The Philippines is unusually generous about extending a tourist stay, and unusually unhelpful about telling you what it currently costs.
The 30 plus 29 structure
Tourists from non-visa-required countries are initially admitted for 30 days.
That can be extended by a further 29 days through the visa waiver, taking you to 59 days without any deeper process.
Beyond 59 days, you need further extensions from the Bureau of Immigration. Those exist and are routine, but they are a separate application rather than a continuation of the waiver.
Read this before you budget
The official fee table carries the note that fees were last updated on 06 March 2014, and may change without prior notice.
We are repeating the published figures because they are what the authority publishes, but a fee schedule stamped 2014 should be treated as indicative rather than current. Confirm at the counter or on the day.
With that stated plainly:
- The visa waiver extension is published at PHP 3,030.00 total.
- An adult from a non-visa-required country is published at PHP 4,400.00 for a one month extension beyond 59 days.
- An ACR I-Card for tourists is published at USD 50.00, with an express fee of PHP 500.00.
The ACR I-Card is the part people miss
If your stay stretches long enough, the Alien Certificate of Registration card enters the picture as a separate cost and a separate errand. It is not part of the waiver fee, and budgeting for the extension alone will understate what a long stay costs.
Why this article is shorter than it looks like it should be
The Bureau publishes the mechanism clearly and the pricing badly. We have given you the structure, which is stable, and flagged the figures, which are not. Anything else would be us guessing at numbers on your behalf, and the counter is the only place that settles it.