GUIDELINES ON THE REGISTRATION OF WORKERS-ON-LEAVE
(BALIK-MANGGAGAWA)
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GUIDELINES ON THE REGISTRATION OF WORKERS-ON-LEAVE
(BALIK-MANGGAGAWA)Pursuant to Section 5, Rule III of the 2002 POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Landbased Overseas Worker-on-Leave, the following guidelines are hereby issued:
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)
Other Documentary Requirements:
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)
* POEA Regional Centers / Regional Extension Units (REUs) and Satellite Offices:
POEA Regional Center for Luzon
3rd Floor, South Paseo Yabes Building, Rizal Ave.
San Fernando City La Union
POEA Regional Ext. Unit CAR
Benitez Court Compound, Magsaysay Ave., Baguio City
POEA Satellite Office- Region III
Balikbayan Mall. Clarkfield, Angeles City
POEA Satellite Office - Region IV 3B Hectan Commercial Center National
Highway, Brgy. Halang Calamba, Laguna
POEA Satellite Office- Region V
OWWA RU 5, ANST Bldg., Washington Drive, Legaspi City
POEA Regional Center for Visayas
Gemini Bldg., 719 M.J. Cuenco Ave., Cebu City
POEA Regional Ext. Unit Region VI
S.C. Divinagracia Bldg.,Quezon St., Iloilo City
POEA Satellite Office
UTC Bldg., Araneta-Alunan St.,Singcang, Bacolod City
POEA Satellite Office
DOLE Compound, Trece Martirez, Tacloban City
POEA Regional Center for Mindanao
AMYA Bldg., Quimpo Blvd. cor. Tulip Drive, Ecoland, Davao City
POEA Regional Ext. Unit Region X
Acersyant Bldg., Causwagan Road, Cagayan de Oro City
POEA Regional Ext. Unit Region IX
3rd floor, TAUP Building Nunez Extension, Zamboanga City
** POEA-Deputized OWWA Regional Offices and Units:
OFW Balikbayan Assistance Center
Duty Free Fiesta Mall, Sucat , Paraaque City
OWWA Tugegarao
Sycanco Bldg., Bonifacio Street, Tugegarao, Cagayan
OWWA Regional Unit Caraga
44 J.C Quirino Avenue, 8600 Butuan City
Department of Labor and Employment Region XII, AYS Building
171 Sinsuat Ave., Cotabato City
*** Philippine Overseas Labor Offices as of January 2003
I. ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
LABATT BERNARDINO B. JULVE
ALA VICENTE M. CABE
Philippine Consulate General
Room 602, 6th Floor United Center
95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hongkong
Tel. No. (852) 2866-4882/2866-7081/2823-8545 Fax No. (852) 8613521
ALA NASSER B. MUNDER
Philippine Overseas Labor Office
Tel. No. (853) 6854947 Fax :(853) 715039
Unit F, 15/F Yang Cheng Commercial Center,
Plot 5 Zone A, Praia Grande Bay, Macau
Labatt REYNALDO A. REGALADO
Philippine Embassy
1-15-5 Roppongi Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel. No. (813) 5562-1600/74 loc. 265 Fax (813) 5545-3447
LabattALLAN L. TIMBAYAN
Philippine Consulate General
Rooms 101 to 301, Advan City Bldg.,
2-3-7 Uchiawajicho, Chuo-ku
Osaka, Japan
Tel. No. (816) 69107881 ext. 88 Fax No. (816)6910-7868
LABATT MERRIAM C. CUASAY
ALA CENON WESLEY P. GACUTAN
Philippine Embassy
20-B Nassim Road
Singapore 258395
Tel. No. (65) 835-3780 Fax:(65) 7325789 AS OF 16 JAN. 02
LABATT LAMBERTO L. MARIN
Philippine Embassy
No. 1 Changkat Kia Peng
50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel. No. (603) 2145-9485
Fax No. (603) 2142-5299
LABATT JUSTO CESAR C. CARONAN, JR.
Philippine Embassy
4th Floor, Badia'h Complex
Mile 1 Jalan Tutong
Bandar Seri Bagawan 1930
Negara, Brunei Darussalam
Tel. No. (6732) 237-052 (DL) Fax No. (6732) 236-980
LABOR REP. ESTHER F. GUIRAO
ASST. LAB. REP. VIRGINIA P. CALVEZ
MECO Labor Center
Metro Bank Plaza
4th Floor, 107 Chung Hsiao
East Road, Sec. 4, Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: No.(8862)277-36620/277-87951 to52 Fax:(8862) 277-87953
ASST. LAB. REP. ROMULO V. SALUD
MECO Labor Center 2/F
Metro Bank Plaza
4th Floor, Metro Bank Building
No. 146 Suwei 2nd Road
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Tel. No. (8867) 332-6294/332-6257 Fax No. (8867) 3361756
ASST. LAB. REP. MAE U. JOSOL
MECO Labor Center
2F, 476 Chung Cheng Road,
Taichung City, Taiwan
Tel. No. (88642) 205-1306; (88642) 2063051
LABATT REYDELUZ D. CONFERIDO
Philippine Embassy 9th Diplomatic Center
1376-1 Seocho-Dong
Seocho-Ku, Seoul 5723654 (OWWA)
Tel. No. (822) 572-3654 to 55 Fax: (882) 572-3655 (Telefax) (DL)
II. MIDDLE EAST
LABATT JAINAL T. RASUL, JR.
