Core mandatory requirement
- POEA requires an Artist Record Book for the processing of an employment contract of a new or returning performing artist whose visa/Certificate of Eligibility was approved after October 1, 1994.
- The Artist Record Book is treated as a mandatory requirement for such contract processing.
Coverage for earlier approvals (pipeline)
- POEA allows the processing of an employment contract of a new or returning performing artist whose visa/Certificate of Eligibility was approved on or before October 1, 1994 without an Artist Record Book.
- Such processing is handled under a “Pipeline account” classification.
Compliance directive and adoption
- POEA directs strict compliance with the guidelines on the mandatory Artist Record Book requirement for contract processing.
- The circular was adopted on 23 Sept. 1994 by Felicisimo O. Joson, Jr., Administrator of POEA.