QuestionsQuestions (POEA ADVISORY NO. 11, S. OF 2010)
It clarifies the documentary and processing requirements for issuing POEA exit clearance (OEC/e-Receipt) for household service workers (HSWs) and low/semi-skilled female workers (LSFWs).
Household service workers (HSWs) hired through foreign placement agencies or deployed directly to employers, and low/semi-skilled female workers (LSFWs) hired through foreign placement agencies or the POEA Name Hire Facility in skill categories under POEA Memorandum Circular No. 5, s. of 2009.
Yes. It expressly states that household service workers (HSWs), male or female, are covered.
Examples include domestic helper, servant, babysitter, nanny, caregiver, caretaker, family driver, private nurse, private tutor, gardener, cook, and similar positions working in a family home.
The individual employment contract must be duly verified by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) and is required for processing.
The National Certificate for Household Service Workers (HSW-NCII) from TESDA.
An OWWA Certificate of attendance in Comprehensive Pre-Departure Education Program (CPDEP).
The original visa (or equivalent document) with an English translation must be presented, and a copy must be submitted.
The RFP form is required if processed through the regular processing system, not the electronic submission system.
A duly accomplished Workers Information Sheet is required for both HSWs and LSFWs.
Original passport (for Name Hires) must be presented and a copy submitted.
The original and a copy of the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) Certificate.
Individual employment contract duly verified by POLO; visa or equivalent document with English translation; RFP form if regular processing (not electronic); duly accomplished Workers Information Sheet; and original and photo copy of PDOS certificate.
No. The HSW-NCII from TESDA is specifically listed under the HSW documentary requirements, not under the general LSFW requirements.
Existing requirements under POEA Memorandum Circular No. 2, Series of 2009 shall continue to apply.
For electronic submission system, original copies of the individual verified employment contract and visas must be presented to the Landbased Processing Center, and copies must be submitted upon processing.
Yes. The advisory states that the RFP form is required for regular processing systems for HSWs.
No. All other issuances providing for documentation and processing requirements that are not inconsistent with this advisory shall continue to apply.