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I'm not entirely sure this is what you want.  As a USA citizen, you are automatically able to visit the country without a visa.  I'm thinking that this process is for those countries where this is not the case (although, I admit I am not familiar with this particular web site).  It sounds like you might be thinking this is a way to get an extended visa without being in the country yet, which again I suspect that is not what this site is designed for.  Of course I could be totally wrong.

BTW, if you go to the main page of that web site (i.e., without entering any information anywhere) there is a dropdown with only those 4 same countries, which also leads me to believe its just something specific for countries that don't have an automatic visa like the USA.

Unless procedure has changed, you will need to process the 90 day Visa in person, either in the states before you leave or when you arrive here at a BI. Back when, I received a 90 day visa by traveling to the Philippine Consulate in LA. Left passport with app. Then had to go back 2 days later to pick up.

Hi mati_steve and vehicross100 thank you both for your reply back to me. I have been to the Phillipines many times. I used to live near washington DC so I would bring my passport to the Phillipine embassy along with the other needed documents and get a VISA so i could buy a round trip plane ticket that was for more than a 30 day stay in the Phillipines. Now I live far from Washington DC (I now live in Johnson City TN) so I cannot do that.

I was hoping this website was a way to apply for and get a Phillipine VISA on the web which would make sense for the Phillipine govt and would be very easy to implement. However it appears like it is either not for that purpose or it's screwed up software. If it's screwed up software which I highly suspect it is, it's  what I expected even before I tried to use it. That's why the Phillipines is cheap it's screwed up.

I know I can get into the Phillipines with a round trip plane ticket that has me coming back in 30 days without a VISA and then I can extend my time in the phillipines once I am there. But that wastes my money. If I have to do that then I have to buy another one way return ticket home after already purchasing a round trip ticket.

Now that a couple of other folks have looked at the web site and have encountered the same problems I did I know it's not me using the website incorrectly. Thank you.

steven

Hi Steven,

I know this doesn't directly answer your question, but I gave up on the longer visa as the consulate closest to me (but still in a different state) was so unresponsive to calls or email and they wanted all kinds of financial statements. Not worth it, imho.  I go to PH every winter and one of the following should suffice.  It is important to note that you can purchase a round trip ticket for any length of time - the only thing that the airline will check is whether you have proof of onward travel before 30 days are up.

So here are some solutions, which you may have also tried, if so apologies...

You can book a 30 day round trip with a changeable fare. Doesn't need to be fully refundable, just changeable. The airline will see you are leaving in 30 days and will be happy. Then once in country you call the airline and change your return flight to later, and then just do your BI visa extensions. The only real issue is it is sometimes a more expensive fare, and a bit of a hassle to call, but I generally go Prem Econ and it is included with that fare.

Another solution which I have used is to buy your preferred 3-6 month round trip ticket, then also purchase a cheap one-way ticket to HK or KL within 30 days on one of the discount airlines and simply not take the flight. This "throw away ticket"  will meet the requirements for onward travel. Then just do your normal 30 or 60 day tourist extensions. This approach still wastes a little money ($100?), but would be less expensive than buying that second one-way return to the US which you mentioned..

Lastly, there are companies that offer onward tickets for $10 or $20 which "expire" after 24 or 48 hours. buy it just before you leave and it is a valid ticket that can be shown to the airline agent if they ask for proof of onward travel. I have never tried this approach but obviously it is the least expensive.

Hope this helps.