Pursuant to the Immigration Act, the following may be issued non-quota immigrant visas:
- he wife or the husband or the married child under twenty-one (21) years of age of a Philippine citizen, if accompanying or following to join such citizen;
- child of alien parents born during the temporary visit abroad of the mother, the mother having been previously lawfully admitted into the Philippines for permanent residence, if the child is accompanying or coming to join a parent and applies for admission within five years from the date of his/her birth;
- child born subsequent to the issuance of the immigration visa of the accompanying parent, the visa not having expired;
- woman who was a citizen of the Philippines and who lost her citizenship because of her marriage to an alien by reason of the loss of Philippine citizenship by her husband, and her unmarried child under twenty-one (21) years of age, if accompanying or following to join her;
- person previously lawfully admitted into the Philippines for permanent residence, who is returning from a temporary visit abroad to an unrelinquished residence in the Philippines (as amended by Sec. 5, R.A. 503);
- he wife or the husband or the unmarried child under twenty-one (21) years of age, of an alien lawfully admitted into the Philippines for permanent residence prior to the date on which the Immigration Act became effective and who is resident therein, if such wife, husband, or child applies for admission within a period of two years following the date on which this Act becomes effective;
- natural born citizen of the Philippines, who has been naturalized in a foreign country, and is returning to the Philippines for permanent residence, including his spouse and minor children, (As amended by R.A. 4376, June 19, 1965)
Form of Application
An application for an immigrant visa must be made in person. In the case of a minor under fourteen (14) years of age, the application may be made for him by any person who in the opinion of the consular office is responsible for his welfare. The minor, not an infant in arms, shall be required to appear at the consular office for an immigrant visa application, together with the person applying on behalf of the minor.
Documents Required
The consular officer will require the applicants to accomplish FA Form No. 3 in duplicate. The applicants shall submit the following documents with their applications:
- fficial birth certificate, or baptismal certificate
- olice Clearance
- edical Examination (FA Form No. 11)/ Chest X-ray film*
- vidence of financial support
- hotograph (2 inches by 2 inches)
- alid passport; and
- uch other secondary evidence of his citizenship and admissibility into the Philippines as may be required.
* The medical certificate, on FA Form No. 11, shall contain a complete medical report accomplished by a duly authorized physician. It must also include the chest X-ray film and the laboratory report. The medical examination report is acceptable only if submitted to the quarantine officer at the port of entry, together with the visa application, within six (6) months from the date the examination was concluded.
Fee and Mode of Payment
The fee is Can$ 240.00 payable to the Embassy of the Philippines in cash, money order or certified check. Personal checks are not acceptable. This fee is subject to change without prior notice.