PRIMER ON THE LATEST IMMIGRATION POLICIES & PROCEDURESREPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION MAGALLANES DRIVE, INTRAMUROS 1002 MANILA PRIMER ON THE LATEST IMMIGRATION POLI ROCED! as » & ‘TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAM ‘The TTP is designed for frequent international travelers with the intention of easing travel to and from the country. Pre-approved, low-risk air passengers may enjoy expedited immigration clearance when arriving in/departing from the Philippines through dedicated immigration counters. Membership in the program is valid for 3 years. ‘Those eligible must: ‘+ Be citizens of “visa-free” countries pursuant to existing Foreign Service Circulars (FSCs) issued by DFA; * Have traveled to the Philippines as a temporary visitor at least once within the preceding 12 months and not stayed for over go calendar days; Not be convicted or charged of any crime in their country of nationality; Have no recorded violation of the Philippine immigration laws, rules & regulations. ‘TREATMENT OF OVERSTAYING FOREIGNERS Foreigners who have overstayed for 12 months or less but have been in the country beyond the maximum allowable period shall be: + Allowed to update their stay with order to leave the country within 15 days; ‘+ Included in the BI blacklist upon discretion of Commissioner; + Allowed to update/extend their stay without leaving the country after considering their Filipino lineage, medical condition, minority, and other cireumstances. Foreigners who have overstayed for more than 12 months, regardless whether stay is within the maximum allowable period OR those found to be overstaying by virtue of complaint or Mission Order shall be referred for deportation, PRESCRIPTIVE PERIODS TO LIFT BLACKLIST ‘The following periods shall serve as a guideline when lifting a blacklist. Period Grou Sen is eae drverial lle args; cillren below snyears implementation of Exclusion Order a | 6 months from date of implementation of ‘Voluntary Deportation Order; overstaying for deportation order or inclusion in blacklist Jess than 1 year ‘Vagrants; indigents; unskilled manual laborers or those engaged in indecent employment; disorderly; iMegal entry; disrespecting officials; violating conditions of stay; cancelled visa; un- improperly documented 42 months from date of actual exclusion or implementation of deportation order ‘5 years from date of actual implementation — | Profiteering/ black market; defrauding creditors; of deportation order uundesirability ° Coaiiien of qluesanian mal lane 10 years from date of actual exclusion or HY . . implementation of deportation order section 45 and 46 of PLA, Allen Regltaton Act, Involvement in subversive Not qualified for lifting for crime involving prohi sex offenders ctivities; convicted od drugs; registered ‘The Commissioner may waive prescribed periods for humanitarian, economic, political or other special considerations. Request for lifting shall be filed at BI Main Office for approval by the Commissioner.4. VISA FREE ENTRY OF 157 COUNTRIES UNDER E.0 408 AS AMENDED 7-Andorra 4. Greece 107. Palau. 2. Angola 5. Grenada 108. Panama [ 3. Antigua and Barbuda ‘56. Guatemala 109. Papua New Guinea ‘4. Argentina: 57: Guinea 110. Paraguay [5. Australia 8. Guinea-Bissau a1. Peru 6. Austria 59. Guyana 112. Poland . Bahamas, 60. Haiti 11g. Portugal 8. Bahrain 61. Honduras 114, Qatar ‘9. Barbados: (62. Hungary ig. Romania 10. Belgium 63. Iceland. 116. Russia in. Belize (64. Indonesia 117. Rwanda 12. Benin 65. Ireland 218. St. Kitts and Nevis 49. Bhutan 66. Isracl* 119. Saint Lucia ; 120. St. Vincent and the 14. Bolivia 67. Italy cunamiee (a5. Botswana 68. Jamaica 721, Samoa. 16. Brazil® 69, Japan, 122. San Marino a7. Brunel 70. Kazakhstan, 123. Sao Tome and Principe 38, Bulgaria 71. Kenya 124. Saudi Arabia, 19. Burkina Faso 5. Kiribath 125. Senegal 20. Burundi 73. Korea (ROK). 126, Seychelles 21. Cambodia 74. Kuwait, 127. Singapore 22. Cameroon 75. Kyrgyzstan, 128. Slovak Republic 7. La0s 329. Slovenia Latvia 1g0. Solomon Islands [ 25. Central African Republic 7B. Lesotho 191. South Africa 26. Chad 79. Liberia 3292. Spain 27. Chile ‘80. Liechtenstein, 239, Suriname 28. Colombia 81. Lithuania 134. Swaziland 29. Comoros 82, Luxembourg 195. Sweden ['30. Congo ‘83, Madagascar 196. Switzerland ['g1. Congo, Democratic Republic | 84, Malawi 197. Tanzania ['32. Costa Rica 85. Malaysia 138. Tajikistan 33. Cote d'Ivoire 86, Maldives 139. Thailand ['34. Croatia ‘87. Mali 140. Togo (35. Cyprus 88. Malta 141. Trinidad and Tobago ‘36. Czech Republic 89. Marshall Island 142. Tunisia 37- Denmark (90, Mauritania 143. Turkey [ 98. Djibouti ‘1. Mauritius, 144. Turkmenistan ['39. Domini ‘92. Mexico 145. Tuvalt ‘40. Dominican Republic ‘93. Micronesia 146. Uganda ‘41. Ecuador. ‘94. Monaco 147. United rb Eases 148. United Kingdom of Great 42. El Salvador 95. Mongolia Biitain aed Nouhern Ireland 43. Equatorial Guinea (96, Morocco 149. United States of America 44. Eritrea ‘97. Mozambique 2g0. Uruguay ['45. Estonia 98. Myanmar 151. Uzbekistan 46. Ethiopia )_ Namibia 152. Vanuatu 47. Fit 100. Nepal 153. Vatican 48. Finland 101, Netherlands "154. Venezuela 49. France 102. New Zealand 155. Viet Nam 50. Gabon. 103. Nicaragua 156. Zambia (51. Gambia 104. Niger. "157. Zimbabwe 3. Germany 105. Norway [53.Ghana 106. Oman, “Brazilian and Israeli nationals are given fifty-nine (59) days stay based on existing agreements.