Bureau of Immigration

July 20, 2023

Dear Carlo,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jul 15, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Requirements to show at Immigration for 1st Time Tourist Traveler.

Response to your request

We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. You may retrieve your requested information on the Press Release relative to e-Travel at immigration.gov.ph or you may click the link https://immigration.gov.ph/images/News/2023_Yr/04_Apr/2023Apr14_Press.pdf

The Bureau of Immigration clarified and reminded that:

•	FILIPINO, FOREIGN and CREW MEMBERS:
All passengers and crewmembers arriving into the Philippines are required to register through etravel.gov.ph not earlier than 72 hours from their intended arrival. Those who will fail to do so may be assisted by airline staff upon their arrival and before assessment by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ).

•	ONLY DEPARTING FILIPINO:
Only outbound Filipino passengers are required to register in the e-Travel system 72 hours but not less than 3 hours from their scheduled departure from the Philippines. Those departing Filipino passengers who will fail to register or update their e-Travel record may do this before undergoing immigration inspection or may fill out departure cards which are readily available inside the immigration area.

REMINDER:

•	Already registered passengers may update their e-Travel status under the Edit Registration tab while crewmembers may update under the Registered Crew tab.
•	"The paper-based arrival and departure cards can only be used by passengers who are incapable of e-Travel registration and in the event that the e-Travel site is inaccessible,” the Bl Chief discussed.
•	e-Travel portal is free of charge and fake sites whose charge may be reported to the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC).

FINALLY, you may inquire about the GUIDELINES ON DEPARTURE FORMALITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL BOUND PASSENGERS IN ALL AIRPORTS AND SEAPORTHE COUNTRYOUNTRY by clicking the link https://immigration.gov.ph/images/ImmigrationLaw/2017_Feb/13_LML-M-03-A12_001.pdf .


Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the BI Commissioner, NORMAN G. TANSINGCO, Bureau of Immigration, Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
BI-National Operations Center (BINOC)
FOI Officer

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