Bureau of Immigration reviewing visa-upon-arrival system – DOJ spokesperson 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Jeffrey DamicogThe Bureau of Immigration (BI) has begun reviewing the visa-upon-arrival system to address the influx of Chinese nationals in the country, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said Friday. “The BI has already been studying on how to refine the visa-upon-arrival to prevent abuses in the use of the mechanism,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesman told reporters during a press conference. Meanwhile, Malacanang has expressed support to the proposal of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. to stop using the visa-upon-arrival system and only allow consular offices abroad to issue visas to foreigners. Because if it’s us, we find it difficult to acquire visas from other countries because they vet first),” said Malacanang Spokesman Salvador Panelo.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 02, 2019 07:27 UTC