Obtaining OEC

chizmark · February 2018

hi po
Can I ask lng po how long po ba processing ng oec sa poea?
Dati din po akong sea based ngyon nagapply para sa OFW landbase.
Bali kasi ako po ay direct hire at ang employer ko ay nasa australia and my kinuha silang agency dito pra magayos ng oec ang sbi skin ng agency dito sa pinas ay nguupdate daw sila ng system ang POEA, walang nabigay na date kung kelan maayos meron po ba dito ngyon 2018 kumuha ng OEC na mdjo nahirapan po at ilan days nyo po nakuha kung meron man po?

Yun na lng po ang need ko ung OEC tpos nun flight ticket na an tagal ko po itong hinintay isang taon na po at maraming pagsubok na ibinibigay kagaya ngayon na grant na ung VISA ko tpos naman etong OEC ang nagpapatagal.

Sana naman my mkasagot din at ung may karanasan din po ngayon

Marami pong salamat sa sagot.

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Marky David

chizmark · February 2018

hi po mga kababayan
Can I ask lng po how long po ba processing ng oec sa poea?
Dati din po akong sea based ngyon nagapply para sa OFW landbase.
Bali kasi ako po ay direct hire at ang employer ko ay nasa australia and my kinuha silang agency dito pra magayos ng oec ang sbi skin ng agency dito sa pinas ay nguupdate daw sila ng system ang POEA, walang nabigay na date kung kelan maayos meron po ba dito ngyon 2018 kumuha ng OEC na mdjo nahirapan po at ilan days nyo po nakuha kung meron man po?

Yun na lng po ang need ko ung OEC tpos nun flight ticket na an tagal ko po itong hinintay isang taon na po at maraming pagsubok na ibinibigay kagaya ngayon na grant na ung VISA ko tpos naman etong OEC ang nagpapatagal.

Sana naman my mkasagot din at ung may karanasan din po ngayon

Marami pong salamat sa sagot.

Message me lng po sa fb ko
Marky David

rodracing80 · February 2018

Kabayan parehas tau ng problema, sa akin naman hindi ko pa na proccess yung OEC ko kc dto pa ako ngayun sa Riyadh, but yung visa ko sa Aussie pina proccess na ng employer ko, Plano ko kc jan magexit sa Pinas, at plano dn kumuha ng OEC pag uwi ko, may email kc sa akin ng tga polo Aussie na still ban pa dn daw ang direct hire jn sa pinas.
Nabasa ko lang to sa forum na pwede daw tau mg tour sa SG or Hk tas don na magexit kc visa lng naman hahanapin doon ng immigration. KUha ka lng ng round trip papunta don at d na babalik ng pinas,
Yan dn plano ko kabayan if ever no other choice.

Rod

chizmark · February 2018

Oh gnun
Kasi nababalitaan ko na mahirap kumuha ng oec
Pero ang alam ko ay hindi na ban ang pagkuha ng oec sa direct hire na lift na pero ung problem sa poea naguupdate dw sila ng system kaya antay lng ako kpag ka wala gnun din siguro gagwin ko

jayr.cruz · April 2019

@rodracing80 @chizmark . Good day po. Ask ko lang kung pano naging experience niyo regarding the OEC. @rodracing80 Diyan ka na ba sa Riyadh nag pamedical? Nasa Jeddah kasi ako now. Thank you.

Pretsels · June 2019

Hi @jayr.cruz

Nakakuha ka na ng OEC?

In-avoid ko yang OEC nung unang alis ko pa-AU. Nag-exit ako thru SG. Then process ko na lang sana yung OEC mula dito sa AU. Pero nagbago na ng regulation kaya kailangan sa PH i-process. So, nag-sched ako ng uwi sa PH for 4 days lang para pwede ko i-process sa airport sa day ng lipad ko pabalik ng AU. Pag more than 5 days kasi ang stay mo, sa POEA office ka mismo magpa-process. Eh tingin ko matagal aabutin yun.

Yung sinubmit ko for OEC, (i) POLO-Canberra authenticated contract na pwede i-process via email (kasama sa sinubmit ko yung resibo ng authentication tsaka yung repatriation page ng health insurance policy ko), (ii) kopya ng visa, (iii) resibo ng OWWA membership (mag-eexpire na kasi yung coverage para sa dati kong trabaho sa UK) tsaka (iv) ticket pabalik ng AU para may proof na maikli lang stay ko sa PH.

Btw, katabi lang nung POEA desk yung OWWA desk sa terminal 3 kaya pwede mo na rin i-process dun.

Less than 30 mins lang yung processing nung OEC ko. Pero pumunta ako nang maaga sa airport sa araw ng lipad ko kasi baka mahaba pila.

