Philippines Visa Extension Calculator 2026
Plan a long stay as a tourist: your first deadline, each extension you would file, and roughly what the Bureau of Immigration (BI) will charge.
| Step | Covers | Estimated fee |
|---|
How tourist extensions work
Your first 30 days start on the day you land. Before they run out you file a 29-day visa waiver extension, which takes you to day 59. After that you extend for 1, 2 or 6 months at a time, at a BI office or through the BI e-services portal, until you reach 36 months (24 months for nationalities that need a visa to enter).
| Item in the charter (1- or 2-month extension after day 59) | PHP |
|---|---|
| Application fee | 300 |
| Extension fee, per month | 500 |
| ACR fee | 1,000 |
| ECC fee | 700 |
| Express lane fee | 1,500 |
| Head tax | 250 |
| Visa sticker | 100 |
| Legal research fee | 50 |
| Total, 1 month / 2 months | 4,400 / 4,900 |
From the Glan field office's 2025 Citizen's Charter (adult with earlier extensions), without the USD 50 ACR I-Card. Two field-office charters give slightly different figures for the first extension (PHP 3,030 and 3,130); we use PHP 3,030, which most guides agree on. What you actually pay depends on the office and your visa history.
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Frequently asked questions
How long can I stay in the Philippines without a visa?
Citizens of the 157 countries on the visa-free list get 30 days on arrival, under Executive Order 408. Brazilian and Israeli passport holders get 59 days, and Hong Kong and Macau SAR passport holders 14 days. Since June 2025 Indian tourists get 14 days, or 30 days with a valid US, Japanese, Australian, Canadian, Schengen, Singapore or UK visa, and neither can be extended.
How much is a visa extension in the Philippines?
The first 29-day extension, which takes a 30-day stay to 59 days, is PHP 3,030 in the express lane or PHP 2,030 in the regular lane (PHP 4,040 if your stay has already run out). After day 59, a field-office charter itemises PHP 4,400 for one month or PHP 4,900 for two months, plus USD 50 for the ACR I-Card the first time. Offices assess fees case by case, so treat these as estimates.
What is the longest I can stay as a tourist?
With regular extensions, up to 36 months in total if your nationality is visa-free, or 24 months if you needed a visa to enter. Staying longer needs the Commissioner's approval.
When do I need an ACR I-Card?
Once your stay goes past 59 days. The card costs USD 50, paid in pesos at the exchange rate of the day, and is issued with your first extension beyond day 59.
What is an ECC and do I need one?
An Emigration Clearance Certificate. If you have stayed 6 months or more, you need one before you leave. The charter lists the ECC at PHP 700 plus a PHP 10 legal research fee, and a Certificate of Residence for Temporary Visitors (CRTV) at PHP 1,400 for stays of 6 months or more.
How much is a 6-month extension?
We do not know for sure. The 2025 Citizen's Charter does not itemise the 6-month Long-Stay Visitor Visa Extension, and the only itemised list we found dates from 2013. This calculator shows the dates for 6-month steps but leaves the fee out rather than guess.
Sources
- BI Citizen's Charter 2025 1st ed. - Calapan Immigration Field Office (PDF) (official)
- BI Citizen's Charter 2025 1st ed. - Glan Immigration Field Office (PDF) (official)
- BI - Tourist visa page (30-day initial stay, e-services) (official)
- DFA Philippine Embassy Bangkok - LSVVE (36/24-month max) (official)
- DFA Philippine Embassy Buenos Aires - Extension of authorized stay (official)
- DFA Vancouver PCG - No-visa entry countries under EO 408 (157 countries) (official)
- DFA Dubai PCG - No-visa entry countries (59/14/7-day groups) (official)
- DZRH - DFA: visa-free privileges for Indian nationals effective (2025-06-09) (secondary source)
- Visa Traveler - Philippines visa extension (2026-02-19) (secondary source)
- Respicio & Co. - BI fees for visa extension and overstaying (2026-03-26) (secondary source)
Rules last checked: Fri, 16 October 2026. Rules change; if something here differs from the Bureau of Immigration, the BIR, the PRA or a Philippine embassy, trust the official source.