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Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) / WORKERS-ON-LEAVE (BALIK-MANGGAGAWA)  

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Documents to be submitted to the Administration  or to its designated centers or units in the country or overseas for registration and for issuance of exit clearance:

  • Valid Passport;

  • Re-entry  visa,  work   permit,  or any  equivalent  document.

REGISTRATION FEE

To pay  to register  and   secure   an   e-Receipt  / Overseas  Employment Certificate (OEC) and/or OFW Electron    ID card (e-Card):                                              

      Php 100.00                                        -   POEA Processing Fee
      Php 900.00                                        -   Medicare Coverage Premium
      Php US$ 25.00 or peso equivalent     -  OWWA Membership Contribution 

Note: A Worker-on-Leave with valid OWWA membership and  Medicare  coverage shall  only pay  Php 100.00 for POEA processing  fee.

Note: The  e-Card is issued to a Worker-on-Leave  for free.          

WHERE TO REGISTER  AND  SECURE e-RECEIPT AND OEC AND/OR  e-CARD

A Worker-on-Leave  may register individually or through the recruitment agency that previously deployed them;

A Worker-on-Leave  may secure the e-Receipt /OEC  or  e-Card  at:  

Balik-Manggagawa Processing Division(BMPD)
Service Area, POEA Bldg., Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City
POEA Regional Centers / Regional Extension Units (REUs) and Satellite Offices
POEA-deputized OWWA Regional Offices and Units
Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in various Philippine Embassies and Consulates  abroad.

EXEMPTED

  • Dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers  

  • Persons who are traveling on student visa. 

  • Persons who are traveling on business visa 

  • Permanent Residents of foreign countries. 

  • Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who changed employers are considered New Hires.

(Please visit POEA (www.poea.gov.ph) website for regular update and complete information)

 

(This information from Philippine Government's Department or Offices is for General Public access intended to inform Filipino Overseas Workers and their beneficiaries, if you need more details, please visit Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) http://www.poea.gov.ph, website for complete and more updated information)


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