Bureau of Immigration(BI)

Hi I would like to request for the following documents: 

1) Memorandum Order AFF jr. – No. 05 – 009 (Administrative Guidelines on the Issuance of Special Work Permit (SWP) and Prearranged employment Visa Under Section 9 (g) of the Philippine Immigration Act as 1940, as Amended

2) memorandum dated March 3, 2005 – Issuance of SWP to Foreign Nationals by the Bureau of Immigration for a Maximum Period of Six (6) Month Without Extension, and AEP by DOLE for those Whose Employment is more than Six (6) 

3) all memorandum orders or issuances on Special Work Permits prior to 2005

November 16, 2022

Dear MARINETH JANE,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 14, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Memorandum Order-AFFJr. No. 05-009.

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 on the issuance of Special Work Permit (SWP) at immigration.gov.ph or you may click the link ( https://immigration.gov.ph/information/memorandum-issuance ) of BI Issuances.


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, NORMAN G. TANSINGCO, 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