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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)