The Commissioner of Immigration may assign to such officers duties and functions in addition to those pertaining to them by reason of their membership in the board. At ports where it is not convenient or necessary to organize permanent boards of special inquiry, the resident may designate any other employee of the Government to serve as a member of the board of special inquiry which might be organized therein from time to time.
For this purpose, the board or any member thereof, may administer oaths and take evidence. The hearing of all cases brought before a board of special inquiry shall be conducted under rules of procedure to be prescribed by the Commissioner of Immigration.
The decision of any two members of the board shall prevail and shall be final unless reversed on appeal by the Board of Board of Commissioners as hereafter stated. In appeal cases, the alien shall have the right to be presented by an attorney or counsel who shall have access to the record of the board of special inquiry in the particular case on appeal.
The physical and mental examination of arriving aliens shall be made by medical officers of the Government designated under order of the President to make such examinations, who shall certify for the information of the immigration officers and the boards of special inquiry any and all physical and mental defects or disease observed after an examination by them of such aliens. Should such medical officers be not available, private physicians may be employed for examining arriving aliens, the necessary expenses therefor to be chargeable against the appropriation provided for the Bureau of Immigration.
Any alien seeking admission into the Philippines may be required to testify under oath on matters relating to his admissibility. The burden of proof shall be upon such alien to establish that he is not subject to exclusion under any provision of the immigration laws. A tax of twenty-five pesos shall be collected for every alien over sixteen years of age admitted into the Philippines for a stay exceeding sixty days.
The tax shall be paid to the Collector of Customs at the port to which the alien shall come, by the master, agent, owner, or consignee of the vessel bringing said alien to the Philippines, or by the alien himself where collection from the master, agent, owner, or consignee of the vessel shall be impracticable. The tax imposed by this Section shall be a lien on the vessel and shall be a debt in favor of the Government of the Philippines against the owner or owners of the vessel, and payment thereof may be enforced by any legal remedy.
The master, agent, owner or consignee of any vessel arriving in the Philippines from a place outside thereof, or departing from the Philippines for a place outside thereof, shall furnish to the immigration officer in charge at the port of arrival and at the port of departure, such crew lists and passenger manifests and such other information concerning the persons arriving or departing on the vessel as shall be required in regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Immigration: Provided , that the Commissioner of Immigration may, in his discretion, exempt any vessel or vessels from the requirement of this section.
It shall be the duty of the master, agent, owner, or consignee of any vessel arriving in the Philippines from a place outside thereof to detain on board any alien seaman employed on such vessel until the immigration officer in charge has inspected such seaman, and to detain such seaman on board after inspection and to remove such seaman if required by the immigration officer in charge or by the Commissioner of Immigration to do so.
No seaman employed on board such a vessel shall be paid off or discharged while the vessel is in a port of the Philippines without the permission of the immigration authorities. An alien seaman employed on a vessel arriving in the Philippines from a place outside thereof may be permitted to land temporarily under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Immigration.
The cost of maintenance while on land, medical treatment in hospital or elsewhere, burial in the event of death, and transfer to the vessel in the event of return, of any alien brought to the Philippines and temporarily removed from the vessel for examination by order of the immigration officers, shall be borne by the owner or owners of the vessel on which the alien came.
An alien brought to the Philippines who is excluded shall be immediately sent back, in accommodations of the same class in which he arrived, to the country whence he came, on the same vessel bringing him, unless in the opinion of the Commissioner of Immigration, immediate return is not practicable or proper. The expense of the return of such an alien shall be borne by the owner or owners of such vessel.
If the Commissioner of Immigration finds that immediate return is not practicable or proper, or if the vessel by which the excluded alien came has left the Philippines and it is impracticable for any reason to return the alien within a reasonable time by another vessel owned by the same interests, the cost of return may be paid by the Government and recovered from the owner, agent, or consignee of the vessel.
