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More than 21,000 foreigners employed in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators have downgraded their visas since the pronouncement of the ban on its operations in July, the Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday.Lawyer Pio Rodulfo III, Attorney III from the BI Legal Division, said a total of 21,757 foreign POGO workers downgraded their visas, of which 10,821 have since left the country.
Earlier, foreign POGO workers were given until October 15, 2024 to downgrade their 9G visas to tourist visas following the ban on POGO operations. Over 12,000 applied for the downgrade last month.Visa downgrading will allow foreigners to revert their status from work visa to a temporary visitor visa, which will allow them to legally work in the Philippines for a 59-day period.President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
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