May I enquire - how old is a senior, and is anyone over that age consider a senior or do u need to be on a special visa?
.. and finally as my wife is "not" SENIOR, IF i qualify ( I am 60) can she accompany me to the seniors line?
Although our DOB is in our passports we have never had an issue.
Now this obviously doesn't answer you question completely as you have indicated that one is senior one is not.
Your visa status is totally separate from your senior status IMHO.
In your case i would use the senior line as i really don't think you would get a refusal.The senior line BI staff have always been very pleasant to us and i think in part due to the fact that seniors are well respected here in PH. Yes a long winded answer for a simple question but things are not always black and white..
THanks for reply - appreciated!
Not much I can add to the previous posters responses on the senior issue except to say that when arriving with my wife (who is not a senior) we have usually used the Filipino citizen line at Arrivals Immigration but on departure (from the old terminal) we did use the senior line a couple of times. No problems.
A senior (anybody over 60) arriving with their Filipina wife (any age) can use either the senior line or the Filipino line (depending on which line is shorter). If you aren't entering with a 13A visa, then I would certainly bring your marriage license and ask for a BB stamp when you get to the Immigration Officer. Better yet, have your wife do all of the talking and have her ask.
The trick to getting through immigration quickly is to NEVER get into a regular tourist line, if you can avoid it.
Well, I am 73 and my wife is 43, Katie is 7 and the three of us always use the senior line.
Came through last night around 7:30pm (Cathay Pacific) with wife and 2 sons.
Filled out the arrival slips when we got to the arrivals hall, and by the time we finished we walked directly to immigration officer, with no line in front of us. No hassles. Got my balikbayan visa and we passed through as fast as they could photo us.
Baggage came up almost immediately, and we were out. Tried to get car from same places as last time, but they were busy. Took Yellow taxi 2,800 to Tuburan. Arrived 10 or 10:30pm. Good driver. Vios.
They do not issue these slips on the plane?I would assume the method you stated would cause a bottle neck with everyone fumbling for a pen to fill out slips?
Yes.. they issued them on plane.. and no.. we did not fill them out on plane.. didn't feel like it.
Your assumption would be incorrect. There was no bottleneck, and no fumbling.
LAst arrival at T1 the sign at the beginning of the locals line said "Citizens and Residents" which covered us both. The sign just before the desk just said citizens so I figured I was with her anyway. Way problema.
I arrived on the 6th July with Emirates from Dubai.
Is there a smoking area? It's billed as "The Friendliest Gateway to your Destination" I will be having a ten and a half hour flight from there in a few weeks.
Fortunately they give the slips out really early on EVA, and I just fill it out immediately and hide my pen! That "Just about to Land" frenzy I see is almost comical.