Children included in their parents’ passports must be properly identified by their full names and individual photos. If they are not accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, then, their visa application shall require prior approval from Manila.

All applications for waiver of exclusion ground affecting minors below 15 years of age, travelling unaccompanied by their parents shall be supported by the following documents:

Letter indicating consent of parents for minor children to travel unaccompanied; and clear picture and thumbprints of minors. If the parents are abroad, their letter must be certified and/or authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate abroad.

Step 2:

Upon receipt of authenticated parental consent executed by the parents of the minor, the applicant shall send the above to their sponsors in the Philippines.

Step 3:

The applicant shall instruct his/her sponsor in the Philippines to apply for a waiver of the exclusion ground (WEG) under Section 29-A-12, together with the documents above from the Bureau of Immigration (Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila).

The local sponsor shall file an application for WEG with the Bureau of Immigration and pay the corresponding fees.

Step 4:

The applicant shall present the original copy of WEG to the Embassy/Consulate, together with the following documents, for the issuance of visa to minors:

One (1) copy of duly accomplished Visa Application Form No. 2 with photo and
One (1) copy of authenticated affidavit of consent of the applicant’s parents.

The chosen school will forward the application paper and related documents to the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) for approval.

Once approved, all papers will then be forwarded to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which will then telex the specific Philippine Embassy or Consulate regarding the issuance of student’s visa.
The Embassy or Consulate shall then notify the student accorrdingly.

The chosen school will forward the application paper and related documents to the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) for approval.

Once approved, all papers will then be forwarded to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which will then telex the specific Philippine Embassy or Consulate regarding the issuance of student’s visa.
The Embassy or Consulate shall then notify the student accorrdingly.

He has not been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude;
He is not afflicted with any loathsome, dangerous, or contagious disease;
He has not been institutionalized for any mental disorder or disability; and
He is willing and able to invest the amount of at least US$75,000 in the Philippines; Provided that the foregoing invested amount shall be lowered to US$50,000 for aliens availing of Executive Order No. 1037 subject to the conditions imposed by said legislations; Provided, further, that for purposes of compliance with this particular condition, the alien-applicant should prove that he/she has remitted such amount in accepted currency in the Philippines.,

“ART. 75. Reportorial Requirements – As a holder of the Special Investor’s Resident Visa, an aliend shall be entitled to reside in the Philippines, while his/her investment subsists. For this purpose, he should submit an annual report, in the form duly prescribed for the purpose, to prove that he has maintained his/her investment in the country. Should said alien withdraw his said investment from the Philippines, then the Special Investor’s Resident Visa issued to him/her will automatically expire.”

“SEC. 4. Proof of Qualifications – To establish the qualifications imposed in Article 74 of the Code, the following documents shall be submitted:

- For non-conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude – Clearance from the central government agency of applicant’s country or place of residence, competent to give certain information about any criminal record that the applicant may have;

- For non-affliction of any loathsome, dangerous, or contagious disease – Medical examination certification by a duly authorized physician;

- For not being institutionalized for any mental disorder or disability – Certification from a competent mental health institution of applicant’s country or place of residence; and

- For inward remittance of required investment:

Certification under oath from the duly authorized officer of applicant’s agent bank in the Philippines with the rank not lower than Assistant Vice President or officer of equivalent rank, that applicant has made an inward remittance of at least the equivalent amount provided in Article 74 of the Code, in acceptable foreign currency, together with the copy of the Central Bank currrency declaration form duly accomplished at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) upon his arrival from abroad if the currency was brought in currency notes; Central Bank certification of inward remittance; A statement as to how the investment shall be made.”"SEC. 5. Admission Status; Special Return Certificate subject to existing laws and regulations on the admission of aliens, immigration officers at the ports of entry shall admit the holder of this visa as Special Investor Resident for an indefinite period of stay in the Philippines.
The investor shall be provided by the Commission on Immigration and Deportation with a special return certificate allowing him multiple entries into the country, without the necessity of obtaining an appropriate re-entry visa, for a period of one (1) year renewable every year as long as his investments subsist.”
Registry of Investment – Upon issuance of visa, the DFA shall inform the Board of Investments, the Central Bank, and the Commission on Immigration and Deportation of particulars concerning the investor, an agent bank, and the investment.

The investor shall have one hundred and eighty days (180) from the day of remittance to make the investment and to report such investment to the Board of Investments and to register with the Central Bank, copy furnished the Commission of Immigration and Deportation, in the prescribed form. Failure to file the foregoing report within three months from the date the investment was made shall automatically terminate the holder’s special resident status and the Board of Investments shsall notify the Central Bank and the Commission of Immigration and Deprotation accordingly. The Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation, stating that his/her investment has not been withdrawn. He shall submit the following documents:

Certification from the President of the recipient firm or entity that the investment is intact and the amount has not been reduced below the amount provided in the Code;
Certification from the Central Bank regarding the maintenance of the investment;
An audited financial statement of the business; and
Certification from the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Bureau of Domestic trade that the business is still operating.
Failure to file the foregoing report within three (3) months from the end of the calendar year shall be a ground for the revocation of the special investor’s resident visa.

SECTION 2. – Pursuant thereto, it is hereby declared unlawful.

(a) For a person, natural or judicial, association or any other entity to commit, directly or indirectly, any of the following acts:
(1) To establish or carry on a business which has f or its purpose the matching of Filipino women f or marriage to foreign nationals either on a mail order basis or through personal introduction;
(2) To advertise, publish, print or distribute or cause the advertisement, publication, printing or distribution of any brochure, flier, or any propaganda material circulated to promote the prohibited acts in the proceeding sub-paragraph;
(3) To solicit, enlist or in any manner attract or induce any Filipino woman to become a member in any club or association whose objective is to match women for marriage to foreign nationals either on a mail-order basis or through personal introduction for a fee;
(4) To use the postal service to promote the prohibited acts in subparagraph 1 hereof;

(b) For the manager or officer-in-charge or advertising manager of any newspaper, magazine, television or radio station, or other media, or of an advertising agency, printing company or other similar entities, to knowingly allow, or consent to, the acts prohibited in the preceding paragraph.

Foreign individuals or companies cannot avail of these services. Their documents must be notarized by a Japanese Notary Public whose signature and authenticity will have to be certified by the Japanese ministry of Foreign Affairs (Gaimusho) signatures and seal but will assume no responsibility as to the content of the documents.