Office of Student Activities 
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PROGRAM

• The student visa is issued in the PHilippine embassies/consulates abroad and not in the Philippines

• The student visa is initially valid for one year, renewable every succeeding semester.

B. Exchange Student Visa - 47(a)(2)

•  47(a)(2) visas are issued to officially designated exchange professors, researchers, and students coming from  foreign universities with existing Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the University of the Philippines

• 47(a)(2) visa is valid until the end of the exchange agreement or scholarship contract

• The visa is generally processed and issued here in the Philippines.  It can also be issued through the Philippine embassies or consulates abroad

• It can be renewed if the scholarship or agreement is extended for a definite period of time

• Exchange fellows and students are requested to immediately report to the OSA upon arrival to the University

C. Foreign Government Official or Dependents - 9(e), 9(e1), 9(e2)
D. Treaty Trader - 9(d)
E. Pre-Arranged Employment - 9(g)
F. Immigrant or Permanent Resident - 13(a) to 13(g)
G. Special Investor Resident Visa - SIRV
H. Special Resident Retiree Visa - SRR D. Treaty Trader - 9(d)
E. Pre-Arranged Employment - 9(g)
F. Immigrant or Permanent Resident - 13(a) to 13(g)
G. Special Investor Resident Visa - SIRV
H. Special Resident Retiree Visa - SRRV

• All of these visas can be used for studies.

• The OSA currently does not provide visa assistance for the processing nor renewal of the aformentioned  visas (C-H).  International students holding such visas are advised to consult with their preferred authorized travel agencies and law firms

  I. "Balikbayan" Visa is valid for one year of study only.

Authorized Visa for Studying in the Philippines
Immigration Requirements for Newly Arrived International Students
Enrollment in the University
Visa Extension 
Leaving the Philippines During the Duration of Your Study

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