USC one way ticket to Phils allowed?

[Lovexthine 4]

Hi VJers. I need help. Anyone who knows if my mom will be allowed to enter Phils with one way ticket? She's a naturalized USC. Pls help. Thanks.

[Ranshiel 1]

I know the airline stopped me when mt round trip was more that 30 days.... so it could be a problem..

[WrightFamily 34]

If your mom holds a current Philippine Passport and is a citizen or dual citizen of the Philippines, YES!!

but, if she holds a US Passport without dual citizen the answer is NO!

Call the airline to verify!!

[Lovexthine 4]

Right! Thanks for the response.

[Al422 221]

Assuming she is USC only, is there a reason why she wants one way only? They will ask and she needs a good answer. Perhaps she has a 6 month visa and wants to wait for ticket prices to go down before buying return trip.

But if she is going for less than 30 days, I see problems here.

[Hank_ 9,171]

Hi VJers. I need help. Anyone who knows if my mom will be allowed to enter Phils with one way ticket? She's a naturalized USC. Pls help. Thanks.

Does she have dual citizenship and her Pilipinas passport also? If yes there will be no issues just carry both passports, she is a citizen of the Philippines, no restrictions on how long she can stay.

Edited September 24, 2014 by Hank_

[yannix 24]

It's possible since she technically can avail of the Balikbayan visa-free stay of 1 year being a former citizen of Philippines. There's always the risk of the airline stopping her at checkin though.

She also has to bring proof of her old Phil citizenship (old Phil passport, birth cert).

Just out of curiosity, what's the reasoning behind the one way ticket?

[dvc 11]

Airline ground staff servicing RP-bound flights are usually pretty clued in to balikbayan status and the implications.

[Lovexthine 4]

She just retired and wants to stay longer here in the Philippines. She dont know yet how long she'll be staying so she plans to just have a one way ticket. But now, she's considering buying a return ticket which is refundable to avoid problems. Thanks guys.

And she does not have dual citizenship nor valid passport.

I mean valid philippine passport.

[yannix 24]

That will "solve" her issue with the airline but the immigration officers will still only give her a 1 year max stay (asssuming she can prove balikbayan status). I'm not sure if this is extendable. As for proof, an expired Phil passport will do or birth cert as stated above.

[Hank_ 9,171]

That will "solve" her issue with the airline but the immigration officers will still only give her a 1 year max stay (asssuming she can prove balikbayan status). I'm not sure if this is extendable. As for proof, an expired Phil passport will do or birth cert as stated above.

I believe if she shows a copy of her birth certificate she won't have any issue staying longer than a year.

[mavena 2]

Hi VJers. I need help. Anyone who knows if my mom will be allowed to enter Phils with one way ticket? She's a naturalized USC. Pls help. Thanks.

there should not be any problem for her, having done it before i encountered no difficulty leaving the airport. shell be fine.