Do you need an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC)? Here's a guide to eligibility and process for OFWs in Australia

In an episode of Trabaho, Visa, atbp., Migrant Workers Office Labor Attaché Melissa Mendizabal shared insights on the purpose and process of obtaining an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) for OFWs in Australia.

Migrant Workers Office Labor Attaché Melissa Mendizabal shared insights on the purpose and process of obtaining an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) for OFWs in Australia. Credit: Migrant Workers Office Canberra

Key Points

• The Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) serves as an exit pass or clearance for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) departing the Philippines to return to their country of employment.
• In Australia, the Migrant Workers Office—formerly the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Canberra—handles the processing of OECs.
• With various Australian visa types, including student and temporary graduate visas, Labor Attaché Melissa Mendizabal clarified who is required to secure an OEC.

PAKINGGAN ANG ULAT-PANAYAM:

Kailangan mo bang kumuha ng Overseas Employment Certificate o OEC? Alamin ang proseso at sino ang sakop na OFW sa Australia

SBS Filipino

30/01/202521:01

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