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    Republic of the Philippines

    Department of Justice
    BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION
    Magallanes Drive, Intramuros
    1002 Manila

    Operations Order No. SBM-2013-010

    GUIDELINES IN DEALING WITH QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS AND


    IDENTITY

    To prescribe standard operational procedures in dealing with


    questionable identity and travel documents and the disposition thereof by
    concerned Bureau of Immigration personnel, the following guidelines shall be
    strictly observed:

    I. ON ARRIVAL

    A. Upon receipt of a perceived questioned document (QD), the


    Immigration Officer (IO) shall forthwith refer the arriving
    passenger, together with the QD, to the Duty Immigration
    Supervisor (DIS).

    1. For Philippine nationals

    a. The DIS shall allow entry of the passenger, however, he/she


    shall take custody of the QD and issue a Temporary Receipt
    therefor to the passenger.

    b. The DIS shall then endorse the QD to the Anti-Fraud Section


    (AFS) for a quick examination.

    c. If the QD is found to be genuine, the same shall be returned


    to the passenger through the DIS within thirty (30) minutes
    from endorsement. Otherwise, the AFS shall conduct a
    cursory examination thereon and endorse the same, together
    with the Cursory Document Examination Report (CDER),
    within twenty-four (24) four hours therefrom, to the Office of
    the Commissioner for the turn-over to the Issuing Agency.

    2. For foreign nationals

    a. The IO, duly noted by the DIS, shall issue a Temporary


    Receipt to the passenger for the QD and endorse the same to
    the AFS for “quick” examination. The DIS shall likewise
    conduct further verification on the passenger.

    b. If the QD is found to be genuine, the same shall be returned


    to the passenger through the DIS within thirty (30) minutes
    from endorsement and he shall be allowed entry. Otherwise,
    the DIS shall, within the same day of the passenger’s arrival,
    prepare the necessary documents for the exclusion and
    blacklisting of the passenger.

    B. If he arriving passenger is of questioned identity (QI), the IO


    shall refer such passenger to the Travel Control Enforcement Unit
    (TCEU) Officer for the conduct of further verification and
    investigation of his/her identity. If the passenger is confirmed to be
    an impostor, the TCEU Officer shall inform the IO and DIS of his/her
    finding and, with the same day of the passenger’s arrival, prepare
    the necessary documents for the passenger’s exclusion and
    blacklisting, otherwise, he/she shall be allowed entry.

    II. ON DEPARTURE

    A. Upon receipt of a perceived questioned document (QD), the IO


    shall forthwith refer the departing passenger, together with the QD,
    to the DIS.

    1. For Philippine nationals

    a. The DIS shall then endorse the QD to the Anti-Fraud Section


    (AFS) for “quick” examination.

    b. If the QD is found to be genuine, the same shall be returned


    to the passenger through the DIS within thirty (30) minutes
    from endorsement and he/she shall be allowed to depart.
    Otherwise, the AFS shall conduct a cursory examination on
    the QD.

    c. If upon cursory examination the QD is found to be genuine,


    the same shall immediately be returned to passenger and
    he/she shall be allowed to depart. Otherwise, the AFS shall
    endorse the QD, together with the CDER, within twenty-four
    (24) hours therefrom, to the Office of the Commissioner for
    proper turn-over to the Issuing Agency, and the passenger
    shall not be allowed to depart.

    2. For foreign nationals

    a. If the QD is an Emigration Clearance Certificate (ECC), BI


    Official Receipt, Visa or other similar immigration documents,
    the DIS shall then and there verify the payments therefor
    with the Centralized Query Support System (CQSS). If the
    payments are confirmed, the DIS shall allow the departure of
    the passenger, otherwise the DIS shall make further
    verification with the issuing office and endorse the QD to the
    AFS for “quick” examination. If the verification is positive and
    the QD is found to be genuine, the DIS shall allow the
    passenger’s departure; otherwise the DIS shall, within the
    same day of the passenger’s departure, prepare the
    necessary documents for the turn-over of the passenger and
    the QD to the Intelligence Division for proper disposition.

    b. For all other forms of QD, the DIS shall refer the same to the
    AFS for “quick” examination. If the QD is found to be genuine,
    the same shall be returned to the passenger through the DIS
    and necessary documents for the turn-over of the passenger
    to the Intelligence Division for proper disposition while the
    AFS shall turn-over the fraudulent documents to the Office of
    the Commissioner for proper turn-over to the Issuing Agency.

    B. If the departing passenger to the TCEU Officer for the conduct of


    further verification and investigation of his/her identity. If the
    passenger’s identity is confirmed as true, the TCEU Officer shall
    allow his/her departure, otherwise, the TCEU Officer shall inform
    the IO and DIS of his finding and, shall forthwith prepare the
    necessary documents for the offloading and turn-over of the
    passenger to the Intelligence Division for proper disposition.

    In all of the above cases, the disposition by the DIS and TCEU Officer
    shall be supported with an Incident Report to be submitted to the Office of
    the Commissioner within twenty-four (24) hours therefrom.

    The AFS shall submit a Monthly Report of all referrals of and action
    taken on QDs to the Office of the Commissioner.

    This Order shall take effect immediately.

    26 September 2013

    Signed
    SIEGFRED B. MISON
    Officer-in-Charge

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