CID LAW INSTRUCTIONS NO. 19, IMMIGRATION REGULATION INSTRUCTIONS NO. 26, April 11, 1988
POLICY ON FOREIGN STUDENTS
National Administrative Register April 11, 1988
We conform to the following DECS policy guidelines on foreign students:
1. Temporary visa holders (i.e., 9(a)) are not allowed to
take the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) in the
Philippines. They are not also allowed to take any University/College
admission tests in the country;2. Student visa holders (i.e. 9(f)) who failed to qualify in the NCEE should be refused University/College enrolment;
3. Working visa holders (i.e., 9(g)) could take the NCEE in
the Philippines only upon presentation of Official Permission to Study
signed by the Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation.
Adopted: 11 April 1988
(SGD.) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO
Commissioner