Steps in accepting foreign students including documentation requirements:

Step 1 – Initial review of documents by the Liaison Officer at the Registrar Office.

1. Passport
2. Scholastic Credential
3. Certificate of information in any form etc.

Step 2 – If OK, advise to submit letter of intent to the College where the program chosen is offered

Step 3 – If accepted by the College, the Dean shall notify in writing the Office of the Registrar for issuance of Notice of Acceptance (NOA)

Step 4 – Documentation Procedures and guidelines for Foreign Students after passing the admission test by the College

1. Submit the following:

a. 5 copies of filled up Student Personal History Statement (Form at the Registrar’s Office)

b. 5 copies of notarized affidavit of support including bank statements or notarized notice of grant for institutional scholars to cover expenses for the students accommodation and subsistence, as well as school dues and other incidental expenses.

c. 5 copies of duly authenticated scholastic credentials /Original transfer credential for students previously enrolled within the country

d. 5 copies student information sheet for foreign student (Form at the Registrar’s Office)

e. Police Clearance issued by the national police authorities in the student’s country of origin or legal residence, authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service Post having consular jurisdiction over the place

f. 5 sets photocopy of passport (bio-page, latest arrival, authorized number of days to stay in the Philippines, page where visa is laminated (if available)

g. 5 copies 2×2 picture with white background

2. Issuance of Notice of Acceptance (NOA) when documentation requirements are completed together with Acceptance Fee of One Hundred Dollar (100$) or to the Accounting Office via issuance of order of payment at the Registrar’s Office.

Step 5 – Regular Bureau of Immigration process follows such as but not limited to:

NOTE: Payments for the corresponding application shall be collected by the School Representative/Liaison Officer to the Bureau of Immigration 1 week or 5 days before the application to avoid charges of late filing.

1. Student Visa Conversion (9f)

   Fees: Php 9,720.00 and or above with additional 50$ US Dollar for ACR I-Card Fee

Checklist of Documentary Requirements for Conversion to Student Visa

• Joint Letter request addressed to the Commissioner from the authorized representative of the petitioning school and applicant, using the school letterhead with dry seal;
• Duly accomplished Consolidated General Application Form (CGAF)
• Photocopy of passport bearing the bio-page, latest admission with valid authorized stay and Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) Stamp;
• Notice of Acceptance of the applicant bearing a clear impression of the school’s official dry seal;
• Endorsement addressed to the Commissioner from the school for the conversion of the applicant’s status, signed by the School Registrar
• Certificate of Eligibility for Admission from CHED in case of Medicine/Dentistry
• CHED Endorsement for transfer and shifting of course, if applicable;
• National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance, if application is filed (6) months or more from the date of first arrival in the Philippines;
• Photocopy of BI School Accreditation ID of the registrar or school representative; and
• BI Clearance Certificate

2. Special Study Permit (SSP)

   Fees: Php 5,240.00 and or above with additional 50$ US Dollar for ACR I-Card Fee

Checklist of Documentary Requirements

• Letter request addressed to the Commissioner from the representative of the petitioning school;
• Duly accomplished CGAF. If the applicant is a minor, it shall be signed by the parent or the legal guardian;
• Photocopy of passport bio-page and latest admission with valid authorized stay;
• Certificate of Acceptance issued by the learning institution accredited by the Bureau of Immigration to accept foreign students, indicating the number of months (length of study) of the technical/vocational, special and/or primary or secondary level courses for applicants below 18 years of age;
• Photocopy of BI school accreditation ID of the registrar or school representative;
• National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance, in case of flying schools;
• BI Clearance Certificate.

3. Student Visa Extension (9f)

   Fees: Php 8,020.00 and or above with additional 100$ US Dollar for ACR I-Card Fee

Checklist of Documentary Requirements

• Joint letter request addressed to the Commissioner from the applicant and the authorized representative of the petitioning school, using the school letterhead with dry seal;
• Duly accomplished CGAF
• Photocopy of passport bio-page, visa implementation page and latest admission with valid authorized stay;
• Copy of Latest Transcript of Records or Certificate of Grades (2 previous semesters);
• Honorable Dismissal or Certificate of Transfer from previous school, in case of transfer;
• Commission on Higher Education (CHED) endorsement, in case of shifting of course and/or transfer of school;
• Photocopy of BI school accreditation ID of the registrar of the school representative;
• BI Clearance Certificate;
• Original or certified true copy of Bureau of Quarantine Medical Clearance, if applicant is a national of any countries listed under Annex “A” of Immigration Operations Order No. SBM-14-059-A who arrived in the Philippines on or after June 2014.
• Letter of Explanation for failing grades or dropped subjects, if applicable;

TUITION FEES and MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER FEES FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS

Step – 5.1 Official correspondence and notices shall be via e-mail address registered in      the Personal Data Sheet for Foreign Students.

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