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Tips in securing Italian work visa


Philippine Ambassador to Italy Philippe J. Lhuillier urges Filipinos who are planning to work in Italy to comply with all the requirements of both the Italian and the Philippine governments for the issuance of work visas to ensure they will be allowed to leave the country. Lhuillier has warned applicants for work in Italy against “shortcuts" in securing work visas following reports that some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been issued with work visas by the Italian Embassy in Manila were not allowed to leave the Philippines because of failure to comply with Philippine requirements. The Philippine government requires that prospective Italian employers should accomplish the following documents and submit them to the Labor Office of the Philippine Embassy for verification and processing: 1. A "Deed of Undertaking" (or Atto di Sottoscrizione) indicating the terms and conditions of employment; 2. Supporting documents which include: a. the original copy of the Nulla Osta (to be presented only as reference); b. three photocopies of the Nulla Osta; c. three photocopies of any document issued by the Italian government showing the name, picture and signature of the employer (such as his/her Carta d'Identita, passport or driver's license);and d. three photocopies of the passport of the Filipino worker to be hired. In the event that the employer is unable to personally come to the Embassy, he may send a representative provided that said representative can present the following: 1. An “Authorization" (or Autorizzazione) from the employer empowering the representative to act on his behalf, and 2. Three photocopies of any valid document of the employer's representative. Once these requirements are complied with, the concerned OFW will be issued an Overseas Employment Certificate (or OEC/E-receipt). Failure to show an OEC/E-receipt at the airport immigration counter will result in the denial of one's departure from the Philippines.

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