The Bureau of Immigration (BI) released a memo on 25 Feb 2021 in compliance with the Memorandum from the Secretary of Justice dated 19 Feb 2021 directing them to allow foreigners to pay for their new Return Permit (RP) or Special Return Certificate (SRC) at the...
The Innovative Startup Act (RA11337) was signed into law on 26 April 2019. The law aims to foster the growth and development of the Philippine startup ecosystem to improve the economy and create new jobs and opportunities. The primary beneficiaries of the said law are...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Advisory Nos. 06-20 dated 28 May 2020 and 07-20 dated 29 May 2020 providing the guidelines for filing and issuance of Alien Employment Permit (AEP) and release of AEP cards during the state of public health...
The Bureau of Immigration recently released Operations Order No. JHM-2020-002 “Supplemental Guidelines for Special Work Permit (SWP) Applications” wherein it sets additional requirements for SWP applicants who shall occupy Consultant or Specialist...
2ND UPDATE: Feb 15, 2020 4:36PM January 31, 2020 The Philippine Government issued a temporary travel ban on all travellers coming from Hubei, China only. February 2, 2020 President Rodrigo Duterte extended the temporary travel ban to include Mainland China and its...
Once a natural-born Filipino became naturalized as a foreigner, he/she are deemed to have lost their Philippine citizenship. However, these individuals may retain or re-acquire their Filipino citizenship by filing a Petition for Retention/Re-Acquisition of Philippine...
