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The visas of Philippines fall into three categories: visa under the Investment Act, visa under the special legal provisions, and investor's visa. These three categories further divide into a number of subcategories. The visas under the Investment Act include short visit visa or tourist visa, work authorization visa. The visas under the special legal provisions include special multiple-entry visa, special Subic work visa and special Clark work visa. The investor's visas include special investment residence visa, tourism projects and tourism investor's resident visa, special Subic investment visa, special Clark investment visa and special residence retirement visa.

Visitors who hold Chinese diplomatic passport and passport for public affairs can stay in Philippines for 30 days without a visa. Holders of ordinary passport with a valid visa of a Schengen country, Australia, the United States, Canada or Japan can stay in the Philippines for 7 days without a visa. Chinese passport holders who sign up for the tourist groups received by the travel agents authorized by the Philippine Department of Tourism can apply for visa on arrival at the port of entry and obtain a temporary visitor's visa of up to 14 days. The Philippines' travel agencies need to submit the related visa on arrival application materials to the Philippines immigration authorities at least 2 days in advance.

For more on visa application materials and related visa requirements, visit the official websites of the embassy and consulates of Philippines in China.

* The above information is for reference only. For more, contact the embassy.

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