Balikbayan visa-free privilege — former Filipino and accompanying family

The term "balikbayan" shall mean a Filipino citizen who has been continuously out of the Philippines for a period of at least one (1) year, a Filipino overseas worker, or a former Filipino citizen and his or her family, as this term is defined hereunder, who had been naturalized in a foreign country and comes or returns to the Philippines;

The term "family" shall mean the spouse and the children of the balikbayan who are not balikbayan in their own right traveling with the latter to the Philippines;

In the availment of incentives from the agencies concerned, without prejudice to the requirements for travel tax exemption as provided under existing laws, the following documents are to be presented to show proof of their balikbayan status:

c. Foreign passport holder: Passport and any of the following: - Old Philippine passport - Foreign, naturalization papers to show former Philippine citizenship - Certification issued by the embassy or consulate of adoptive country that the individual is a former Filipino citizen

d. Family members of the Balikbayan who are travelling with the balikbayan should present Passport and any of the following: - Birth Certificate in case of children - Marriage Certificate in case of spouse - Adoption papers (proof of adoption) in case of legally adopted children.

Visa-free entry to the Philippines for a period of one (1) year for foreign passport holders, with the exception of restricted nationals;