A netizen submitted:
He and his local wife encountered an unprecedented situation while processing the 13A visa at the immigration office! The processing of the 13A visa has become too strict! Here is the original text:
"A reminder to those who recently went to the immigration office to process the 13A, the policy has changed! Now, just being married is not enough to get the 13A, you must have children to be approved!
My wife and I just went to the immigration office this week to ask. The head of the immigration office has changed, and this bastard is anti-Chinese, especially strict with visas for Chinese people.
There's nothing we can do. We were planning to get a 13A to continue staying in the Philippines, but it seems not possible now.
We are planning to take my wife back to our country first, and come back next year when the situation eases to process the 13A. There's really no way now!"
This incident occurs at a critical moment when the Philippine government is comprehensively expelling the POGO industry, and the standards for approving tourist visas, work visas, and 13A visas are tightening, seemingly indicating that the immigration office is making efforts to prevent foreigners, especially those from China associated with the gambling industry, from staying in the Philippines.
PASA is actively verifying whether this operation is just an isolated incident or a general trend of policy.
A reminder to Chinese friends in the Philippines, the visa policy is changing frequently, be sure to pay attention to the latest developments and adjust your immigration and visa plans in time to avoid affecting your legal residence.
