You are, of course absolutely right! I am always "amazed" hoe some people dress and behave inside the BoI, considering, that they are the people who want something from the Filipino Government.
Are you staying longer than a year? After one year , they become stricter, but it should still be manageable. I am in my fourth year on a tourist visa and will extend this week, feeling a bit nervous. "In relation to the above, the Chief TVS, Chief SVS, and all ACOs are instructed to submit the name, address, passport copy, and other pertinent details of all TVV extension applicants who have extended for more than one (1) year every first Friday of the month. For strict compliance." from memorandum IRD-2024-024.
How can you be in your 4th year, when the maximum stay for tourists is 36 months? I think it is totally legit for a country, that they want to know why someone is in their country. And to be honest, nobody staying that long could be called "tourist". It is a great privilege, that we foreigners can stay that long. Not many other countries allow that to "tourists". Having said this, just a few years back, one had to bring copies of passport, including copies of all pages with extension stamps/stickers (when they still had them) and a picture for each single 2-month application. Each other extension was a good chance, that one of the officers took you to the side to ask some questions. Nowadays it is completely painless. Regarding the memorandum, it does not affect tourists at all. It is more work for the BoI officers, and thats about it.
@@DiveMonsterI went outside so it resets and I was wrong in my comment to call it a tourist visa it is actually an Temporary Visitor (9A) which makes a big difference since temporary can be even 10 years in a legal context (funny thing is that Filipina pea etc and those vlogger immigration lawyers don't seem to understand that. But I agree it is an easy visa relative to other countries I am not complaining.
If you went out it starts again. Otherwise I am on 20+ years. No need to be nervous. I am here since 2003, but other than during covid, I normally get out 2-3 times a year. Just about to pack my travel bag to see Iron Maiden in Tokyo. That pea chick talks basically click-bait nonsense in all of her videos I came across, as do all that vloggers. I dont follow any, but they do pop up on my feed occasionally. Many of them actually have to survive from the little money they make on YT. Thankfully I am not in that position, and don´t need to make drama titles and put semi-naked chicks on my thumbnails. I started this channel, so my daughter learns to film and edit for our other channel.
I think one thing you said is very important.. be polite and respectful and it's a lot easier.
You are, of course absolutely right! I am always "amazed" hoe some people dress and behave inside the BoI, considering, that they are the people who want something from the Filipino Government.
Are you staying longer than a year? After one year , they become stricter, but it should still be manageable. I am in my fourth year on a tourist visa and will extend this week, feeling a bit nervous. "In relation to the above, the Chief TVS, Chief SVS, and all ACOs are instructed to submit the name, address, passport copy, and other pertinent details of all TVV extension applicants who have extended for more than one (1) year every first Friday of the month.
For strict compliance." from memorandum IRD-2024-024.
How can you be in your 4th year, when the maximum stay for tourists is 36 months?
I think it is totally legit for a country, that they want to know why someone is in their country. And to be honest, nobody staying that long could be called "tourist". It is a great privilege, that we foreigners can stay that long. Not many other countries allow that to "tourists".
Having said this, just a few years back, one had to bring copies of passport, including copies of all pages with extension stamps/stickers (when they still had them) and a picture for each single 2-month application. Each other extension was a good chance, that one of the officers took you to the side to ask some questions. Nowadays it is completely painless.
Regarding the memorandum, it does not affect tourists at all. It is more work for the BoI officers, and thats about it.
@@DiveMonsterI went outside so it resets and I was wrong in my comment to call it a tourist visa it is actually an Temporary Visitor (9A) which makes a big difference since temporary can be even 10 years in a legal context (funny thing is that Filipina pea etc and those vlogger immigration lawyers don't seem to understand that. But I agree it is an easy visa relative to other countries I am not complaining.
If you went out it starts again. Otherwise I am on 20+ years. No need to be nervous. I am here since 2003, but other than during covid, I normally get out 2-3 times a year. Just about to pack my travel bag to see Iron Maiden in Tokyo.
That pea chick talks basically click-bait nonsense in all of her videos I came across, as do all that vloggers. I dont follow any, but they do pop up on my feed occasionally. Many of them actually have to survive from the little money they make on YT. Thankfully I am not in that position, and don´t need to make drama titles and put semi-naked chicks on my thumbnails. I started this channel, so my daughter learns to film and edit for our other channel.