SPECIAL WORK PERMIT - COMMERCIAL

Who can apply?

A foreign national who shall engage in gainful employment for three to six months
Where to apply?
BI Main Office
Other Immigration Offices (Click here to see the list of offices authorized to process
this transaction)
What to bring?
1. Checklist with complete documentary requirements
2. Application Form
3.Additional Information on Applicant's children (if needed)
How to apply?
1. Secure the CGAF from either at the Public Information and Assistance Unit
(PIAU) at BI G/F Main Office or from the official BI Website.
2. Submit the documents for pre-screening to the Central Receiving Unit (CRU) or
to the frontline officer or staff of other Immigration Offices able to process this
transaction.
3. Get the Order of Payment Slip (OPS).
4. Pay the required fees.
5. Submit copy of Official Receipt.
6. Get the approved SWP (for SWP without ACR I-Card).
7. Please refer to the Official Receipt for the schedule and venue of the hearing
and Image and Fingerprint Capturing. (if with ACR I-Card).
8. In case of renewal application, the biometric data previously captured during the
visa conversion shall be used in the printing of the renewed ACR I-Card.
However, applicants aged ten (10) years and below shall have their image and
fingerprint captured every extension of visa. Applicants aged eleven (11) years
and above shall have their image and fingerprint captured every after five (5)
years.

9. Proceed to Image and Fingerprint Capturing Counter of the Alien Registration

Division (ARD) and submit requirements for ACR I-Card application
10.If approved, claim the SWP and ACR I-Card.
How much does it cost?
NO I-CARD
Php 6,440.00

WITH I-CARD
Php 6,440.00
Additional Fee for ACR I-Card
1 Year - + US $50

*Fees are updated as of 06 March

2014 and may change without
prior notice.

*Fees are updated as of 06 March

2014 and may change without
prior notice.