Bureau of Immigration(BI)

I am requesting an ECC to return to the United States.

March 25, 2022

Dear Frederick,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Mar 21, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Request clearance to return to the United States.

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 of the form and checklist of ECC and SRC from the BI official website www.immigration.gov.ph or you may click the following links relative to ECC:

1. The ECC application forms: 
a.) https://immigration.gov.ph/images/FORMS/FY_2019/EmigrationClearanceCertificate/2015-08-001_ECCApplication.pdf
b.) https://immigration.gov.ph/images/FORMS/FY_2019/EmigrationClearanceCertificate/2015-08-001B.pdf

2. If you want additional information on ECC you may click the link https://immigration.gov.ph/faqs/emigration-clearance-certificate-ecc.

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