Not Sure If This Affects Anyone Here - 47(A)(2) Work Visa

[BrettGC]

Just for info guys, posted on their Facebook page this morning: 

 

Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Siegfred B. Mison issued Operations Order No. SBM-2014-010 on 21 February 2014 providing for the following rules and guidelines governing holders of Section 47 (a)(2) visa upon the expiration PEZA-authorized period of employment:

1. Foreign nationals who are holders of Section 47(a)(2) visa shall not remain in the Philippines beyond the period of employment authorized by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA);

2. While in the Philippines, such foreign nationals shall not be allowed to change their status to any other non-immigrant status without first departing from the country; and

3. Those whose periods of employment have already expired as authorized by the PEZA shall not be allowed to downgrade their Section 47(a)(2) visa but should be ordered to leave the country at the earliest possible time.

Said Operations Order was issued in compliance with the directive of Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila M. De Lima in her letter to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) dated 22 January 2014 with reference number LML-L-22A14-175.

-KEGC

 

 

 

Cheers

[jon1]

This is the special business visa that can only be issued within the Ecozones. You have to have a speciality that no Filipino within the Ecozone possesses and a minimum of $150,000 invested in the business venture within the Ecozone. 

[BrettGC]

This is the special business visa that can only be issued within the Ecozones. You have to have a speciality that no Filipino within the Ecozone possesses and a minimum of $150,000 invested in the business venture within the Ecozone. 

 

Thanks for the clarification; one for our entrepreneurs then.