THE Bureau of Immigration urged foreigners living in the country to register for the 2017 annual report or face sanctions such as deportation.
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente reminded foreigners that under the Alien Registration Act of 1950, they must report to the BI within the first 60 days of the year to make their obligatory annual report.
All immigrant or non-immigrant visa holders should comply with the rule unless exempted by law. Those who would fail to meet the requirements would be meted administrative fines and might face deportation proceedings, the BI chef warned.
He said all registered aliens have until March 3, 2017 to report in person at the Bureau of Immigration offices and pay the annual fee.
“The annual report of registered aliens is required by RA 562 and they have to do this within the first 60 days of every year,” he said.
The BI chief stressed the annual report period was` non-extendible and warned that “failure to comply shall result in imposition of administrative fine and/or imprisonment at the option on the commissioner.”
For aliens who are less than 14 years of age, Morente said it shall be the duty of their parent or legal guardian to report on their behalf.
The rules state aliens making the annual report shall each pay to the government an annual report fee of P300 and legal research fee of P10.
They shall also present their original and valid alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR I-Card) and a confirmation number issued to them via the bureau’s annual report 2016 online system.
An alien may no longer report in person if he had personally appeared in at least one of the Annual Reports in 2014, 2015, or 2016 and upon presentation of a special power of attorney and valid identification document by his legal representative.
An alien who returns to the Philippines with a re-entry permit shall, if he has not yet made the required annual report, make such report within 30 days from the date of his return to the Philippines.