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A separate application must be made, and separate fee shall be collected for each person although several persons are included in a passport to be visaed.

WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO APPLY FOR NON-QUOTA IMMIGRANT VISA?

Wife or husband or unmarried children under twenty-one years of age of Philippine citizens (Sec. 13a)
Child of alien parents born during visit abroad of permanent resident mother, if child if accompaying or coming to join a parent (Sec. 13b)
Child born born subsequent to issuance of immigration visa to accompaying parent, visa not having expired (Section 13c)
Filipino woman who lost her citizenship by marriage and her unmarried child under twenty-one years of age, if accompaying or following to join her (Section 13d)
Returning residents (Section 13e)
Natural born Filipinos who were naturalized in a foreign country (Section 13g)

Foreign Media Representatives

Foreign newsmen and journalists visiting the Philippines must file their visa applications with the corresponding Philippine Embassy/Consulate which forwards the request to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila for consultation with the International Press Center. A temporary visitor’s visa may be issued by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate once the application is given favorable indorsement by the International Press Center.
All foreign newsmen and journalists must report to the International Press Center, National Press Club Building, Intramuros, Manila upon arrival in Manila for accreditation.
The initial period of stay for foreign mass media resentatives is fifty-nine (59) calander days and is extendable up to one(1) year. They are advised to report to the International Press Center before their 59-day stay expires so that they may be given proper assistance in extending their stay.
Prospective Philippine employers of foreign correspondents to be based in their bureau in the Philippines for more than a year will have to file directly with the Bureau of Immigration for their employees’ working visas.

List Of Holidays 2005

2005	2006	Holiday Name	Observance*	Rule Type
(i)	(i)	New Year's Day
(i)	(i)	Saint Patrick's Day
		Good Friday		Easter
		Easter	Christian	Easter
		Easter Monday		Easter
		May Day Bank Holiday
		Spring Bank Holiday
(i)	(i)	Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day)
		Summer Bank Holiday
(i)	(i)	Boxing Day
(i)	(i)	Christmas Day