CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCY FOR TRAVEL TAX EXEMPTION PURPOSES
Under Section 2 of Proclamation Decree No. 1183, as amended, certain Filipino nationals are exempted from payment of travel tax.
For Filipino permanent residents abroad whose stay in the Philippines is less than one (1) year, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) requires the presentation of a Certificate of Residency issued by the Philippine Embassy.
**If you are a Salarie visa / residence permit holder, you need to get an OEC which automatically exempts you from payment of Travel Tax. You do NOT need to get a Certificate of Residency anymore. For OEC, email directly Migrant Workers Office (MWO-Madrid): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
**If you are a Carte de Resident residence permit holder, you do NOT need to get a Certificate of Residence anymore. You may apply directly online through TIEZA and present your original residence permit to TIEZA:
https://tieza.gov.ph/privacy-
For Vie Privee residence permit holders and have resided uninterruptedly in France for a period of 5 years without being absent therefrom for more than 6 months in any one year, to avail of the Travel Tax Exemption Certificate, kindly follow this procedure:
1. Download the Service Request (SRF) Form. Write your name and contact details. Put a check on the tick box for CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCY (for Tax Exemption Purposes) to indicate the type of service applied.
2. Download and completely fill out the Certificate of Residency form below:
Certificate of Residency for Travel Tax Exemption form
Certificate of Residency for Travel Tax Exemption form with MINOR
3. Scan clearly all the requirements listed below and e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
REQUIREMENTS:
-Original Service Request Form
-Original and 1 photocopy of Certificate of Residence form
-Original and 2 photocopies of the data and signature pages of the valid passport
-original and 2 photocopies of Titre de Sejour (back and front)
-immigration stamps from 2018 - 2022
If with minor:
-two photocopies of Report of Birth or Birth Certificate
-Original and 2 photocopies of the data and signature pages of the valid passport
- Original and 2 photocopies of Titre de Circulation or Titre d’Identité Républicain (back and front)
4. Wait for the email reply from the Embassy within 5 working days regarding your application.
NOTE: This service for Certificate of Residency for Travel Tax Exemption is free of charge.
Please note that the Certificate of Residency issued by the Embassy is free of charge. Fees collected by TIEZA may be viewed at http://tieza.gov.ph/travel-
For additional information on Travel Tax Exemption, please visit http://tieza.gov.ph/
