Maybe the US and Canadian visas are the most coveted ones in the Phils. and miost difficult to get. It used to be that if one has a US visa you visit Canada easily or apply for one here quickly but not anymore.
oh...interesting..so its not a given that having a US visa is easy to get Canadian visa pala? and to think I was planning to get Canada visa habang di pa expired US visa ko..hehe
but you know Tita Lou, parang mas magulo and tiring to get a Japanese visa, I had so many things to prepare, yung visa for US not as many as I think I feared...
anyway...let's see, I still want to go to Europe before doing any other traveling to the US again or Canada..para matapos na yang goal na yan..hahaha...but save up again muna (ilang beses naudlot and nagamit sa ibang trip or expense ang pang-europe..hayznaku)
True. In the past if you have a US Visitor Visa, getting a Canada Visitor Visa is very easy, almost always granted, and vice versa. But after 9-11 the rules have changed. The ONLY ones NOT needing visas to enter both countries are CITIZENS of the US and Canada.
Do it. Da Boss and I love Europe and we're planning to go back. It's a different cultural and gastronomical experience. Love Italian food as well as tapas in Spain.
I think it's much easier for Pinoy citizens to apply for a Canadian Visitor Visa if they're already in the US. There's a Canadian Consulate in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
its always been there sa lista ko BNK, ang kulang lang pera...(baka kc pagdating ko Europe e I will starve kung di ko planuhin yung for food expense hehehe)
After 911, everything changed, even sa airport sa Cebu nag increase ang pag-check, even until now (at least consistent). ngayon, pati umbrella di na pwede hand-carry...
air travel is not as enjoyable for me as before back in the 1990s.
If this is true, it doesn't make any sense at all. What if you initially just wanted to go to the US or Europe BUT for some reason you decided to extend your holidays and wanted to see Canada? Do you have to fly back to Manila to apply for a Visitor Visa at the Canadian Embassy?
As I said double-check because I've heard of some people who went home disappointed. If you at least have a plan of going better take care of it in Manila, besides you wouldn't want to be carrying supporting documents with you while travelling. I think Canada is saying we are a different country. Everything changed after 9/11.
a country listed may not need you to have a visa before arriving there, BUT, please, think of how you are getting to the place. if you to Country X tapos, via USA, e yata you'd need a US visa ....am not sure even if transit ka lang say an hour or two...so please double check beforehand every aspect of your trip...
This is true. The travel agent who sold our tickets going home via JAL presumed that my sister is a US citizen so didn't need a visa to sleep overnight in Tokyo, ay hindi pala. Good thing they can grant Japan visa at the airport.
Stereotyping but you're not alone. I've noticed that people who look Middle Eastern undergo secondary screening at the airports. Call it unfair and unjust but that's now reality.
I think TRANSIT passengers who stay on the plane or in the departure areas of the airport don't need visitor visas. I said this because PAL's Manila to Las Vegas flight stops over in Vancouver to unload Vancouver passengers and load Las Vegas bound passengers. I don't think all the Pinoy passengers from the Philippines bound for Las Vegas to watch the Pacquiao fight hold Canadian Visitor Visas. A Visitor Visa is only required if you leave the airport departure area.
Here's a tip to world travelers: make a photocpy of your passport page containing your personal information and passport number. Keep one copy in a safe place at home and another copy with you while traveling. This will come in handy incase you lose your passport.
this is good clarification then....I am not fond of connecting flights and until such time that its going to be very comfortable for me waiting at the airport, I'd rather avoid it altogether (wish ko lang)
this is what I do for my passport, id cards and credit cards when I am on a trip and I also usually stick photocopies already in the bags I use for trips abroad...plus a photocopy of the ticket too...
and, whatever softcopies (pdfs, scans/jpeg images) I have of important documents I've also emailed or forwarded already to one of my emails so that ready any time print na lang kulang if needed....(and may backup pa sa external hard disk which I usually bring along with my laptop)...OC no? hahaha..
thanks much...very important info!
ReplyDeleteDoc Philip - you're welcome po! happy travels!
ReplyDeleteThis is an important information.
ReplyDeletethis is for those friends of mine who bemoan getting visas..and indeed its a tiring process, esp if you want to get a US visa :-)
ReplyDeleteMaybe the US and Canadian visas are the most coveted ones in the Phils. and miost difficult to get. It used to be that if one has a US visa you visit Canada easily or apply for one here quickly but not anymore.
ReplyDeleteoh...interesting..so its not a given that having a US visa is easy to get Canadian visa pala? and to think I was planning to get Canada visa habang di pa expired US visa ko..hehe
ReplyDeleteAm sure it will help you get a Canadian visa faster - your having a US visa. But the requirements are the same as if you don't have a US visa I heard.
