Question & AnswerQ&A (POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 29)
The purpose of POEA Memorandum Circular No. 29, s. 2003 is to streamline systems by recognizing that the Pre-departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) conducted by the Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO) is sufficient for US-bound workers with employment-based immigrant visas, eliminating the need for separate PDOS from OWWA and POEA.
The Pre-departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) conducted by the Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO) is recognized as sufficient for US-bound workers with employment-based immigrant visas.
The CFO Pre-departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) is conducted daily and lasts for 1 and a half hours (1.5 hours).
The CFO's Migrant Integration and Education Office is located at the 2nd and 3rd Floors, Citygold Center, Quirino Avenue corner South Superhighway.
The worker-immigrant must present his/her passport and the employment-based immigrant visa when registering for the CFO PDOS.
Yes, there is a registration fee for the CFO PDOS, and it is P100.00.
The PDOS requirement under this memorandum circular specifically applies to US-bound workers with employment-based immigrant visas.
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) previously administered PDOS programs before the CFO PDOS was recognized as sufficient.
The legal effect is that the CFO PDOS is considered sufficient and mandatory as a requirement in the processing of US-bound workers with employment-based immigrant visas, thereby streamlining the procedures by avoiding duplication with OWWA and POEA PDOS programs.
The POEA Memorandum Circular No. 29, s. 2003 was signed by Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, Administrator.