News and Updates

September 30, 2016

Travel advisory issued for 11 Southeast Asia countries because of Zika outbreaks

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials are advising pregnant women to postpone travel to 11 countries in Southeast Asia because of Zika outbreaks in the region. The advisory issued Thursday targets travel to Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The Centers […]
May 24, 2016

BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM

The Bureau of Immigration through Commissioner Ronaldo A. Geron entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Global Payments Asia-Pacific Phiilippines Incorporated headed by Ms. Kay A. Dela Paz, Country Head and Mr. Jerome B. Vinarao, Sales Manager, Partner Channel together with the Bank of the Philippine Islands, represented by Mr. […]
May 10, 2016

PHILIPPINES GRANTS VISA-FREE ENTRY TO 7 MORE COUNTRIES

The Philippines has opened its doors to the citizens of seven more countries who may enter without an entry visa and stay for 30 days. The addition of seven countries makes a total of 157 the countries granted visa-free entry into the Philippines, pursuant to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Foreign […]
May 10, 2016

Notice to all Registered Aliens Re: Annual Report (AR) 2016

To implement the AR 2016, all registered aliens shall, within the first sixty (60) days of every academic year, report in person in person to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) Main office at Intramuros, Manila, or to the nearest participating BI offices. The Annual Report 2016 shall be held from […]