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15/05/2023

09/05/2023

BIG NEWS! Asiana Airlines is resuming flights for Incheon at CRK! 😲✈️

Starting this June, you can fly via CRK to and from Incheon daily, with Asiana Airlines! Are you ready to experience where ultramodern architecture and greenery reside in harmony? Now's your chance to explore the famous metropolis' boat tours and beach-lined islands!

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20/01/2023

12/08/2022

40 Athletes, Family & Friends off to Vietnam . Thank you for trusting us! ✈️Race safe 🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏼‍♂️ TriClark-Scania Triathlon Team

06/06/2022

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19/05/2022

Korea is opening very soon✈️🇰🇷

14/09/2021

09/09/2021

As of September 7, fully vaccinated travellers, from any country, can enter Canada.

Check out this summary of the border measure changes:

✔️ Fully vaccinated travellers who meet all of the mandatory requirements do not have to quarantine upon arrival in Canada.

✔️ Travellers MUST show their receipt to board their flight.

✔️ All travellers must have proof of a negative COVID-19 molecular test taken within 72 hours before arrival, or a positive result taken 14-180 days before arrival. Antigen tests will not be accepted.

✔️ Fully vaccinated travellers do not need testing, unless they have been randomly selected to complete a Day 1 Covid-19 molecular test.

✔️ Travellers entering Canada for exempt essential purposes, such as medical support and trade and transport, will be able to save time by entering their info in ArriveCAN once and using the same receipt for each entry into Canada.

✔️ Unvaccinated children under 12 travelling with fully vaccinated parents and/or guardians no longer have to quarantine, but must avoid group settings during the first 14 days after arrival.

Get the latest information on travel requirements and restrictions here: http://ow.ly/JjmC50G45DI

07/09/2021

TRAVEL ADVISORY

Please be guided accordingly.

06/09/2021

All travellers eligible to enter Canada must submit contact and travel information in before arriving in Canada. Fully vaccinated travellers must also enter their proof of vaccination.

Learn more ➡️ http://ow.ly/U4qS50FTmXq

05/09/2021

05 September 2021
PRESS RELEASE

BI to implement IATF ruling on travel restriction classifications

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it will be implementing the latest resolution from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on travel restriction classifications starting September 6.

In an advisory, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente announced that following the IATF resolution as approved by the Office of the President, the previously-imposed travel restrictions on 10 countries namely India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia shall be lifted starting Monday.

Meanwhile, Morente shared that the IATF also ruled the adoption of the green, yellow, and red classifications for international travelers.

In the said classifications, international travelers coming from countries under each listing, shall comply with the appropriate entry, testing and quarantine protocols.

"The IATF approved the adoption of Yellow and Red classifications, in addition to the Green List countries," said Morente. "Following these categories, we will be implementing the appropriate entry protocols," he added.

The classifications, according to the IATF, are based on each country's incidence rates and case counts as primary criteria, and testing data as secondary criteria.

The IATF classified Yellow List countries as “Moderate Risk”.

Inbound international travelers, regardless of their vaccination status, coming from or with travel history within the last 14 days prior to their arrival in the Philippines from Yellow and Green countries may be allowed to enter if within the allowable classes, and subject to testing and quarantine protocols to be implemented by the Bureau of Quarantine.

Currently, only Filipinos, balikbayans, and aliens with valid and existing visas are allowed to enter. The entry of tourists remains restricted.

On the other hand, the IATF classified Red List countries as “High Risk".

Inbound international travelers, regardless of their vaccination status, coming from or who have been to “Red List” countries, shall not be allowed to enter the Philippines.

"Only Filipinos returning to the country via government-initiated repatriation, non-government-initiated repatriation, and Bayanihan flights may be allowed entry, subject to the appropriate testing and quarantine protocols as set by BOQ," said Morente.

24/08/2021

U.S. Embassy Consular Operations (Visas) as of August 2021
Read: https://ph.usembassy.gov/visa-update-consular-operations-visas-as-of-august-2021/

Routine visa services remain suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines continues to operate with reduced staffing. We appreciate your continued patience and understanding.

As conditions surrounding the COVID-19 situation improve, the Embassy will provide additional services, culminating eventually in a complete resumption of routine visa services. The Embassy cannot predict when the resumption of full visa services or processing of a specific category of visa will occur.

