MANILA, Philippines — Starting June 1, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) will no longer allow the entry of foreign nationals who will present entry exemption documents (EEDs) issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) before February 8.
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said Friday that the BI will implement this new travel guideline after receiving a communication from the DFA regarding the validity of EEDs.
“We were informed by the DFA that entry exemption documents now have a validity of 90 days from the date of issuance,” Morente said in a statement.
“As an effect, we were informed that all issued before February 8 are deemed expired by June 1,” he added.
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