Where return to the country whence the excluded alien. Deportation under clauses 3 and 4 shall not be effected if the court, or judge thereof, when sentencing the alien, shall recommend to the Commissioner of Immigration that the alien be not deported. An alien ordered deported shall, at the option of the Commissioner of Immigration, be removed to the country whence he came, or to the foreign port at which he embarked for the Philippines, or to the country of his nativity or of which he is a citizen or subject, or to the country in which he resided prior to coming to the Philippines.
In case of forfeiture, the proceeds of the bond or the cash deposit, as the case may be, shall be deposited in the Philippine Treasury by the Collector of Customs. The application shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by regulations issued by the Commissioner. Provided, however , That any alien who shall fail to legalize his residence within the period of one year provided in section 41 a of this Act, but whose application be accepted by the Commissioner of Immigration after the lapse of one year, shall pay for the legalization of his residence the sum of twenty pesos.
The Commissioner of Immigration shall have the authority to remove either to their native country, or to the country from whence they come, or to the country of which they are citizens or subjects, at any time after entry, at the expense of any appropriation available, such aliens as fall into distress or need public aid from causes arising subsequent to their entry and are desirous of being so removed, but any person thus removed shall forever be ineligible for readmission except, upon the authorization of the Board of Commissioners obtained previous to embarkation for the Philippines.
The fines shall be deposited in the Philippine Treasury. No vessel shall be granted clearance pending the determination of the question of the liability to the payment of such fine or while the fine remains unpaid, except upon deposit with the Bureau of Immigration of security sufficient to cover the fine.
Non-Filipino children under the age of 15, who are not travelling with a parent or joining a parent in the Philippines, must apply for a Waiver of Exclusion Ground WEG for entry into the Philippines.
For either application, you will need to submit the right documentation and pay a fee. Check entry requirements with the nearest Philippine Embassy before you travel. To help us improve GOV.
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Quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers Fully vaccinated travellers arriving from Yellow list countries must pre-book accommodation in an accredited quarantine hotel for at least 6 days.
Quarantine requirements for unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated travellers Travellers arriving from yellow list countries who are not fully vaccinated, or whose vaccination status cannot be verified, must pre-book accommodation in an accredited quarantine hotel for at least 8 days. Travelling with Children from a Yellow list country To note, children travelling from a Yellow list country have to follow the same rules as adults coming from a Yellow list country.
Visas As long as you have a valid visa you will be allowed to remain in the country, but will need to observe the local government rules if your present location is under quarantine. If your visa expired before the ECQ and you have been in the Philippines for more than 12 months Any fines and penalties will need to be settled in a Bureau of Immigration BI sub-port office. If your visa expired before the ECQ and you have been in the Philippines for less than 12 months Any fines and penalties may be settled at the airport before your departure.
Regular entry requirements Visas You can enter the Philippines without a visa for an initial period of 30 days. Annual Returns for registered foreign nationals All registered foreign nationals are required to report in person to the Bureau of Immigration and its office within the first sixty 60 days of every calendar year.
Passport validity Your passport should be valid for the proposed duration of your stay. Children travelling to the Philippines without their parents Non-Filipino children under the age of 15, who are not travelling with a parent or joining a parent in the Philippines, must apply for a Waiver of Exclusion Ground WEG for entry into the Philippines. Print entire guide. Explore the topic Living in Philippines Travelling to Philippines. Is this page useful? BI commences strategic planning, prioritizes tech improvements October Israeli wanted for large-scale fraud,investment scam in Germany nabbed by BI October BI officers warned anew vs posting Tiktok videos of them in uniform October BI nabs Canadian for violation of conditions of stay October BI warns overstaying aliens to regularize stay or be deported October Somalian, Korean, detained by BI face drug charges October BI warns public anew vs illegal recruiters October BI to deport notorious Indian gangster nabbed in Paranaque October BI clarifies entry of alien tourists not yet allowed in PH October Immigration ops yield arrest of overstaying Chinese October Taiwanese wanted for 17 years nabbed in Quezon - BI October Foreigners warned anew: Do not interfere in Philippine politics October BI employees told not to engage in political activities whether online or offline October BI optimistic in eased travel restrictions soon October BI reminds aliens they need visas to enter PH October The Bureau of Immigration announces its current hiring and promotion for vacant positions.
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