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Date: June 26, 2023, 10:33 a.m.

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Number of visitors extending visa

Published by Bureau of Immigration(BI) on June 26, 2023.
Requested from BI by A. Foronda at 10:33 AM on June 26, 2023.
Purpose: Thesis Research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2017 - 06/26/2023
Tracking no: #BI-275182247016

A.FORONDA June 26, 2023, 10:33 a.m.

Good day! I would like to request for data regarding the number of how many visitors are extending their visa in the Philippines for the year 2017-2023 It would be better if the data could be broken down per region and municipality and from what countries the visitors are from. Thank you!

B.CENTER BINOC June 30, 2023, 1:06 p.m.

June 30, 2023 Dear Albert, Thank you for your request dated Jun 26, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of visitors extending visa. We received your request on Jun 26, 2023 and will respond on or before Jul 17, 2023 10:33:32 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster01232017150000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHAsSB0NvbnRlbnQiD0JJLTI3NTE4MjI0NzAxNgw, for request with ticket number #BI-275182247016. Thank you. Respectfully, BI-National Operations Center (BINOC) FOI Officer

I.DIVISION July 28, 2023, 10:29 a.m.

July 28, 2023 Dear Albert Foronda, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jun 26, 2023 10:33:32 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Number of visitors extending visa. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. We regret to inform you that it will be very difficult to breakdown the statistics per region and municipalities. The only data we have as of the moment are the total number of tourist visa extensions per year. 2018 - 878345 2019 - 1,518,604 2020 - 1,057,231 2021 - 438,275 2022 - 468,986 2023 - 118,195 (as of June 2023) If you have any other queries regarding this matter, you may contact tourist visa section by calling +63 8465-2400 local 102. Or you may visit Bureau of Immigration, Intramuros Manila 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 . 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, Immigration Regulation Division FOI Receiving Officer

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