WHEREAS, under Section 42 of Commonwealth Act 613, otherwise
known as the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, certain specific fees
are charged and collected by the Commission on Immigration and
Deportation;
WHEREAS, such fees were originally fixed in 1940, then
revised in 1950, thereby amending Section 42 of the Philippine
Immigration Act of 1940;
WHEREAS, these fees fixed in 1950 are, by present Standards,
inadequate taking into account the higher cost of living obtaining in
our country today;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General
Order No. 1, dated September 21, 1972, as amended, do hereby order and
decree that new fees shall be charged and collected by the Commission on
Immigration and Deportation under Section 42 of the Philippine
Immigration Act of 1940, as amended, as follows:
Section 29(a) (15)
100.00
(32)
Waiver of objection of exclusion under Section 29 (b)
100.00
(33)
Petition for permit to work
30.00
Provided, however, that all aliens admitted as religious
missionaries under this Decree shall be exempted from the payment of
monthly extension fees that are due from temporary visitors.
No fee shall be charged for a passport visa granted to a
foreign government official or his family, attendants, and household
helpers, and employees, nor shall a fee be charged for a passport visa
for a non-immigrant in transit to a destination outside the Philippines.
Any provisions of laws, orders, rules and regulations, or parts
thereof, in conflict or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 31st day of July, in the year
of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
SECTION 42. (a) In addition to the documentary stamp
required by existing law, there shall be collected and paid into the
Philippine Treasury the following fees for services, as indicated, for
aliens seeking to enter or remain in the Philippines under the
provisions of this Act:
Old Fees
New Fees
(1)
Application for non-immigrant visa
(P10.00)
P 30.00
(2)
Passport visa for non- immigrant
( 20.00)
50.00
(3)
Application for prearranged employment visa
( 80.00)
100.00
and for each dependent
( 10.00)
30.00
(4)
Application for special non immigrant visa
50.00
(5)
Application for nonpreference quota or nonquota visa
(10.00)
50.00
(6)
Application for preference quota visa
(P40.00)
80.00
(7)
Application for immigrant visa
(20.00)
50.00
(8)
Certificate of residence
(50.00)
80.00
(9)
Duplicate of certificate of residence
( 40.00)
80.00
(10)
Duplicate certificate of legalization or residence
( 40.00)
80.00
(11)
Identification certificate of Philippine citizen
( 10.00)
100.00
(12)
Reentry Permit or special return certificate
( 20.00)
50.00
(13)
Application for extension or reentry
( 5.00)
20.00
(14)
Extension of reentry permit or special return certificate
( 20.00)
50.00
(15)
Duplicate reentry permit or special return
( 40.00)
50.00
(16)
Certificate of arrival and identity
( 10.00)
50.00
(17)
Duplicate certificate of arrival and identity
30.00
(18)
Emigration Clearance Certificate
( 20.00)
50.00
(19)
Duplicate immigration clearance certificate
50.00
(20)
All other certificates
( 5.00)
10.00
(21)
Alien crew list visa
( 20.00)
50.00
(22)
Filing of motion of appeal or petition for rehearing or
reconsideration
(10.00)
25.00
(23)
Petition for amendment of immigration document
(10.00)
20.00
(24)
For every month or a portion thereof of extension of
temporary stay
( 10.00)
20.00
(25)
For every year or portion thereof of stay beyond two years
as nonimmigrant student
( 50.00)
100.00
(26)
Discharge of military personnel in the Philippines for
temporary residence
50.00
(27)
Petition for bond or request for withdrawal of bond
50.00
(28)
Petition for cancellation of alien registration of documents
( 10.00)
30.00
(29)
Petition for change of status from one non-immigrant
category to another or change of employer
(P10.00)
60.00
(30)
Petition for approval of school or course for non- immigrant
student
30.00
(31)
Waiver of objection of prior exclusion or deportation under
