REPUBLIC ACT NO. 749 - AN ACT TO
AMEND CERTAIN SECTION OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND
THIRTEEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE IMMIGRATION ACT OF NINETEEN
HUNDRED AND FORTY, AS AMENDED |
Section 1.
Section thirty-one of Commonwealth Act Numbered Six hundred and
thirteen, otherwise known as the Philippine Immigration Act of Nineteen
hundred and forty, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as
follows: "Sec. 31. A
tax of twenty-five pesos shall be collected for every alien over
sixteen years of age admitted into the Philippines for a stay exceeding
sixty days. The tax shall be paid to the Immigration Officer or, in his
absence, to the Collector of Customs, for the account of the
Commissioner of Immigration, at the port to which the alien shall come,
by the master, agent, owner, or consignee of the vessel bringing said
alien to the Philippines, or by the alien himself where collection from
the master, agent, owner, or consignee of the vessel shall be
impracticable. The tax imposed by this section shall be a lien on the
vessel and shall be a debt in favor of the Government of the
Philippines against the owner or owners of the vessel, and payment
thereof may be enforced by any legal remedy. The Collector of Customs
shall, upon request of the Commissioner of Immigration, withhold
clearance from any vessel which has been declared in default of any
obligation incurred under this section." Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section forty-two, of the same Act, as amended by Republic Acts Numbered One hundred and eighteen One hundred and thirty-five, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "Sec. 42.
(a) In addition to the documentary stamp required by
existing law, there shall be collected and paid into the Philippine
Treasury the following fees for services, as indicated, for aliens
seeking to enter or remain in the Philippines under the provisions of
this Act: (1) Executing application for passport visa for nonimmigrant P10.00 (2) Passport visa for nonimmigrant 20.00 (3) Reentry permit 20.00 (4) Extension of reentry permit 20.00 (5) Executing application for immigration visa 10.00 (6) Immigration visa 20.00 (7) Legalization of residence 50.00 (8) Petition for preference quota status 40.00 (9) Petition for visa for nonimmigrant coming to prearranged employment 80.00 (10) Certificate of residence 50.00 (11) Duplicate certificate of residence 40.00 (12) Duplicate reentry permit 40.00 (13) Duplicate certificate of legalization of residence 40.00 (14) Sworn application for extension of reentry permit 5.00 (15) Filing of notice of appeal or petition for rehearing or reconsideration 10.00 (16) Petition for amendment or cancellation of alien registration or immigration documents 10.00 (17) For every month of extension of temporary stay 10.00 (18) For every year, or fraction thereof, of stay beyond two years as nonimmigrant student 50.00 (19) Certificate of arrival or identity 10.00 (20) All other certificates 5.00 "Provided, however, That all aliens residing in the Philippines, who are fourteen years of age or over and who are entitled to consideration as permanent residents therein, excepting those who are already holders of certificates of legalization of residence, certificates of residence, or any other similar document issued pursuant to the provisions of this Act, shall apply for and secure their certificates of residence within six months after approval hereof, or in the case of those who are admitted into the Philippines subsequently thereto, within thirty days after such admission. "Provided, furthermore, That all aliens admitted for temporary stay in the Philippines, who have been staying therein for more than six months, within sixty days from approval hereof, shall apply for and secure their certificates of residence which shall be surrendered to the immigration authorities prior to departure from the Philippines of the holders thereof." Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved: June 18, 1952 |