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Act No. 7919 The Alien
Social
Integration Act of 1995
REPUBLIC
ACT
NO. 7919 AN ACT
GRANTING LEGAL
RESIDENCE STATUS ALIENS THROUGH A SOCIAL INTEGRATION PROGRAM IN THE
PHILIPPINES
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Title.
- This Act shall be known as "The Alien Social Integration Act of
1995."
Sec. 2. Declaration
of Policy. - The State shall control and regulate the admission and
integration of aliens into its territory and body politic. Towards this
end, aliens with unlawful residence status shall be integrated into themainstream of
Philippine
society subject to national security and interest, and in deference to
internationally recognized human rights.
Sec. 3. Coverage.
- Upon effectivity of this Act, all aliens whose stay in the
Philippines
is otherwise illegal under existing laws, and who have entered the
country
prior to June 30, 1992, including those who have availed in good faith
of the benefits of Executive Order No. 324 whose applications have been
approved before or after November 21, 1988, are hereby granted legal
residence
status upon compliance with the provisions of this
Act,
and shall not be prosecuted for crimes defined under Commonwealth Act.
No. 613, otherwise known as the Immigration Act of 1940, which are
inherent
to illegalresidence such as the
absence
of valid refugees in the Philippines be qualified to apply under this
Act.
The bar
to prosecution shall apply only to such crimes or felonies committed
due
to acts necessary or essential to maintain a false or fraudulent or
illegal
residence, such as falsification of marriage, birth
or
baptismal certificates or travel documents, visas or alien certificates
of registration.
Sec. 4. Integration
Requirements and Fees. -Thesocial
integration of aliens established under Sec. 3 shall be effective
and
its benefits enjoyed by illegal residents upon completion of all the
following
acts:
4.1 Filing
of registration forms with the folowing agencies:
(1)
the
civil register of his place of residence;
(2)
the
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR);
(3)
the
Bureau of Immigration;
(4)
the
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); and
(5)
the
commercial or universal bank to which the alien pays the integration
fee
as hereafter provided.
In
lieu
thereof, the filing of registration forms may be done in five (5) sets
with a commercial or universal bank certified by the BIR as authorized
collectors for income tax.
4.2.
The registration forms shall contain the applicant's full name and one
alias by which he may be known; proof of his identity, good moral
character
and financial capacity through affidavits from two (2) Filipino
citizens
of good reputation in his/her place of residence; history of stay in
the
Philippines; residential address for the immediate past five (5) years;
four (4) passport size pictures and a complete fingerprintcard for each of the
agencies
mentioned in 4.1, including his/her most recent dental records which
shall
be submitted to the NBI.
4.3 Payment
ot the integration fee to any duly licensed commercial or universal
bank
accredited by the BIR as authorized to receive income tax payments in
the
following amount:
4.3.1
One hundred thousand pesos (P1OO,000) upon filing of the registration
forms
with the bank plus Fifty thousand pesos (P5O,OOO) per year over a
three-year
period from the payment of the first installment. The subsequent three
(3) installment payments should be paid within twelve
(12)months from the date of the first payment without any extensions.
Provided,
that the payments made by those who availed of the benefits of
Executive
Order No. 324 whose applications were approved before or after November
20, 1988 shall be credited to their favor.
In lieu
of the above installment payments, the applicant may immediately pay
Two
hundred thousand pesos(P200,000).
4.3.2.
A single payment of Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000) for the spouse and
Twenty-five
thousand pesos (P25,000) for each legitimate child below eighteen (18)
years of age.
4.3.3.
Children born after June 30, 1992 of parents who received the benefits
of this Act shall, upon proper registration with the Bureau of
Immigration,
become legal residents.
4.3.4.
The integration fees paid by an alien shall be in lieu of all
immigration
fees and fines said alien may have incurred during his unlawful
residence
in the country.
4.4. Submission
of a medical certificate stating that the applicant is not a user of
prohibited
drugs or otherwise a drug addict and that he is not afflicted with
Acquired
Immune
Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS).
Sec.
5. Official Receipt. - The commercial or universal bank shall
issue
an official receipt acknowledging receipt of the integration fee, upon
payment by the applicant of a processing fee of One thousand pesos
(P1,000).
