Immigration Law CREW LISTS AND PASSENGER MANIFEST
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Sec 32. The master, agent, owner or consignee of any vessel arriving in the Philippines from a place outside thereof, or departing from the Philippines for a place outside thereof, shall furnish to the immigration officer in charge at the port of arrival and at the port of departure, such crew lists and passenger manifests and such other information concerning the persons arriving or departing on the vessel as shall be required in regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Immigration: Provided, that the Commissioner of Immigration may, in his discretion, exempt any vessel or vessels from the requirement of this section. The crew lists of incoming vessels shall be duly visaed by Philippine consular officials abroad. [Paragraph added pursuant to Republic Act. No. 503, Sec. 11] Sec 33. It shall be the duty of the master, agent, owner, or consignee of any vessel arriving in the Philippines from a place outside thereof to detain on board any alien seaman employed on such vessel until the immigration officer in-charge has inspected such seamen, and to detain such seamen on board after inspection and to remove such seamen if required by the immigration officer in charge or by the Commissioner of Immigration to do so. No seaman employed on board such vessel shall be paid off or discharged while the vessel is in a port of the Philippines without the permission of the immigration authorities. Sec 34. An alien seaman employed on a vessel arriving in the Philippines from a place outside thereof may be permitted to land temporarily under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Immigration. |
