The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is requiring all foreign nationals to report in person as a requirement for their continued stay in the country.
In the recent memorandum circular signed my Immigration Commissioner Siegfred Mison, foreign nationals staying in the Philippines are required to appear in person at the BI offices within the first 60 calender days of 2014.
Foreign nationals are asked to bring their ACR-card or paper-based ACR and accomplish an application form that can be downloaded from www.immigration.gov.ph or personally get a copy from any BI offices nationwide.
Mison said that foreign nationals who are under 14 years of age or about 65 years old, imbecile, staying in a penal institution or confined in a hospital are not required to appear in person but those who can show sufficient proof of physical incapability to report in person can likewise send a representative to apply.
Important: Application forms should be duly notarized before the heads of departments and divions of the BI.
