1.  This supplements Law Instructions No. 22 and 33.

2.  Law Instructions No. 22 provides that during the one (1) year probationary period, the alien spouse whose application for immigrant visa under the Immigration Act, Section 13(a) has been approved shall, upon his request, be granted a Special Work Permit (SWP). Similarly, Law Instructions No. 33 provides that during the one (1) year probationary period, the alien spouse whose application for temporary resident visa has been approved shall, upon his request, be granted an SWP.

3.  The SWP referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be granted upon submission of proof of approval of the application either for permanent resident under the Immigration Act, Section 13 (a) or the temporary resident visa under Law Instructions No. 33 with a validity of one (1) year.

4.  An application for SWP shall be assessed fee of P300.00.

5.  The SWP shall be automatically revoked in the event the immigrant visa or the temporary resident visa shall be revoked during the one (1) year probationary period.

Adopted: 3 Nov. 1988

(SGD.) REGINA PADILLA GERALDEZ
Associate Commissioner