Bureau
of Immigration Procedures for Filipino Citizens Who Posses Dual or Multiple
Citizenship
January 2005
All Philippine nationals who possess dual or multiple citizenship are hereby
informed of the following regulations issued by the Bureau of Immigration
(BI) regarding procedures for entry to and exit from the Philippines.
Arrival
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Filipino with dual or multiple citizenship shall present, upon arrival in
any port of entry in the Philippine, EITHER A PHIILIPPINE OR A FOREIGN
PASSPORT.
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Filipinos with dual or multiple citizenship who present a foreign
passport, may be admitted for an indefinite period of stay, being a
Filipino, PROVIDED, he/she also possesses and shows a genuine and valid
Philippine passport and/or an Identification Certificate (IC) issued by the
Bureau of Immigration. In the foreign passport, the immigration officer
shall put either of the following notations on the provision for the
authorized stay in the arrival stamp:
"PP" - if a Philippine passport is also presented by the traveler, OR
"IC" - if an Identification Certificate is presented
Departure
Filipinos with dual or multiple citizenship, who presented a foreign
passport at the time of their admission into the Philippine may be cleared
for departure without need of surrendering a certificate, permit or proof of
payment of imposable provided he/she also shows a genuine and valid Philippine passport and/or identification certificate.
However, if the Filipino does not have a Philippine passport, an
EMIGRATION CERTIFICATE OF CLEARANCE (ECC) fee of P710.00 shall be charged for
using a foreign passport upon departure.
Other Procedure
In the arrival, stay and departure of Filipinos with dual or multiple
citizenship where the Filipino presents a Philippine passport and a foreign
passport, the arrival or departure stamp shall be stamped on BOTH PASSPORTS.
In the foreign passport, the immigration officer shall put either of the
following notations on the provision for the authorized stay in the arrival
or departure stamp:
"PP" - if a Philippine passport is also presented, OR
"IC" - if an Identification Certificate is presented
The Bureau of Immigration will only consider a genuine and valid Philippine
passport or an Original Identification Certificate issued by the Bureau of
Immigration as substantial proof of Philippine citizenship for purpose of
entry to or exit from the Philippines.
(Bureau of Immigration, Memorandum Order No. AFF-04-025, 14 December
2004)
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