The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reminded foreign nationals in the country that the deadline for their annual report is on March 3, 2025.
With barely five days left before the deadline on Monday next week, BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said that there will be no extension of the annual registration.
The annual report is in compliance with the Alien Registration Act of 1950, which requires all foreign nationals with immigrant and non-immigrant visas to report to the bureau within the first 60 days of every calendar year.
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 annual report.
Also required to report are refugees and stateless aliens. Foreigners who will report to the BI offices are required to register with the BI’s online registration system.
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 foreigners with medical conditions.
