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(Eagle News) — Passengers only transiting in the eight countries covered by the travel ban will be allowed to enter the Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration issued the clarification following the extension of the travel ban covering India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates until July 31. The national government also recently included Indonesia in the travel ban. According to the bureau, transiting passengers are those who were only in […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, July 13, warned foreign vloggers in the country against engaging in any activity violating the conditions of their stay. In a statement, Immigration Chief Jaime Morente said that while vlogging per se wasn’t prohibited, foreign vloggers are not allowed to accept endorsements or use their platforms to sell products if they are holding a temporary visitors’ visa. According to Morente, this was a “deportable offense.” He […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration announced its return to the Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA), a decade after it withdrew its presence there when international flights stopped. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the bureau went back to the former US naval base on Wednesday when a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight carrying 309 repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Saudi Arabia landed at the airport. That marked the first time an […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, July 6, said that it doesn’t collect fees for “immigration airport assistance.” Bureau chief Jaime Morente made the statement after the bureau said a document from a Philippine-based company showed a breakdown of the fees it supposedly charges its employees who are foreign nationals. Morente did not identify the company. “This company is allegedly charging P5,000 as Airport Assistance Fee, another P5,000 for processing fee, and […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Friday, July 1, clarified all vaccinated travelers need to present their vaccination cards upon arrival in the Philippines. Bureau Commissioner Jaime Morente said those fully vaccinated in the Philippines should have their cards verified prior to their departure from the Philippines through the Certificate of Vaccination Record Portal of the Department of Information and Communications Technology or the City Health Officer of the local government unit which […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration urged the public to report fixers, adding that no official or employee was authorized to complete speedy transactions for a fee or for other considerations. In a statement, the bureau said the report should be directed to the bureau’s Committee on Good Governance through [email protected] or to the administrative division through [email protected]. The complaint under oath, the bureau said, should contain the following: Name of supposed fixer Location […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has arrested 15 Chinese nationals in Cavite. In a statement, the bureau said the foreigners were nabbed on Wednesday morning from a business center in Barangay Niog II, Bacoor after they were found to be working without the proper documents. The operation was conducted in coordination with the Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Regional Office 4A. “Our operatives saw 15 foreigners working in different warehouses in the area. […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration is set to deport a South Korean national wanted in his country for swindling. In a statement, the bureau said 41-year-old Kim Byunggon, who was arrested inside a mall in Barangay Apas, Cebu City on June 2, will also be placed on the Philippines’ immigration blacklist to prevent him from re-entering the country. The South Korean national’s arrest was by virtue of a mission order issued by immigration […]
(Eagle News) — Foreigners cleared of criminal cases can still be deported. The Bureau of Immigration Board of Commissioners issued this ruling after a Swiss-Italian national appealed the bureau’s order for him to leave the Philippines despite having been cleared of some of the criminal cases against him. In upholding the findings of the Bureau’s Special Board of Inquiry against Alfred Josef Honegger, 67, the board said the criminal conviction of foreigner was not a […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has expressed support for the setting up of a “green lane” for foreign travelers vaccinated for COVID-19. In a statement, bureau chief Jaime Morente said the bureau supports the Department of Tourism’s proposal “as it will not only resuscitate our tourism industry, it will also generate employment for millions of Filipinos who lost their jobs due to the pandemic.” He said the setting up of a green lane […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration announced the hiring of 100 additional officers as it anticipates a gradual reopening of borders to more international travelers within the year. In a statement, bureau commissioner Jaime Morente said the 100 new employees, with the item of Immigration Officer 1, were appointed by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to fill up vacancies in the bureau’s plantilla. Bureau personnel chief Grifton Medina said of the 100, 94, in particular, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 400 Bureau of Immigration employees have been sanctioned or investigated for corruption since 2016. Bureau chief Jaime Morente made the statement following the signing of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission’s Anti-Corruption Manifesto in an online event led by Presidential Anti-Corruption Commissioner Greco Belgica and other PACC officials on on Wednesday morning. The event had around 150 attendees, including the bureau personnel assigned in different regions of the country from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. […]
