Immigration Express Lane Fees Restored in January, 2018
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) restored the express transactions fees effective January 3, 2018.
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced today (January 3, 2018) that it is reverting to its old 7 am to 5:30 pm work schedule as a result of President Duterte’s directive to create a trust fund from which the overtime pay of the agency’s workers will be sourced.
Immigration Commissioner Jaime H. Morente also said that the Bureau will resume charging express lane fees to the transacting public. The proceeds of which will be used for overtime pay and salaries of BI employees.
Source: pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1003783
The Philippines Bureau of Immigration (BI) stopped collecting the express lane fees (ELFs) from 1st May 2017.
In 2016 the Immigration bureau was able to collect P1.4 billion in express lane fees.