Visas & immigration
Philippine visa and immigration services
Since 2019 C&G has helped foreign nationals with retirement, marriage, work and investment visas, citizenship applications and other immigration matters in the Philippines.
Accredited service provider
Bureau of Immigration
Philippine Retirement Authority
Department of Labor and Employment
What do you need help with?
Residence and long-term stay
Long-term options based on retirement, marriage, work or investment.
Special Resident Retirees Visa (SRRV)
Long-term residency for eligible retirees from age 40.
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Immigrant Visa by Marriage (13A)
Immigrant visa assistance for foreign spouses of Filipino citizens.
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Pre-Arranged Working Visa (9G)
Work visa and employer coordination for foreign employees in the Philippines.
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Special Investor's Resident Visa (SIRV)
Resident visa assistance for qualifying foreign investors.
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Treaty Trader or Treaty Investor (9D)
Treaty trader or investor visa support for qualifying nationals and businesses.
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Special Visa for Employment Generation (SVEG)
Residency support for qualifying foreign nationals who employ Filipino workers.
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Tourist Visa Extension (9A)
How extensions of stay and the ACR I-Card work for visitors staying beyond 30 days.
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Citizenship
Citizenship and residence options for former Filipinos and people with a Filipino parent.
Returning Former Natural-Born Filipino Citizen (13G)
Permanent-residence assistance for returning former natural-born Filipinos.
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Dual Citizenship (RA 9225)
Philippine citizenship reacquisition support under RA 9225.
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Recognition as Filipino Citizen
Recognition assistance for people born abroad to a Filipino parent.
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Immigration matters
Help with exit clearance and problems affecting your immigration status.
Emigration Exit Clearance (ECC)
Exit-clearance assistance for foreign nationals who have stayed six months or longer.
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Visa Downgrade
Downgrading to visitor status when a visa ends or you are changing to a new one.
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Motion for Reconsideration (MR)
Assistance with immigration status issues and motions for reconsideration.
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FAQs
Questions?
The right Philippine visa depends on why you are staying, your age, citizenship, family relationships, employment and long-term plans. The individual service pages explain the main eligibility rules, and our one-minute visa quiz narrows down the options.
The 13A marriage visa needs no deposit and exempts you from the Alien Employment Permit, but it depends on your marriage. The SRRV retirement visa is open from age 40, needs a deposit and stands on its own.
Dual citizenship under RA 9225 gives you back full Philippine citizenship. The 13G visa gives permanent residency without re-acquiring citizenship, and the SRRV Courtesy option is open to former Filipinos aged 40 and over with a small deposit.
Whether you can work in the Philippines depends on your visa. Permanent residents on a 13A or 13G are exempt from the Alien Employment Permit. The SRRV, SIRV and SVEG give you residency, so employment still needs a work permit. Employees of Philippine companies use the 9G working visa. A tourist visa does not authorize local employment.
Most Philippine resident visas let you include your family. The SRRV, 13G and 9G cover a spouse and unmarried children under 21 as dependents, each with their own documents. Dual citizenship can include unmarried children under 18, but not a spouse.
For most Philippine visas, yes. Applications are filed while you hold a valid stay, usually as a tourist. Documents from your home country, such as police clearances and civil registry records, are best gathered and apostilled before you travel.
Visa processing time varies by visa, document readiness and the government agencies involved. As a guide, an SRRV typically takes two to three months from filing and a 13A or dual citizenship three to four months. We give a realistic estimate once your circumstances and documents are understood.
Most visitors are admitted for 30 days and can extend their tourist visa, first by 29 days and then usually two months at a time. Nationals who do not need an entry visa can stay up to 36 months from their latest arrival, and visa-required nationals up to 24 months. A tourist staying more than 59 days also needs an ACR I-Card.
Yes. We file tourist visa extensions, both for walk-in clients at our Cebu and Manila offices and for clients whose stay has to remain valid during a resident visa application. We also resolve overstays through a Motion for Reconsideration, and arrange a visa downgrade or exit clearance when a visa ends or you are leaving.
Yes. We assist clients throughout the Philippines and overseas. We’ll explain if your application requires an in-person appearance and where it must take place.
Your C&G proposal states the agreed scope and shows our service fees separately from estimated government and third-party fees. There are no hidden C&G charges.
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