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Department of Migrant Workers

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documentsBalik-Manggagawa OEC: Who Counts and What to BringThe five Balik-Manggagawa categories, the documents each needs, and the DMW counter timings. Processing carries no standard fee.employmentDeployment Bans, Alert Levels and No-Fee CountriesCrisis Alert Level 3 and 4 mean a total deployment ban. Level 2 lets only returning workers go. Some countries are no-placement-fee by law.employmentDMW Job Orders: 134,072 Listed, and the CatchDMW publishes approved job orders by jobsite, updated every 2 hours. It also says plainly it cannot guarantee the vacancy is still open.employmentDMW Online Services: E-Registration and POPS-BaME-registration issues the reference number your OEC is encoded against. POPS-BaM handles returning workers, POPS-Direct direct hires.employmentEPS Korea: The 18 to 38 Route to Working in KoreaKorea's Employment Permit System is government to government. You must pass the EPS-TOPIK, be 18 to 38, and clear a colour vision and skills screening.employmentLicensed Recruitment Agencies: Check Before You PayDMW publishes 3,794 agencies with licence status, updated every 2 hours. Direct hiring is legal only for four kinds of employer.employmentMedical Exam for Abroad: Who Publishes WhatDMW publishes no medical requirement or clinic list. DOH stamps a medical certificate for employment before DFA will apostille it.employmentMigrant Workers Office: 20 Posts and What They DoAn MWO sits inside a Philippine Embassy or Consulate with a welfare officer and an OWWA line. Your eCard is the ID you present there.employmentMWO Abu Dhabi: No Appointment, No EntryVerification is AED 40.00 and OWWA membership AED 92.00, cash only. Walk in 1 to 3 working days before your flight, 11am to 1pm Monday to Thursday.employmentMWO Dubai: Contract Verification, AED 40 a ContractContract verification at MWO Dubai is AED 40.00 cash per contract, one day on site. Minimum basic wage is AED 1,500 across all three categories.employmentMWO Riyadh: What to Bring, by Worker CategoryMWO Riyadh verifies Balik-Manggagawa contracts at the end of a 2-year term. Online OEC help is only for vacationers returning in under 60 days.documentsOEC Exemption: Who Qualifies and How to Print ItReturning to the same employer, jobsite and position can exempt you from the OEC appointment. The record windows that decide it, and how to fix a missing one.documentsOEC Online Appointment: How POPS-BaM WorksStep by step through DMW's POPS-BaM system: creating the e-Registration account, booking the OEC appointment, printing an exemption, and fixing old records.documentsOEC: Validity, Cost and Who Actually Needs OneThe Overseas Employment Certificate is valid 60 days and covers one exit. What DMW charges, who is exempt, and the travel tax exemption it carries.welfareOFW in Trouble Abroad: Where to Get HelpHotline 1348 reaches DMW and OWWA around the clock. What repatriation covers, what your agency is liable for, and what illegal recruitment carries.employmentPEOS: The Free Seminar Before You Apply AbroadPEOS is DMW's free pre-employment orientation, 8 modules taken online before you apply. What each module covers and how the certificate is issued.employmentWork Visa Requirements: What DMW Actually ControlsThe visa is the host country's call. DMW controls the OEC, the job order and the agency licence, and publishes all three.