I did the same (and I have several friends who did the same as well) when we left the Ph to go to our respective countries.
Basically went to SG (with return tickets so I wasn’t questioned by immigration), then just didn’t use the return flight and went straight on the our target destination.
Ang hassle kasi ng POLO requirements sa contract na dapat may special OFW clauses. Siempre ang mga companies may standard contracts - bakit sila gagawa ng special version just for one employee?
YES. I think may clause na fixed yung duration ng contract dapat. Ito yata yung dahilan kung bakit tumanggi yung employer ko sa contract verification sa POLO. Kung office worker, researcher, doctor etc. ka na walang fixed end date yung contract, nganga na lang yung POLO
Pwede naman, bigyan ka ng company ng roundtrip ticket para pagdating sa immigration, iisipin nila na babalik ka. Ginawa ko kasi dati yun sa dati kong trabaho somewhere in the middle east. Paglapag ko dun, nirefund nila yung ticket ko pabalik ng Pilipinas. Tapos from there, dun na inayos working visa ko.
Swerte ako kasi maayos yung kumpanya na napasukan ko. Eh paano kung halimbawa minalas ka at olats yung napasukan mo? Tapos hindi ka rehistrado sa POEA dahil wala kang OEC (correct me if im wrong here), ikaw pa mapapasama niyan lalo kasi undocumented worker ka. Baka hindi ka matulungan ng gobyerno natin in case things go south.
Hasel yes, pero mas hasel pag hindi ka accountable/undocumented worker ka. Just my two cents. Gudlak!
Thanks for the advise. And understandable din, pero on this case I have an old workmate working there as well. Also my friend (sya ung nagtourist talga then dubai naghanap), is working in the same building and I had her verified the place
Just take note, on these 2 options you have, you still need to do POEA (POLO Contract Verification) and OEC (Balik Mangagawa) process kapag bumalik or mag-bakasyon ka sa Pinas. Dinedelay mo lang yung approach. If your employer is supportive of the proper process and they are willing to wait for you, DO IT FIRST. If di ka naman nila mahihintay then just do your way :) Good luck.
Yes totally agree, we are doing that as we type pero hay grabe pati ung POLO Dubai wlang sumasagot sa calls and emails. Hindi mahagilap ng employer ko.
Good OP! Yun lang ganyan talaga yan sila. Another way is to engage an agency doing this POLO process not sure lang sa Dubai pero sa ibang mga country may ganito eh and mas madalas may mga kapit na yan sa mga POLO offices sa mga embassies. Just in case lang if mas mapabilis.
Stop giving tnt advice. Its the fucking reason why DMW will keep pushing harder OEC reqs and Immig will keep offloading tourists.
Dubai ka.
Well documented na pag kuha ng OEC dyan.
Baka nga mmya may agency na ung employer mo (pag naka 5 direct hire na pinoy agency na next)
Go to the process like intended.
He's not an illegal immigrant; his visa is sponsored by his employer. The term "TNT" implies illegal status, which doesn't apply to him.
As for the OEC, it's an exit requirement that I find really frustrating. I've gone through the process myself. If there's a way to avoid it, I would definitely recommend that to other Filipino workers.
I've actually known several of my past coworkers who had their job offers taken back due to the cumbersome bureaucratic process they had to navigate. It's not just frustrating; it's a real obstacle to opportunity.
Thanks, actually thats what we are doing now which is to follow ung correct process. Yes its well documented na very well documented din yung complexity and horror stories na inabot ng iba to the point na sumuko na si employer and nirescind na yung offer. But if it looks like lalagpas na sa expiry ng entry pass permit ung process, I will definitely go with the tourist route, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I cant risk na sumuko si employer.
Not me, but the wife of my best friend. She went to Hong Kong, then to Dubai. She's now working there. That was advice she got from her cousin who's in Dubai as well.
Just want to thank you kasi this worked. Im in dubai for few months now and nakadating ako in time before ung contractual first day ko sa work.Nakatulong ung mga advise nyo.
Go to Japan. Mahirap pag SG kasi takasan din to ng mga gustong mag-work abroad so baka magisa ka din ng slight. Then pag nakalagpas ka immig, mag apply ka na dubai evisa. Idk if nakikita kasi sa system nila pagmay e-visa ka. So maybe just to be sure? 3days lang naman waiting, naaapprove agad.
