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BI bars more than 200 foreigners in March

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) barred at least 220 foreigners from entering the country in March this year, with a majority of the excluded...

BI deports two Japanese linked to ‘Luffy’ gang

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported two Japanese nationals linked to the infamous  ‘Luffy’ gang to subsequently face charges of large-scale fraud and...

BI agents arrest Chinese fugitive leaving for China

BUREAU of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a Chinese  fugitive wanted by the authorities in Beijing. The fugitive, identified as Zhang Xianfa, 36, was intercepted...

Filipinos offloaded due to immigration checks may reimburse travel expenses—solon

Outbound Filipino airline passengers may soon demand from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to shoulder the costs of their travel expenses should they miss...

BI records 24% revenue increase due to visa extensions

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recorded an almost 24 percent increase in its revenues from tourist visa extensions in 2023. According to BI tourist visa...

Agents nab 128 foreign fugitives in 2023, BI reports

Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives arrested 128 foreign fugitives in 2023 who are wanted for various crimes in their homelands. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco  said...

BI sends home 27 Vietnamese victims of human trafficking

At least 27 Vietnamese nationals who were victims of a human trafficking syndicate were sent back to their country after they were rescued by...

MIAA, BI see upticks in passenger volume

THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) is expected to close the year on a high note with a consistent rise in passenger volume and...

BI bars 2 American nationals convicted of molesting minors in US

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it barred two American citizens convicted of sexually molesting minors in the United States from entering the Philippines...

Immigration sends 36 Chinese in crypto scam back to Nanning, China

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported 36 Chinese online gaming workers who were arrested in an alleged scam hub in Pasay City. In another...

BI raises alarm on illegal docs used by aliens

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) expressed alarm over the proliferation of illegally acquired Philippine passports, birth certificates, and driver’s licenses obtained by foreigners with...

Immigration eyeing more e-gates to increase efficiency of airports

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will replace its manual counters with electronic gates to increase the efficiency of airports nationwide. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said...

BI eyes amnesty for overstaying, illegal foreigners

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it will propose the grant of amnesty to thousands of  illegal and overstaying foreigners in the country, including...

‘Immigration will take into custody POGO workers’

Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday said the Bureau of Immigration (BI) will take into custody the foreigners rescued during...
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