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Cheers, I have been thru it. The law states that you must give up the 13a Visa if you are no longer cohabitating with your spouse. I can't say exactly how BI will react to your situation, but nothing was said to me about how long have I been seperated. They did ask me if I intended to remarry. Of course I said no way Jose. Not really, I just said no plans for that. Anyway it is not based solely on annulment or divorce. Divorced mine in Australia (by email), was a bit tardy in going to the Manila Civil Registry, overdue by 6 months, you pay a very small late fee. I then when to BI Manila to surrender the 13a. Everyone thought I was nuts uncluding my ex. I just wanted to get out from under and be compliant. Long story short, The BI willingly took back the 13a, I had to go to the infamous attorneys next door and get a letter of request, 800P. The price to submit the letter was 10,000p plus a 5000p express lane fee. So glad i paid that coz it only took 2 weeks (I'm being synical) and another trip to manila to put the tourist visa into effect. This was in March 2019, they back dated my tourist visa to the date my divorce was absolute, that being Jul 25th 2018. A grand total of 39,000p in fees and other bits and pieces incl a Tourist ACR-1 card, which I have never gone back to collect. . They tried to get me for 2018 annual report, 310p plus fine, but I smugly waved my receipt in their faces, they removed it. Interestingly, my divorce order was accepted by Manila Civil Registry and Immigration..PSA, not so. i am still regarded as being married in the Philippines until such time as I get my divorce order Judicially recognized in the Philippines Regional Trials Court....Sorry, but that ain't going to happen. Finally, I am well along to track to get my Extended Courtesy SSRV...

 

I think you can go back to a tourist visa. Several years ago I had some trouble with documents ( an unannounced change in the rules) to change from a 13a probationary visa to permanent. The BI wanted me to go back to a tourist visa.
You could stop in at the local BI. Sir Peter can be quite helpful.
Good luck

 

Second what Milo says: I have had my SRRV for approaching 4 yrs, use it for everything, although I do use my US passport in airports along with it. For income proof, I've heard of everything from Social Security to 1099's to even letters from financial advisors. PRA is much easier to deal with and not nearly as corrupt as B of Imm...

And as I said before, you only need a DD214, retiring from the military is NOT necessary, but I think you have to be 50...

Last time I did the entire RENEWAL process via email with Jackie in Cebu (not original app, had to go to Cebu for that), LBC'd the fee deposit receipt from Land Bank along with a self addressed LBC envelope, which is how Jackie sent me back my new card...