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OEC (Overseas Employment Certificate) Processing - Philippines

Jun Jun Dela Cruz
Jun Jun is a Multicraft Technician in the Philippines

Ask ko lang po kung gaano katagal ang pag-aaply ng OEC tsaka kailangan ko po ba muna bayaran ang Php2,500 para sa Philhealth bago ako makakuha ng OEC? Tapos po may visa na po ako release Sep 3, 2014 hindi po ba ako magkakaproblema just in case hindi ako makaalis before Sep 19 kasi yun po expire ng medical certificate ko eh



Topic: How long is the application for OEC (Overseas Employment Certificate)? And should I first pay for the P2,500 to Philhealth before I can get the OEC? I have a visa which was released on September 3. Won't there be any problems if I do not leave before September 19? Because that is the expiration date of my medical certificate.

10, Sep 2014, 14:29 PM (PH time)
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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
Atty. Bimbi is a Legal expert in the Philippines
Hindi ako sure kung ang online processing ng OEC ay gumagana na, pero, mayroong programang kamakailan lang na inilunsad ang OFW. Ah, sa Google, naka saad na nag soft-launch ang POEA ng online processing ng OEC noong September 5, 2014.

Patungkol sa Medical Certificate, sa totoo lang, hindi ko masasagot. Kasi, may mga kakilala akong naka-alis ng bansa kahit na ang nakalagay sa kanilang medical certificate ay "not fit to work". Ang dahilan nito, pag dating nila sa kanilang destination o country of deployment, sasailalim sila ulit sa medical examination. Bale wala ang medical certificate na galing sa Pilipinas.

I am not sure about the internal policies regarding an expired medical certificate. Hindi kasi ako humahawak ng mga kaso ng employers sa POEA. I usually handle illegal dismissal cases and money claims. So, hindi kita masasagot for sure.

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