Integration Fees and Payment Terms
- Upon filing registration, aliens must pay an initial fee of ₱100,000.
- An additional ₱50,000 per year over three years must be paid from the first installment date.
- All three subsequent payments are to be completed within 12 months without extensions.
- Alternatively, an applicant may pay a lump sum of ₱200,000 immediately.
- Applicants who previously benefited from Executive Order No. 324 and register anew under this Act shall have their integration fees refunded.
Duties of the Bureau of Immigration
- The Bureau must issue an Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) immediately upon receipt of:
- Official bank receipt of payment,
- Certification from the bank/agency that civil registrar, BIR, and NBI have received the registration forms,
- Submission of duly accomplished registration forms.
- Legal residence status commences from the date the Bureau issues the ACR and ICR (Immigrant Certificate of Registration).
- The Bureau shall publish, at the applicant's expense, certain personal data and photograph in a national newspaper monthly during the application period.
- Authorized banks will collect a publication fee of ₱5,000 from each applicant.
Application Period
- Benefits extend from June 1, 1995, to June 30, 1997.
Validity and Effectivity
- If any provision is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act remains effective.
- Repeals or amends conflicting laws, decrees, executive orders, rules, and regulations.
- The Act takes effect immediately upon publication in at least two national newspapers of general circulation.