What is the situation with this 9A visa. I understand it is issued for a spouse of Filipino ( i am one ) but do I have to apply for it at the uk philippines embassy or is it issued like before at the airport when u land in the philippines
The 9a visa is a visa that i have used previously issued by the Philippine embassy in London for a 59 day stay, i did not have to attend the embassy personally. I was not married at that time. https://londonpe.dfa.gov.ph/consular-matters/visa
There are no visa waivers on arrival at this time you have to obtain the visa at the UK Philippine embassy. Last time I had a 9A was in 2006 but I am planning to apply for one soon so I can visit my children in the new year.
Looks like it is postal applications only. We are booked to go on 25th November so hopefully time to get sorted
When you say we, do you mean you and your wife/husband ?, if so you can ask for Balikbayan privilege on arrival, you just need to present the requirements at the airport, heres the link. https://londonpe.dfa.gov.ph/consular-matters/balikbayan-privilege
Are you both in the UK or is your wife in the Philippines just now? If you are both in the UK and you have your marriage certificate then you should be able to enter at the same time as your wife under the Balikbayan program which I believe is once more in effect. You are both still going to have to quarantine on arrival in a pre-booked quarantine hotel for I think up to 10 days.
Yes me and the wife are both in the UK. We're both travelling together. I'm going to be there form the 25th November until 9th January so will probably need the 59 day visa
I suggest you look at the link i posted, i would think Balikbayan privilege may be the best, it allows you to stay for up to 1 year, have a read and see what you think. also here is a link to the entry requirements such as quarantine etc etc, the UK is on the Philippines Yellow list. https://londonpe.dfa.gov.ph/covid-19/entry-requirements/philippine-entry-requirements Its important that you have pre booked quarantine accomodation because "Foreign nationals who fail to present a pre-booked accommodation shall be denied entry and shall be boarded immediately on the next available flight".
Yeah I had a read and it says The Balikbayan Privilege allows Former Filipino citizens (such as Filipinos who have been naturalized British or Irish citizens) and their families a visa-free stay in the Philippines But my wife is still a Filipino. She is not a uk citizen yet. Yeah I understand the quarantine Hotel situation. Hopefully we go on the green list before we travel
https://www.philembassy.no/consular-services/visa/balikbayan-program This link will help as it's up to date well fairly recent! 2 of the other links posted are dated 2014 and one 2020 as we know things move rapid. Also note that people returning from USA are being asked to pre book a covid test at the airport not sure if this applies to UK.
No, if you return in the company of your wife who is still a Filipino she is granted a Balikbayan privilege to allow her spouse, you, to enter with a 1 year balikbayan stamp. The embassies don't always express the detailed meaning the right way. Here is an American link: Balikbayan Program for Overseas Filipinos – Philippine Consulate General Los Angeles California (philippineconsulatela.org) I assume your wife has not been back to the Philippines for a while.
I know it can take 2 minutes typing up and checking links before pressing the submit button, you posted while I was composing my reply and one does not always notice the additional messages indicator before posting My earlier reply after Heathen, was literally separated by moments both posts showed up at that moment, the additional message indicator had not appeared
It's awkward finding the exact correct terms on the native home Philippine government departments, you have the DFA the BI and now the IATF to contend with and it is all spread all over them in a disjointed fashion
Try this one I am trying to work through for my mother in law. She is still a Filipino. She went to the states in the early 90s on a visit visa and is still there Now aged 83 she wants to go back to the Philippines. On her route home she wants to visit us and other UK based family. Then visit family in Italy Then arrive home in the Philippines.
Well yeah nearly two years now Every time I've visited the Philippines I've never applied for a visa. Always been stamped at immigration. But now because of all the new rules it feels more risky going without a visa. Sure you all know how in the Philippines they love a bit of paperwork. Feel like I'm gonna be a ofw trying to get out off the Philippines with a folder full of paper work
