MANILA, Philippines — Ipapatupad na ng Bureau of Immigration (BI) ang full-scale eTravel system simula Mayo 1, 2023 kapalit ng paper-based na arrival\departure card na kailangang i-fill out bago umalis ng bansa.
Sa advisory na may petsang March 30, 2023 na naka-post sa Facebook, nakasaad na:”BI shall discontinue requiring paper-based arrival/departure cards strating 01 May 2023.”
“Travelers no longer have to fill out departure cards and instead may log in to the online portal prior to their flight,”aniya.
Kaugnay sa full-scale implementation ng eTravel system, sinabi ni eTravel technical working group chairperson Dennis Javier na simula naman sa Abril 15, ang mga papaalis na pasahero ay maaaring mag-log in sa platform (etravel.gov.ph) nang hindi lalampas sa 72 oras at hindi lalampas sa tatlong oras mula sa nakatakdang oras ng kanilang flight.
“This is a major step in streamlining documents presented by departing travelers, allowing for faster and more efficient immigration processing,” ani BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco.