
All foreigners in the country have been reminded to report in person to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for their annual report starting January 3, or face sanctions for being improperly documented aliens.

Professional foreign athletes and entertainers must first secure a special work permit (SWP) from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) before they could play or perform in the country to avoid sanction for violating immigration laws.

The Bureau of Immigration has arrested a Japanese national who is wanted for large-scale fraud in his country, the BI said Monday.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday said that a 50-year-old South Korean, who bolted the BI’s detention cell four years ago but rearrested in Mindanao last month, was deported to Korea.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday has started reviewing its screening procedures due to the mounting complaints against indiscriminate offloading of Filipino travelers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said Saturday that immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport have no recourse but to allow Ramona Bautista, one of the suspects in the killing of actor Ramgen “Ram” Bautista, to travel abroad.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) nabbed a 48-year-old German national who has a standing warrant of arrest in his country for drug trafficking case, the BI said on Friday.

Authorities at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday detained a Korean national wanted for blackmail and extortion in Seoul, South Korea.

Four Taiwanese wanted in their country due to illegal gambling and organized crime have been deported by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) aboard China Airlines flight to Taipei, the BI said on Friday.

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