Jan 262014
 

Bureau of Immigration building. Photo from Bureau of Immmigration website

MANILA, Philippines—Foreigners with pending employment visa applications are still required to secure a provisional working permit (PWP) from the Bureau of Immigration.

This was announced by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz who instructed all Department of Labor and Employment regional offices to remind foreign nationals in their areas who had started working for local entities to secure PWPs even while their applications for an Alien Employment Permit or employment visa were still being processed.

Earlier, Immigration Commissioner Siegfred Mison issued Operation Order 2013-019, the Rules on Provisional Working Permit, emphasizing the need for foreign workers to secure PWPs.

The PWP shall be valid for three months or until a working (commercial) visa has been issued in favor of the applicant, whichever comes first.—Tina G. Santos

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