ReplyDeletebut you know Tita Lou, parang mas magulo and tiring to get a Japanese visa, I had so many things to prepare, yung visa for US not as many as I think I feared...
ReplyDeleteanyway...let's see, I still want to go to Europe before doing any other traveling to the US again or Canada..para matapos na yang goal na yan..hahaha...but save up again muna (ilang beses naudlot and nagamit sa ibang trip or expense ang pang-europe..hayznaku)
True. In the past if you have a US Visitor Visa, getting a Canada Visitor Visa is very easy, almost always granted, and vice versa. But after 9-11 the rules have changed. The ONLY ones NOT needing visas to enter both countries are CITIZENS of the US and Canada.
ReplyDeleteDo it. Da Boss and I love Europe and we're planning to go back. It's a different cultural and gastronomical experience. Love Italian food as well as tapas in Spain.
ReplyDeleteI think it's much easier for Pinoy citizens to apply for a Canadian Visitor Visa if they're already in the US. There's a Canadian Consulate in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
ReplyDeleteA welcome relief too. No more hassles applying for a Visitor Visa.
ReplyDeleteLast I heard, if you are a Filipino citizen you have to get a Canadian visa before you leave Manila. Better check so you don't get disappointed.
ReplyDeleteOh definitely, US and Canada and Europe are not included in the above classification for my post.
ReplyDeleteI've been asked kc by some friends kung san ba walang visa para mas enganyo mag travel kaagad ...
its always been there sa lista ko BNK, ang kulang lang pera...(baka kc pagdating ko Europe e I will starve kung di ko planuhin yung for food expense hehehe)
ReplyDeleteThat I can understand.
ReplyDeleteAfter 911, everything changed, even sa airport sa Cebu nag increase ang pag-check, even until now (at least consistent).
ngayon, pati umbrella di na pwede hand-carry...
air travel is not as enjoyable for me as before back in the 1990s.
If this is true, it doesn't make any sense at all. What if you initially just wanted to go to the US or Europe BUT for some reason you decided to extend your holidays and wanted to see Canada? Do you have to fly back to Manila to apply for a Visitor Visa at the Canadian Embassy?
ReplyDeleteIn Asia, dining is mainly for the taste buds but in Europe dining is an art.
ReplyDeleteKagaya sa japan, patay ka na sa presentation pa lang
ReplyDeleteAs I said double-check because I've heard of some people who went home disappointed. If you at least have a plan of going better take care of it in Manila, besides you wouldn't want to be carrying supporting documents with you while travelling. I think Canada is saying we are a different country. Everything changed after 9/11.
ReplyDeletealam mo Tita Lou, after that happened nga, its bad of me pero now I look warily at people with beards and mustaches or mukhang lahing terrorista :-(
ReplyDeleteit may be unfair, pero parang knee-jerk reaction na....tsk...
further note or reminder....
ReplyDeletea country listed may not need you to have a visa before arriving there, BUT, please, think of how you are getting to the place.
if you to Country X tapos, via USA, e yata you'd need a US visa ....am not sure even if transit ka lang say an hour or two...so please double check beforehand every aspect of your trip...
This is true. The travel agent who sold our tickets going home via JAL presumed that my sister is a US citizen so didn't need a visa to sleep overnight in Tokyo, ay hindi pala. Good thing they can grant Japan visa at the airport.
ReplyDeleteStereotyping but you're not alone. I've noticed that people who look Middle Eastern undergo secondary screening at the airports. Call it unfair and unjust but that's now reality.
ReplyDeleteI think TRANSIT passengers who stay on the plane or in the departure areas of the airport don't need visitor visas. I said this because PAL's Manila to Las Vegas flight stops over in Vancouver to unload Vancouver passengers and load Las Vegas bound passengers. I don't think all the Pinoy passengers from the Philippines bound for Las Vegas to watch the Pacquiao fight hold Canadian Visitor Visas. A Visitor Visa is only required if you leave the airport departure area.
ReplyDeleteHere's a tip to world travelers: make a photocpy of your passport page containing your personal information and passport number. Keep one copy in a safe place at home and another copy with you while traveling. This will come in handy incase you lose your passport.
ReplyDeletethis is good clarification then....I am not fond of connecting flights and until such time that its going to be very comfortable for me waiting at the airport, I'd rather avoid it altogether (wish ko lang)
ReplyDeletethis is what I do for my passport, id cards and credit cards when I am on a trip and I also usually stick photocopies already in the bags I use for trips abroad...plus a photocopy of the ticket too...
ReplyDeleteand, whatever softcopies (pdfs, scans/jpeg images) I have of important documents I've also emailed or forwarded already to one of my emails so that ready any time print na lang kulang if needed....(and may backup pa sa external hard disk which I usually bring along with my laptop)...OC no? hahaha..