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Valid employment from an employer outside the Philippines; Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) membership, PhilHealth premium payment: Expiration: Varies; same as associated employment contract: Cost ₱100: Rights: Exemptions on travel tax, documentary stamp, and airport fee [1]
owwa.gov.ph The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (abbreviated as OWWA , Filipino : Pangasiwaan sa Kagalingan ng Manggagawa sa Ibayong-dagat [ 2 ] ) is an attached agency of the Department of Migrant Workers of the Philippines.
President Duterte signing Republic Act No. 11641 or the Act Creating the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on December 30, 2021. On July 12, 2019, during the Araw ng Pasasalamat for OFWs (Thanksgiving day for the Overseas Filipino Workers), President Duterte in a speech promised to finish the framework for the creation of a department that caters to the need of OFWs.
After Ferdinand Marcos was removed from office following the People Power Revolution of February 1986, his successor Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 126, which renamed the Welfare Fund as the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). In 1995, the Republic Act 8042, or Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act, became law.
All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months, or 3 months if holding a residence permit. Citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council countries need only show a government-issued ID card. UAE entry stamp from Dubai International Airport
5. Monitors overseas job advertisements on print, broadcast and television 6. Supervises the government's program on anti-illegal recruitment 7. Imposes disciplinary actions on erring employers and workers and seafarers Employment Facilitation; 1. Accredits/registers foreign principals and employers hiring Filipino workers 2.
Visa requirements for Emirati citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the United Arab Emirates. As of 2025, Emirati citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 185 countries and territories, ranking the Emirati passport 8th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index .
According to The Passport Index, this goal was achieved by December 2018, ranking the Emirati passport as the strongest passport in the world with a visa-free score of 170. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The UAE and Albania are the only Muslim-majority countries where citizens have the right to travel to Israel without a pre-arranged travel visa.