Hong Kong OFW Tip: Registration Fee of OFWs on Vacation

For all returning OFWs all over the world, this is the POEA Guidelines for the Registration of OFWs on Vacation:

GUIDELINES ON THE REGISTRATION OF WORKERS-ON-LEAVE
(BALIK-MANGGAGAWA)

Pursuant to Section 5, Rule III of the 2002 POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Landbased Overseas Worker-on-Leave, the following guidelines are hereby issued:
1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
A Worker-on-Leave shall refer to an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who is on vacation or on leave and is returning to the same employer. (Part I, Rule II, POEA Rules)
2. DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENT
A Worker-on-Leave shall submit the following documents to the Administration or to its designated centers or units in the country or overseas for registration and for issuance of exit clearance:

1) Valid Passport

2) Re-entry visa, work permit, or any equivalent document

3) Proof that worker is returning to the same employer

3. REGISTRATION FEE
The following are the fees that a Worker-on-Leave shall pay to register and secure an e-Receipt / Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) and/or OFW Electron ID card (e-Card):

*Php 100.00 - POEA Processing Fee

*Php 900.00 - Medicare Coverage Premium

*Php US$ 25.00 or peso equivalent - OWWA Membership Contribution

A Worker-on-Leave with valid OWWA membership and Medicare coverage shall only pay Php 100.00 for POEA processing fee.
The e-Card is issued to a Worker-on-Leave for free.
The e-Receipt / OED shall serve as travel exit clearance and exemptions from payment of travel tax and airport terminal fee.


Yes, this is guidelines or must comply before you can get an OEC or Overseas Employment Certificate, which only needed on the airport as your travel exit clearance.

I want to share my friend's experience about returning home for an Emergency. She wasn't able to get an OEC in Hong Kong, due to the Philippine Consulates Office was not on schedule of issuing OECs at that day... Very sad, Right...? but of course she didn't have any choice because her flight was that very night.

So, she went home without the OEC, and just get it in the Philippines. The sad part was that, she need to pay again the Medicare Coverage, OWWA Membership Fee, POEA processing Fee, and 1 year for PAG-IBIG contribution, which all in all costs more than 3,000 pesos.

To prevent these things happening to you, where ever you are, if you want to return home for vacation, get your OEC at Philippines Consulates Ofiice on that country...

Philippines Consulates Office in Hong Kong is located at 14th floor, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong or visit their website at http://www.consulate-hongkong.com/philippines.html

Please take note...

Philippines Consulates Office will issue OEC, from MONDAY - THURSDAY...

You can get your OEC at this window 20

Every SUNDAYS,you can get your OEC at Bayanihan Kennedy Town Center,located at 55 Victoria Rd., Kennedy Town, Hong Kong.

So, fellow OFWs let's secure our OEC first, before going back to the Philippines for Vacation... You will only spend 100 Pesos, compared to 3,000 Pesos if you will get OEC in the Philippines...

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