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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Thursday, March 4, urged the kin of deceased foreign nationals in the country to report such deaths to the government. In a statement, Bureau commissioner Jaime Morente said under the 1950 alien registration act, the parents or relatives or persons in charge of the burial of a deceased foreign national based in the Philippines are required to surrender the latter’s alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR […]
(Eagle News) — Filipinos going abroad should beware of individuals asking for money in exchange for their permission to depart amid COVID-19 restrictions, the Bureau of Immigration said. The bureau made the statement after a Filipino who wanted to go to Dubai as a tourist was victimized by a certain James who claimed to be an immigration officer who could help her leave the country. According to the bureau, the complainant initially transferred P7,000 through […]
Announces conduct of inventory of foreign nationals (Eagle News) — All departing foreign nationals who were issued visas by select government agencies will be required to present a travel pass upon departure from the Philippines starting March 1, the Bureau of Immigration said. According to the bureau, covered by the policy are foreigners issued visas by the Department of Justice, the Board of Investments, the Philippine Retirement Authority, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, and economic […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has barred from its premises a law firm employee who was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation over extortion allegations. In a statement, the bureau said Vivan Lara was arrested on Thursday at the bureau’s main office for alleged extortion from three Chinese nationals. The BI said she was nabbed after receiving the P900,000 in marked money. “We do not tolerate fixers within our premises. This person […]
(Eagle News) — Eighteen foreigners were denied entry into the Philippines in 2020 for disrespecting immigration officers and the Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration said the figure represents a 10 percent decrease from the figure reported in 2019. “While immigration officers are instructed to exercise maximum tolerance, some foreign nationals overstep their boundaries and arrive drunk, rowdy, and unruly when they present themselves for inspection. There were even some who would make derogatory statements about […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration will not extend the deadline for foreign nationals to make their annual report for 2021 before the bureau. In a statement, the bureau said the March 1 deadline stands. Bureau chief Jaime Morente urged those who have yet to make a report to immediately register with the BI’s online appointment system at http://e-services.immigration.gov.ph to obtain their slots. He said 800 slots for the annual report are reserved per […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has reported a 75-percent drop in the number of foreign students in the country in 2020, an all-time low. In a statement, the bureau said only 1,254 foreigners applied for student visas last year, compared to the 4,785 in 2019. Foreign students who renewed their visas also dropped to 7,170, which is 31 percent less than the 10,433 who extended their visas in 2019, the bureau said. A […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has said the Philippines was emerging as a crew change hub for seafarers in Asia. The bureau made the statement as it noted that more than 112,000 seafarers who joined or left their ships were processed and cleared in the country in 2020. Bureau Bay Service Section chief Alnazib Decampong said of this number, 92,931 of these seamen were Filipinos while 19,289 were foreigners. “Crew changes are vital […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration arrested in Pampanga an Italian national wanted in his country. The bureau said Ivaldi Antonello, 51, was nabbed after attempting to extend his visa at the bureau’s Angeles field office on Monday, Feb. 1. According to Alien Control Officer Mark Leslie Gonzales, Antonello had sought to extend his tourist visa when immigration personnel discovered that he was on an active watchlist for being a fugitive. “We received official […]
(Eagle News) — Two men were arrested in Pampanga on Friday after they attempted to bribe immigration agents with P1.5 million in exchange for the release of a French fugitive, the Bureau of Immigration said on Monday, Feb. 1. The bureau said Aaron Bolus and Joseph Gonzales were nabbed in an entrapment operation conducted by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the City Intelligence Unit of the Angeles City Police Office. The bureau’s Fugitive […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities arrested on Wednesday a Korean national wanted in his country, the Bureau of Immigration said. According to bureau commissioner Jaime Morente, Seo Jungnam, 41, was nabbed in Amor Riverside Anunas, Angeles City, Pampanga by operatives of the bureau’s Fugitive Search Unit. The operation was organized upon receipt of information that Seo was the subject of an Interpol Seoul Notice issued this December. Bureau FSU Chief Bobby Raquepo said Seo was a […]
(Eagle News) –Around 15,000 foreign nationals have filed their annual reports (ARs) before the Bureau of Immigration during the first week of the mandatory reporting for this year. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said in a statement a third of the foreign nationals made their reports at the main office in Intramuros, Manila while the rest filed their ARs in the various immigration field, satellite and extension offices in Metro Manila and the provinces. Morente urged those […]
