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Philippines bars entry of foreigners for 1 month; all Filipinos allowed entry

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 08:35 AM

MANILA - The Philippine government will temporarily close its borders to foreigners starting March 22 amid an increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the country. Read more »

PH to bar entry of foreigners, non-OFWs starting March 20

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 07:01 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Philippine government will temporarily close its borders to foreigners and returning Filipinos who are not overseas workers starting March 20 amid an increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the country. Read more »

China to issue visas to foreigners who have taken Chinese jab

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 03:26 PM

China is poised to ease border restrictions to allow some foreigners -- including from the US, India and Pakistan -- back in, provided they have taken a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

Foreigners now allowed to renew reentry permits at airport: Immigration bureau

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 12:52 PM

Foreigners with valid Philippine visas may renew their expired reentry permits (RP) and special return certificates (SRC) upon arrival at the country's airports nationwide, the Bureau of Immigration said Sunday. Read more »

New ‘patriot’ litmus test raises questions over role of foreigners, opposition in HK leadership

Gary Cheung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 23 01:28 PM

While Hong Kong's Basic Law specifically allows for jurists with foreign nationalities to work in the city, concerns over ‘dual allegiances’ have previously been raised. The Securities and Futures Commission, meanwhile, one of many bodies that could be affected by mandate, is weighing naming of first-ever foreigner to lead HKEX. Read more »

THROWBACK: What happens when foreigners violate PH laws

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 07:57 AM

This episode of "Failon Ngayon" from March 2020 discusses crimes involving foreign nationals and how the Bureau of Immigration and other law enforcement agencies deal with them. Read more »

Palace: Foreigners with long-term visas, except tourists, allowed to enter Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 10:24 AM

All foreigners with long-term visas can now enter the Philippines, except for tourists, Malacañang said on Friday, as the country sought to revive its pandemic-battered economy.    Read more »

18 'unruly' foreigners barred from entering PH in 2020 - Immigration bureau

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 02:32 PM

In a statement Tuesday, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the foreigners were denied entry after disrespecting immigration officers and making "derogatory statements" about Filipinos and the Philippines.   Read more »

More foreigners allowed to enter PH by mid-February

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 12:14 AM

Meanwhile, government officials and personnel taking domestic work trips have been exempted from local testing and quarantine requirements.  Read more »

93 pct of foreigners deported by PH in 2020 are Chinese, says Immigration bureau

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 03:27 PM

Of the 3,219 deportees last year, 3,009 are Chinese nationals, BI commissioner Jaime Morente said in a statement. Read more »

Majority of illegal aliens arrested in 2020 were Chinese: Immigration bureau

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 02:03 PM

More than half of 510 illegal aliens that the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested last year were Chinese, the agency said Sunday. Read more »

Foreign fiancé entry unlikely without COVID-19 vaccine: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 05:36 PM

The ban on the entry of Filipinos' foreign fiancés into the country is unlikely to be eased for now, Malacañang said Monday.   Read more »

332 foreigners in alleged cybercrime ops arrested in Tarlac

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 03:54 PM

Authorities arrested last week 332 foreigners without work visas and allegedly involved in cybercrime operations in Bamban town, Tarlac, the Bureau of Immigration said Sunday. Read more »

Japan to loosen work rules on foreigners stuck due to pandemic

Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 12:42 PM

Japan is loosening regulations on part-time work for foreigners stuck in the country due to the novel coronavirus and having trouble supporting themselves Read more »

Immigration official notes exodus of foreigners from PH amid pandemic

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 02:45 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration is seeing an uptick in foreign departures compared to arrivals in the country as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues. Read more »

China blocks travellers from virus-hit Philippines, Britain, Belgium

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 05 04:19 PM

Mainland China has barred entry to non-Chinese visitors from Britain, Belgium and the Philippines and demanded travellers from the United States, France and Germany present results of additional health tests, as coronavirus cases rise around the world.  Read more »

Over 2,700 Chinese told to leave PH over visa violations: Immigration bureau

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 03:26 PM

The Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday that it ordered more than 2,300 Chinese nationals to leave the Philippines for violating the conditions of their visa. Read more »

Philippines tightens screening of arriving foreigners claiming to have Filipino spouses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 03:10 PM

The Bureau of Immigration has tightened the screening of foreigners seeking entry into the country by claiming to be married to Filipinos following reports of fake marriage certificates. Read more »

Ilang banyaga papayagan nang makapasok sa Pilipinas simula Agosto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 09:59 PM

Papayagan nang makapasok sa bansa ang ilang mga foreign passport holder simula Agosto, pero kailangan muna nilang sumunod sa mga kundisyon ng IATF bago makapasok sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Philippines to allow entry of foreigners starting Aug. 1

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 11:45 AM

The Philippines will allow the entry of foreign nationals with long-term visas in the country starting Aug. 1, Malacañang said Friday as the government sought to revive the economy. Read more »