| Title: | ELVIS IMPLEMENTATION FOR PHILIPPINES |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1994-12-27 |
| To: | abi |
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM YOU THAT U.S. CUSTOMS WILL BE
IMPLEMENTING THE ELECTRONIC VISA VERIFICATION INFORMATION SYSTEM (ELVIS)
WITH PHILIPPINES. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1995, TEXTILE MERCHANDISE PRODUCED
OR MANUFACTURED IN PHILIPPINES AND EXPORTED FROM PHILIPPINES ON OR AFTER
THE ABOVE DATE IN CATEGORIES 200-239, 300-369, 400-469, 600-670, AND
831-851 WILL BE SUBJECT TO ELVIS VISA VERIFICATION.
TEXTILE MERCHANDISE EXPORTED FROM PHILIPPINES BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1995, WILL
NOT BE SUBJECT TO ELVIS VISA VERIFICATION. ELVIS VISA VERIFICATION WITH
PHILIPPINES WILL OCCUR IN THE SAME MANNER AS ELVIS VISA VERIFICATION WITH
SINGAPORE. PLEASE READ ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ID. 94-1206 FOR MORE
DETAILS. PLEASE DIRECT QUESTIONS ON THIS SUBJECT TO YOUR CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE.