Balik-Manggagawa registration guide

A worker-on-leave (Balik-Manggagawa) refers to an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who is on vacation or on leave and is returning to the same employer within six months from arrival in the Philippines. Registration of Balik-Manggagawa can be done either individually or through the agency that deployed the OFW. Documentary requirements A Balik-Manggagawa shall submit the following documents to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) or to designated centers or units in the country or overseas for registration and for issuance of exit clearance: • Valid Passport • Re-entry visa, work permit, or any equivalent document • Proof that worker is returning to the same employer Registration fee Fees that a worker-on-leave shall pay to register and secure an e-Receipt and/or 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 in OWWA membership contribution A worker-on-leave with valid Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) membership and Medicare coverage shall only pay Php 100.00 for the POEA processing fee. The e-Card is issued to a worker-on-leave for free. The e-Receipt and/or OEC shall serve as travel exit clearance and exemptions from payment of travel tax and airport terminal fee. Where to register and secure e-Receipt and/or OEC and/or e-Card Balik-Manggagawa may register individually or through the recruitment agency that previously deployed them. A Worker-on-Leave may secure the e-Receipt /OEC or e-Card at: •Balik-Manggagawa Processing Division(BMPD) Service Area, POEA Bldg., Ortigas Avenue, corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City •POEA Regional Centers and/or Regional Extension Units (REUs) and Satellite Offices •POEA-deputized OWWA Regional Offices and Units •Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) and various Philippine Embassies and Consulates abroad •Exit Clearance Delivery System (Drop box) POEA regional centers and/or regional extension units and satellite offices: POEA Regional Center for Luzon 3rd Floor, South Paseo Yabes Bldg. Rizal Avenue, San Fernando City La Union POEA Regional Ext. Unit-CAR Benitez Court Compound Magsaysay Avenue, Baguio City POEA Satellite Office – Region III Balikbayan Mall, Angeles City Clark Field Pampanga POEA Satellite Office – Region IV No. 4 Penthouse, Hectan Commercial Center Chipeco Ave., Brgy. Halang Calamba City POEA Satellite Office – Region V Ground Floor, OWWA RU 5 ANST Bldg., Washington Drive Legaspi City POEA Regional Center for Visayas 3rd Floor, Gemini Bldg. 719 M. J. Cuenco Ave., Cebu City POEA Regional Ext. Unit – Region VI 2nd Floor, S. C. Divinagracia Bldg. Quezon St., Iloilo City POEA Satellite Office 2nd Floor, UTC Building Araneta-Alunan St., Singcang Bacolod City POEA Satellite Office DOLE Compound, Trece Martirez Tacloban City POEA Regional Center for Mindanao 2nd Flr., AMYA II Bldg. Quimpo Blvd. cor. Tulip Drive Ecoland, Davao City POEA Regional Ext. Unit – Region IX 3rd Flr, TAUP Bldg, Nuñez Extension Zamboanga City POEA Regional Ext. Unit – Region X 3rd Floor, Acersyant Bldg. Kauswagan Road Cagayan de Oro City POEA-deputized OWWA regional offices and units: •OFW Balikbayan Assistance Center Duty Free Fiesta Mall, Sucat , Parañaque City •OWWA Tugegarao Sycanco Bldg., Bonifacio Street, Tugegarao, Cagayan •OWWA Regional Unit – Caraga 44 J.C Quirino Avenue, 8600 Butuan City •Department of Labor and Employment Region XII, AYS Building 171 Sinsuat Ave., Cotabato City persons not qualified to register as workers-on-leave: •Dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers (they can avail of the privilege of reduced travel tax by applying at the Philippine Tourism Authority or PTA) •Persons who are traveling on student visa •Persons who are traveling on business visa •Permanent Residents of foreign countries (they can avail of the privilege of travel tax exemption by applying at the PTA) •Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who changed employers are considered new-hires Requirements for reduced travel tax for dependents or OFWs: Passport Plane ticket Marriage contract Birth certificate Latest e-Receipt and/or OEC and information sheet of the OFW To be submitted at: Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), Revenue Department, Travel Tax Division, Department of Tourism G/F 117, DOT Bldg., T.M. Kalaw, Manila NOTE: Dependents are entitled to reduced tax privilege only if proceeding to OFW’s jobsite. Unmarried dependent children are only entitled to the privilege until the 21st birthday. Things to bring to the airport upon departure: Passport e-Receipt or OEC e-CARD e-Receipt and OEC are valid only for sixty (60) days from the date of issuance. Present e-Receipt or OEC (airport copy) at the airport terminal fee counter to avail of exemption from payment of terminal fee. ** Source: http://www.poea.gov.ph/html/balik.html