The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday, March 7, warned the public against receiving and entertaining emails and social media messages claiming to be from the agency. Commissioner Norman Tansingco said his office has received several reports on “email accounts and social media pages extorting...
Five foreigners who are registered sex offenders (RSOs) have been barred from entering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, March 6. In a statement, the BI identified the RSOs as New Zealander Richard Neil Smith, 73, and Americans Daniel Lee Downey, 45, Shannon Barlow,...
A Filipina in a “mail order bride” scheme was stopped from leaving the country after she was intercepted together with her "husband" at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, March 5. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have joined forces to streamline and reinforce government efforts against illegal aliens through a new data-sharing agreement. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma and BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco signed the...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will launch its nationwide caravan starting in Zamboanga City on Wednesday, March 6, to bring its services closer to the public. In a statement, the BI said that the caravan will " travel to key regions throughout the country, offering expedited processing for...
Filipinos below 18 years of age who intend to travel to Singapore without their parents to attend the New Era’s concert of American singer Taylor Swift have to secure a clearance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reminded on Sunday, March...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has forged a data-sharing agreement for easier access to foreigners given alien employment permits (AEP) and qualified for working visas in the Philippines. The agreement was signed last Wednesday, Feb. 28, between BI...
Foreigners with alien certificates of registration identity cards (ACR I-Cards) have until Friday, March 1, to accomplish their mandatory annual registration with the Bureau of Immigration (BI). In a statement, the BI said that ACR I-Card holders have “to present themselves to the bureau for the...
A foreigner wanted in his country for alleged economic crimes like capital embezzlement, money laundering and counterfeiting of registered trademarks has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a statement, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco...
An Indonesian fugitive ordered arrested in his country on human trafficking charges has been apprehended in Makati City by agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the foreigner as Aris Wahyudi, 43, who was arrested last Tuesday, Feb. 20, by...
Two Filipinas, who posed as tourists but later admitted to have been recruited as a dancer and a therapist in the Middle East, were barred from leaving the Philippines. They were intercepted separately last Feb. 21 at the Davao International Airport before they could board their flight to Thailand....
A Chinese fugitive wanted in his country for alleged criminal offenses has been intercepted at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before he could board his flight to Guangshou, China. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the Chinese as Zhang Xianfa, 36, who has a deportation order...
