Chinese fugitive nabbed while trying to extend tourist visa

MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese fugitive fell into the hands of authorities while trying to extend the validity of his tourist visa.

Luo Xinya, 27, showed up at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) head office in Intramuros, Manila last June 26 to apply for visa extension.

During the transaction, BI’s Special Investigator Teresa Javier found out Luo has a derogatory record with the BI, according to a statement from the agency.

“Luo is the subject of a summary deportation order issued by the BI in 2023 after Chinese authorities informed the agency that he has a standing detention warrant issued by the Chongqing Hechuan District Public Security Bureau of the People’s Republic of China,” said the BI.

The arrest warrant made him an undesirable alien and a subject of deportation, it added.

Personnel from the BI’s fugitive search unit held Luo and detained him in the BI’s facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City.

Data from the BI’s tourist visa section is “connected to the BI’s centralized database of derogatory records, allowing us to immediately detect those with deportation orders,” said the unit’s chief Raymond Remigio.