ACR iCard renew tourist acr card

hello all,

married to a filipina now for close on three years, never went about trying to get the 13a here , will wait until we go back to the old sod for that.

i spend of my time working in China and come back to dgte every three or four months, so my acr card expired and goes without saying is expired now

i was in dgte for the christmas and chinese new year and went to he BI to pay the extension (extra 38 days) which takes me up to the 7th of march (stamp on passport) but im back in china now , three days

in the middle of getting my work visa for China , so I went to the Chinese consulate in Cebu and the person there said no worries , they will accept the expired card along with the NSO original marraige cert and that along with all the other bits n pieces is all I need

but the drama now is the Chinese bureau here in China they wont accept the expired ACR card they want a new one

so after all the huffing and puffing,

can the wife just slip along to the BI in dgte and sort of nod n wink and get it renewed or is there some way of doing it without going back there again

and if I do have to go back how soon can i apply for a new one/renewd one

do i have to wait for 21 days or indeed the 59 days or just get off the plane and go and get the 59 days and pay for tha new card

chinese just wont give me the last piece of the puzzle with out a new ACR card (even if is only a tourist acr card)

argh argh

salamat kaayo sa tanan o mangutana

 

Can you get in with a Balikbayan stamp in your passport? Good for a year...

 

im sure i need the wife with me when we arrive, (is that the case) as I have no status in the philippines except as a visitor
and the wife is in the phils, cant get her out until I get this this nuisance acr card...

 

Yeah, I seem to remember the officer asking to seey wife's passport before giving me the Balikbayan stamp. Can you come in on the normal 21 day visa and then go to BI with your wife and get the Balikbayan stamp?

 

The balikbayan privilege is for those who ENTER with their Filipino spouse. Sometimes the rules are bent a little, depending on who you talk to and the amount of the tip.

Larry

 

How does China even know about a Philliphine ACR card??????

 

how does that help me????.........

 

Sorry....I was just trying to think of a way for you to get in...not renew your ACRCard.

 

so i found this on the PI website but what does it mean exactly
does it mean i can apply as soon as i get there,
i need the acr card to apply for a chinese working visa

this is a nightmare


ALIENS WITH VALID VISAS AND EXPIRED ACR I-CARDS
(ACR I-CARDS WITH EXPIRY DATE)



Section 2. Returning Alien. – (a) Non-visa-required alien. A non-visa-required alien with valid visa and expired ACR I-Card shall be admitted as temporary visitor under Section 9(a) of the PIA, with authorized stay in accordance with admission privileges pertaining to his/her nationality, provided, said alien is able to present a valid re-entry permit (RP) or special return certificate (SRC). In case of an expired RP or SRC, the alien must renew the same by paying the appropriate fee. In order to revert to the status indicated in the expired ACR I-Card, the concerned alien shall file for amendment of his/her entry stamp at the Immigration Regulation Division, BI Main Office, before the end of the authorized stay. Upon amendment of the entry stamp, the alien shall accordingly apply for renewal of the ACR I-Card.