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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 419
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 419 -
AMENDING PARAGRAPH 2, Section 9, OF THE PHILIPPINE IMMIGRATION ACT OF
1940, AS AMENDED
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WHEREAS,
under Paragraph 2, Section 9, of the present Immigration Act, an alien
who is admitted as non-immigrant cannot remain in the Philippines
without first leaving or parting voluntarily to some foreign country
and procure from the appropriate Philippine Consul and proper visa, and
thereafter, undergo examination by Immigration Officers of the
Commission on Immigration and Deportation at the Philippine port of
entry for the determination of his admissibility; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the present trend of immigration practice throughout the world
especially in the United States has changed by broadening the outlook
and consideration of immigration cases so as to allow, instead of not
to allow, change of status procedures and adjust the status of
non-immigrants without the necessity of their departing for abroad for
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WHEREAS, such adjustment of status may be allowed provided:cralaw:red
a) Subjects are properly documented at the time of
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c) Are qualified for admission as immigrants and are
admissible as such; and
d) That corresponding immigrant quota numbers are
immediately available to such applicants at the time the application is
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WHEREAS, the present shortage of gasoline would make it difficult for
the applicants to go abroad to comply with the requirements of existing
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order that aliens who are now in the Philippines as
non-immigrants and whose applications for immigrant visas are approved
by the Immigration Commissioner shall henceforth be allowed to acquire
permanent residence, without the necessity of their visas, Provided,
That the National Intelligence Security Authority of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines and the Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation
shall, after thorough screening, find them qualified for permanent
residence and entitled to the benefits of this Decree. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, is hereby
amended, repealed and/or modified accordingly. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 20th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-four.
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