On April 29, 2006, the requirements for gaining a residential visa were changed. Foreigners with Japanese blood and their families had to obtain residential visas with the added requirement that the behavior of these people must be "good." This will require a certificate regarding the applicant's criminal record to be issued by an authorized organization in their home country. If you have any experience of penal servitude or imprisonment, been fined or received any punishment equivalent to those mentioned above, it will not be recognized that you have shown good behavior.

Secondly, in order to invite a person from overseas, you will have to apply for the Certificate of Eligibility. To extend a visa or to change a temporary visa to a residential visa, you will also be required to apply for the above-mentioned certificate. To do so, you will need the following documents.

1) Application for Certificate of Eligibility (including two facial photos)

2) Written document to certify the applicant's identity including a copy of their family register, marriage certificate, birth certificate and any related death certificate.

3) If the applicant is to pay the fees, the documents including a certificate of employment, certificate of tax payment, certificate of tax deductions, certificate of guarantee of future employment, etc., are required.

4) Certificate from the Philippine National Police and a Certificate from the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation.