BI launches online services
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday officially launched their eServices, designed to transform the way clients engage with immigration services. IIn a ceremony held at the BI’s main office …
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Amsterdam-bound worker paid 148k for fake docs intercepted by BI
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 reported the interception of a female trafficking victim last July 4. The victim, a 49-year-old …
BI addresses viral 10-birth cert issue
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) addressed a viral social media post on a female passenger allegedly required ten (10) birth certificates by an immigration officer. According to BI Commissioner Norman …
Blogger Nicole Caluag expecting a baby boy
Blogger and online influencer Nicole Caluag and her husband were expecting a baby boy after their grand gender reveal on Sunday. Her husband, Bong Sto Domingo, hoped they would have …
British sex offender arrested at airport – BI
A British national reportedly involved in sex-related crimes was arrested by immigration authorities on Thursday. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the foreign national as William Hughes, 79, …
BI arrests 7 fugitives
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco announced the arrest of seven fugitives in Las Pinas on Wednesday. Tansingco shared that fugitives were turned over to the BI’s custody after …
Canadian intercepted by airport inter-agency
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) shared that the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIADITG) successfully intercepted a female Canadian carrying illegal substances, on Thursday afternoon. In a …
BI arrests Chinese man involved in running prostitution den
Officers of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday arrested a Chinese national previously charged for undesirability. In a report to BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco, Border Control and Intelligence Unit …
Tansingco calls for airport expansion
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco called for the expansion of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to accommodate a bigger immigration area. Tansingco made the call following news …
Foreign minors sans parents may pay fees online – BI
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that foreign minors traveling to the Philippines who are unaccompanied by their parents may now pay their fees online. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner …
BI assures Pinoy Haj pilgrims of faster immigration processing
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) assured the thousands of Filipino Muslims, who are planning to make the Haj pilgrimage to Saudia Arabia next month, of expeditious and hassle free immigration …
BI stops African trafficking victims at Mactan airport
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the international airport in Mactan, Cebu intercepted a family of three Africans suspected to be victims of an international human trafficking syndicate operating in …
BI on heightened alert during Holy Week
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it has placed on heightened alert its personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and in the other international ports nationwide in anticipation …
BI to discontinue paper-based departure cards
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that they will be discontinuing the use of paper-based departure cards starting May 1. In an advisory, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that they …
BI officer denies asking yearbook from passenger
The immigration officer who allegedly searched the yearbook of a passenger boarding the plane was transferred, according to Bureau of Immigration (BI) spokesperson Dana Sandoval. But their staff reportedly denied …
Overstaying American arrested in Cebu for attacking rider
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its agents have arrested an American, whose video showing him berating and physically assaulting a delivery rider, in Cebu City recently went viral on …
Manpower enough during summer peak season – BI
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) assured the public that it has sufficient manpower to cater to the expected increase in passengers during the summer season. According to BI Commissioner Norman …
BI main office closed for translacion
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) Main Office announced that it will be closing on January 9 due to the Traslacion. The Feast of the Black Nazarene is an annual religious …
18 Immigrations employees, officers fired over ‘pastillas scheme’
Eighteen Bureau of Immigration officials and staff will be fired due to their involvement in the “pastillas scheme,” which allowed Chinese citizens to enter the Philippines illegally. The DOJ found …
No leave, no Lenten Break for BI Port Personnel
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other major airports, were prohibited from going on leave during and after the Holy Week to …
BI warns of scheme using children, family members to evade immigration detection
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) warned of a scheme using children and family members to evade strict immigration inspection. According to BI Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU) Chief Ma. …
Immigration offices downgrades worksite capacity to 30%
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced that it will be downgrading its onsite workforce to at least 30 percent starting January 13. In an advisory signed by BI Commissioner …
Immigration warns of fake employees extorting victims online
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner reiterated an earlier warning to the public to be wary of scammers posing as immigration employees on Facebook. The reminder stemmed from a complaint from …
BI bars 11 Chinese tourists from entering PH at NAIA
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) barred from entering the country 11 People’s Republic of China (PROC) nationals for misrepresenting their purpose in traveling …
BI uncovers modus of fake immigration officer in ‘fixing’ and extortion
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente on Wednesday warned potential overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) of an ongoing modus of an extortionist pretending to be an immigration officer. “We have …
BI implements inventory of foreign nationals, expansion of scope of allowed aliens in country
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it will be implementing resolutions of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on the inventory of foreign …