Entry and Stay of Foreign Students in the Philippines (II)

    Klaus

February 12, 2008 by Klaus  
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The Consular Officer issues a student visa upon receipt of the authority from the Department of Foreign Affairs Manila and after evaluation of the applicant’s identity and admissibility based on the submission of the following requirements:

a) Three copies of completed FA Form No. 2;

b) Medical Certificate (FA Form No. 11), together with the life size chest x-ray film and original laboratory reports;

c) Certificate of Good Moral Character from the School Head of the institution where he or she last attended;

d) Copies of Notice of Acceptance and pertinent documents submitted by the student to the school and forwarded to the CHED in connection with his/her 9f visa application.

As soon as the foreign student arrives in the Philippines with a student visa (9f) marked in his/her passport, the school secures for its foreign student’s Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) and Certificate of Residence for Temporary Students (CRTS) at the Bureau of Immigration, Manila.

Very important notes: Foreign student-applicants are advised to apply only at colleges and institutions with accredited programs. - Submission of application for student visa for the 1st semester of each school year starts from January to March; the 2nd semester from June to August.

Foreign students who came to the Philippines as tourist may try to convert their stay permit to “student” upon submission of necessary documents and payment of corresponding fees.

About the Author:  Klaus is from Germany, but has been living in the Philippines since the late 1990’s. Klaus is a journalist by trade, having written for a number of newspapers, studied also Publishing House Management and Marketing and has also been a Radio Host here in the Philippines.