Manila Justice Department takes steps to ensure Chinese visitors do not overstay their visas <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Philippines.- The Manila Justice Department announced yesterday new immigration rules to ensure that Chinese tourists<\/a><\/em><\/strong> do not overstay their visas in the Philippines<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n National authorities have decided that visas upon arrivals can no longer be extended or converted into work or resident visas. The notice was given by Justice Undersecretary, Markk Perete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe want to make sure that the visa-upon-arrival facility will not be abused. We just put in more restrictions because of the complaints that many are using that facility to obtain employment in the Philippines,\u201d he said to local media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey must show a roundtrip ticket. If they\u2019re coming in as tourists, they must have booked accommodations for every stop in their itinerary. The tour operator must be, of course, accredited, and the tour operator must provide all the details where they will be staying, or show proof of accommodations,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Initially, the 30-day VUAs could be extended for to up to six months and could also be converted into work visas. But in recent months Chinese workers have been moving to the Philippines in droves to work in Philippine offshore gaming companies, or POGOs, that have been accused of tax evasion. There have also been reports of kidnappings related to gambling and prostitution dens. Manila Justice Department takes steps to ensure Chinese visitors do not overstay their visas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Manila Justice Department has implemented stricter immigration rules, prohibiting the extension or conversion of visas upon arrival (VUAs) into work or resident visas for Chinese visitors. This measure directly targets the abuse of the VUA facility by individuals seeking employment, particularly within Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which have faced scrutiny for tax evasion and links to illicit activities. The new regulations require roundtrip tickets and confirmed accommodations, significantly impacting POGO labor supply and operational compliance.","focusai_entities":"Philippine Offshore Gaming Companies, POGOs, Markk Perete","focusai_location":"Manila, Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"POGO Operational Impact","query":"What is the projected quantitative impact on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators' (POGOs) operational expenditure and human capital sourcing strategies following the cessation of VUA conversion to work visas?"},{"label":"Regulatory Enforcement Scope","query":"Beyond visa restrictions, what broader regulatory enforcement actions or governance framework adjustments are anticipated for POGOs in the Philippines, particularly concerning tax compliance and illicit activities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,154,158,16333],"tags":[29,227,229,128,1205,5980],"class_list":["post-2267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-china","tag-gambling","tag-philippines","tag-pogo","tag-visas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2267"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2274,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267\/revisions\/2274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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