Supplementing Instructions for the Approval, Implementation and Release of 9(d) and 9(g) Visa Applications under M.O. MCL-09-012
The BI Memorandum Order No. MCL-09-019, issued on August 24, 2009, provides supplemental instructions for the approval and release of 9(d) and 9(g) visa applications in alignment with the 2007 Anti-Red Tape Act (R.A. No. 9485). It mandates the Executive Director to supply weekly updates on visa implementations to the Chief of the Alien Registration Division (ARD) for monitoring purposes. Visa holders must apply for an Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) I-Card within ten days of visa release, with penalties for non-compliance potentially including fines or imprisonment under the Alien Registration Act of 1950. The order aims to streamline government transactions and prevent unnecessary delays in visa processing.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- BI Memorandum Order No. MCL-09-019
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Other Rules and Procedures
- Subcategory
- Visas
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 24, 2009
BI MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. MCL-09-019
SUPPLEMENTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APPROVAL, IMPLEMENTATION AND RELEASE OF 9(D) AND 9(G) VISA APPLICATIONS UNDER MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. MCL-09-012 DATED 3 JUNE 2009
These supplemental instructions are issued by authority of the Commissioner of Immigration under C.A. No. 613, Section 3, as amended, to effectively carry-out Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9485 (The 2007 Anti-Red Tape Act) that directs government agencies to: (1) Prevent unnecessary delays; (2) Hasten government transactions, and (3) Provide stiff penalties for non-compliance:
1. The Executive Director shall immediately provide the Chief of the Alien Registration Division (ARD) with weekly lists of implemented 9 (d) and 9 (g) visas subject of Memorandum Order No. MCL-09-012 dated 3 June 2009 for monitoring, processing, and issuance of the Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) I-Card;
2. Within ten days from the date of implementation/release of the visa concerned, the ARD Chief shall immediately send written notice directing the subject visa holder to apply for an ACR I-Card with the ARD or the nearest Bureau of Immigration sub-port or field office; and STaIHc
3. Non-compliance with ACR I-Card registration requirements under these supplemental instructions shall result in the imposition, at the option of the Commissioner of Immigration, of a fine and/or imprisonment under Republic Act No. 562, (The Alien Registration Act of 1950), Section 6, as amended.
4. Send copies of these supplemental instructions to the following: (i) Office of the President; (ii) Secretary of Justice; (iii) Associate Commissioners, This Bureau; (iv) Executive Officer, This Bureau; (v) ARD Chief, This Bureau; (vi) Secretary, Board of Commissioners, This Bureau; (vii) BI-IDAP Coordinator; (viii) PAGC, and (ix) The National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Center.
This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.
(SGD.) MARCELINO C. LIBANANCommissioner
ATTACHMENT
BI Memorandum Order No. MCL-09-012 dated June 3, 2009
Cite This Law
Supplementing Instructions for the Approval, Implementation and Release of 9(d) and 9(g) Visa Applications under M.O. MCL-09-012, BI Memorandum Order No. MCL-09-019, Aug 24, 2009 (Philippines)
Supplementing Instructions for the Approval, Implementation and Release of 9(d) and 9(g) Visa Applications under M.O. MCL-09-012, BI Memorandum Order No. MCL-09-019 (Phil. 2009)
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