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Philippine Immigration Act
National Assembly of the Philippines
Long title
  • An Act to Control and Regulate the Immigration of Aliens into the Philippines
Territorial extentPhilippine Immigration Act Philippines
Passed byNational Assembly of the Philippines
PassedAugust 26, 1940
Status: In force

The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, also known as Commonwealth Act no. 613, is a law establishing the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines and establishing the visa policy of the Philippines.[1]

The law was passed on August 26, 1940 by the National Assembly of the Philippines. Its long name is "An Act to Control and Regulate the Immigration of Aliens into the Philippines."

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Act of No.613 - Philippine Immigration Act of 1940" (PDF). Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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