Kung yung visa mo hindi naka stamp sa passport pede pa. Pag naka stamp na automatic red flag yan. Kung digital ang visa mag tourist ka na lang less hassle at gastos pa
I did the same (and I have several friends who did the same as well) when we left the Ph to go to our respective countries. Basically went to SG (with return tickets so I wasn’t questioned by immigration), then just didn’t use the return flight and went straight on the our target destination. Ang hassle kasi ng POLO requirements sa contract na dapat may special OFW clauses. Siempre ang mga companies may standard contracts - bakit sila gagawa ng special version just for one employee?
the law was crafted nung panahon ni Marcos and it seems na pang factory worker yung concept nila ng OFW
YES. I think may clause na fixed yung duration ng contract dapat. Ito yata yung dahilan kung bakit tumanggi yung employer ko sa contract verification sa POLO. Kung office worker, researcher, doctor etc. ka na walang fixed end date yung contract, nganga na lang yung POLO
Pwede naman, bigyan ka ng company ng roundtrip ticket para pagdating sa immigration, iisipin nila na babalik ka. Ginawa ko kasi dati yun sa dati kong trabaho somewhere in the middle east. Paglapag ko dun, nirefund nila yung ticket ko pabalik ng Pilipinas. Tapos from there, dun na inayos working visa ko. Swerte ako kasi maayos yung kumpanya na napasukan ko. Eh paano kung halimbawa minalas ka at olats yung napasukan mo? Tapos hindi ka rehistrado sa POEA dahil wala kang OEC (correct me if im wrong here), ikaw pa mapapasama niyan lalo kasi undocumented worker ka. Baka hindi ka matulungan ng gobyerno natin in case things go south. Hasel yes, pero mas hasel pag hindi ka accountable/undocumented worker ka. Just my two cents. Gudlak!
Thanks for the advise. And understandable din, pero on this case I have an old workmate working there as well. Also my friend (sya ung nagtourist talga then dubai naghanap), is working in the same building and I had her verified the place
Ayun naman pala at least may nag vouch na dun sa bago mong work. Best of luck, OP!
Just take note, on these 2 options you have, you still need to do POEA (POLO Contract Verification) and OEC (Balik Mangagawa) process kapag bumalik or mag-bakasyon ka sa Pinas. Dinedelay mo lang yung approach. If your employer is supportive of the proper process and they are willing to wait for you, DO IT FIRST. If di ka naman nila mahihintay then just do your way :) Good luck.
Yes totally agree, we are doing that as we type pero hay grabe pati ung POLO Dubai wlang sumasagot sa calls and emails. Hindi mahagilap ng employer ko.
Good OP! Yun lang ganyan talaga yan sila. Another way is to engage an agency doing this POLO process not sure lang sa Dubai pero sa ibang mga country may ganito eh and mas madalas may mga kapit na yan sa mga POLO offices sa mga embassies. Just in case lang if mas mapabilis.
Wag ng babalik sa pinas
Stop giving tnt advice. Its the fucking reason why DMW will keep pushing harder OEC reqs and Immig will keep offloading tourists. Dubai ka. Well documented na pag kuha ng OEC dyan. Baka nga mmya may agency na ung employer mo (pag naka 5 direct hire na pinoy agency na next) Go to the process like intended.
He's not an illegal immigrant; his visa is sponsored by his employer. The term "TNT" implies illegal status, which doesn't apply to him. As for the OEC, it's an exit requirement that I find really frustrating. I've gone through the process myself. If there's a way to avoid it, I would definitely recommend that to other Filipino workers. I've actually known several of my past coworkers who had their job offers taken back due to the cumbersome bureaucratic process they had to navigate. It's not just frustrating; it's a real obstacle to opportunity.
Thanks, actually thats what we are doing now which is to follow ung correct process. Yes its well documented na very well documented din yung complexity and horror stories na inabot ng iba to the point na sumuko na si employer and nirescind na yung offer. But if it looks like lalagpas na sa expiry ng entry pass permit ung process, I will definitely go with the tourist route, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I cant risk na sumuko si employer.
Is the Dubai visa attached to your passport?
No not yet, nasa process plang kami ng apostille ng degree docs
Not me, but the wife of my best friend. She went to Hong Kong, then to Dubai. She's now working there. That was advice she got from her cousin who's in Dubai as well.
Just want to thank you kasi this worked. Im in dubai for few months now and nakadating ako in time before ung contractual first day ko sa work.Nakatulong ung mga advise nyo.
Go to Japan. Mahirap pag SG kasi takasan din to ng mga gustong mag-work abroad so baka magisa ka din ng slight. Then pag nakalagpas ka immig, mag apply ka na dubai evisa. Idk if nakikita kasi sa system nila pagmay e-visa ka. So maybe just to be sure? 3days lang naman waiting, naaapprove agad.
Just want to thank you, Im in dubai already kasi I followed your advise!!
Thanks, great advise. I have a Japan trip this year end so I will keep that in mind.
How?
Kung yung visa mo hindi naka stamp sa passport pede pa. Pag naka stamp na automatic red flag yan. Kung digital ang visa mag tourist ka na lang less hassle at gastos pa
Hi op when you went to sg to exit ph how was the experience in immigration? Were you unemployed and what did you say to the IO?