No deadline extension for foreigners’ annual report: BI

MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday announced that the deadline for this year’s annual report of foreigners will not be extended.

In an advisory, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said, foreigners registered with the BI have only until March 1 to personally appear for their 2021 annual report.

The BI chief advised foreigners who have not yet made the report to immediately register with the BI’s online appointment system at http://e-services.immigration.gov.ph to obtain their slots.

He said 800 slots for the annual report are reserved per day while Saturdays are reserved to accredited entities and remote reporting for bulk applicants.

Morente warned that any failure to comply with the annual report may result in fines, visa cancelation, deportation, or imprisonment.”

Under the Alien Registration Act of 1950, requires all aliens with immigrant and non-immigrant visas to report in person to the bureau within the first 60 days of every calendar year.

Meanwhile, BI alien registration division chief, lawyer Jose Carlitos Licas said as of end-January a total of 77,303 aliens already filed their report, which is 10-percent less than the 86,683 who complied last year.

He said 19,166 of the aliens appeared at the BI main office in Manila while the remaining 58,137 filed their report in the different immigration subports throughout the country.

Licas added that foreigners who are out of the country during the 60-day period can still make the report within 30 days upon their return to the country, provided their re-entry permits are still valid.

He said aside from the BI main office in Intramuros, Manila, aliens may also report to the nearest participating BI field, satellite or extension office.