DOJ APPROVES VISITOR'S VISA PRIVILEGES
Bureau of Immigration Commissioner (BI) Siegfred B. Mison revealed yesterday that Justice Secretary Leila De Lima has recently approved a circular on the new policies and guidelines of temporary visitor's visa (TVV) privileges to thousands of foreigners.
Under the new memorandum, Mison said foreigners may extend their authorized stay for a total of not more than 24 months for visa-required and 36 months for non-visa required nationals.
The said extension period shall be counted from the date of applicant's latest recorded arrival, according to the memorandum.
However, foreigners who are in the derogatory list are still authorized to extend their stay as temporary visitors provided that their inclusion on the said list is not based on the ground of overstaying in the country.
Last year, the BI had announced that it was extending the visa-free privileges of foreign visitors to spur tourist arrival in the country, as it aims to attract at 10 million foreign tourists by 2016.
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Bureau of Immigration Commissioner (BI) Siegfred B. Mison revealed yesterday that Justice Secretary Leila De Lima has recently approved a circular on the new policies and guidelines of temporary visitor's visa (TVV) privileges to thousands of foreigners.
Under the new memorandum, Mison said foreigners may extend their authorized stay for a total of not more than 24 months for visa-required and 36 months for non-visa required nationals.
The said extension period shall be counted from the date of applicant's latest recorded arrival, according to the memorandum.
However, foreigners who are in the derogatory list are still authorized to extend their stay as temporary visitors provided that their inclusion on the said list is not based on the ground of overstaying in the country.
Last year, the BI had announced that it was extending the visa-free privileges of foreign visitors to spur tourist arrival in the country, as it aims to attract at 10 million foreign tourists by 2016.
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email:atty.claudio.g.requino@live.com.ph
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