The Bureau of Immigration (BI) urges foreigners residing in the Philippines to report for the 2024 yearly list-up which started on January 2.
BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco explained that under the law, aliens holding immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and were issued an alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR I-Card) are required to present themselves to the bureau for the first 60 days of the year for the Annual Report.
The reporting period will expire on March 1, 2024.
To streamline the process, the BI has outlined specific requirements, including a completely filled-out online registration accessible via the BI’s e-services website. The foreign nationals must also present their original valid ACR I-Card with valid visas, along with a valid passport.
BI alien registration division chief Jose Carlitos Licas said exempted from physically reporting to the BI are foreign nationals who are below 14 years old, those 60 years old and above, those mentally or physically incapacitated, pregnant women, and those with medical conditions.
The physical Annual Report for the BI’s head office will be conducted at the 3rd Level Center Atrium, Robinsons Manila, and at the Government Service Express (GSE) Unit of SM Mall of Asia, from Mondays to Fridays, excluding holidays, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Apart from the two malls, BI offices nationwide may also cater to the reporting aliens.
Licas said that for the first day, a total of 899 foreigners registered through the Robinsons Manila and SM Mall of Asia outreach sites.
Tansingco also said as part of BI’s modernization projects, they have initiated the virtual annual report for registered foreign nationals present in the Philippines during the annual report period.
The virtual option, Tansingco said, aims to provide convenience while maintaining compliance through an online registration platform.