The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said more than 133,000 foreign nationals took part in this year’s annual report of aliens that was conducted last January until March 1.
In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, BI alien registration chief Jose Carlitos Licas disclosed that a total of 133,557 foreigners submitted the annual report which is being conducted during the first 60 calendar days of every year pursuant to the provisions of the Alien Registration Act of 1950.
Aliens who are holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visa issued by the BI are mandated to make the annual report.
Licas said the number of this year’s reportees was slightly higher than the 130,148 aliens who filed their report in 2021.
He explained the number was low because of the upsurge of Covid-19 cases.
Statistics showed that Chinese nationals, totaling 63,659, topped the list, followed by 17,728 Indians and 7,780 Americans.
Others in the top 10 list are 6,653 Taiwanese, 4991 South Koreans, 4,464 Vietnamese, 3,725 Japanese, 2,929 Indonesians, 2,705 Britons, and 2,103 Malaysians.