Philippine Immigration Act

The Philippine Immigration Act is a 1940 law establishing a Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines and establishing the visa policy of the Philippines.[1]

Exclusion

The law contains several categories of persons to be excluded from the country. The common grounds for exclusion are persons likely to become a public charge, persons who have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude and persons not properly documented.[2]

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References
  1. "Commonwealth Act of No.613 - Philippine Immigration Act of 1940" (PDF). Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. "Exclusion/Deferred Departure". Official Website of the Bureau of Immigration. Bureau of Immigration. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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