a multiple-entry 6-month visa, and $90. 00 USD for a multiple-entry, year-long visa, if your country has a visa agreement with the Philippines. If your country doesn’t have an agreement, those visas are $40. 00 USD, $80. 00 USD, and $120. 00 USD, respectively. For a seaman, the cost is $20. 00 USD. The visa is free for government officials. Usually, you will need to pay by cash or money order. Make the money order out to Embassy of the Philippines in most countries or Philippine Consulate General in the United States.

Include a self-addressed stamped envelope to have your passport returned. In the U. S. , you must pay for priority or express shipping.

You will also need a certified document from the police saying you don’t have a record (an original and a copy), as well as proof of your financial status, such as a pension fund, investments, bank certification, or a notarized Affidavit of Support signed by a relative in the Philippines (1 original and one copy).

In some cases, you may need to send in you and your spouse’s birth certificates, along with copies. Check with your local Consulate.

This document will also ask you if you’ve been convicted of a crime, and it will require information about your medical history.

Class A indicates you have a dangerous infectious disease or severe mental illness. Class B indicates you have a disability or condition that would make you dependent on the state. Class C is for minor conditions. You will need to have a copy of your laboratory reports and a picture of your chest X-ray as a negative or on a disk when you’re traveling to the Philippines.

Make the money order out to the Philippine Consulate General if in the United States or the Embassy of the Philippines if elsewhere.