The answer is yes: Indian citizens need a tourist visa to visit the beautiful archipelago of the Philippines. The process of obtaining a tourist visa is relatively straightforward. However, it's advisable to apply for a tourist visa well in advance of your planned travel dates to allow for sufficient processing time.
Passport should have at least six months validity at the time of making application for grant of visa. It should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer. The validity of all visas will commence from the date of issue of visa.
An applicant's current and/or past actions, such as drug or criminal activities, as examples, may make the applicant ineligible for a visa. If denied a visa, in most cases the applicant is notified of the section of law which applies.
Marriage to a Filipino citizen may offer alternative paths to permanent residency but does not automatically confer citizenship. Specific requirements and processes still apply.
A foreigner married to a Filipino citizen can acquire real estate properties in the Philippines in the name of their Filipino spouse. This arrangement allows the foreigner to indirectly own the property through their Filipino spouse.
You may apply for a Pre-Arranged Employees (Commercial) visa under Section 9 (g) and Section 20 of the Commonwealth Act No. 613 or Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 (PIA). This is a working visa that allows employers/proprietors [in the Philippines] to employ foreign nationals with skills, qualifications and experience that may be short in supply in the Philippines.
PRA members who are holders of valid SRRV are exempted from paying travel tax provided they have not stayed in the Philippines for more than one year from the date of last entry into the country.
This visa will allow the Applicant to stay in the Philippines indefinitely provided the conditions of the visa are maintained, i.e. a valid marriage with a Filipino citizen, among others. The process usually takes 2 – 3 months from complete submission of the documentary requirements.
Anyone, regardless of their nationality, is welcome to do business and invest in the country, in almost areas of economic activities.
A foreign national applying for a pre-arranged employee visa has to make sure that he/she has been hired by a Philippine-based company, who will be applying for his/her pre-arranged employee visa as his/her petitioner.
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