Foreigners now allowed to renew reentry permits at airport: Immigration bureau

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News

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<p>Foreigners with valid Philippine visas may renew their expired reentry permits (RP) and special return certificates (SRC) upon arrival at the country's airports nationwide, the Bureau of Immigration said Sunday.</p>

Foreigners with valid Philippine visas may renew their expired reentry permits (RP) and special return certificates (SRC) upon arrival at the country's airports nationwide, the Bureau of Immigration said Sunday.

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Foreigners now allowed to renew reentry permits at airport: Immigration bureau

Foreigners now allowed to renew reentry permits at airport: Immigration bureau

Gillan Ropero,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 28, 2021 12:52 PM PHT

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