QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 704)
EO No. 704 promulgates rules for the admission to Philippine schools of the minor children of foreign permanent residents in the Philippines under Section 9(f) of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 (as amended) and Section 7 of Executive Order No. 104 (s. 1968).
They are minor children of foreign permanent residents in the Philippines who are above seven (7) years of age, registered as such with the Commission on Immigration and Deportation.
They must be: (a) children of foreign permanent residents whose admission status was legally acquired; (b) legitimate children of a foreign permanent resident; and (c) qualified to enroll under the Ministry of Education and Culture rules on enrollment of foreign students.
They must be above seven (7) years of age.
They may be admitted and issued a student visa under Section 9(f) of the Immigration Act of 1940 by applying to the Philippine consular office at the port of origin.
At the Philippine consular office at the port of origin.
The initial period of admission is for one (1) calendar school-year, as determined by the Ministry of Education and Culture, with no extension.
The applicant must leave the Philippines upon the expiration of the authorized stay.
They must follow the same procedure outlined for the initial entry (student visa application under the same rules), and their authorized period of stay remains for one (1) calendar school-year without extension, provided academic requirements are met and no derogatory information is submitted.
An affidavit of guarantee of support and return fare to the applicant at the applicant’s port of origin must be executed by the applicant’s parents.
No change of admission status from that which was authorized for the original entry is allowed.
The applicant must not be excludable under Section 29 of the Immigration Law.
The Commission on Immigration and Deportation, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, must adopt a system for monitoring and recording names of foreign students issued/admitted with student visas, including their dates of arrival and departure.
The monitoring agency must furnish the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education and Culture, and National Intelligence Service Agency a monthly report listing alien students who overstay and violate conditions of entry/stay.
It oversees compliance by the Commission on Immigration and Deportation with rules concerning entry of alien students, their departure upon expiration, and violations of stay conditions, and resolves legal questions referred to it.
It must furnish the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Commission on Immigration and Deportation a list of alien students who fail to comply with its enrollment rules.
It must take immediate steps to deport alien students who fail to comply with enrollment regulations, those who overstay beyond authorized stay, and those who violate conditions of admission.
They are hereby superseded and/or modified accordingly.