DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF LANDBASED WORKERS FROM THE PHILIPPINES
(AGENCY-TO-AGENCY RECRUITMENT)
Foreign recruitment agencies may recruit workers from the Philippines by registering with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) through a licensed Philippine recruitment agency OR a company duly registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) that has been granted a provisional license by the POEA.
To be registered with the POEA, foreign recruitment agencies must submit the following documents to the Office of the Labor Attaché for verification:
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- position & number - wages - employer |
* For additional Job Orders, agency is required to comply with No. III, i.e., Manpower Request.
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- position - number - wages
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- Certified true copy of employer’s business license - Duly accomplished POLO Form 02 - Authorization for signatory to manpower request to recruit (not required for President / CEO / HR Director of the company) |
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- Approved LCA from the U.S. Department of Labor (for US-based employers) (POLO fee $10.00) - For other employers, e.g., Caribbean Islands/South America based employers, VISA AND WORK PERMIT ASSURANCE/GUARANTEE LETTER. (POLO fee $10.00) |
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| VII.Authority of Signatory to Employment Document in Behalf of the Agency |
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Payment
- Payment of POLO Verification Fee in the form of Cash, if submitted directly to our office in Washington DC, otherwise, money order or US Bank draft payable to the “The Labor Office, or Office of the Labor Attache or Embassy of the Philippines” (Sum of all the above fees in a single check)
- PERSONAL OR COMPANY CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
Mailing of Documents
Verified documents are sent back to the foreign agency, and it is that agency’s responsibility to mail these to the Philippine recruitment agency for their application for registration with the POEA. For mailing of documents, please choose from the following:
- For mailing of documents within the U.S.: Please submit a pre-stamped, self-addressed U.S. Postal Service Express Mail envelope with sufficient postage.
- For mailing out of documents in other territories, or countries: contact Fedex for rates and send a separate US Bank draft payable to FEDEX. We do not ship OUT documents using PREPAID, Individual or company account numbers.
* For principals outside the U.S., check must have a corresponding local bank in the U.S.
** Money orders from the Bahamas and other Caribbean and South American countries cannot be accepted.
POLO-WDC assumes no responsibility for any loss / delay through the mail.
NOTE: Requirements Nos. I, II, & III are the only documents needed to be authenticated by the appropriate Philippine Consulate.
* For additional Job Orders, agency is required to comply with No. III, i.e., Manpower Request.
For more information please contact The Office of the Labor Attaché, 1600 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: (202) 467-9425/467-9426.
