A learning institution as a regular school or an English (ESL) school can accept foreign students, if it is granted license from Bureau of Immigration. The institution must apply for School Accreditation by Bureau of Immigration to get the license (clearance). To do it, please follow these steps:

• Prepare the requirements:
  
  • BI FORM - School Accreditation - Form
  • Securitites and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration/Articles of Incorporation/By-Laws for a private institution, Or Charter for State Universities and Colleges;
  • Certificate of Accreditation issued by Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP);
  • Commission on Higher Education (CHED)/Department of Education (DepEd)/Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) accredited courses and program;
  • Information Bulletin;
  • Faculty Profile; and
  • Pictures of buildings, laboratories and libraries.
    
    
• Submit your application:
  • Visit the Bureau of Immigration Main Office googlemap link
  • If you did not fully understand about the required documents, you can get help from the Public Information and Assistance Unit (PIAU) at BI G/F Main Office.
  • You can submit the required documents for pre-screening to the Central Receiving Unit (CRU). Please follow all of officer’s guiding to fill out the application form and submit the required documents.
  • The Bureau shall conduct an inspection of the school/leaning institution and shall verify all credentials submitted thereof. Once the application is approved, pay the corresponding fees. This fee will depend on the institution is a regular school or an English (ESL) school.

• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration/Articles of Incorporation/By-Laws for a private institution, Or Charter for State Universities and Colleges;
• Certificate of Accreditation issued by Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP).
• Commission on Higher Education (CHED)/Department of Education (DepEd)/Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) accredited courses and program.
• Information Bulletin.
• Faculty Profile; and
• Pictures of buildings, laboratories and libraries.

Note: Please have your documents arranged in the order as listed on the Checklist of Documentary Requirements and compiled in a legal size (8½ x 14 in.) folder. Your application or petition will not be accepted if you will not follow the prescribed arrangement. To know more download the BI Form - School Accreditation

Bureau of Immigration
Address: Magallanes Dr, Intramuros, Manila, 1002 Metro Manila
Trunkline: (02) 8465 2400
Directory - Main Office
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Note: NTC issued Memorandum Order No. 10-10-2017 last October 27, 2017, directing all telecommunications providers in the country to migrate all its customers to eight-digit telephone numbers.

3000-YYYY to 3499-YYYY – Bayan Telecommunications, Inc.
6000-YYYY to 6699-YYYY – ABS-CBN Converge, Inc.
6700-YYYY to 6999-YYYY – Eastern Telecommunication Philippines/ Telecommunications Technologies Philippines Inc.
7XXX-YYYY – Globe Telecom, Inc./ Innove Communications, Inc.
8XXX-YYYY – PLDT, Inc./ Digital Telecommunications Philippines, Inc.

A customer who still incorrectly dials the old seven-digit number will hear a special announcement saying the format has been changed to eight-digit, for a period of three months after the migration (March 18, 2019 to June 17, 2019).

To know more: Migration to 8-Digit Landline Number

A learning institution as a regular school or an English (ESL) school want to get the license to accept foreign students.

Regular schools:

• Accreditation Fee: Php10010
• Express Fee: Php500
• Total: Php10510
  
  

English (ESL) Schools:

• Accreditation Fee: Php50010
• Express Fee: Php500
• Total: Php50510

Note: Fees are updated as of 06 March 2014 and may change without prior notice.

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An important way a school can show that it offers quality education is to become accredited.

Following are the procedures on how to apply for school accreditation by Bureau of Immigration.

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