Apply In Person

1. To Obtain Amendment to Permanent Non-Quota Immigrant Visa by Marriage, the applicant has to approach the Bureau of Immigration offices link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The fee for this procedure is mentioned in the “Fees” section of this page.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. All applications are processed within a reasonable time, having regard to the particular circumstances of each application, including the completeness of information and documents submitted to the authority by the applicant.
11. The authority may seek additional information from an applicant if this is necessary to assess the application. The authority does not need to deal further with an application until the applicant has provided this additional information.
12. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a visa through the post.
13. This entire process can be completed within 30 – 45 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Joint letter request addressed to the Commissioner from the applicant and the petitioning Filipino spouse
• Duly accomplished CGAF (BI Form CGAF
• Joint affidavit of continuous cohabitation of applicant and the petitioning spouse;
• Photocopy of passport bio-page
• Valid National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance
• BI Clearance Certificate; and
• Original or certified true copy of Bureau of Quarantine Medical Clearance,

BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION
Main Office
Magallanes Dr, Intramuros,
Manila, 1002 Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel (011-63-2)8524-3769.
Fax No. (632) 338-4538
Website link

CEBU
BI Regional Office
P Burgos Street, Tribunal, Mandaue City, Cebue.
Tel (011-63-32)345-6442/6443/6444.

DAVAO
BI Regional Office – Davao. BI Building, JP Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City,
Tel (011-63-82)300-7258.
Contact details link
Bureau of Immigration Other Offices link

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The DFA Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA)
ASEANA Business Park,
Pres. Diosdado Macapagal Blvd. cor. Bradco Ave., Brgy. Tambo,
Paranaque City 1700 PHL
Email: oca.concerns@dfa.gov.ph,
Contact details link
Embassies and consulates link

Note: The applicant has to select the country from the drop-down menu.

Any Non-Quota Immigrant Visa holders who intend to Amend their visa to Permanent Non-Quota Immigrant Visa by Marriage is eligible to make this application.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request. Fee may vary for countries and it will be determined by the visa officers.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• This entire process can be completed within 30 -45 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
• Applying for a Philippine visa will require that the applicant’s passport be valid for six (6) months beyond the applicant’s date of departure from the Philippines.
• The Philippine Embassies/Consulates will only accept electronic passports and machine-readable passports for visa applications.
• Non-machine-readable passports or hand-scripted passports will not be accepted for visa applications. The Visa Officer has the right to ask for any additional documents that may be deemed necessary.

• Name
• Address
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Gender
• Civil status
• Citizenship
• Marital status
• Telephone/mobile number
• Signature
• Detail of parents
• Details of spouse

• Non- Immigrant Visa by Marriage, also known as Conversion to Non-Quota by Marriage, is granted to a foreign national on the basis of his valid marriage to a Philippine citizen

Other Names for the 13a Non-Quota Immigrant Visa by Marriage

• While you may hear the terms spousal visa, alien spouse visa, marriage visa, or foreign spouse visa, the official terminology is the 13a Non-Quota Immigrant Visa by Marriage

For more information link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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More information which might help people.