Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado is spearheading reforms to modernize the Philippines’ immigration system, boost economic ...

The BI must enhance border security while streamlining processes to attract foreign investors. United States Defense ...

MANILA, Philippines — Some foreign nationals in Mindanao have been using false Filipino identities to establish businesses that employ illegal foreign workers, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said.

A network of organizations supporting Filipino migrants in the United States has called on the government to leverage diplomatic channels for the release of Philippine nationals who have been detained ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday that it had uncovered a scheme in which foreign nationals assume fake Filipino identities to establish businesses and even ...

A lawful permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years was detained because of a decades-old conviction amid tougher immigration enforcement at airports and border crossings.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will ask lawmakers to study the imposition of penalties against Filipinos who depart the country illegally. “The country has no specific law penalizing illegal ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration detained two foreign nationals wanted by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) as they attempted to leave the country last week.

Officials of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Lewelyn Dixon, 64, on February 28 as she was returning to her home in Seattle, Washington, after a trip to the Philippines.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) began its pilot testing of the Advanced Passenger System (APIS) with Cebu Pacific airlines, a ...

Those facing immigration concerns should remain informed, seek legal counsel, and understand their options,” the Philippine Consulate General added. (See separate story) The vast majority of the ...

TACOMA — Hundreds of union members and other protesters gathered outside the Immigration and Customs ... having left the Philippines when she was 14. Friday will be Dixon’s one-month mark ...