The Bureau of Immigration (BI) says the trafficking of underaged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) continues as it revealed the interception of two young women who falsified their dates of birth to make it appear that they were qualified to work in the Middle East. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In...
As ordered by Malacañang, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has extended its travel ban covering seven Asian and Middle East countries hit by the highly contagious Indian coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) These countries are india,...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has hired 100 new primary inspectors who will be assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other ports in the country before the end of the year. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the inspectors will be given the...
More than 400 officials and employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have either been suspended or dismissed from the service for various offenses--mostly corruption--since 2016. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said some were charged...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that starting June 1, it will no longer allow the entry of foreign nationals who present entry exemption documents (EEDs) issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) before February this year. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (Screengrab from INTERPOL TV...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers have reported the interception of several human trafficking victims bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who were given fake itineraries by their recruiters. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (Screengrab from Interpol TV's YouTube video) In their reports to BI...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has clarified that foreign parents of Filipinos need to secure a visa and an entry exemption document first before travelling to the Philippines. (Photo from BI Facebook page) In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said foreign parents of Filipino citizens are...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is implementing the extended travel ban up to the end of the.month for passengers coming from seven countries hit by the highly-contagious Indian coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) BI Commissioner Jaime...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, May 4, called on the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to sustain its “one-strike” policy against immigration officers (IOs) and personnel found to be involved in human trafficking activities. Villanueva made the appeal to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente during the...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said that foreign tourists are still banned from entering the Philippines despite the lifting of certain travel restrictions that took effect Saturday, May 1. (Photo by Ina Carolino / Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente pointed out that only aliens with valid and...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at International ports are preparing to impose travel restrictions on passengers coming from India starting Thursday midnight, April 29, following the discovery of a fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant that has been causing an unprecedented...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is urging local government units (LGUs) in the provinces to include the agency's frontliners in their vaccination programs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Mufid Majnun/ Unsplash) BI Spokesperson Dana M. Sandoval explained that immigration...
