THE Bureau of Immigration will open new satellite office at the SM Aura Tower shopping mall in Taguig City to make its service accessible to foreigners based at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) business district and neighboring areas.
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said mall owner SM Prime Holding Inc. agreed to provide the BI space at the mall’s 8th floor free of rental charges, including furniture and fixtures. It will be similar to the BI satellite office which has been operating at the SM City North in Quezon City.
“With the opening of this new facility, volume of transactions and people in our Manila main office will be further reduced, thus resulting in a more efficient and speedy delivery of services to our clientele,” the BI chief said.
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said the new office “will provide the BI and its clientele a new, modern and spacious frontline transaction area that is free from congestion now being experienced at the BI main office in Intramuros, Manila, thus affording comfort and relief to the transacting public.”