In the event registration was effected under paragraph 2 of subSec.
4.1, the bank shall furnish copies of the registration documents to the
following agencies:
(1) the
civil register of the applicant'splace of residence;
(2) the
BIR; and
(3) the
NBI.
Thereafter,
the bank shall issue a certification to this effect in favor of theapplicant.
Sec.
6. Duties of the Bureau of Immigration. - Upon presentation by
the
applicant of the official receipt from the bank, together with a
certification
from the bank or the agency concerned, as the case may be that the
civil
registrar, BIR and NBI received copies of the registration forms, and
the
submission to the Bureau of Immigration shall immediatelyissue an alien
certificate
of registration (ACR) to the applicant. The legal residence granted
under
this Act shall commence from the date the Bureau of Immigration issues
the ACR.
The Bureau
of Immigration shall publish, at the applicant's cost, the names, ages,
addresses, and a photograph of each of the applicants in a national
newspaper
of general circulationat the end of each
calendar
month during the effectivity of the application period, as hereinafter
provided in Sec. 8. The banks authorized under this Act to
collect
the fees herein required shall collect a publication fee of Five
thousand
pesos (P5,000) from the applicant.
Sec.
7. Ministerial Duty of the Civil Regristrar, the BIR and the NBI.
- The civil registrar, the BIR and the NBI shall have the ministerial
duty
to accept the registrationforms required under
Sec.
4. Each of these agencies may charge no more than One hundred pesos
(P100)
for the filing of the registration forms. Upon payment of the filing
fee,
the agency concerned shall issue a certification that thealien has filed with
the
said office by himself/herself or through the bank, all the forms
required
under Sec. 4.
Sec.
8. Application Period. - The benefits extended by Sec.
3 can be availed of from June 1, 1995 to December 31, 1996.
Sec.
9. Administrative Confirmation. - Theprocedure herein
provided
may be availed by any alien who may want a confirmation of his stay in
the Philippines.
Sec.
10. Eligibility for Citizenship. - Aliens granted legal
residence
under this Act shall be eligible to apply for naturalization after five
(5) years from the approval of his/her application.
Sec. 11.
Compliance Report and OversightFunctions. - The
Bureau of Immigration shall submit to the chair of the committees on
justice
of each chamber of Congress copy furnished the Senate President and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, a written report on the
developments
in the implementation of this Act on November 30, 1995, May 31, 1996,
November
30, 1996, and May 31, 1997 for purposes of oversight functions.
Sec.
12. Perjury. - The registration forms, together with the proof
of
required therein, shall be supported by affidavits of two (2) Filipino
citizens of good reputation in the applicant's place of residence.
All applications
shall be under oath or affirmation, which oath or affirmation shall be
required for their registration.
Applicants
who violate their oath or affirmation by knowingly making untruthful
statements
on any material matter in theirapplications shall be
liable
for perjury under the Revised Penal Code.
In addition
to the penalty imposed on perjury, the subsequent convictions of the
applicant
shall revoke the legal residence granted him/her and shall subject the
applicant to deportation proceedings.
Sec.
13. Appropriation. - There is herebyappropriated, out of
the
payments received under Sec. 4 hereof, an amount of five million
pesos
(P5,000,000) to cover administrative and other expenses to be incurred
in the implementation of this Act.
Sec.
14. Privacy Clause. - Information submitted by an alien
applicant
pursuant to this Act, shall be used only for the purpose of determining
the veracity of the factual statements by the
applicant
or for enforcing the penalties prescribed by this Act.
Sec.
15. Rule-making Powers. - The provisions of this Act are
self-executory
and shall not be dependent on the issuance of any rules or regulations.
The Secretary of Justiceis hereby authorized,
however,
to promulgate only such rules and regulations as may be needed to
efficiently
and administratively implement the provisions of this Act.
Sec.
16. Separability Clause. - If any provisions of this Act is
declared
invalid or unconstitutional, the provisions not affected thereby shall
continue to be in full force and effect.
Sec.
17. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees or rules inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
Sec.
18. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen
(15)
days after the completion of its publication in at least two (2)
national
newspapers of general circulation.
Approved:
(SGD.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA
President of the Senate
(SGD.) JOSE DE VENECIA,
JR.
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
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