MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday cautioned foreigners anew that it does not collect “immigration assistance fees” from them.
This comes as the bureau said it discovered a Philippine-based company allegedly charging money to its employees for payment to government agencies. BI did not name the company.
According to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, he was able to obtain a copy of a document that shows a breakdown of fees in exchange for immigration assistance at the airport.
“This company is allegedly charging P5,000 as Airport Assistance Fee, another P5,000 for processing fee, and P20,000 for a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Invitation Lett…
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