BI MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. MCL-09-019, August 24, 2009
SUPPLEMENTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APPROVAL, IMPLEMENTATION AND RELEASE OF 9 (D) AND 9 (G) VISA APPLICATIONS UNDER MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. MCL-09-012 DATED 3 JUNE 2009
Commissioner of Immigration under C.A. No. 613, Section 3, as amended,
to effectively carry-out Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9485 (The 2007 Anti-Red
Tape Act) that directs government agencies to: (1) Prevent unnecessary
delays; (2) Hasten government transactions, and (3) Provide stiff
penalties for non-compliance:
1. The Executive Director shall immediately provide the Chief of
the Alien Registration Division (ARD) with weekly lists of implemented 9
(d) and 9(g) visas subject of Memorandum Order No. MCL-09-012 dated 3
June 2009 for monitoring, processing, and issuance of the Alien
Certificate of Registration (ACR) I-card;2. Within ten days from the date of implementation/release of the
visa concerned, the ARD Chief shall immediately send written notice
directing the subject visa holder to apply for an ACR I-Card with the
ARD or the nearest Bureau of Immigration sub-port or field office; and3. Non-compliance with ACRI-Card registration requirements under
these supplemental instructions shall result in the imposition, at the
option of the Commissioner of Immigration, of a fine and/or imprisonment
under Republic Act No. 562, (The Alien Registration Act of 1950),
Section 6, as amended.4. Send copies of these supplemental instructions to the following:
(i) Office of the President; (ii) Secretary of Justice; (iii) Associate
Commissioners, This Bureau; (iv) Executive Officer, This Bureau; (v)
ARD Chief, This Bureau; (vi) Secretary, Board of Commissioners, This
Bureau; (vii) BI-IDAP Coordinator; (viii) PAGC, and (ix) The National
Administrative Register, U. P. Law Center.
This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 24 Aug. 2009
(SGD.) MARCELINO C. LIBANAN
Commissioner