MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS

FS 145: Philippine Immigration Law

Name: __________________________________________
_________________________

Year

Level

/Course:

I. Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer among the given choices. Write the letter corresponding to your
answer on the space provided for.
_____1. A foreigner who seeks admission for the purpose of developing and directing the operations of an
enterprise in the Philippines.
a. Treaty Trader

b. Treaty Investor

c. Treaty Specialist

d. None of the above

_____2. It has the power to authorize and fix the amount of bail for the release of any respondent in
deportation proceedings.
a. Commissioner

b. Board of Special Inquiry

c. Board of Commissioners

d. Immigration Officer

_____3. A foreigner who is entering the Philippines solely to carry on trade or commerce between the
Philippines and the country to which he is a national pursuant to an existing treaty of commerce and
navigation.
a. Treaty Trader

b. Treaty Investor

c. Treaty Specialist

d. None of the above

_____4. Who has the authority to issue 9(e) visas?

a. Department of Foreign Affairs
d. All of the above

b. Bureau of Immigration c. Department of Labor and Employment

_____5. The enactment of immigration laws by Congress is an exercise of --a. Police Power
Power

b. Power of Eminent Domain

c. Power of Taxation

d. Administrative

_____6. Which of the following has the authority to admit aliens previously removed or deported from the
Philippines because of indigency?
a. Commissioner of Immigration
Commissioners

b. Board of Special Inquiry

c. Immigration Officer

d. Board of

_____7. It is an alarm issued by the Commissioner of Immigration that requires immigration personnel at
authorized ports of entry to immediately notify the appropriate government agency of the entry or
departure of a traveler.
a. Hold Departure Order
Order

b. Allow Departure Order

c. Watchlist Order

d. Blacklist

_____8. A person who is in transit to a destination outside the Philippines is a --a. Temporary visitor

b. Transient

c. Expatriate

d. Itinerant visitor

_____9. It is the authority issued by the Secretary of Labor and Employment to a non-resident alien to work
in the Philippines.
a. CFO Clearance
Clearance

b. Employment permit

c. OWWA Clearance

d. OEC

_____10. What is the duration of a pre-arranged employee visa?

a. 1 year

b. 2 years

c. 3 years

d. None of the above

_____11. The following are qualifications of a Commissioner of Immigration except, --a. Natural-born Filipino citizen
of the above

b. At least thirty-years of age

c. Resident of the Philippines

_____12. The following are qualifications of a foreign student, except --a. At least 18 years of age;
b. With sufficient means of support for education;
c. Must be a citizen of a country with whom the Philippines has an existing foreign relations;
d. None of the above.

d. None

_____13. It is the power of immigration officers to deny entry to an alien who fails to establish right to enter
Philippines.
a. Power of denial

b. Power of exclusion

c. Preventive power

d. Deportation power

_____14. A foreigner entering the Philippines must have a passport valid for at least --a. 12 months

b. 8 months

c. 3 months

d. 6 months

_____15. Holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) passports are entitled to how many
days of visa-free stay in the Philippines?
a. 21 days

b. 14 days

c. 7 days

d. None of the above.

II. True or False. Write T if the statement is true and F if false.

_____1. Immigration officers may arrest an alien who, in their presence or view, is entering the Philippines
in violation of immigration laws.
_____2. The Commissioner of Immigration has no authority to cancel passports.
_____3. The entry and admission of foreigners into the Philippines is a matter of right.
_____4. Foreign newsmen and journalists from countries with which the Philippines has diplomatic relations
who are entering for a stay of not more than 59 days are exempted from non-immigrant visa.
_____5. The term seaman refers to one who is employed in any capacity on board a civilian aircraft.
_____6. An alien performing an occupation or work of a clerical nature is qualified for business visitor visa.
_____7. Immigration officers may conduct boarding operation on military vessels or aircrafts.
_____8. An alien is entitled to an extension of his stay as a matter of right.
_____9. An alien admitted on a student visa may transfer schools without informing the Bureau of
Immigration.
_____10. An indigent alien voluntarily repatriated to his home country is automatically blacklisted from
returning to the Philippines.
III. Identification. Write Y if the country listed is entitled to the 30-day visa-waived stay and N if not.
_____1.
_____2.
_____3.
_____4.
_____5.
Korea

United Kingdom
India
Mexico
Indonesia
Seychelles

_____6. Tuvalu
_____7. Lesotho
_____8. Honduras
_____9. Iraq
_____10. Singapore

_____11. South Africa

_____12. Afghanistan
_____13. Gabon
_____14. Republic of Korea
_____15. Democratic Peoples Republic of

IV. Essay. (10 pts. each)

1. Explain the right to self-preservation of a State as basis for Immigration Law.

2. Ang Lee, a Chinese national, is married to Girlie Santos, a Filipina. They have been living in China
for one year, since January 2014. Girlie would like to visit her sick mother in the Philippines so she
came home, together with his husband Lee. At the airport, Ang Lee ask the immigration officer for a
Balikbayan visa which allows him to stay in the Philippines for one year. The officer refused, stating
that the Balikbayan visa is available only to former Filipino citizens. Is the immigration correct?

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