The requirements have changed with immediate effect, although the Bureau of Immigration's web site has not been updated with the changes. New requirements are shown in bold text: CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION TO NON-QUOTA IMMIGRANT BY MARRIAGE (Section 13, Paragraph A) 1) [ ] Letter request from the petitioner, with a statement that all documents submitted were legally obtained from the corresponding government agencies; 2) [ ] Duly accomplished and notarized Consolidated General Application Form (BI Form No. RADJR-2012-01); 3) [ ] Original copy of NSO issued Birth Certificate of the Filipino spouse; 4) [ ] Original copy of NSO issued Marriage Contract or if the marriage was solemnized abroad, the Original copy of the Marriage Contract authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate in or nearest the place where the marriage was solemnized, with English translation if written in other foreign language; 5) [ ] Photocopy of applicant’s Passport (bio-page, admission and authorized stay of at least twenty (20) days from the date of filing); 6) [ ] Original copy of Bureau of Immigration (BI) Clearance Certificate. 7) [ ] Joint Affidavit of applicant and petitioner attesting to the authenticity and genuineness of all documents submitted in support of the application; 8) [ ] Proofs of financial capacity of applicant and/or petitioner during their permanent residence in the Philippines. If in the application the applicant is joined by his/her unmarried minor children: 1. [ ] Duly accomplished and notarized Consolidated General Application Form (BI Form No. RADJR-2012-01); 2. [ ] Original copy of Birth Certificates of unmarried minor children certified or authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate in or nearest the place where the marriage was solemnized or place of birth, with English translation if written in other foreign language; 3. [ ] Photocopy of the Passport/s of foreign national’s dependents (bio-page, admission and authorized stay of at least twenty (20) days from the date of filing); and 4. [ ] Original copy of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) Clearance Certificate. *Additional Requirement (Memorandum Order No. RADJR-2012-028) a. If the applicant has been in the Philippines for less than six (6) months, he shall attach to his application a Police Clearance from his country of origin or residence duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy /Consulate at the place of issuance or nearest to it, with English translation, if written in another foreign language. b. If the applicant has been in the Philippines for six (6) months or more, he shall, in addition to the Police Clearance from his country of origin or residence prior to his arrival in the Philippines, attach to his application a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance.
Umm; what "financial capacity" am I being asked to "prove"? and yes, I would like my unmarried minor child to join me - what happens if he already holds Filipino citizenship, I wonder?
This is basically to show that you have some form of income, be it from employment, pensions or investments, and at a level to meet your total commitments. It's a new requirement and not much is known about it but I believe they are really only interested in local accounts and not any that you hold in Switzerland or the Cayman Islands If your unmarried minor child holds Philippine citizenship then he shouldn't need any kind of visa to live here. However if he was born overseas, then that might make a difference but a phone call to the Embassy should give you that answer.
When I spoke the Consul at the R.P embassy,he told me that he had never come across a refusal.. Cant be that hard then!
