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Date: March 4, 2022, 2:52 a.m.
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Date: 2022-03-12 22:56:47.000000
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Published by Bureau of Immigration(BI) on March 4, 2022.
Requested from BI by R. Leah Braga at 02:52 AM on
March 4, 2022.
Purpose: I’m medical student In MCU , want to travel back to the Philippines to finish my clerkship .
Date of Coverage: 02/24/2020 - 02/23/2021
Tracking no: #BI-187086811893
Good day , I need an information how can I extend/renew my expire student Visa in INDIA . I am in India because of pandemic. During that time my student visa expired . This is my final year in medicine in order to graduate it is mandatory to finish my clerkship in the Philippines. Please guide me to proceed with the whole process to renew expired student visa . Thank you
March 12, 2022 Dear Prijesh, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Mar 04, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Expired student Visa renewal. Response to your request We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. You may retrieve your requested information from BI website immigration.gov.ph or you may click the following links: 1. Requirements of application for student visa particularly Conversion: https://immigration.gov.ph/visa-requirements/non-immigrant-visa/student-visa/conversion-to-student-visa 2. Checklist of Requirements: https://immigration.gov.ph/images/FORMS/BI_Forms_2016/V-NI-005-Rev-1.pdf 3. Application Form: https://immigration.gov.ph/images/FORMS/CGAF-003_R2_S 4. Application Forms if with dependent: https://immigration.gov.ph/images/ImmigrantVisasForms/QuotaVisaForms/BIForm2014-00-005.pdf Moreover, please be informed that all non-immigrant visas (e.g., Pre-arranged Employment Visa, Student Visa, etc.) are deemed cancelled and /or revoked if it expires. Thus, it cannot be used as visa upon entry in the country. Further, it is necessary to DOWNGRADE the same before applying for Conversion to Student Visa by the petitioning school of the student when the applicant is in the country. The requirements for Downgrading may be inquired thru this link: https://immigration.gov.ph/services/others/downgrading-of-visa 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