Section 54Executive Order No. 5427, of August 20, 1930 of the President of the United States, entitled "Waiver or Reduction of Application and Visa Fees for Nonimmigrants.", Sec./Art. 54

Notwitstanding the provisions of this Act, pending the final and complete withdrawal of the sovereignty of the United States over the Philippines:

a. The term "alien" shall not include a citizen of the United States of America, nor an Indian of the United States, nor other person owing permanent allegiance to the United States.

b. The term "consular officer" shall refer only to officers of the Government of the United States stationed outside the Philippines, authorized by that Government to issue visas to aliens. Insofar as the the activities of such officers are concerned with the enforcement of the immigration laws and rules and regulations prescribed thereunder, such activities shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Secretary of State of the United States, and rules and regulations relating to such activities shall be issued only with the approval of the Secretary of State.

c. The provision of this Act applicable to the alien wife or husband, and unmarried child under twenty-one years of age, of a Philippine citizen, shall apply equally to the alien wife or husband, and unmarried child under twenty one years of age, of a citizen of the United States, accompanying the citizen to the Philippines or following to join him there.

d. Aliens lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence who proceed from the United States to the Philippines on a continuous journey shall be exempt from the documentary requirements imposed by t'his Act upon nonimmigrants, when seeking admission into the Philippines as nonimmigrants. The term "United States", as used in this subsection, means the States, the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

e. Aliens lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence who proceed from the United States to the Philippines on a continuous journey shall be exempt from the documentary requirements and the numerical limitations imposed by this Act upon immigrants, when seeking admission into the Philippines as immigrants, The term "United States", as used in this subsection, means the States, the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Is lands, but the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to alien residents of a territory or insular possession of the United States who are not entitled to enter the continental United States for permanent residence.

f. Aliens admitted into the United States as non immigrants who proceed from the United States to the Philippines on a continuous journey shall be exempt from the documentary requirements imposed by this Act upon nonimmigrants, when seeking admission into the Philippines as nonimmigrants.

g. Aliens having documents valid for their admission into the United States as nonimmigrants shall not be required to present other documents for their admission into the Philippines as nonimmigrants.ℒαwρhi৷

h. One-half of the fees prescribed by section forty-two of this Act for services for aliens entering the Philippines, which are collected by officials of the Government of the United States, for services performed by those officials, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States, and one-half shall be paid into the Treasury of the Philippines.

i. With reference to section forty-seven of this Act, granting the President of the Philippines power to reduce passport visa fees for nonimmigrants, or to abolish them altogether, as a reciprocal measure, for nationals of countries which grant similar concessions to Philippine citizens, such power shall be exercised only by the Secretary of State of the United States acting under the authority granted him by Executive Order No. 5427, of August 20, 1930 of the President of the United States, entitled "Waiver or Reduction of Application and Visa Fees for Nonimmigrants."

j. The term "foreign government officials" as used in section forty-eight of this Act, shall refer only to officials of foreign governments recognized by the Government of the United States.

Approved, August 26, 1940.