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Commissioner of Immigration
Fact of the case: On 8 February 1961, Lau Yuen Yeung applied for a passport visa to
enter the Philippines as a non-immigrant, for a temporary visitor's visa to enter the
Philippines. She was permitted to come into the Philippines on 13 March 1961. On the
date of her arrival, Asher Y, Cheng filed a bond in the amount of P1,000.00 to undertake,
among others, that said Lau Yuen Yeung would actually depart from the Philippines on
or before the expiration of her authorized period of stay in this country or within the
period as in his discretion the Commissioner of Immigration. After repeated extensions,
she was allowed to stay in the Philippines up to 13 February 1962. On 25 January 1962,
she contracted marriage with Moy Ya Lim Yao alias Edilberto Aguinaldo Lim an alleged
Filipino citizen. Because of the contemplated action of the Commissioner of Immigration
to confiscate her bond and order her arrest and immediate deportation, after the expiration
of her authorized stay, she brought an action for injunction with preliminary injunction.
The Court of First Instance of Manila (Civil Case 49705) denied the prayer for
preliminary injunction. Moya Lim Yao and Lau Yuen Yeung appealed.
Issue:
Whether Lau Yuen Yeung ipso facto became a Filipino citizen upon her marriage
to a Filipino citizen.
Held: