I am planning to go to medical school in the Philippines for 3-4 years. I am a filipina living in the US and I have a fiancee that would like to live with me for the duration of my stay there. I have called the consular in Chicago but I keep getting put on hold or no answers. I need to know what type of visa to obtain for him, what necessary medical exams he needs to do, fees, and most importantly, do we need to set up an appointment to go to Chicago and sign papers in person (I live in Kansas btw). Is there some sort of Resident visa that he needs to apply for? I understand the 21 day stay for free, but what if he wants to reside in the Philippines with me for 4 years? What steps do we need to do? Someone please help.
2006-12-30 12:04:41 · 8 answers · asked by Mari 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
After the first visa free 21 days, he can keep getting 2 month visas until the cows come home. He can do this himself at BI, of have a RELIABLE travel agency do it for him. No physicals, or applications in US needed.
Your other option is to get married, and then go through about a 1 1/2 year process for him to get permanent residency. Nothing to do in US for that but he should bring a Birth Cert. and Marriage license. Rest of the stuff will be done here in Phils.
2006-12-30 17:02:54 · answer #1 · answered by luosechi 駱士基 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your fiancee can get visa extension after visa extension after visa extension. He can stay for 21 days without a visa so before that expires, he gets an extension to 59 days, than before that expires, he gets another 59 day extension..and so on..and so on. He will have to leave the country at least once during the year. Many expats living there fly to Hong Kong, Singapore or Thailand for an overnight stay or a weekend, then fly back and start the visa process over again.
I don't believe he needs to do anything in Chicago whatsoever. All he needs is his passport and an airline ticket. Philippines Immigration will probably want to see his forwarding ticket to show he is leaving within the 21 days upon arrival. It is my understanding that they can grant an extension right there at the airport but I have never done this so I can't vouch for it.
There is a very good yahoo group that can probably help you more than we can help you here.
Join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MAG-ANAK/ and ask the question there. They are a great group of people and you will get the answers you need.
2006-12-30 15:49:51 · answer #2 · answered by Gary 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As reported above, you're a U.S. citizen and there are actually not any obstacles on the quantity of time spent overseas. as quickly as you're a U.S. citizen, you're a citizen for existence except there is questions as to the legitimacy of the purchase of your citizenship and or an severe act as mentioned above. so a tactics as Philippine immigration is going, i'm not conscious of their rules, yet I think of in case you're born in Philippines and characteristic naturalized interior the U.S., you would be able to nicely be protecting twin citizenship, wherein case you ought to not would desire to rigidity approximately overstaying.
2016-10-19 06:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im a not really familiar with the immigration laws..
im a filipino too living here in california..
our post office here in long beach have a passport processing window.. i dont know if you also have something like that there in chicago.. maybe you can drop by ur post office to know.. hopefully its the same, and from there you can ask your concern..
goodluck!
2006-12-30 17:13:10 · answer #4 · answered by mystery moo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marry him
2006-12-30 16:21:04 · answer #5 · answered by Gracesuf 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try the philippine gov't website
http://www.gov.ph/
2006-12-30 14:26:13 · answer #6 · answered by That's A Lot of Nonsense 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should get a divorce and save money or just go cheating and stay here
2006-12-30 12:14:49 · answer #7 · answered by rodney w 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
CALL A LAWYER...A GOOD 1...LIKE GARFUNKEL...
2006-12-30 12:06:59 · answer #8 · answered by DatCHicka 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