Services
The Firm’s Immigration Department provides its clientele with legal representation before government agencies involved in defining the terms and conditions of an alien’s authorized stay in the Philippines as well as before courts and administrative agencies in connection with petitions for the acquisition of Philippine citizenship. Among the specific matters handled by the Firm’s Immigration Department are the following:

° Processing Applications for various visas, including
the following:
   • temporary Visitor [9(a)]
   • treaty trader [9(d)]
   • pre-arranged employee [9(g)]
   • student [9(f)]
   • quota and non-quota immigrant [13 & 13(a)]
   • special non-immigrant [47(a)(2)
   • special investor resident
   • special retiree
   • multinational regional head quarters employee [EO226]
   • offshore banking unit employee   
° Processing of applications for various permits to work,
including the following:
   • alien employment permit
   • special work permit
   • provisional permit to work
° Processing Applications for the following:
   • alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR I-Card)
   • re-entry permit
   • special return certificate
   • emigration clearance certificate and similar documents
° Legal representation before the Bureau of Immigration, Department of Justice, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Tourism, the Philippine Retirement Authority, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, Board of Investments, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and other administrative agencies involved in the enforcement of immigration and labor laws affecting aliens, as well as representation before the courts in petitions for the acquisition of Philippine citizenship.
° Advise on outbound employment
° Rendering of advise and preparation of position papers on legislation and administrative regulations affecting the immigration status of aliens in the Philippines.
° Deportation and exclusion of illegal aliens; securing hold departure orders; inclusion in watchlist/
blacklist.
° Defense against unmeritorious deportation charges, lifting of hold departure orders and cancellation of blacklisting.
° General counseling on immigration matters
° Acquisition, recognition and reacquisition of Philippine citizenship