How many types of Philippine ecc customs clearance are there? How long is the validity period of Philippine ecc customs clearance?

For those who enter the Philippines with a 9a tourist visa, customs clearance must be done when they stay for a period of time. There are many types of Philippine visas. Many people are not clear about why we should do customs clearance under that situation. Why do we need customs clearance procedures? A simple understanding is that the Philippine customs clearance proves that we have no illegal records during our stay. Next, I will explain to you the customs clearance of the Philippine Immigration Bureau.

When we leave the Philippines, we all need to do ECC customs clearance procedures. If there is no violation of the law during our stay in the Philippines, we will make a crime-free certificate and leave the country after there is no problem. ECC has two types, ECC-A (also called regular ECC) and ECC-B.

ECC-A must those people do when leaving the country:

1. Those who have stayed in the Philippines for more than six months or temporary tourists hold a 9a tourist visa;

2. Holders of expired visas or 9G reduced visas or non-immigrant visas;

3. Holding a valid immigrant or non-immigrant visa, but emigrating out of the country;

4. Foreigners born in the Philippines are leaving the Philippines for the first time;

5. Temporary visitor visa holders with "OTL Departure Order;

6. Seafarers who have stayed in the Philippines for 30 days or more and have been officially approved to leave the country by the Immigration Department.

ECC-B are issued to immigrant and non-immigrant visa holders holding valid ACR I cards who want to leave the Philippines temporarily.(You can pay directly at the immigration window of the airport without complicated procedures)

Note: Non-immigrant visa refers to tourist visa, investment visa, 9F student visa, work visa and temporary resident visa. **Immigrant Visa: Philippine 13A Marriage Visa, Temporary Resident Visa

The validity period of ECC customs clearance procedures is one month. Before handling customs clearance procedures, you need to check whether the visa is within the validity period. If the visa is expired, you 'd better renew it one week in advance. If you stay in Philippines for more than half a year, you need to go through ECC procedures. If you have already completed customs clearance and have not left the country in time, you need to go through customs clearance again. Note: if I don't know the deadline for customs clearance, I can contact the person to consult. If I don't know it, I will have the right to detain your documents. At that time, I will lose the cost of a ticket.

The above is a detailed introduction of customs clearance in the Philippines. If you still have any questions, you can contact our online customer service. We will give you a detailed explanation. Easy Travel International can help you solve all problems in the Philippines.