Bureau of Immigration(BI)

Hi,

I would like to ask on what to do if my husband's passport is due for renewal.

He currently has the visa stamped on his passport and just wants to know what steps to do in case he will renew it as it is almost due for renewal.

Hoping for a faster response regarding this inquiry.

Regards,

Hannie Mae

May 19, 2021

Dear Hannie Mae,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated May 17, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Transfer of Visa on New Passport.

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. Re-stamping of Visa is required upon issuance of new passport and that the visa was implemented in the old passport. You may retrieve your requested information from BI official website immigration.gov.ph or click the link http://www.immigration.gov.ph/services/others/re-stamping-of-visa for the steps in Re-stamping of visa. You may click the link http://www.immigration.gov.ph/images/FORMS/2021_Yr/ReStampingChecklist2021.jpg for the Checklist of Requirements.

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