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Mother and daughter from China first visitors to PH using e-visa system

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THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said a 38-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter from China became the 'first foreigners' to enter the Philippines under the country's very first electronic visa (e-visa) system.

The DFA, through the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai on Tuesday, said the unidentified mother-daughter duo, who obtained their e-visas last August 26, flew out of China from Pudong Airport.The PCG in Shanghai is the 'first and currently only Philippine foreign service mission issuing e-visas,' the DFA said in a statement.The Philippine e-visa, co-developed by DFA and the Department of Information and Communications Technology, was launched last August 24 in Manila.

Another Chinese national, a male, who was not also identified, became the Philippines' third e-visa arrival. He cleared immigration procedures at NAIA Terminal 3 on September 2.DFA officials led by Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Henry Bensurto, Jr., and Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco welcomed them.The e-visa allows foreign nationals to lodge their visa applications and supporting documents online, the DFA said.

 

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