A Black List Order, according to the Bureau of Immigration, forbids a foreigner from entering the Philippines. Foreigners who are seen as risks or burdens to the country are deported, if already within the Philippines, and blacklisted if they are not. All deported foreigners are automatically blacklisted.
Foreigners who may be unaware of their inclusion in the black list will be denied entry into the country upon their arrival.
Here are the reasons for a foreign national being blacklisted in the Philippines:
Being an “undesirable alien”
Sec. 28 of The Philippine Immigration Law of 1940, lists those who are blacklisted from entering the country. This includes the insane, the mentally or physically disabled, the illiterate (unless they are directly related to a Philippine citizen), parentless children who are below fifteen years of age, and beggars and the homeless.
Unskilled or manual labor migrant workers are also blacklisted, unless, pursuant with Sec. 20 of the same law, their prearranged employment has been approved and they have the accompanying documents to prove this.
Family members accompanying a banned foreigner are also blacklisted. The reasoning behind this is that it is assumed that these people are likely to become a public charge of the State, meaning they will become a burden to the Philippines as the government will have to care for them.
In fact, Sec. 45 allows the Commissioner of Immigration to deport and subsequently blacklist poverty-stricken foreigners who require aid from the government to subsist.
Being a threat to public safety
Foreigners who endanger the well-being of the Philippines and its citizens, such as foreign nationals with dangerous and contagious diseases, are also blacklisted. Subversives, anarchists, and foreigners affiliated with groups that support overthrowing the government are blacklisted as well.
Memorandum Order No. ADD-01-005 also lists those who disrespect symbols of Philippine authority, such as immigration officials, as grounds for being blacklisted from the country, in the interest of public safety. Administrative Circular No. SBM-2014-001 adds foreigners that act drunk and disorderly at the port of entry.
Violations of Philippine Law
Not abiding by Philippine Immigration Law, whether by being improperly documented or by overstaying, will result in getting blacklisted. Foreigners who have tried to circumvent immigration laws by lying to enter the country and bypassing or refusing proper inspection and admission procedures are blacklisted too.
Foreigners who have committed criminal acts are likewise blacklisted. This includes prostitutes, human traffickers, drug dealers and addicts, sex offenders, kidnappers, polygamists, robbers, murders, arsonists, tax evaders, and anyone who has committed a crime involving moral turpitude.
Black-market merchants and profiteers will also be blacklisted, unless they have resided in the Philippines for ten years or married a citizen before committing the crime.
To learn more about Philippine immigration laws, contact Duran &Duran-Schulze Law at info@duranschulze.com or (+632) 478 5826.
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54 Responses
Hello, i’d like to ask po if yung pagiging blacklisted po sa Philippines is reversable or yung tinatawag pong “circumstances beyond the control of individual” if pwede po kaya yun? Half japanese half filipino po kasi ako by blood but hindi po ako dual citizen. Febuary 11 2000 po kasi ako dinala nang mother ko sa Philippines, then right after po hindi niya na po naasikaso yung dual citizenship ko po dahil po naging mentally unstable po siya until now, bumalik po ako nang Japan nung Jan 20 2014 at may penalty po ako na 311,220.00 pesos and ang nakalagay po sa case ko ineligible for readmission except upon payment of the said amount po nakalagay, i was hoping po na may iba pong chance at least mawalang bisa po yung blacklist ko or at least makadiscount, gusto ko pong pumunta sa philippines para ipagamot yung mother kong mentally unstable. Please po help po
Dear mam sir,
Before i will travel to Philippine i like to know If i m blacklisted. Do you can do to Check it? What are the needs and what does it cost?
Sincerly
Thomas Borgartz
How about foreigners being disrespectful to elders? And insulting our culture?
Can I ban my American spouse from entering the Philippines for adultery? I am a naturalized U.S. citizen living in the United States.
Hello, my name is Gian Luca Albonetti and I would like to kindly have some information. I live 7 months in Philippines with my Filipina wife and 5 months in Italy always with my wife. I had a problem with an Italian person who was posing as an agency in the Philippines, making me business proposals, I immediately discovered that he was an unregular person, probably a scammer, I didn’t trust him and walked away from him. He had a page Facebook, which has now changed its name and I met several people deceived by this Italian. In practice, for years this gentleman worked in the Philippines with a totally undeclared Tourist Visa, getting paid via Western Union, with this fake agency. I recently managed to see a video where this Italian is being interviewed by a blogger. Naturally I made a negative comment, saying that this Italian is a fake, a scammer. He was told by friends that he reported me and allegedly said I am now blacklisted at the bureau of immigration. Is all this possible? Could I be blacklisted? Waiting for your reply, I send you my best regards.