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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Friday, Sept. 10, announced the suspension of the Order to Leave (OTL) of foreigners who have overstayed their temporary visitor’s visa in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration chief Jaime Morente said the suspension was pursuant to various resolutions from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Diseases directing the public to exercise social distancing and minimize travel, and “in the interest of […]
(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) — 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 […]
