Visa processing process for Philippine students

In recent years, studying in the Philippines has been favored by Chinese students. Due to the low tuition fees and English learning environment in the Philippines, more and more Chinese students are studying in the Philippines. However, because they are not familiar with the Philippines, especially how to apply for foreign student visas, many students have taken many detours and spent a lot of money. Today, let's learn about the "Philippine study visa processing process" with EasyGo Yiyou International.

Visa processing process for international students

Step 1: Before going to the Philippines, you need to go to the Philippine Embassy in China to apply for a tourist visa; you can apply for a tourist visa by providing your passport, copy of your ID card, photo, admission notice (NOA), etc., the processing time is generally three to Five days, the visa after processing is generally valid for 30 to 59 days, and it is valid for three months.

What needs to be explained here is that the Philippine embassy and consulate in China now requires students to go to the embassy and consulate for face-to-face visa. A tourist visa is a "separate paper visa" (a separate paper visa means that the visa is not stamped on the passport, but on another piece of paper. Secondly, the Philippine study visa is issued by the Philippine Immigration Bureau and is handled in the Philippines, not by the Philippine Embassy in China.)

Photo Step 2: After getting a Philippine tourist visa, you can buy a plane ticket to fly to the Philippines. After arriving in the Philippines, you should get in touch with the school in time and conduct a physical examination in accordance with the requirements and guidelines of the school. After passing the physical examination, the physical examination department will issue you a relevant physical examination report, which can generally be obtained the next day. While waiting for the results of the medical examination, you can go to the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to obtain a crime-free certificate.

Step 3: With the completed medical examination report, go to the Philippine Inspection and Quarantine Bureau for relevant certificates. The quarantine department will verify your medical examination report and stamp your passport.

Step 4: After having the medical examination report and inspection and quarantine certificate, and completing the seal of your passport by the quarantine department, go to the school to fill in the relevant forms and prepare the relevant materials as required, and the personnel designated by the school and who have been registered with the Immigration Bureau shall submit the application for a study visa to the Immigration Bureau; it should be noted that the visa for international students must be handled by the school, the Immigration Bureau will not accept applications submitted by students themselves. The materials submitted include: personal travel passport, double authentication materials, medical examination certificate, no crime certificate, etc., and relevant fees must be paid at the same time. In this process, fingerprints and photos are also required.

Step 5: Philippine Immigration Bureau issues a study visa.

After the visa is successfully processed, the Immigration Bureau will affix the study visa on the tourist visa paper and issue the ACR-I Card. The full name of the ACR-I Card is: "ACR-I,Alien Certificate for Registration Identity Card" (Alien Identity Registration Card).

The processing time for a transfer visa is generally one month, and the ICARD time takes about two months or more.