What the planner assumes
Day 10 is a fixed sample filing marker, not an agency appointment. The tool keeps it after preparation even when you enter a short stay. It then adds the published 30–45 working-day range, excluding weekends but not Philippine holidays.
If you are already in the Philippines, use the planning start date and enter the days already elapsed in the relevant stay. The NBI warning uses elapsed time before the planned filing day.
Plan for presence throughout
PRA’s August 2025 Expanded SRRV Program publishes 30–45 working days from submission of complete documents. Document preparation comes before that window. PRA requires physical presence throughout application processing. Corrections, holidays and scheduling can extend the stay.
The medical may be completed in the Philippines or abroad using the PRA form. A medical completed abroad requires apostille or Philippine consular authentication, and an English translation if needed. The certificate must still be within its six-month validity window when submitted.
Check the NBI boundary
NBI clearance depends on time in the Philippines before filing. PRA’s checklist says 90 days or more; its overview says more than 90 days. Treat exactly day 90 as a question to resolve with the receiving office. A long proposed stay does not by itself establish that the trigger was reached before filing.
Sources and next steps
View claim dates, document versions and open source questions
Source review October 24, 2026Reviewed by Adam Juchniewicz, LL.M.Claim dates and qualifications
Enter your arrival date and planned stay, and your in-country sequence appears here, with the document windows that quietly expire flagged as watch-items.