TY - BOOK AU - Chavez, Maria Geralden. AU - Gabumpa, Charmaine AU - Nellas, Mechel AU - Perez, Yanmarah AU - Wagas, Macy TI - The profile of visa application and the types of visa availed during 2010-2014 PY - 2015/// CY - Cebu City, Philippines N1 - Thesis (Degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism) -- University of Cebu-Banilad, Cebu City N2 - Summary: In today's generation, travel is well-known, as the tourism industry continue to grow. This study determined the top countries where travelers usually traveled, and the types of visa availed for the most recent data gathered. This study utilized the descriptive research design. The researchers used secondary data from the following four travel agencies: Cebu Travel Zone, Ultimate Visa Corporation, Bigstart Visa, and Rainbow Travel and Tours.. Statistical treatment used for data analysis was simple percentage. Findings of the study show that there are 8 countries that the travelers commonly visit, these countries were Australia, USA, Canada, UK, China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan and there are six types of visa that the travelers availed, these were Tourist, Fiancee, Spousal, Student, Working and Immigrant. The researcher concluded that the countries usually visited by the travelers are highly developed countries and the tourist visa has the highest number of applicants. It is recommended for the travel agencies offering visa services and to the Bureau of Immigration to provide the best costumer service ER -