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  Guidelines on Registration of Workers-on-Leave (Balik-Manggagawa)  
       
 

 A Worker-on-Leave shall refer to an Overseas Filipino Worker  (OFW) who is on vacation or on leave and is returning to the same employer.  (Part I, Rule II, POEA Rules)

 

DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENT      

                

A Worker-on-Leave shall submit the following documents 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
  • Proof that worker is returning to the same employer

 

REGISTRATION FEE

 

The  following  are the   fees that a Worker-on-Leave     shall 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 

 

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

 

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

 

The e-Receipt / OED shall serve as travel exit clearance and exemptions from payment  of travel tax and airport terminal fee.  

 

WHERE TO REGISTER  AND  SECURE e-RECEIPT / OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE (OEC) AND/OR  OFW  ELECTRON ID CARD (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.

  • Exit Clearance Delivery System (Dropbox) 

 

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