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  1. Liverpool fan

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    I assume the question is for me, as I write it's around 3 years ago, so I did not arrive in the Philippines after August 2020. My point is that it can be possible to get permission to stay in the country longer than your visa allowed you, but only in special circumstances. I always try to find open doors instead of closed ones. There are situations where people can't travel, in case of illness or accidents, the problem is to explain to authorities so you get permission to stay in the country until you have another solution, it opens up again or married so you can return with right visa, which you can get issued at the Philippine Ambassade in your home country
     
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    I wanna share my experience with getting permission to stay longer than the time visa allowed you. I had an accident on a motorbike was first at the hospital (broke my hips) couldn't work for 5-6 months, that time it was allowed 16 months on a tourist visa without leaving the Philippines, it's around 3 years ago. Immigration was helpful advice me on how to make a letter for Manila. 2 times I got an extension/permission to stay longer than 16 months, (it was that time 16 months). I know rules change all the time and who you talk to can have an influence on the result. A practical tip, when you leave the country you can get permission to enter the plane before anyone else, of course for a fee, easier come around and no one to push you, not all people care about others and get a seat with more space for your legs. The Travel agency next to immigration in Dumaguete took care of my ticket, and permission to enter the plane before others together with more space for the legs, wish you good luck with all. P.S Important with a good doctor to explain on paper, that you can't travel
     
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    Because you extended your tourist visa. If you are coming up on 3 years with a tourist visa you are running out of time. Maybe immigration will be understanding of your situation and can extend past 3 years but I wouldn't rely on that since they are under no obligation to do that. You need to be prepared to leave the country.

    Yeah, they "may" be able to give that to you. They may decide not to then you are out. Disabled and sick people get through the airports all the time. That really isn't an excuse. It might be a hassle and involve some extra expenses but that's nothing anyone should be surprised or caught off guard by in the Philippines.

    This is where I think you have set yourself up for failure. You shouldn't be here asking about transferring to a different type of visa a month or two before your 3 years is up, especially since you are in poor health. You have put yourself at the mercy of the Philippines government instead of being proactive and finding a solution months or years ago.

    There isn't much anyone here can do for you. The PRA has suspended taking applications the retirement visas, you aren't married, you aren't a student, you aren't working here, you don't employee 15 (or 50, can't remember which it is) Filipinos, you don't own a business, you aren't a diplomat, you haven't invested $70k USD in the PSEi or government approved project, you don't have time for the quota visas, you are coming up on the maximum 3 years on a tourist visa and you are in poor health. You have nothing going in your favor here. The only thing you can do is hope that immigration will have (or continue to have) a bit of compassion for your situation.
     
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    If you are one month short of 3 years on a tourist visa you have waited far too long to start looking into other visa options. Unless you can talk to immigration about getting some sort of special extension on a tourist visa I believe you will be SOL and will need to leave the country.

    No. Immigration can do nothing to your Filipina gf...unless she has assisted you in deceiving or defrauding the government in some way. That probably isn't a concern. What should be a concern is you being blacklisted from coming back to the Philippines for overstaying.

    If you only have 30 days left in the country legally you are in quite an uncharted predicament. I hope you are flexible with your travel destinations and have a decent amount saved up for testing, hotel stays, quarantines and healthcare expenses.
     
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