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30-Day Visa Free Entry to the Philippines!

 

There’s good news! Since 2013, if you are German or from another EU country you don’t need a visa if your planned stay in the Philippines is 30 days or less. Citizens from 157 countries can now enter the Philippines visa-free. Check out the full list of visa-free countries.

IMPORTANT: If the applicant’s country is not mentioned here, a visa must be obtained before entering the Philippines. In such cases, you may contact the Philippine Embassy in Berlin on the application procedures and length of time when the visa will have to be approved. Foreign nationals who are subjects of deportation/blacklist orders from the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and the Philippine Bureau of Immigration shall not be admitted to the Philippines.

If you are planning a visit of 30 days or less, you only need to fulfill two super easy requirements.

1. You passport should be valid 6 months beyond your date of arrival in the Philippines.
2. You must have a return ticket or an outbound ticket to another country of destination. For example, if you plan on heading back home right after your trip you should have a return ticket to Germany or if you’re planning on doing some further traveling, an outbound ticket to your next country of destination.

When is the 30 day period counted? The count of the 30 days starts on the day after the arrival in the Philippines. This means, if you arrive on 1 January 2015, you must depart the Philippines on or before 31 January 2015.

Do you plan a longer stay than 30 days in the Philippines? In this case, you will have to get an extension (permit to stay) from the Bureau of Immigration central office or regional offices before your 30 days are up. Links to the Bureau of Immigration offices can be found here and here.

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Non-Immigrant Tourist Visa – 9(a)

 

 

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Do you plan a longer stay than 59 days in the Philippines?

Once you have entered the Philippines on any of the Temporary Visas listed earlier, you will have to get a permit to stay from the Bureau of Immigration central office or regional offices before your visa expires. Links to the Bureau of Immigration offices can be found here and here.

 

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Applying for a Visa

 

Ok, if you have decided on what type of Visa fits you best. We strongly suggest you apply via Post for ease of convenience! Here are the following documents and materials you will need to apply:

1. Original Passport – Make sure your passport is valid for at least six (6) months beyond the intended period of stay in the Philippines
2. Filled out application form + one (1) photograph 
3. Copy of your flight details – we can only issue a visa if you already have an entry and exit flight
4. Proof of payment (Überweisungsbeleg) if you intend to apply by Post. As you can apply for a visa at our Embassy or the Honorary Consulates. Make sure you send your application to the office where you transferred your payment!
5. Self-addressed envelope with €3.95 in stamps that will be used to send back your passport to you once we’ve processed your Visa. 

 Express processing: If you pay an additional fee of €9.00, your visa may be processed and released the next working day. This can be done via personal appearance at the Philippine Embassy in Berlin. Kindly inquire with the Honorary Consulates if express processing is possible. 

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Non-Quota Immigrant Visa – 13(a) and 13 (g)

 

The Embassy also issues immigrant visa that enable the holder an unlimited stay on the Philippines. However, you are only eligible for such a visa if you are married to a Philippine citizen or an unmarried child of a Philippine citizen ( 13(a)-visa ), or are a former Philippine citizen yourself ( 13(g)-visa ).

Please find the requirements for the non-quota immigrant visa, the application form and the medical form under the links below.

List of requirements

Application Form and Medical Form

 

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Balikbayan 1-Year Visa Free Entry Privilege

 

The balikbayan privilege extends principally to (1) Philippine citizens residing abroad, and to (2) former Philippine citizens residing abroad who are now German citizens. Derivatively, it extends to their foreign spouses and children under certain conditions.

 The following may avail of the balikbayan 1-year visa free entry privilege:

1. Former citizens of the Philippines who now possess German citizenship
2. German spouse and children of a former Philippine citizen
3. German spouse and children of a Philippine citizen (i.e., an overseas worker or a citizen who has been continuously out of the Philippines for at least one year¹ )

Please be informed that you can only avail of said privilege if you enter the Philippines with the Filipino spouse/parent. Click this link to see which documents you need to provide upon entry in order to enjoy the Balikbayan-Privilege. 

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Further Requirements/ Types of Visas

Please find the list of further types of visas and further documents below.

Chinese Visa Application Form

Visa for Foreign Journalists and Filming Groups

47(a)(2) Special Non-Immigrant Visa for Foreign Volunteers

 

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Re:  New Visa Regulations for Airline Crewmembers and Special Flights

            The Philippine Embassy wishes to inform the public about the following immigration regulations recently issued by the Philippine Bureau of Immigration involving crewmembers of airlines on a regular and special flights:

1. Airline crewmembers of regular and special flights who are on duty status or about to join their assigned flight shall not be required to secure a Philippine visa prior to their  arrival in the Philippines.  Likewise, the six-month rule on passport validity shall not be applied to them.

2. The said crewmembers shall only be required to present either their (a) passport and crew member certificate, or (b) passport and airline identification card.

3. This new regulation, however, shall not be applicable to passengers of special flights who are visa required nationals. They are still required to secure an appropriate entry visa from a Philippine Embassy or Consulate abroad prior to their arrival in the Philippines.

Anyone who has any questions about this new regulation may contact the Port Operations Division of the Bureau of Immigration at:

Email address          :           biportoperationsdiv@gmail.com

Contact Number      :           +63(2)-877-7888 local 8157

Philippine Embassy

Berlin

26 July 2017

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Bank Details of the Philippine Embassy in Berlin

(Use this account for transactions done in Berlin only)

Name: Philippinische Botschaft

IBAN: DE 83 380 700 590 1950229 00

BIC: DEUT DE DK380

 

Please be advised that the Embassy follows the “NO REFUND POLICY “ on fees paid by applicants for actual services rendered by the Embassy. “Actual services rendered” include, but are not limited to, services rendered from receipt of documents for review by the Consular Officer or, in case of payment, from the time of its receipt, and not merely restricted to the issuance of document. Fees for unserviced applications/applications no longer pursued are non-refundable.