Foreigners should comply early with their departure requirements if they plan to leave the Philippines during the "Undas" holiday break, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) advised on Wednesday, Oct. 25. “We are expecting a surge in passengers at their airport this coming 'Undas' and this time we are...
A fugitive South Korean who is allegedly a member of a big-time illegal drugs smuggling syndicate in his country has been arrested in Cebu City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Oct. 25. The BI identified the arrested fugitive as Choi Sun Hyeok, 56, a suspected member of the MS...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, Oct. 24, it has opened a new field office in Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the new office is located at the second floor of Robinsons Townville Cabanatuan as he pointed out his administration's drive...
Two fugitive South Koreans, who are allegedly involved in fraud-related activities, have been arrested in Angeles City, Pampanga, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, Oct. 23. In a statement, the BI identified the fugitive South Koreans as Kwon Junyoung, 38, and Seok Jongmin, 48, who were...
A fugitive Belgian national, who has been wanted in his country for various crimes, has been arrested in Paranaque City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. The BI identified him as Kristof Debie, 38, "who had worked as a model and bar tender but was actually a part of a criminal organization...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Facebook) A former Bureau of Immigration (BI) chief-turned-congressman hailed on Sunday, Oct. 22 the agency's decision to use body-worn video cameras for its secondary inspectors. “The...
Five foreigners, who were suspected to be working for a criminal group, were arrested in Palawan for violations of the Philippines' immigration laws. In a statement issued on Friday, Oct. 20, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified those arrested as Taiwanese Lin Tsung-Te, 58; and Chinese...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) welcomed the decision of the Pasay City regional trial court (RTC) which convicted an immigration officer on falsified travel documents of a fugitive Austrian national who is wanted in Germany in the $2.2 billion fraud involving Wirecard. Convicted of graft and...
A Bureau of Immigration (BI) officer has been convicted in the falsification of travel records which showed that former Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek was in the Philippines although he did not arrive and leave the country in 2020. In a statement, the National Bureau of Investigation...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should avoid strangers who offer work abroad as call center agents with high salaries, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco warned on Wednesday, Oct. 18. These strangers "will only make your lives miserable at the expense of your families...
A Briton was prevented entry to the Philippines after he was found to have been convicted of voyeurism and taking indecent photographs of two teenagers in Manchester, England. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the covicted foreigner as Anthony Collins, 42, who arrived last Oct....
An American, who had been convicted in his country for sexually molesting children, was barred entry to the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, Oct. 15. The BI identified the child molester as Todd Nolan Jones, 60, who was intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International...