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Immigrant Visa (IV):

The Embassy continues to have a significant backlog of all categories of immigrant visas. We are using a tiered approach to triage immigrant visa applications, based on the category of immigrant visa, as we resume and expand processing. While we schedule limited appointments within all four priority tiers every month, the following lists the main categories of immigrant visas in priority order:

• Tier One: Immediate relative intercountry adoption visas, age-out cases (cases where the applicant will soon no longer qualify due to their age), and certain Special Immigrant Visas (SQ and SI for Afghan and Iraqi nationals working with the U.S. government)
• Tier Two: Immediate relative visas; fiancé(e) visas; and returning resident visas
• Tier Three: Family preference immigrant visas and SE Special Immigrant Visas for certain employees of the U.S. government abroad
• Tier Four: All other immigrant visas, including employment preference and Diversity Visas

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Nonimmigrant Visa (NIV):

The Embassy continues to prioritize travelers with urgent (i.e. matter of life and death) travel needs, foreign diplomats, and certain mission-critical categories of travelers, such as students and exchange visitors (F-1, M-1, and J-1) and temporary employment visas (H-1B, H-2B, and L nonimmigrants). Visa appointments and processing for B1/B2 (Business/Tourist) remain suspended, with the exception of interview waiver renewals.

We understand that many visa applicants have paid the visa application processing fee and are still waiting to schedule a visa appointment. The Embassy will extend the validity of your payment (known as the MRV fee) until September 30, 2022, to allow all applicants who were unable to schedule a visa appointment as a result of the suspension of routine consular operations an opportunity to schedule a visa appointment with the already paid fee.

• NIV Expedite Appointment Requests: Expedite requests for emergency travel may be submitted via our website at http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-visaapply.asp. Please note that the applicant will need to book a regular appointment through our appointment system before requesting an expedited appointment through http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-expeditedappointment.asp.
• NIV Interview Waiver: The interview waiver program has been expanded. Information is available at https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/visa-updates/.

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Visa Scheduling:

After we resume visa processing, which will be confirmed on our website at https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/visa-updates, applicants can reschedule the first available visa interview appointment slot by phone at (+632) 7792-8988 or (+632) 8548-8223, or through our online appointment system at http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/. There is no fee to change an appointment. After routine visa processing resumes, if you have difficulties rescheduling a pending consular appointment, you may send an email to [email protected] for specific guidance.

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Contact Us:

• Scheduling, case status, passport delivery, and other questions can be directed to [email protected].
• Case-specific inquiry regarding a visa case: https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/contactus/
• For seafarer concerns: [email protected]

23/08/2021

📣Attention: Immediate family members of international students who wish to travel to Canada

Travel restrictions to Canada are still in place due to the impact of COVID-19. See this page for more information: https://bit.ly/Travel-COVID.

Parents of international students and their immediate family members are only exempt from travel restrictions if they are travelling for a non-discretionary purpose.

For information on what constitutes a non-discretionary purpose of travel: https://bit.ly/NonDiscretionaryTravel

For information on who qualifies as immediate family members:
https://bit.ly/ImmediateFamilyTravel

Non-discretionary travel includes for a minor child attending a primary or secondary school (kindergarten to grade 12) that they may be accompanied by one parent only.

For parents or custodians wishing to travel with a student who is attending post-secondary studies, they are not considered to be travelling for a non-discretionary purpose unless they can provide proof that the student requires their care. (For example: with a doctor’s note, or in case of a disability).

It is your responsibility to keep yourself informed of any changes to the travel restrictions to Canada by going to https://bit.ly/EnterCanada.

22/08/2021

22 August 2021
PRESS RELEASE

BI launches ACR I-Card checking system for alien passengers

Foreigners registered with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) will soon be able to enter and exit the country with more ease with the upcoming integration of the Bureau’s automated travel control system at the ports with its database of issued alien certification of registration identity cards (ACR I-Cards).

Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente announced that the project will soon be pilot tested at the NAIA 3 terminal before its implementation in all the major international airports and seaports of the country.

Morente said that under the new system, details of aliens’ ACR I-Cards will be integrated into the Bureau’s Border Control Information System (BCIS), which is the software used by immigration officers at the airports, in processing all arriving and departing international passengers.

ACR I-Cards are issued to BI-registered foreigners who are holders of immigrant and non-immigrant visas issued by the Bureau.

“With this project, the time our officers at the airports consume in processing foreign passengers will be shortened and these passengers will be assured of a hassle-free experience when traveling in and out of the country,” Morente said.

The BI Chief said the Bureau is eyeing the project’s full implementation at the NAIA and the other international airports this September.

Atty. Jose Carlitos Licas, BI Alien Registration Division Chief, said that when operational, the project will enable immigration officers in the ports to immediately and electronically gain access to information about the ACR I-Card of a foreign passenger who is being processed for immigration clearance.

“The immigration officer will be able to immediately ascertain the immigration status of the passengers, and if the latter’s ACR I-Card is still valid, and if he has a valid emigration clearance certificate (ECC) and re-entry permit (RP) or special return certificate (SRC),” Licas said.

