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Republic Act No. 7837
AN
ACT GRANTING PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS, OTHER RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES TO
FILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II WHO ACQUIRED AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
UNDER
THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7837AN
ACT GRANTING PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS, OTHER RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES TO
FILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II WHO ACQUIRED AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
UNDER
THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
SECTION
1. Title. — This Act shall be
known as "Act Granting Permanent Resident Status, Other Rights and
Privileges
to Filipino Veterans of World War II Who Acquired American Citizenship
under the United States Immigration Act of 1990 and Any Other Prior
Acts
for These Purposes."
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Sec.
2. Declaration of Policy. — It
is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to foster the general
well-being of the country's veterans in recognition of their patriotic
services in times of war and peace for the cause of freedom and
democracy;
for the attainment of national unity and independence, and for the
maintenance
of peace and order, in keeping with the goals of the Government and the
aspirations of the people.chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
3. Qualifications. — Any Filipino
veteran of World War II who acquired American citizenship pursuant to
the
United States Immigration Act of 1990 shall be qualified for permanent
resident status and is hereby granted limited property rights and other
privileges as provided for in this Act. The
same rights and privileges shall likewise automatically accrue upon
proper
application to the spouses and legitimate, natural, recognized
illegitimate,
and unmarried children of Filipino veterans who thereafter acquired
American
Citizenship.
Sec.
4. Application for Permanent
Residence. — Filipino veterans, their spouses and their legitimate,
natural,
recognized illegitimate, and unmarried children who are American
citizens
and residing in foreign lands, who wish to avail of permanent resident
status in the Philippines shall comply with reentry requirements as
prescribed
by Philippine laws. Upon entry
in the Philippines, they may acquire permanent resident status from the
Bureau of Immigration and Deportation.
Filipino
veterans who did not leave the Philippines and who have acquired
American
citizenship in the United States Embassy may likewise apply for
permanent
resident status with the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
5. Requirements. — Filipino veterans
and their family members, upon filing their application for permanent
residence,
shall present their American passports and their birth or baptismal
certificates,
or any other documents that will prove that they were former Filipino
citizens. All
other requirements as required by law and by Bureau of Immigration and
Deportation are waived.cralaw:red
Sec.
6. Land Ownership. — Any Filipino
veteran and his spouse and legitimate, natural, recognized
illegitimate,
and unmarried children who acquired American citizenship as provided in
the United States Immigration Act of 1990 shall be entitled to continue
to hold and retain all the lands they have acquired before becoming
American
citizens, subject to the provisions of existing laws: Provided,
however,
That
if they have had no landholding upon becoming American citizens, they
shall
be qualified to acquire one (1) residential lot of not more than one
thousand
square meters and/or farm lot of not more than three hectares.
Sec.
7. Practice of Profession. —
Any Filipino veteran and his spouse and legitimate, natural, recognized
illegitimate, and unmarried children who became American citizens as
provided
in the United States Immigration Act of 1990 shall be entitled to
practice
their professions in the Philippines.
Sec.
8. Other Privileges Granted to
Filipino Veterans and Their Immediate Family Members.chanroblesvirtulalawlibrary —
(a) Exemption
from registration and other fees. — Filipino veterans, their spouses
and
their legitimate, natural, recognichanrobles virtuallaw libraryredzed
illegitimate, and unmarried children qualified under this Act shall be
exempt from the payment of registration and other immigration fees
after
complying with the provisions of the Alien Registration Law.
(b) Multiple
entry visa. — Filipino veterans, their spouses and their legitimate,
natural,
recognized illegitimate, and unmarried children, shall be entitled to
multiple
entry visa which shall be valid for a period of two (2) years.
(c) Reentry
permit. — Filipino veterans, their spouses and their legitimate,
natural,
recognized illegitimate, and unmarried children, as qualified in
Section
2 of this Act, may avail from the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation
of reentry permits that shall be valid for two (2) years.
(d) Immunity
from deportation. — Filipino veterans, their spouses and their
legitimate,
natural, recognized illegitimate, and unmarried children shall not be
subject
to deportation unless they commit and are convicted of crimes against
the
State: Provided, That their permanent residency status has been
previously canceled.
(e) Other
properties. — Beneficiaries of this Act who acquired shares of stocks
in
corporations and other properties as Filipino citizens shall continue
to
retain ownership of such properties registered in their name prior to
their
acquisition of American citizenship.
Sec.
9. Implementation. — The Commissioner
of Immigration shall within thirty (30) days after the effectivity of
this
Act, issue the rules and regulations necessary for the effective
implementation
of this Act.chanrobles virtual law library
The
Bureau of Immigration and Deportation shall establish, for purposes of
implementing the mandate of this Act, such registration centers as may
be necessary.cralaw:red
Sec.
10. Repealing Clause. — Any provision
of law, presidential decree, executive order, and other executive
issuances
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.cralaw:red
Sec.
11. Separability Clause. — If
any provision of this Act shall be held unconstitutional the other
provisions
shall not be affected thereby.
Sec.
12. Effectivity Clause. — This
Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at
least
two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Approved:
December
16, 1994
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