OFW Advisory: New OEC Policy

I just want to share this important new rule of Overseas Employment Certificates (OEC) effective since March 24.  We don’t need to wait for a long que in LAC to validate our OEC.  We can now present the OEC  directly to airline counters, terminal fee counters and the Bureau of Immigration counters for validation.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration is dropping the validation of documents of OFWs leaving through  its labor assistance counters (LAC) at international airports to further streamline processes in the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Starting March 24, 2008, departing OFWs  shall present the exit clearance or overseas employment certificate issued by the POEA directly to the airline counters, terminal fee counters, and the Bureau of Immigration counters.

The POEA labor assistance counter shall remain open 24/7, but its services shall be limited to assisting OFWs with documentation problems, issuing overseas employment certificates (OEC) to OFWs   leaving the country within 24 hours, and dissemination of information and education materials to OFWs and families. (source: www.poea.gov.ph)