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Stranded foreigners’ visa Extended

Ghio Ong - The Philippine Star
April 1, 2026 | 12:00am
Stranded foreigners’ visa Extended
Passengers queue to enter the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City on February 24, 2024.
STAR / Ernie Penaredondo

MANILA, Philippines — Foreigners stranded in the Philippines due to the Middle East conflict have been allowed to stay in the country until May 1, according to the Department of Justice.

The DOJ ordered the Bureau of Immigration to extend the visa relief, removing payment of fees, fines and penalties.

Visas that expired on Feb. 28 are covered by the order.

“We did this unilaterally for humanitarian reasons and premised on compassion, so that their stay would no longer be a worry regarding the lack of legal basis to stay in the Philippines,” Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida said yesterday.

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