24 October 2026 · Bureau of Immigration

The ₱1,510 fee that missing the annual report actually costs

If you read one page about the annual report, you will learn about the ₱200 monthly fine. The Bureau's own page says the fine is capped at ₱2,000 per year. It also says something else, and almost nobody repeats it.

The Bureau of Immigration page for the Annual Report states the fee: ₱300 for the report plus ₱10 legal research fee, ₱310 in total. It states the window: the first sixty days of the year, 1 January to 1 March. It states the fine for delay: ₱200 per month, capped at ₱2,000 per year.

Then it states this, in the same note: foreigners who fail to report within the prescribed period shall pay a Motion of Reconsideration fee of ₱1,510, in addition to the fine, under Operations Order No. 2025-007.

So the arithmetic for a file settled in December is not ₱2,000. It is ₱2,000 of monthly fine, capped, plus ₱1,510, plus the ₱310 that was owed in the first place. ₱3,820 instead of ₱310. The cap applies to the monthly fine. It does not apply to the motion fee.

Why this matters beyond the money

The motion is a filing. It goes to the Bureau, it is assessed, and it creates a record attached to your ACR I-Card. When the same card is presented at a visa renewal, at an exit clearance or in support of a naturalisation file, the record is visible. The cost of a late annual report is not ₱3,820. It is ₱3,820 plus an explanation you have to make later.

What to do if the window has already closed

File now rather than at the end of the year. The monthly fine accrues, so waiting adds ₱200 for each month of delay; the motion fee does not change with time. Two things decide the total: the date you file, and whether the Bureau accepts the motion on the first submission.

Bring the passport and the ACR I-Card. The Bureau asks for the original passport for dispute purposes, and a photocopy is not accepted at the counter.

The one exemption people miss

Tourist and temporary visitor visa holders are outside the requirement. SRRV holders are exempt under the retirement programme. Everyone else holding an ACR I-Card is inside it, including dependents.