Foreigners are not allowed to join political rallies in the country, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said on Monday, July 22, the day President Marcos will deliver his third State of the Nation Address (SONA). "Follow our laws. They are straightforward and clear. Foreigners are...
A Korean-American, who is wanted in South Korea for telecommunications fraud, has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, July 21. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the arrested foreigner as Jason Han Hsu, 37, who is...
A Filipina, who confessed she got from a fixer her fake Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO) certificate on Guidance and Counseling Program (GCP), was barred from boarding her flight to Nagoya, Japan last July 13. The GPC, which is a deterrent to mail-order spouse schemes and other...
A total of 26,055,748 travelers had been processed by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in 2023 or 118 percent higher than the 11,977,688 registered in 2022. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco attributed the increase to “revenge travel” following travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic....
A South Korean fugitive wanted in his country for telecommunications fraud has been arrested inside the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the Korean as Lee Seul Ki who has been ordered arrested by the Central District...
By JEFFREY DAMICOG Four Japanese fugitives wanted in their country for fraud have been arrested in Paranaque City and at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, July 17. Those arrested in Paranaque City based on a mission order issued by...
By JEFFREY DAMICOG A Chinese national shot himself dead and three of his compatriots were arrested during an operation conducted by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) against a kidnap gang that is suspected to be behind several killings in Pampanga. The BI identified the dead Chinese national as...
By JEFFREY DAMICOG Citing national security issue, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has asked the cooperation of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the fight against the issuance of falsified birth certificates to foreigners. “We...
A Chinese national has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after arriving in the Philippines as a Filipino human trafficking victim, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, July 14. “You cannot buy citizenship. You can be born with it, or be...
Two women who were suspected to be Chinese nationals but who presented documents showing Filipino citizenship were intercepted at the Nin oy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last July 10. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that the two women, identified only as “Dianne” and “Myla,”...
An overstaying Russian disc jockey (DJ) working in a club in Pasay City has been arrested by agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). He was identified as Andrei Umanskii, 36, against whom a deportation order has been issued by BI's board of commissioners in 2023. The BI noted that Umanskii...
A Chinese national with a "fake" Philippines tourist visa was intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last July 8, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. In a statement, the BI identified the Chinese national as Su Wenpeng whose 9(a) tourist visa has "inconsistencies." “Upon...
