FINALITY OF IMMIGRANT VISAS UNDER SECTION 13(A)
2. The approval by the Board of Commissioners of an application for
immigrant visa under Immigration Act, Section 13(a), shall not become
final and executory until one (1) year from the date of approval.
3. During the one (1) year probationary period, the Filipino
citizens and his alien spouse and dependents shall be subjected to
background investigation to ascertain that the marriage is real and not
fictitious.
4. During the one (1) year probationary period, the alien spouse
shall be granted a one (1) year temporary resident visa without the
necessity of paying the immigration fees applicable to permanent
residents.
5. During the one (1) year probationary period, the alien spouse
shall be granted, upon his request, a special work permit and the
dependents shall be granted, upon the request of their parents, special
study permits.
Adopted: 4 May 1988
(SGD.) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO
Commissioner