An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred Thirteen, Otherwise Known as "The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940" so as to Include as Non-Quota Immigrants Who May be Admitted into the Philippines, Natural Born Citizens Who Have Been Naturalized in a Foreign Country and Desire to Return for Permanent Residence

REPUBLIC ACT No. 4376

An Act Amending Section Thirteen of Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred Thirteen, Otherwise Known as "The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940" so as to Include as Non-Quota Immigrants Who May be Admitted into the Philippines, Natural Born Citizens Who Have Been Naturalized in a Foreign Country and Desire to Return for Permanent Residence

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Section thirteen of Commonwealth Act Numbered Six hundred thirteen is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph to be known as Paragraph (g) to read as follows:

Section 2. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 19, 1965.

"(g) A natural born citizen of the Philippines, who has been naturalized in a foreign country, and is returning to the Philippines for permanent residence, including his spouse and minor unmarried children, shall be considered a non-quota, immigrant for purpose of entering the Philippine."