How to apply for an extension of stay/visa in the Philippines

The official statement is this: if you want to extend your stay in the Philippines (including those holding various official visas, and those who enter the country without a visa), you need to go to the Philippine Immigration Bureau (English: the Bureau of Immigration, abbreviated as: BI) to apply for an extension before the allowed stay expires.

Therefore, you cannot apply for an extended visa in China, nor can you apply for an extended visa at an airport in the Philippines. You must go to the local immigration office in the Philippines.

1. Bring your passport and the completed application form for extension of stay in the Philippines (form: TVS-CGAF-VE-2016);

(2) Payment of relevant fees;

3. If it is a child, it is also necessary to attach his/her medical birth certificate;

4, if the agent or entrust others to handle, need to provide a power of attorney;

5. Official processing time: 7 days, one week after the form is handed in, the passport will be retrieved. You can handle the urgent matter, send it today and take it tomorrow. In addition, you have to pay the urgent fee.

In short, the process is as follows: bring the passport application form-> come to the immigration office-> queue up to hand in the form and pay the fee-> retrieve the passport after 7 days.

For visa-free Chinese tourists: you can apply for an extension of 14 days, that is to say, free entry, a total of 7 14=21 days