Ang hindi ko na lang sigurado eh kung pwede na ba akong ma-exempt sa OEC sa next na uwi ko. Chineck ko kasi yung BM online account ko, di pa siya updated para sa details ng new employer ko. Pero ilang days pa lang naman yung nakakalipas mula nung nakuha ko yung OEC ko. Baka pina-process pa nila yung documents ko para ma-update ang BM online account ko.

jayr.cruz said:
@rodracing80 @chizmark . Good day po. Ask ko lang kung pano naging experience niyo regarding the OEC. @rodracing80 Diyan ka na ba sa Riyadh nag pamedical? Nasa Jeddah kasi ako now. Thank you.

jayr.cruz · June 2019

@Pretsels Maraming salamat for the info. I guess I might have to take the same thing you did which is to fly via SG or Malaysia. Im still in Jeddah and likely to exit sa Pinas once Visa is granted, mas madali na ang process ata once you get the contract authenticated from POLO-Canberra unlike if you are starting whole dito sa Pinas and leaving for the first time.

If you don't mind baka pwde mo ishare ung steps how you were able to get your contract validated by mail, para alam ko din gagawin once I reach AU. TIA.

cucci · June 2019

@jayr.cruz Here's part of the email I got from POLO Canberra last time I inquired about OEC processing... I am not sure if the quoted fees are current considering this was as of mid 2018.

_Please be informed that POLO Australia is processing OEC for vacationing Filipinos under the Balik Manggagawa Program of POEA. Please be further informed that the OEC is only valid for sixty days from the date of issuance.

Kindly create your BM Online Account if you do not still have or Reactivate if you have existing account through this website http://www.bmonline.ph/. The instructions can be read or viewed in the website itself. Upload a full face picture with white background. (Note: In filling out the portion of Contract Details, the Latest Departure date is your latest flight from the Philippines going to Australia while the Latest Arrival date is your arrival in the Philippines for your next vacation)

Then set an appointment for the processing of your OEC by clicking the green button "Acquire OEC or Exemption" and choose the location: POLO Oceana Branch: Australia Yarralumla. Please make sure that your return to Australia is within the sixty day validity of the OEC from the date of your appointment. Once appointment was successfully made, kindly print out the copy of appointment and affix your signature.

Please take note that you do not need to appear personally to POLO Office for your scheduled appointment. The following are the requirements needed in securing an OEC which you need to send through courier c/o Philippine Embassy 1 Moonah Place Yarralumla ACT 2600 at least a day before your date of appointment:
1. signed employment contract
2. copy of your passport and visa
3. Signed Information Sheet generated from the BM Online appointment (go to "My Transactions")
4. Australian Money Order for the fees which can be bought from the Post Office
5. Self addressed envelope where we can post back your verified contract and receipts

The following are the fees: Verification is AU$18, OWWA Membership is AU$25 and OEC is AU$5 payable to Philippine Embassy POLO through Australian Money Order amounting to AU$48.00

Your processed OEC will be sent to your BM Online Account under "My Transaction" then print it out before your flight to Australia which you need to present before the immigration. You may enter the BM Online OEC Number on your next application for OEC and will be exempted from payment if you are returning to the same Employer and Jobsite.

Thank you.

Technical and Admin Staff
PE Canberra POLO_

jayr.cruz · June 2019

@cucci Ay wow maraming thank you. This is good news. Pwde pala maprocess so I don't need to take a different route. Can you share the email address of POLO Canberra? Also, any idea about the Australian Money Order - is the post office mentioned in AU or even in PH. Thanks again.

cucci · June 2019

@jayr.cruz I inquired when I was onshore already, so I don't know if the same process pag offshore pa. I took the tourist route coz my visitor visa was still valid, lodged 457 onshore and inquired from POLO Canberra because I had to go to Ph for some family matters. So I presume that the post office mentioned is Australian Post.

Oh, btw, the email is explicit that it is Australian Money Order.

jayr.cruz · June 2019

Thanks again @cucci. Ill just try to email POLO Canberra, hopefully it applies to offshore as well.

tcha · September 2019

@cucci hi! Ask ko lang when you said you took the tourist route, was it from Pinas to Au? May I know anu ano ang pinrepare mo for your departure?

cucci · September 2019

@tcha said:

@cucci hi! Ask ko lang when you said you took the tourist route, was it from Pinas to Au? May I know anu ano ang pinrepare mo for your departure?

Yup.. Pinas to AU... since I was using visitor visa (600), no need for any documentation other then ticket and visa.

tcha · October 2019

@cucci Hi! I did the tourist route and everything went well. Thank you sa naging advice.😘

I have another question though. My husband and daughter will also fly in soon here to Au. They already have valid visa as my dependents. May idea ka b if they will need any docs to show sa immig saten aside from the visa?

cucci · October 2019

@tcha Just passport and visa grant letter.

tcha · October 2019

@cucci Thank you!!!😊

tmanito · October 2019

tama po ba, hindi ako makakakuha ng OEC if wala pa akong approved visa?

cucci · October 2019

@tmanito Yes po... isa ang visa sa requirement for processing the OEC.

rainybrainy · November 2019

Here's the latest update for OECs from POLO - https://dms.philembassy.org.au/index.php/website/latest/polo-1/2019-3/321-verification-of-employment-contract-and-issuanc-of-oec/file

xiaolico · November 2019

yung oec, eto yung sticker diba. what if nag renew ka na ng passport, so pag dumalaw ka pinas, kailangan dalhin yung lumang passport?

brainsap · November 2019

OEC is just a number that you need to present for the Immigration Official prior to boarding. Applying for OEC is much easier now, as you can do it online, anytime and anywhere.