【请教】菲律宾免签的问题

看到各位前辈已经实践过关于“持有有效的美国、日本、澳洲、申根等签证，可免签进入菲律宾，最多7天”的政策。

政策发布日是2009年8月，不少前辈2010年已经实践，时间比较久远，2012年前后这个政策还有效么？


引自菲律宾移民局网站原文如下：

BI eases visa rules for Sino tourists

03 August 2009


The country’s efforts to develop its tourism industry got a big boost as the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced it will now allow Chinese nationals who are frequent travelers to developed countries to enter and stay in the country for seven days without a visa.


BI Commissioner Nonoy Libanan issued the other day a memorandum circular granting visa free entry privileges to Chinese nationals with valid visas issued by the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, and the European Union (Schengen).Libanan said the new policy was ordered by no less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo herself before she left for a working visit to the US and is in accordance with the government’s program to promote and encourage tourism development in the country.

“With this new policy, we expect more Chinese businessmen and tourists to visit the Philippines and explore investment opportunities, thus opening more job opportunities to our countrymen,” Libanan said.


Atty. Floro Balato Jr., BI spokesman, said most Chinese nationals who travel to the US, Japan and other developed countries are businessmen and entrepreneurs who can invest and contribute to the development of the Philippines.


Balato noted that the new visa rule is just the latest move on the part of the BI to liberalize its policies on the entry of nationals from fast developing countries like China, which still prides itself as the world’s fastest growing economy.


Balato added that under Libanan’s stewardship the BI has embarked on various innovative programs aimed at boosting tourism and attracting foreign investments.


Several months ago, it launched the special visa for employment generation (SVEG) which allows a foreign businessman employing at least 10 Filipinos to stay in the country indefinitely.


The launching of the SVEG was preceded by the opening of various BI satellite offices throughout the country in a bid to bring the bureau’s services closer to foreigners based outside Metro Manila.


Early this year, Libanan issued a directive exempting overstaying aliens from payment of fines provided they voluntarily surface, update their stay and pay their fees to the government. (BI News)

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