Living in The Philippines > Getting here and back and getting items here and back
Return Ticket Requirement to be Enforced
JoeLP:
--- Quote from: Pelican on March 27, 2018, 03:11:29 AM ---JOE-LP;
If I arrived in Philippines with a fly-through ticket to China 25 days later, could I stay in Philippines? Is it possible? (i.e. is it possible for the same ticket to return me to America.) What airline or ticket agency do you think is best and most reliable? Thanks
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Not sure I understand 100% what you are asking, but, if your exit ticket(doesn't matter to which country) is withing the 28 or 29 days of when you arrive, you will be able to hang out in the Philippines for all that time with no worries. When you arrive the "free" visa they stamp you with gives you the 28(i think it's only 28. was 30 when I first came to the Phils years ago, but currently I think it's 28) days free visa. But they'll want that forwarded/exit plane ticket showing you are leaving inside that 28 day window.
On this subject, when I went to Taiwan in February, no one asked for the fowarding ticket. No one. When I arrived at the airport in Taiwan, I used my passport and my ACR I-Card as my ID. I was asked my business and I told the lady I live in the Philippines(pointed to the ACR I-card) and that my son and fiance where there waiting for me to return. She smiled at me, finished my process of turning my e-ticket into a boarding pass and wished me well and sent me to the gate. The whole way back to and through the Cebu/Mactan international airport till I left it to the taxi area I was not asked once for the forwarding ticket. The first time that happened to me since they were required. The only thing I did different? Showed my ACR I-card and when ask business, told them I lived in the Phils and had a fiance and son waiting for me. Going to use that going forward.
David690:
--- Quote from: JoeLP on March 28, 2019, 01:08:48 PM ---
Not sure I understand 100% what you are asking, but, if your exit ticket(doesn't matter to which country) is withing the 28 or 29 days of when you arrive, you will be able to hang out in the Philippines for all that time with no worries. When you arrive the "free" visa they stamp you with gives you the 28(i think it's only 28. was 30 when I first came to the Phils years ago, but currently I think it's 28) days free visa. But they'll want that forwarded/exit plane ticket showing you are leaving inside that 28 day window.
On this subject, when I went to Taiwan in February, no one asked for the fowarding ticket. No one. When I arrived at the airport in Taiwan, I used my passport and my ACR I-Card as my ID. I was asked my business and I told the lady I live in the Philippines(pointed to the ACR I-card) and that my son and fiance where there waiting for me to return. She smiled at me, finished my process of turning my e-ticket into a boarding pass and wished me well and sent me to the gate. The whole way back to and through the Cebu/Mactan international airport till I left it to the taxi area I was not asked once for the forwarding ticket. The first time that happened to me since they were required. The only thing I did different? Showed my ACR I-card and when ask business, told them I lived in the Phils and had a fiance and son waiting for me. Going to use that going forward.
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You will be asked for an onward or return ticket when checking in for your flight to Philippines. Once you are onboard, you're fine. i have never been asked to show an onward or return ticket by Philippines immigration.
Peter:
--- Quote from: Pelican on March 27, 2018, 03:11:29 AM ---JOE-LP;
If I arrived in Philippines with a fly-through ticket to China 25 days later, could I stay in Philippines? Is it possible? (i.e. is it possible for the same ticket to return me to America.) What airline or ticket agency do you think is best and most reliable? Thanks
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Guys.
This particular question was posted by/on < Pelican on March 27, 2018, 03:11:29 AM >, so maybe he's been and gone.
Saying that, every airline I've been on, before I had the permanent 13A and ACR-Icard, wanted to see proof of an onward ticket, at check in. Paper ticket in the olden days, computer generated print out, latterly.
Immigration never asked, but I always made sure the ticket/print out was in my passport when I handed it over to Immigration on arrival.
Peter
DArtagnan:
On the contrary David.
On our return to Davao from Singers last November the two people directly in front of us at the immigration desk were asked for onward tickets as was I
I had mine and was waived through - the others were taken to some back office !
JoeLP:
--- Quote from: David690 on March 30, 2019, 03:11:59 PM ---You will be asked for an onward or return ticket when checking in for your flight to Philippines. Once you are onboard, you're fine. i have never been asked to show an onward or return ticket by Philippines immigration.
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As I always was til my last flight here from Taiwan. Not asked once at any step.
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