The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has warned towards a rip-off providing visa processing for foreigners who want to enter the Philippines, Mark Salazar reported on “24 Oras.”
BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said scammers posing as BI officers were first monitored in an Australian social media group chat.
“They were offered entry visas. Sinasabing they would have to pay P20,000. Binigyan sila ng order galing sa Bureau of Immigration pero may nakalagay sa ilalim na Consulate General of the Philippines, that’s a big red flag because these are two different agencies,” stated Sandoval.
(Victims had been supplied entry visas and had been requested to P20,000. They had been issued an order from the BI however on the backside it was indicated it got here from the Consulate General of the Philippines. That’s an enormous crimson flag as a result of these are two completely different companies.)
According to the BI official, international nationals who need to apply for visas ought to be cautious of supposed immigration staff who use their private financial institution accounts and never authorities accounts for transactions.
She additionally clarified all BI transactions, whether or not entry-visa or validity extension, are at the moment processed in-person.
“If outside the country they can apply thru any consulate in our embassy ng ating bansa. If they wish to extend further nais manatili dito longer than 30 days na binigay sa kanila they may apply to any BI office,” Sandoval stated.
(If outdoors the nation they will apply via any consulate or embassy. If they want to prolong additional, and wats to remain longer than 30 days, then hey could apply to any BI workplace.)
Apart from the rip-off, the immigration bureau acquired reviews of fixers providing BI companies on-line.
To handle this, Sandoval stated the company will launch a BI e-services or on-line portal subsequent week.—Sundy Locus/LDF, GMA Integrated News
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