ALA MHD. NUR AL-DIN A. TAMANO
Philippine Embassy
King Fahad District
Olaya Road P.O. Box 94366 Riyadh 11693
Tel. No. (9661) 483-2201 to 05; Fax ( 966 ) 483-2196/483-2204
ALA JALILO DE LA TORRE
POLO Communication Center, Al Khobar
Telefax: (9663) 8975743/864-9256
ALA CARLOS O. STA. ANA
Philippine Consulate General
P.O. Box 16254, Jeddah 21464
Tel. No. (9662) 6658462 Telefax: (9662) 665 8462
LABATT ANNABELLA M. OLIVEROS
Philippine Embassy
P.O. Box 3215, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tel. No. (9712) 6315- 525 Fax: (9712) 6218-266
LABATT DESIGNATE CARMELITA A. ARRIOLA
Filipino Workers Resource Center
Mr. Salim Khamis Sabt Villa# 5, 23rd Street, Jafliya, Satwa
P.O. Box 4960 Dubai, UAE
Tel. No. (9714) 398-0011 Fax: (9714) 398-8802 (DL)/398-2111(OWWA)
Labatt RAMONCITO S. MARINO
Philippine Embassy
Villa 992A, Road 3119, Area 331 Adliya, Manama
Tel. No. (973) 270-597 (973) 710977; (DL) 246-470; 710200 (OWWA)
246-300(TL) Fax: (973) 258-202
Labatt ANGELO JIMENEZ
ALA VIVO V. VIDAL
Philippine Embassy
P.O. Box 26288
Code 13123, State of Kuwait
Tel. No. (965) 532-9315(965) 534-2109 (DL)
Fax: (965) 532-9319
Labatt-Designate ALICIA D. SANTOS
Phil. Embassy
1/F and 2/F Design Building
Abdullah Machnouk St. Cor. Rafic Raslan St.
P.O. Box 136631, Beirut, Lebanon
Tel. No. (9611) 803 024 Fax :(9611) 803 025
Labatt RICARDO S. NARTINEZ SR.
Philippine Embassy
Shra El Dul (Ben Ashure)
P.O. Box 12508
Tripoli, Libya
Tel. No. (21821) 483-3966; (21821) 489-4327 as of 16 JAN.02
LABATT ELEUTERIO S. COJUANGCO
Philippine Embassy
P.O. Box 50420 Postal Code 115
Madeinath Qabbos, Muscat
Sultanate of Oman
Tel. No. (968) 605-143 Fax: (968)605-177/76
LABATT HENRY M. PAREL
Philippine Embassy
4040 Al-Wahda Street, West Bay
Doha, State of Qatar
Tel. No. (974) 4861-220 (DL) 4870-487 (OWWA) Fax: (974) 4883-858
Labatt JEFFREY D. CORTAZAR
Philippine Embassy
13/F Textile Center Building
2 Kaufman St.P.O. Box 50351, Zip Code 61500
Tel. No. (9723) 516-2344 Fax:(9723) 516-2341
III. AMERICAS AND TRUST TERRITORIES
LABATT ARACELI MARAYA
Philippine Consulate General
5th Floor, Nauru Building
P.O. Box 500731 CK, Saipan, CNMI
Tel No. (1670) 235-3411 Fax: (1670) 235-3412
LABATT ARTURO L. SODUSTA
Philippine Embassy
1600 Massachusettes Avenue
N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel. No. 1202.467.9426 to 26 (DL)
Fax (1202) 887-5830
LABATT ROMEO A. YOUNG
Philippine Consulate General
151 Bloor St., West, Suite 455
Toronto Ontario, M5s 1S4 Canada
1S4 Canada
Tel. No. (1416) 9758252 Fax No. (1416) 9758277
IV. EUROPE
Labatt CORAZON C. ALFONSO
ALA ALEJANDRO S. SANTOS
Philippine Embassy
Via Delle Medaglie D' Oro
112-114, 00197 Rome, Italy
Tel. No. (3906) 397-46621 loc.205 Fax: (3906)397-46101
Labatt ELENA L. CALINGASAN
Philippine Consulate General
Via Santa Maria Segreta 6, 202123
Milan Italy
Tel. No. 3902)86451447/716 Fax No.(3902) 864-5094/864-51423 (OWWA)
Labatt GEORGE A. EDUVALA
Post Bus 85733
2508 CL The Hague, Kingdom of Netherlands
Tel. No. (3170)362-8838 Fax: (3170)362-7314
Labatt YOLANDA C. PORSCHWITZ
Philippine Mission to the United Nations
Philippine Consulate General
47 Avenue Blanc
1202 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel. No. (4122) 716-1930 Fax No. (4122) 7387513
Labatt DANILO P. CRUZ
Embajada De Filipinas
Phil. Overseas Labor Office
Quadalquivir, 6 28002 Madrid, Spain
Tel. No. (3491)561-4478 Fax: (3491)561-4146
Labatt VICTOR JULIO P. ABLAN
Office of the Labor Attache
Philippine Embassy
Suite 8 Macmillan House,
96 Kensington High Street, London W8 4SG
Tel No. (44207) 937-7733 (DL) 978-2589 (TL) Fax No. (44207) 938-2589
WelOf LIDDY TANEDO
Philippine Embassy
26 Antheon Street
Paleo Psychico
Athens, Greece 100557
Tel. No. (301) 672-1883/672-1837 Fax No. (301) 6721872
PERSONS NOT QUALIFIED TO REGISTER AS WORKERS ON LEAVE:
Dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers (They can avail of the privilege of reduced travel tax by applying at the Philippine Tourism Authority)
Persons who are traveling on student visa.
Persons who are traveling on business visa
Permanent Residents of foreign countries.(They can avail of the privilege of travel tax exemption by applying at the
PTA)
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who changed employers are considered New Hires