Children of Foreign National married to Filipino eligible for Permanent Residence

[Terpe]

Children of foreign nationals married to Filipino nationals may now be granted permanent residence in the Philippines under Section 13(a) of the Philippine Immigration Act (PIA).



Source (http://www.immigration.gov.ph/index.php/news/press-release/98-january-2015-press-releases/719-children-of-foreign-national-married-to-filipino-eligible-for-permanent-residence)

[grahamw48]

So, these would be the stepchildren of the Filipino...as I read it ? :smile:

[imagine]

thats the way i read it too

[sars_notd_virus]

:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[fred]

So, these would be the stepchildren of the Filipino...as I read it ? :smile:

Yeah.. Looks like they are now afforded the same rights as the Father once married to a Filipino.
I wonder how many families will need such a visa for foreign kids?? Not that many I bet.
I could be wrong though!