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The firm helps foreign nationals obtain or renew every kind of visa before the Bureau of Immigration, and acts for them when they are arrested, detained or blacklisted.
Detained, or a deadline this week?
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A foreign national who wants to work in the Philippines needs a 9g work visa from the Bureau of Immigration. First comes an Alien Employment Permit (AEP) from the Department of Labor and Employment. We help employers apply for both, extend or renew visas for existing staff, and change staff to a new visa category.
We extend tourist visitors’ stay, and change a tourist visa to another category: employment visa, Special Investor’s Resident Visa, retirement visa, or an immigrant visa by marriage to a Filipino.
Former Filipinos can stay for one year without monthly extensions under the Department of Tourism’s Balikbayan Program. We help them apply, and help former citizens reacquire Filipino citizenship under Republic Act 9225 (dual citizenship).
For foreign nationals arrested by Bureau of Immigration operatives we file a petition for bail and voluntary deportation, or for habeas corpus. The aim is the detainee’s release as quickly as possible.
A person can be blacklisted as an undesirable alien, a likely public charge, an overstaying alien, or for other violations. A blacklisted person cannot enter or leave the country. The only remedy is a petition before the Bureau of Immigration. The firm has had names removed from the blacklist and can give references from clients it represented on request.
Lifting of hold departure orders and watchlist orders, alongside spousal and employment-based visas and consular processing.
This page is general information, not legal advice. Every case depends on its facts.
Call the office now. For urgent detention cases, phone rather than email.
