Mga besh, knows n’yo bang may bago nang guidelines bago mag-abroad?

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NAGBABALAK ba kayong mag-abroad?

Nako, kailangan niyong malaman na may ipatutupad na bagong guidelines para sa mga Pilipinong babiyahe sa ibang bansa.

Magsisimula ‘yan sa darating na September 3.

Ayon sa Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), magiging mas mahigpit sa departure screening na kung saan ay kailangan niyong magpakita ng mas maraming dokumento.

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Ang pagbabago, anila, ng protocol ay upang malabanan at maiwasan ang “human trafficking.”

“It is of paramount importance to emphasize that the Revised Guidelines have been formulated not to encroach upon the fundamental right to travel, but to serve as a protective bulwark shielding our fellow citizens from the dire perils of human trafficking,” sey sa inilabas na pahayag ng IACAT.

Dagdag pa, “IACAT ardently anticipates that the enforcement of these meticulously refined Guidelines, complemented by an enhanced regime of information dissemination, will effectuate a palpable reduction, if not outright elimination, of human trafficking incidents.”

Narito na ngayon ang mga pangunahing dokumento na kailangan sa pag-aabroad, base sa revised guidelines:

• Passport – may bisa ng hindi bababa sa anim na buwan mula sa petsa ng pag-alis
• Appropriate valid visa (kung kinakailangan)
• Boarding pass
• Confirmed return or roundtrip ticket (kung kinakailangan)

Bukod sa mga nabanggit, pupwede ring i-require ng immigration office (IO) ang ilan pang supporting documents:

For Tourists:

1. Self-funded Travels

• Confirmed return or roundtrip ticket;
• Proof of hotel booking/accommodation;
• Financial capacity or source of income consistent with the passenger’s declared purpose of travel;
• And proof of employment and other equivalent documents.

2. For sponsored travels: If the sponsor abroad is a relative within the first (1st) civil degree of the passenger

• Original Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-issued birth certificate/report of birth or marriage certificate/report of marriage as proof of first (1st) civil degree relationship;
• Confirmed return or roundtrip ticket; and
• Copies of the following documents of sponsor, such as: Valid passport; Valid work visa/permit, residence permit or any equivalent document; Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC), E-receipt, or OFW Clearance, for OFW sponsors.

2.2. If the sponsor abroad is a relative up to the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, unless otherwise limited by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate exercising jurisdiction

• Original Affidavit of Support and Guarantee (AOSG) and is:

-duly notarized by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate/Honorary Consulate authorized to perform notarization services; or

-if the AOSG is notarized by a local notary public in the country of destination, the AOSG must be duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate/Honorary Consulate (for non-Apostille countries) or apostilled by the apostille authority in the country of destination (for Apostille countries).

• Confirmed return or roundtrip ticket; and Original PSA-issued birth certificate/report of birth or marriage certificate/report of marriage showing the exact relationship between the passenger and the sponsor.

2.3. If the sponsor abroad is a non-relative or a legal/juridical entity

• Original Affidavit of Support and Guarantee (AOSG) and is:

-duly notarized by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate/Honorary Consulate authorized to perform notarization services;

-or if the AOSG is notarized by a local notary public in the country of destination, the AOSG must be duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate/Honorary Consulate (for non-Apostille countries) or apostilled by the apostille authority in the country of destination (for Apostille countries)

• Substantial proof of relationship;
• Confirmed return or roundtrip ticket; and
• if a legal/juridical entity, registration papers of the sponsor.

2.4. If traveling with a local sponsor

• Duly notarized affidavit executed by the local sponsor
• Substantial proof of relationship11:
• Copy of the sponsor’s return ticket consistent with that of the passenger

For Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs):

1. OFWs Departing for the First Time

• OEC, E-receipt, or OFW Clearance duly issued by the Department of Migrant Workers (MW) as appearing in the Border Control Information System (BCIS);
• Valid and appropriate employment visa or work permit or any equivalent document;
• Employment contract, as necessary; and
• Visa Usage Undertaking13 or Manpower Request specifying visa usage approved or verified by the Migrant Workers Office (MWO), if applicable.

2. Balik-Manggagawa

• Valid and appropriate employment visa/work permit or any equivalent document;
• OFW Clearance, OEC issued on-site by the MWO or by the DMW or Migrant Workers Airport Assistance Center (MWAAC), or Online BM OEC Exemption or manually issued OEC:
• And Proof of employment, as necessary.

3. Direct-Hire

• OEC, E-receipt, or valid OFW Clearance; and
• Proper and valid work visa/work permit or any equivalent document.

4. OFWs Requiring Special Travel Exit Clearance in lieu of OEC

• Locally employed seafarers (conduction crew) who will be manning a Philippine Registered Ship’s conduction from a foreign port to the Philippines;
• Seafarers who will undergo orientation and other analogous circumstances as a requirement before their employment, as the prospective foreign employer prescribes. The foreign employer must be accredited by a licensed local manning agency; and
• Emergency change crew for Philippine registered vessels docked in international ports.

5. OFWs traveling to other countries during their vacation in the Philippines

• If the OFW will travel to other country/ies for tourism, but will return to the Philippines before proceeding to his/her jobsite, the OFW shall undergo the usual immigration inspection for tourist travelers under this Guidelines.
• If the OFW will travel to other country/ies for tourism, but will proceed directly to his/her job site, a valid OEC will be required.

6. Endorsement to the DMW-MWAAC

• The IO shall promptly endorse a passenger to the DMW-MWAAC for validation of employment documents, updating of employment records, issuance of clearance, or other appropriate action, when confronted with the following:
  the OEC of the OFW or MWO-registered worker is invalid, expired, used, or did not reflect in the BCISl; or
  the OFW has incomplete or questionable documents.
• In cases of endorsement to the DMW-MWAAC, the IO shall provide the passenger with a validation request form. Upon validation by the DMW-MWAAC, the passenger shall be directed back to the I0 for the completion of the immigration inspection.

Tandaan mga ka-Bandera, mapipigilan lamang ang pag-alis ng pasahero kapag napatunayang peke ang mga ibinigay na detalye at dokumento.

Kaya bago mag-travel, siguraduhing alam ninyo ang mga kailangang dalhin na requirements at maging totoo sa kausap na IO.

Nang sa gayon ay tiyak na maging maayos at walang iniisip na problema o stress bago mamasyal sa ibang bansa.

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