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Date: April 28, 2021, 10:35 a.m.
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Date: 2021-05-01 16:42:06.000000
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Published by Bureau of Immigration(BI) on April 28, 2021.
Requested from BI by L. Giron Jr at 10:35 AM on
April 28, 2021.
Purpose: Abandoned Elderly to return to the US
Date of Coverage: 04/28/2021 - 04/28/2021
Tracking no: #BI-950005809248
Hi I would like to know what are the procedures on raising a complaint against relatives overseas who are responsible on leaving their mother here in the philippines. She has been suffering from dementia and wants to return to the US but they took her passport that will expire Feb 2029. Thanks in advance.
May 1, 2021 Dear Joan, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Apr 28, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Abandoned Elderly- US Citizen. Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we would need for you to resubmit your request as we are still missing from you some vital information. Please ensure that, in addition to all the mandatory fields, you also fill out the fields pertaining to the following: 1. Nationality of the Elder Foreign National and his/her child/ren who abandoned her/him; 2. Kind of Passport does the elder Foreign National possessed. Please note that in the event that the elderly's nationality is not Filipino, you have to coordinate with the Embassy of the foreign national (e.g. US Embassy). The latter shall issue new passport and assist the former. Moreover, you may send the documents pertaining to the issue to the BI official email [email protected] or [email protected]. For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the BI Commissioner, JAIME H. MORENTE, Bureau of Immigration, Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, BI-National Operations Center (BINOC) FOI Officer