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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, Feb. 15, reminded airlines bound for the Philippines not to allow the boarding of foreign nationals who are ineligible to enter the country. According to the bureau, the Philippines only allows the entry of fully vaccinated foreigners, subject to the presentation of required documents. Foreign nationals who are ineligible for entry are excluded upon arriving at the airport, and are boarded on the next available flight […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has reminded foreign nationals in the country to report to any of the agency’s participating offices nationwide starting January 2022. According to Immigration chief Jaime Morente, the annual report is in compliance with the Alien Registration Act of 1950, which requires all aliens with immigrant and non-immigrant visas to report to the bureau within the first 60 days of every calendar year. He said under the law, foreigners […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has reminded the kin of deceased foreign nationals in the country to officially report their deaths to the bureau. In an advisory, the bureau said this was to ensure the cancellation of registration and proper documentation recording. The bureau said apart from relatives of the deceased, owners and operators of funeral parlors, cemeteries, embassies, local government units, hospitals, and barangay officials, among others, may do the reporting. According […]
(Eagle News) — Foreigners who violate rules set by the Philippine government may be deported, the Bureau of Immigration said. Bureau chief Jaime Morente issued the warning following reports some foreign executives of companies in the Philippines violate protocols set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in their workplaces. According to Morente, foreigners are expected to follow Philippine laws in the first place. “We will be conducting an investigation […]
(Eagle News) — Over 130,000 foreign nationals residing in the country filed their annual report with the Bureau of Immigration for 2021. Bureau commissioner Jaime Morente said the 130,148 foreign nationals who took part in this year’s annual report in compliance with the alien registration act were less than the 169,890 aliens who filed their AR in 2020. “This is not surprising as many of these registered aliens were stranded abroad as a result of […]
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) — 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) – Starting November 1, more foreign investors with valid investor visas issued by the government will be allowed into the country as the Philippine government tries to boost more economic activity amid the COVID-19 pandemic The decision to allow the entry of more foreign nationals was made by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) that set the guidelines for this in its Resolution No. 80 dated Oct. 22. The IATF said that only the […]
(Eagle News) – Foreign nationals will no longer be allowed to enter the country while the enhanced community quarantine is enforced to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacanang said Sunday night, March 22. The order took effect on Sunday, March 22, as the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the earlier Department of Foreign Affairs directive on the suspension of all visas and visa-free privileges to foreign nationals. […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has announced the lifting of the 72-hour travel period for departing Overseas Filipino Workers, balikbayans and foreign nationals. According to immigration commissioner Jaime Morente, foreign nationals may now leave the country any time during the community quarantine period unless their flights have been cancelled by the airlines of the Civil Aeronautics Board. “There was some confusion with other government agencies yesterday, but we discussed this with them and […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday said that all foreign nationals registered with the agency have to report in person from January 1 to March 1 next year. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said this was in compliance with the 1951 Alien Registration Act, which requires them to report to the BI main office in Intramuros, Manila, or in any BI field, satellite or extension office within the first 60 days of every calendar […]
