The rules , as I recall, state that you should be traveling together.. but rules are sometimes forgotten especially if you have a kindly Immig officer and can show the marriage cert and previous Balikbayan visa.
Ypu will find in Philippines that there are rules, and ways of doing things that dont always exactly correlate.
Others may state different answers.. .this is the Philippines where logic doesnt always apply.

 

You will re-enter on the 30 day waiver don't forget you onward ticket.

 

thanks Gary, I'll get on to google flights to get the cheapest flight to anywhere booked up before my return that i will not go on

 

Your Balikbayan status expires as soon as you leave the Philippines.

 

Thanks Grahamw57. Not the answer I was hoping for.

Probably the best option then would be to enter initially on a 30 day visitor visa then extend for further 30 days. When I leave after 6 weeks and at the end of my trip, my wife could meet me overseas then we re-enter Philippines together and then get the Balikbayan visa.

Thanks for all the answers.

 

I had to do something similar last year. In March I went on a cycling tour in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Came in on the 30 day waiver, had to buy an onward ticket at Ho chi min airport because my later flight to the UK was 58 days, need to be within the 30 day. I then extended 29 days before flying to the UK again coming in on the 30 day. Within that time I took my wife to Taiwan for a few days then came back as a balikbayan.

 

I have to then leave the Philippines alone around 6 weeks later so will I encounter any issues arriving without my wife on my return?

When you return without her, you get a new entry stamp that is not marked "BB" and it will be a regular 30 day extendable tourist visa.