Philippine Immigration Act
The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, also known as Commonwealth Act no. 613, is a law establishing the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines and establishing the visa policy of the Philippines.
The law was passed on August 26, 1940 by the National Assembly of the Philippines. Its long name is '''"An Act to Control and Regulate the Immigration of Aliens into the Philippines."'''
Exclusion
The law contains several categories of persons to be excluded from the country. The common grounds for exclusion are persons likely to become a public charge, persons who have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude and persons not properly documented.Amendments
The Act has been amended many times:- Republic Act No. 118, of Paragraph. Approved on June 7, 1947.
- Republic Act No. 135, of Section 42 of Commonwealth Act No. 613, Entitled "An Act to Control and Regulate the Immigration of Aliens Into the Philippines," and to Repeal Subsections and. Approved on June 14, 1947.
- Republic Act No. 144,. Approved on June 14, 1947.
- Republic Act No. 503,. Approved on June 12, 1950.
- Republic Act No. 749,. Approved on June 18, 1952.
- Republic Act No. 827,. Approved on August 14, 1952.
- Republic Act No. 1901,. Approved on June 22, 1957.
- Republic Act No. 4376,. Approved on June 19, 1965.
- Republic Act No. 5171,. Approved on August 4, 1967.
- Republic Act No. 5701,. Approved on June 21, 1969.
- Presidential Decree No. 524,. Approved on July 31, 1974.