Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 4) — Foreigners affected by flight cancellations on New Year’s Day may stay in the country until Jan, 12, The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced Wednesday.
According to BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco, foreigners are granted a grace period on their visas and Emigration Clearance Certificate (ECC) to allow them to rebook their flights without added immigration penalties.
“Foreign nationals are only required to present their confirmed ticket showing their canceled flight from January 1 or onwards and/or their boarding pass,” Tansingco said in a statement.
“Considering what happened to many foreign nationals who were unable to leave during their scheduled flights, we issued this advisory to assist them in rescheduling, without having to worry about overstaying,” he added.
