POLICY ON FOREIGN STUDENTS
National Administrative Register [ CID LAW INSTRUCTIONS NO. 19, IMMIGRATION REGULATION INSTRUCTIONS NO. 26, 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