{"id":13078,"date":"2021-04-30T12:05:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T16:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=13078"},"modified":"2021-11-29T12:46:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T17:46:52","slug":"restrictions-on-travel-of-balikbayans-to-the-philippines-lifted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2021\/04\/30\/restrictions-on-travel-of-balikbayans-to-the-philippines-lifted\/","title":{"rendered":"Restrictions on Travel of Balikbayans to the Philippines Lifted"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13078\" class=\"elementor elementor-13078\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35a97c17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-f8e4f80\" data-id=\"f8e4f80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280e7faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"280e7faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8936bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d8936bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL OF BALIKBAYAN TO THE PHILIPPINES LIFTED<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a43ac4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a43ac4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">Effective Saturday, 1 May 2021, kababayan in the United States who are covered by the Balikbayan Program, under Republic Act No. 6768, can now again travel to the Philippines.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">Resolution 113 of the the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF) dated 29 April 2021 will now allow travel to the Philippines of former Filipino citizens, together with their foreign spouses and children, regardless of age, who are traveling with them as well as Filipino citizens\u2019 foreign spouses and children, regardless of age, who are traveling with them.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">Foreign nationals allowed under previous IATF resolutions can now also travel to the Philippines as long as they are in possession of a valid and existing visa at the time of entry, except for those qualified under the aforementioned Balikbayan Program.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">Balikbayan and other foreign nationals who are planning to travel to the Philippines are required to have pre-booked accommodations for at least seven nights in an accredited quarantine hotel\/facility and will have to undergo coronavirus disease testing at the quarantine hotel\/facility on the sixth day from date of arrival. All travelers are subject to maximum capacity of inbound passengers at the port and date of entry.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">For visa inquiries, please email us at newyorkpcg.visa@dfa.gov.ph<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">Please see IATF Resolution No. 113, dated 29 April 2021, for further details:<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.officialgazette.gov.ph\/downloads\/2021\/04apr\/20210429-IATF-Resolution-113-RRD.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2gEZ9MuDFDCsUhNCq6Q_DLDVyhOu0ziNhnr-uByqogEv7K3KRAxSB1IiM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.officialgazette.gov.ph\/&#8230;\/20210429-IATF&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Maraming Salamat Po.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25cbc7e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"25cbc7e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADVISORY No. 11-2021 30 April 2021 RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL OF BALIKBAYAN TO THE PHILIPPINES LIFTED Effective Saturday, 1 May 2021, kababayan in the United States who are covered by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[112,40],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - 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