What is a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV)?
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) is given to a foreign national who is legally married with a Filipino citizen. The TRV allows the foreign national to stay in the Philippines for five (5) years. However, it can be extended to prolong their stay in the country with various reasons, such as continuation of the marital relationship, further education or employment, business or investment activities, medical reasons, and/or legal proceedings or pending applications.
How to Process a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) in the Philippines?
To initiate the visa application process, the applicant must fill up the Consolidated General Application Form (CGAF), and must obtain a valid passport with a minimum of six months’ validity beyond the intended period of stay in the Philippines. Additionally, the applicant must submit the birth certificate of his/her Filipino spouse as proof of the marital relationship, issued by the Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA). Following this, the applicant must present a valid marriage certificate with his/her Filipino spouse. If the marriage took place outside the Philippines, the certificate must be apostilled by the issuing agency or authenticated by the Philippine Embassy. If the applicant has filed an NBI clearance within six months or more upon his/her first arrival in the Philippines, this document may be required. Additionally, depending on the specific circumstances of the applicant’s case, a Bureau of Quarantine clearance may also be necessary.
Once all of the necessary documentation has been submitted, the procedure typically takes one to two months. If holders of TRVs want to work in the Philippines, they do not need to get an alien employment permit. However, if the TRV holder is employed locally, he/she needs to get a Special Work Permit (SWP) while the TRV is being processed. SWPs are renewable for an additional three months after they expire.
Moreover, in accordance with Immigration Administrative Order No. SBM-2014-006, the applicants’ passports must be turned in to the Bureau throughout the application process and will be returned to them via courier after the application has been properly processed. While the application is still pending, any request to remove a necessary document (such as a passport or birth/marriage certificate) will be considered an act of abandoning the current application. In addition, the application will be rejected, and there will be no reimbursement for any money paid in connection with the application.
In order to prevent the necessity for revalidation, it is advised that an applicant maintain a continuous physical presence in the Philippines during the visa processing period.
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