My Philippines tourist visa extension and my 13a visa journey begins. A quick update on my trip to Philippines Bureau of Immigration for my first two month extension since my visa run to Kuala Lumpur. I also had to pay for a new ACR-I card, total this trip came to php 5850, I chose not to pay the express lane fee and saved 1000 pesos, I’ll have to wait a week to pick up my passport but I’m not going anywhere. I was able to get some additional info on applying for my 13a Permanent Resident Visa. This is new to me and I’m learning as I go, any helpful advice from those of you that have been through this would be greatly appreciated. I’ll be posting updates as we go through the process.
Here is a sample joint letter to the commissioner, fill in the name of current commissioner and address and all of your personal info.
Commissioner
Bureau of Immigration
Intramuros, Manila
Sir:
May I respectfully request a non-quota immigrant visa under Section 13, paragraph A of the Philippine Immigration
Act as amended, in favour of my foreign spouse, ________________ , a _______________________________national. I am ____________________________________, a Philippine citizen. We were married in _______________ on _______________
I am enclosing here copy of the following documents to prove my above-cited information:
1. My NSO-issued Birth Certificate
2. Our NSO-issued Marriage Contract / Philippine Consulate-authenticated copy of our Marriage Contract /
Marriage Certificate / Family Register
3. Photocopy of the pertinent pages of his passport:
a) bio-page
b) page/s showing:
1. his immigration admission and its extension/s and
2. Bureau of Quarantine Clearance
Very truly yours,
___________________________
Petitioner/Filipino Spouse
___________________________
Address
