POEA Guidelines on Special Recruitment Authority

SRA is the authorization granted to an agency to conduct recruitment outside its registered business address.
The authority is approved and issued by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

Letter request specifying date, venue, and names of designated representatives (up to four representatives with full selection authority).
Copy of foreign principal/employer's Registration or Accreditation Certificate with a valid job order or manpower request.
Undertaking by the agency assuming full responsibility for acts of its authorized representatives.
Foreign principals/employers must secure a Special Work Permit (SWP) from the Bureau of Immigration to participate.
NBI and AIRB/POEA clearances required for representatives not listed as officers or staff of the agency.

Application can be filed at:
- Employment Regulation Branch/Licensing and Regulation Office of POEA.
- POEA Regional Center or Regional Extension Unit (REU) where the agency or activity venue is located.
Applications must be submitted at least three (3) days before the scheduled recruitment activity.

Changes such as date, venue, representatives, or additional employers must be communicated at least two (2) days in advance.
Unauthorized or late changes will not be approved.

The POEA office/unit where application is filed has authority to issue, extend, modify, or revoke an SRA.
Actions are subject to existing guidelines and based on what is deemed fit and appropriate.

Activities must be held at the approved venue stated in the SRA.
Supervision is required by authorized representatives from POEA, DOLE Regional Office, or the appropriate local government unit.
SRA applications for activities on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays require a No Objection Certificate and confirmed supervision.

Agencies may hold special recruitment activities outside their registered office for a cumulative maximum of two (2) weeks per month.
Extensions beyond two weeks allowed if the agency deploys at least 10% of applicants recruited during these activities annually.
A monitoring system among issuing offices will ensure compliance.

Agencies must submit a terminal report within five (5) days after the special recruitment activity.
A progress deployment report must be submitted within 120 days after the activity's termination.
No further SRA will be issued if reports are outstanding.

The Administration may cancel the SRA for violations such as:
- Breach of conditions regarding venue, representatives, duration.
- Failure to comply with guidelines and related rules.
Agencies may cancel for personal reasons but must notify the Administration and host office at least two (2) days prior.
Cancellation without valid reason counts as exhaustion of the duration granted.

Agencies participating in PESO-organized job fairs or provincial recruitment at PESO offices are exempt from securing SRA.
Nonetheless, these activities remain subject to overseas employment regulations.

No SRA or inspector supervision required for hotel interviews within Metro Manila.
Agencies must send a prior letter advising the Administration of the activity.
If manpower pooling, agencies must display "FOR MANPOWER POOLING ONLY" prominently in the recruitment area.
Manpower pooling is prohibited outside Metro Manila.

All inconsistent previous issuances on special recruitment authority are repealed or modified accordingly.