MANILA, Philippines — More than 130,000 foreign nationals appeared before different offices of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) nationwide to file their annual report (AR) for 2021, the agency said Sunday.
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said a total of 130,148 foreign nationals participated in this year’s annual report in compliance with the Alien Registration Act of 1950 which directs all foreigners registered with the BI to report in person to the bureau within the first 60 days of the year.
However, the figure for this year was lower by 25 percent as compared to the 169,890 foreigners who filed their AR last year, according to Morente.
“This is not surprising as many …
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