IN a bid to attract more tourists and foreign investors, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) is now offering “visa-upon-arrival [VUA]” privilege to nationals from China. Each of them shall be charged a visa fee of $25 and P10 legal research fee. The rules also provide that applications for VUA should be filed at least 10 working days before their arrival. If the applicants are qualified, the BI commissioner shall issue an order approving the VUA and the same shall be presented by the Chinese passengers to immigration officers upon their arrival in the country. Copies of the order shall also be furnished to the BI port operations division whose personnel (immigration officers) shall implement the visa on the travel documents of the Chinese passengers during the conduct of arrival formalities at the port of entry.

Source: Manila Times August 19, 2017 12:56 UTC