He added that the corresponding official receipt numbers of the fees paid for these travel documents can also be viewed in the said system.

“This is just one of the technological advancements that we are pushing for to improve the Bureau,” said Morente. “We are expecting more technological improvements until next year, to make our systems faster and more efficient,” he added.

18/08/2021

18 August 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Aliens hired to work in PH but still abroad
may now be given work visas - BI

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that foreigners currently abroad who are hired to work in the Philippines by employers based here will soon be allowed to pre-apply their work visas before entering the country.

Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente disclosed that he just issued an operations order allowing companies who wish to engage the services of foreigners who are still abroad to apply for a 9(g) working visa on behalf of these expatriates.

BI reportedly adopted the new procedure pursuant to a resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) which authorizes the issuance of working visas to foreigners who intend to come to the Philippines for long-term employment with a Philippine-based employer.

The IATF said the visa may also be issued to foreign workers whose expertise will be tapped for foreign-funded government projects such as those in transportation and infrastructure.

Morente explained that at present, only foreigners who are already in the country and whose services are engaged by companies here are issued 9(g) visas by the BI upon the filing of a petition for issuance of such a visa by their employers.

“With the promulgation of this new policy, would-be expatriates bound for the Philippines will be able to apply for their working visas, which they would present when they enter the country,” the BI chief said.

Morente, however, stressed that as in the case of foreigners who were previously issued their 9(g) visas, the employers of these alien workers must still apply for an alien employment permit (AEP) on their behalf with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

“Those who fail to secure their AEP will not qualify for the issuance of a 9(g) visa and the petition for visa issuance by their employers will be denied by the bureau outright,” he stressed.

Among others, the BI operations order provides the 9(g) working visa shall be applied for and processed in the Philippines by a Philippine-based employer, in behalf of the applicant.

Upon approval by the BI, the order granting the visa will be forwarded to the office of consular affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) which will then transmit the same to the foreign service post (FSP) abroad where the applicant is situated.

The FSP will then issue the 9(g) visa to the applicant who must travel to the Philippines within 90 days and upon arriving here he shall proceed to the BI main office to have his visa implemented and registered with the bureau.

15/08/2021

TRAVEL ADVISORY

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2021/08aug/20210812-IATF-133-RRD.pdf

Please be guided accordingly.

15/08/2021

ICV or Yellow Card

15/08/2021

12/08/2021

Don’t let visa applications scare you! Applying for SRRV is fairly straightforward. Just remember that some requirements like Police Clearance and Medical Clearance are valid for only up to six months. Book an appointmentt to begin your application journey.

Visit pra.gov.ph today and let’s start making the Philippines your new home!

10/08/2021

10 August 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Alien immigrants with expired ACR I-Cards can still enter PH - BI

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said foreigners, who are holders of immigrant or permanent resident visas but whose alien certificate of registration identity cards (ACR I-Card) have expired, can still travel to the Philippines so long as they have valid re-entry permits (RPs).

In a memorandum to all terminal heads of different international airports, Atty. Carlos Capulong, BI Acting Port Operations Division Chief, reiterated an earlier directive of BI Commissioner Jaime Morente to allow the entry of alien immigrants with expired ACR I-Cards.

“We are still being besieged with queries as to whether these aliens who are permanent residents and immigrants with expired I-Cards can go back to the Philippines. They can do so as long as they can present their valid RPs,” Capulong said.

It was learned that Morente issued the directive upon recommendation of the Bureau’s Alien Registration Division (ARD) which held that arriving immigrants with expired ACR I-Cards should not be turned back but be advised only to renew their cards at the Bureau.

According to the ARD, these ACR I-Cards cannot be used as basis to admit an alien immigrant as it merely serves as proof that the latter is registered with the BI.

Capulong, however, stressed that aliens who are holders of non-immigrant visas must be in possession of valid ACR I-Cards to be allowed entry into the Philippines.

As for aliens whose re-entry permits and special return certificates (SRC) have expired, Capulong said they may renew the same upon arriving at the airport before immigration clearance.

It can be recalled that Department of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra earlier issued a directive allowing aliens with expired re-entry permits and SRCs to extend and pay their fees at the airport.

It was noted that most of these alien visa holders failed to extend their RPs and SRCs as they were stranded abroad due to the pandemic and ongoing international travel restrictions.

06/08/2021

📣 AVISO

06/08/2021

++ ADVISORY ++

During the ECQ, the German Embassy Manila intends to keep offering consular services to the public as well as keep the scheduled appointments. For updated information on any changes or short noticed closures, please check our website regularly at:

🌐 https://manila.diplo.de

06/08/2021

TAIWAN