Migration to the Philippines

International entrepreneurs find migration to the Philippines straightforward thanks to Healy Consultants' comprehensive relocation services. Our services related to migration to the Philippines include:

Assistance obtaining a Filipino employment and residence visas from the Bureau of Immigration, Philippines. To assist migration to the Philippines, Healy Consultants helps entrepreneurs and their families of all nationalities obtain permits allowing them to live and work in the Philippines. Healy Consultants’ fee to assist our client obtain a Filipino work permit US$7,950.

Examples of Filipino visas available to international entrepreneurs and business people include;

 

i) Treaty Traders Visa - A treaty trader ia a foreigner who is entering the Philippines solely to carry on substantial trade or commerce between the Philippines and the country of which he is a national pursuant to an existing treaty of commerce and navigation.

ii) Treaty Investors Visa - A treaty investor is foreigner who seeks admission for the purpose of developing and directing the operations of an enterprise in the Philippines where i) he has invested or is actively in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital or where ii) his employer has invested or is actively in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital, provided that such employer is a foreign person or organization of the same nationality as the applicant and that the applicant is of an overall supervisor or executive.

iii) Pre-Arranged Employment Visa - This change of status is issued to foreigners who are proceeding to the Philippines to engage in any lawful occupation, whether for wages or salary or for other forms of compensation where a bonafide employer-employee relationship exists.

iv) Immigration Visa - Only 50 applicants are approved annually for other categories of aliens whose countries accept Filipinos as immigrants on a reciprocal basis. The Philippine Consulate General receives the completed immigrant visa application with enclosures indicated below and, in turn, is forwarded through the Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) for appropriate action by the concerned agencies in the Philippines. When authority from the DFA for the issuance of the visa allotting quota number is received, a personal interview with a consular officer will follow prior to the actual issuance of the immigrant visa.

For more information and a more comprhensive list of visa types in the Philippines, please refer to this website.

To support the visa application, Healy Consultants prepares a comprehensive business plan detailing our client's proposed business activities in the Philippines, a market analysis and financial projections, and a convincing outline of reasons for migration to the Philippines.

Healy Consultants offers personalised orientation programmes for international entrepreneurs planning migration to the Philippines. Typical programmes include introductions to banks to open personal bank accounts, visits to key points of business interest in the neighbouring countries around the Philippines, as well as tours of commercial and residential property (see also point 5 below), international schools (see also point 6 below), social clubs and recreational facilities. In summary, Healy Consultants offers a one-stop service for migration to the Philippines.

Prior to or following migration to the Philippines, Healy Consultants guides clients through all aspects of renting or buying a property in the Philippines, including in Manila, Cebu, Caloocan, Davao and Quezon City. We arrange property viewings according to client specifications and budget, provide assistance with the drafting of lease agreements, and arranging for efficient connection of utilities. Furthermore, Healy Consultants provides introductions to the Philippines or international banks (for example in Singapore) to obtain property financing.

Prior to or following migration to the Philippines, Healy Consultants assists clients to find suitable schools in the Philippines for their children. Examples of assistance provided includes providing information on international school fees, waiting lists and curricula.

Prior to or following migration to the Philippines, some international entrepreneurs request tailored cross-cultural training programmes covering Filipino business etiquette and protocols, as well as Filipino and Tagalog language courses. Some clients request advice on communication, conflict management and negotiation, and sales and marketing techniques in the Philippines.