Good for One Year: Balik Bayan Visa for the Philippines

The easiest and the cheapest way to get a long term visa for the Philippines, is the Balik Bayan Stamp in your Passport. This stamp is good for 1 year and can be extended at least once for another 6 month.

To get a Balik Bayan Stamp in your Passport on arrival,

• you must be married to a Filipina
• you must present an english translation of your marriage certificate and
• your Filipina wife or husband must be together with you.
• Most importantly: You have to ask the Immigration officer for it, they won't give it to you automatically.
  

The best of it: It's totaly free of charge

The Balik Bayan Stamp is available for direct relatives from Filipino citizens, and former Filipinos who have changed their citizenship to another country.
If your Filipino husband or wife still has a valid Filipino Passport, he or she doesn't need a Visa or stamp in their Passports of course.