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ACR I-Card Annual Report

Every registered foreigner holding an ACR I-Card has to report to the Bureau of Immigration once a year. It is the cheapest immigration requirement in the country and the one most often missed, because nothing about it is automatic.

The annual report costs ₱310: a ₱300 annual report fee plus a ₱10 legal research fee. The window is the first sixty days of the calendar year, 1 January to 1 March. Filing late adds ₱200 per month, capped at ₱2,000 per year, plus a ₱1,510 Motion of Reconsideration fee under Operations Order No. 2025-007.

What the government charges

Item	Amount
Annual report fee Bureau of Immigration	₱300
Legal research fee Charged on each immigration fee	₱10
Total government fees	₱310

Total ₱310, paid to the Bureau of Immigration. The fee is assessed once the applicant's arrival falls on or before 2 November of the preceding year.

Who needs this

All registered aliens and ACR I-Card holders who were in the country on or before 2 November of the preceding year.
Foreigners on work, spouse, retirement and other long-stay visas.
Dependents holding their own ACR I-Card.

Who does not

Temporary Visitor Visa and tourist visa holders. The Bureau states the annual report does not apply to them, and turning up with a tourist stamp wastes a morning.
SRRV holders, who are exempt from the BI annual report under the retirement programme.

How it is done

Register on the BI online systemThe Bureau runs an annual report online filing system. You register, enter your ACR I-Card details and receive a reference number.
Go to a participating BI officeBring the reference number, your original ACR I-Card and your original passport. The passport is requested for dispute purposes, so bring the current one, not a photocopy.
Pay at the counterYou receive an Order of Payment Slip, pay ₱310, and keep the official receipt. The receipt is the proof of compliance for the year.
Keep the receiptIt is asked for at visa renewal, at exit clearance and by some banks and employers. Losing it does not invalidate the filing but it makes the next transaction slower.

Deadline and what happens if you miss it

The window is 1 January to 1 March. The fine is counted from 2 March.

Late filing costs ₱200 per month of delay, capped at ₱2,000 per year, and the Bureau also charges a Motion of Reconsideration fee of ₱1,510. The cap applies to the monthly fine, not to the motion fee, so a file settled in December still costs ₱2,000 plus ₱1,510 on top of the ₱310.

Why files get refused at the counter

Arriving with only a photocopy of the passport or the ACR I-Card.
Using an office that is not authorised to process the annual report transaction.
Assuming the online registration is the filing. It produces a reference number; the personal appearance and the payment are still required.
Tourist visa holders reporting when the requirement does not apply to them.

Who does what

You

Attend the appointment in person with the passport and the card. The Bureau requires the physical appearance.

LPP

Register the file online, prepare the reference, check your arrival date against the fee rule, and give you the exact counter, documents and schedule.

Accredited partner

Handles the transaction at the Bureau where a representative filing is permitted, and holds the receipt on file for your next visa transaction.

Have this filed without the guesswork

Send the file to us. We confirm the current fee with the agency, prepare the documents, and tell you in writing what is missing before anything is submitted.

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Sources

Bureau of Immigration, Annual Report (A.R.): https://immigration.gov.ph/annual-report-a-r/

Last verified against the issuing agency on 2026-10-24. If an agency changes a fee or a deadline after that date, this page is out of date and we correct it before quoting.