Immigration

PunoLaw’s immigration lawyers represent foreign staff and expatriates of multinational companies, local conglomerates and foreign businessmen doing business in the Philippines in their applications with the Philippine Bureau of Immigration, Department of Justice, Department of Labor and Employment, Philippine Export Processing Zone (PEZA) and other agencies for alien employment permits, special working permits, provisional work permits, and applicable visas. PunoLaw also assists local clients on dual citizenship issues before government agencies including courts and administrative agencies handling petitions for the acquisition of Philippine citizenship. PunoLaw also provides legal representation to foreign clients before government agencies relating to the enforcement of immigration and labor laws. PunoLaw’s immigration practice includes, among others:

1. Processing applications for the following visas:
   1. Temporary visitor [9(a)]
   2. Pre-arranged employee [9(g)]
   3. Quota and non-quota immigrant [13 & 13(a)-(g)]
   4. Special non-immigrant [47(a)(2)]
   5. Special investor resident [EO 226]
   6. Special resident retiree
2. Processing of applications for the following permits to work:
   1. Alien employment permit
   2. Special work permit
   3. Provisional work Permit
3. Processing applications for the following permits and certificates:
   1. Alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR-I-Card)
   2. Re-entry permit
   3. Special return certificate
   4. Emigration clearance certificate and similar documents
   5. Recognition as Filipino citizens