REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION
MAGALLANES DRIVE, INTRAMUROS
1002 MANILA
MEMORANDUM
To : CHIEF, TOURIST VISA SECTION
CHIEF, STUDENT VISA SECTION
ALL ALIEN CONTROL OFFICERS
FROM : ROGELIO D. GEVERO, JR.
Qhief, Immigration Regulation Division
WAIVER OF FINES AND PENALTIES FOR VISA EXTENSION
SUBJECT
FOR PASSENGERS WHOSE VISA S EXPIRED DURING THE
PERIOD OF THE ECQ
DATE : 31.MARCH 2020
This is to disseminate again the attached Advisory from the Commissioner dated
26 March 2020, which informs the public of “the nationwide suspension of all
applications. for..visa extension” during the period of the Enhanced Community
Quarantine (ECQ), except for outbound passengers.
In 8 memorandum dated 31 March 2020, the Commissioner further instructed
that the waiver of fines and penalties does not apply to the following:
1. Applications filed after the lapse of thirty (30) days from the lifting of the
ECQ; and
2. All allens whose visas expired prior to the declaration of the ECQ.
The Chief-TVS, Chief-SVS, and Alien Control Officers are instructed to include
eae processed In your Daily Information Brief, as well as your monthly
For strict compiiance.
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