Foreign nationals can enlist the comprehensive services of our Immigration Division. Our immigration lawyers count their field of expertise matters relating to alien employment, temporary or permanent residency, investment requirements, acquisition of the Philippines citizenship, recognition as Filipinos, working permits, registration of aliens, and change of admission status.

Among the specific services offered by the division are:

• Registration of aliens including securing issuance of immigration documents and travel clearances
• Securing extension of stay for tourists and temporary visitors
• Filing compliance with annual alien registration
• Securing issuance of Study Permits, Special Working Permits, Special Industrial Training Permits, and Provisional Permits to Work
• Securing change of status of Immigrant/Permanent Visa (TRV, Quota, 13(a), 13(e), 13(g), SIRV, SRRV)
• Securing change of Status to Special Non-Immigrant Visa (9d, 9f, 9g, EO226, 47(a)(2))
• Securing issuance/renewal of alien employment permits by DOLE
• Securing issuance of authenticated civil registry documents from the National Statistics Office
• Securing issuance of authenticated documents and handling visa matters before the Department of Foreign Affairs

To accomplish these services, we work with various government offices such as the Department of Labor and Employment, Bureau of Immigration, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Justice, Philippine Retirement Authority, Board of Investments, Philippine Economic Zone Authority, and other government offices involved in granting favorable endorsements to applications to remain and/or work in the Philippines for our multinational clients.