Adopted: 12 September 2014
Date Filed: 16 September 2014

Pursuant to Section 3 of Commonwealth Act No. 613, as amended, otherwise known as the œPhilippine Immigration Act of 1940 , in relation to Section 9(a) of the same Act, and in support to the national government ™s program to promote and encourage tourism development, CHINESE nationals who wish to visit the Philippine for tourism purposes may be granted a VISAFREE entry into the country for an initial authorized stay not exceeding seven (7) days, provided they possess the following:

1. Either a valid and current AMERICAN, JAPANESE, AUSTRALIAN, CANADIAN OR SCHENGEN Visa;
2. A national passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the contemplated stay;
3. Return or onward ticket to the next country of destination; and
4. No derogatory record with the Bureau of Immigration.

The seven (7)-day visa free entry may be extended by an additional fourteen (14) days for a maximum of twenty-one (21)-day stay.

This type of admission shall be non-convertible to other visa category and can be availed in all major international airports and secondary international hubs (SIHs), as well as in seaports by passengers on board cruise ships/vessels.

All circulars, orders and other issuances inconsistent with this Memorandum Circular are hereby revoked or modified accordingly.

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

Furnish a copy of this Circular to the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR), U.P. Law center, Diliman, Quezon City.

12 September 2014

(SGD) SIEGFRED B. MISON
Commissioner