[ PLRA RESOLUTION NO. 04, SERIES OF 2004, February 27, 2004 ]
VISITORIAL FEES
RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board hereby approves the proposal to reduce visitorial fees, as follows:
Adopted: 27 Feb. 2004
"1. In case a Special Resident Retiree Visa applicant wishes to use a pre-existing investment in the Philippines which is among the investments allowed under our rules in lieu of the required dollar deposit, the visitorial fee is hereby reduced from 2% to 1.5% for the first year, and from 1.5% to 1% for the succeeding years; and
"2. In case a current Special Resident Retiree Visa holder wishes to substitute his dollar deposit with a pre-existing investment in the Philippines which is among the investments allowed under our rules in lieu of the required dollar deposit, the visitorial fee is hereby reduced from 2% to 1%.
"RESOLVED, further, that under the second case, the formula defined by the Board in Resolution No. 34, Series of 2003 shall be used for purposes of fixing the value of the pre-existing investment; and
"RESOLVED, FINALLY, that this policy shall be implemented on a pilot basis and the Board shall be updated on whether this has resulted to an increase in enrolments and/or conversion of investments
"APPROVED."
Adopted: 27 Feb. 2004