The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has reminded passengers arriving from abroad who have been fully vaccinated in the Philippines that they are still required present a seven-day booking in a government-accredited quarantine facility upon their return. (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) BI...
Petty scammers who victimize field officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have once again reared their ugly heads. (Photo from BI Facebook page) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said fraudsters pretending to be top immigration officials would call via landline their intended victims and ask them...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives have arrested three South Korean nationals who were wanted in their country for operating illegal online gambling sites. (Photo by Simon Hattinga / Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Cho Chang Joo, 26; Beom Dawon, 26; and Hong Changwoo, 29 were nabbed...
The travel ban on passengers coming from seven Asian and Middle Eastern countries has been extended up to the end of the month, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, June 15. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Malacañang...
A foreigner who had been acquitted of a criminal case can still be deported for violation of Philippine immigration laws, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. (Photo from BI Facebook page) The BI applied this ruling when it ordered the deportation of a Swiss-Italian national for being an...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will continue to allow the departure of foreigners with approved immigrant and non-immigrant visas even if they have not yet been issued their alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR I-Card). (Photo from BI Facebook page) In an advisory, BI Commissioner...
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...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is supporting a proposal to allow fully-vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the Philippines in order to revive the country’s moribund tourism industry. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (Screengrab from INTERPOL TV YouTube video) In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has told foreign nationals to renew their old entry exemption documents (EEDs)--the ones issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAs)--so they may be able to enter the Philippines. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (Screengrab from INTERPOL TV YouTube video) BI...
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...
No foreign national has been caught using fake pre-booked hotel quarantine accommodation to enter the country. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other ports attributed the aliens' compliance to repeated...
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...
