We conform to the following DECS policy guidelines on foreign students:

1.       Temporary visa holders (i.e., 9(a)) are not allowed to take the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) in the Philippines.  They are not also allowed to take any University/College admission tests in the country;

2.       Student visa holders (i.e. 9(f)) who failed to qualify in the NCEE should be refused University/College enrolment;

3.       Working visa holders (i.e., 9(g)) could take the NCEE in the Philippines only upon presentation of Official Permission to Study signed by the Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation.

Adopted: 11 April 1988

(SGD.) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO
Commissioner