Australia supporting the Philippines in protecting its borders

Australia is ensuring the Philippines can protect its borders by sharing knowledge and technology in border security.

Australia is working closely with the Philippine Bureau of Immigration to ensure that borders are protected and safe. Credit: Australia in the Philippines credit to Philippine Bureau of Immigration Learning and Development Section

Key Points

• Experts from Australian Home Affairs trained anti-fraud officers from the Philippine Bureau of Immigration in detecting illegal visitors or entrants.
• Training involved analysing documents security features, detecting changes to documents, and recognizing fake documents.
• Australian Immigration Officers introduced video spectral comparator or VSC technology to their Filipino counterparts.