Philippines Visa Extension?

NO

onward tickets only are required to travel into Philippines

once you are in paradise

Visa extension is easy and requires NO onward ticket

and if ever you leave and come back, take an onward ticket as long valid as possible, it only has to go OUT of Philippines, no matter where, the cheapest onward tickets are Air Asia to from Cklark to Kota Kinabalu

if you book a few months ahead of time, they usually are 20-30 us$.

For now you are safe, after the initial 59 days you may be required to have an

Alien Certificate of Registration

issued with your 2nd visa extension, costs 60US$ and takes 3 days to process when done through a travel agent doing your visa extensions. this card (plastic ID) is valid 1 year multiple entries and mandatory beyond the first 59 days. you still need your visa extension, its just another new revenue source for the government.

You may get an application form from the Visa Extension Section located at the ground floor Annex building, Bureau of Immigration.

Fill up the form, provide a photocopy of your passport, visa, latest arrival card, valid extension of stay, if any and other pertinent documents which will support your application.

For non-restricted citizens, one (1) day using the express processing lane and one (1) week using the regular processing lane.

For restricted nationals, it will take three (3) days using the express processing lane and one (1) week using the regular processing lane.

once you arrive on the airport basically ask for a 30 day extension, it incredibly is loose. in case you like yet another extension then pass to the Immigration place of work in Manila and you will pay 3030 Pesos for 38 days. the 2d time you be conscious for an extension you will get 60 days. After the 2d extension you may get a six month Visa. uncertain proper to the cost even if it incredibly is minimum. i do no longer propose you pass to the Immigration place of work on account which you will wait all day long yet incredibly, pass by a shuttle organization for decrease than 2,000 extra Pesos and that they are going to hand grant it an identical day to the Immigration place of work and you gets it that individual same day. even if their Immigration place of work needs you to purchase a around holiday fee ticket earlier you return to the Philippines to tutor evidence you will return, i grow to be never asked to tutor the variety of evidence on the airport even if, it incredibly is extra advantageous secure than sorry to get a R/T fee ticket earlier you return right here. finally, do no longer think of the Philippines is inexpensive, it is not. do no longer come right here on decrease than a million,000 greenbacks a month on account which you will stay in poverty except you desire to stay in the Province in a hut with out internet get admission to in maximum places, to no longer point out mosquitos!!! you could hire a inexpensive room right here for 2,000 Pesos a month yet maximum don't have a bathtub, refrigerator, or air conditioner. it incredibly is warm right here human beings and don't think of you could stay with out AC!

You do have to have either an ongoing or return ticket when you come here but do not have to get a new one when yours expires.