BI: E-gate users won’t get arrival stickers starting April 1, 2024
Published March 30, 2024 7:20pm Filipino travelers will no longer be issued arrival stickers when they pass through electronic gates (e-gates) beginning April 1, 2024, the Bureau of Immigration announced on Saturday. Instead of stickers, inbound Filipino travelers will receive an email confirmation of their arrival via the address they entered in the eTravel system, […]
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Filipino travelers will no longer be issued arrival stickers when they pass through electronic gates (e-gates) beginning April 1, 2024, the Bureau of Immigration announced on Saturday.
Instead of stickers, inbound Filipino travelers will receive an email confirmation of their arrival via the address they entered in the eTravel system, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said.
Still, passengers may ask to have their passports affixed with arrival stamps by immigration officers, he said.
Tansingco said the agency made the decision ”to streamline e-gates processing to maximize its efficiency and transition to label-free border clearance.”
Major international airports in the country now have 21 e-gates installed, and more are expected to be added within the year. — VBL, GMA Integrated News
