The government of the Philippines updated its country risk levels on 14 Dec. 2021. The countries and territories of Andorra, Northern Mariana Islands...

The government of the Philippines will add France and Portugal to its Red List of countries and territories. Effective 9 Dec. 2021, travelers who have been in France within the last 14 days will be required to...

On 20 Jan. 2022, the government of the Philippines introduced new travel measures for Filipino travelers who recently recovered from COVID-19 but continue to test positive...

The government of the Philippines expanded the list of COVID-19 vaccination certificates acceptable for entrance into the country.

With workers returning to work on-site, the Department of Labor and Employment ("DOLE") issued Labor Advisory No. 1, series of 2022, or the Isolation and Quarantine Leaves of Employees...

The Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines has announced that employers seeking to employ foreign national employees will be required to follow new policies under the Alien Employment Permit (AEP) program...

The Philippine government announced new protocols for green list and yellow list countries, territories and jurisdictions in all ports of entry.

Foreign nationals with a current Alien Certificate of Registration Identity Card (ARC I-Card) must file their Annual Report at a Bureau of Immigration office by March 1, 2021.

SyCipLaw's Employment & Immigration Update (Volume XIX, Issue 1) features the latest issuances from the Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE), summaries of Supreme Court decisions...

Foreign nationals who hold a valid Alien Certificate of Registration Identity Card (ACR I-Card) in the Philippines, such as long-term work and permanent resident visa holders, must file their Annual Report (AR)...

In the Philippines, there is a deadline for all registered foreign nationals and those who hold the Alien Certificate of Registration Identity Card to report in person to the Philippine Bureau of Immigration...

The expounded list of activities has clarified and formalized the activities that will require work authorisation.

the Philippines, applicants for the 47(a)(2) Special Non-Immigrant Visa seeking to start work during the processing of their long-term work visa must now apply for a Provisional Work Permit

Foreign nationals holding a valid Alien Certificate of Registration Identity Card (ACR I-Card), such as long-term work visa holders in the Philippines, must appear at a Bureau of Immigration (BI)

Nationals from Hong Kong and Macau will be permitted to enter the Philippines for 14 days without requiring a visa

Following the creation of the Department of Migrant Workers ("DMW") pursuant to Republic Act No. 11641, or the Department of Migrant Workers Act ("RA 11641"), the Department of Labor...