I got my 13a Visa in the Philippines today (Update July 16)

[Pototan]

9. Well, I just followed my wife's lead

She's pretty smart and I just followed.

I went to the Iloilo Immigration office to start the process and then went to the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation).

At NBI I had to fill out forms for a background check and give them my fingerprints. They notified me about 4 or 5 weeks later to pick up my clearance papers.

I went back to the Immigration office at Festive Walk in Iloilo to file those papers. The Immigration personnel were very helpful and kindly assisted. The stuff gets sent to Manila and the card was then sent to Iloilo, where I picked up the card.

The first year is a temporary card and the final card comes after one year.

To get the Temporary 13A Visa Card was about a 6-month process, One year later you can receive the permanent residency 13a visa card.