Archives for “OFW Advisory”

Filing the Visa Screen Certificate for Foreign-Trained Occupational Therapists in the United States

Posted by on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 6:40 AM. 19 Comments.

This news is for foreign-trained Occupational Therapists in the United States who are working on converting their H1-B visas (work visa) to permanent resident status (greencard). According to Immspec.com (U.S. Immigration Forms Processing Service for Foreign Nurses and Pharmacists), a company that describes itself as “an in-house immigration administration support specialist”, the Visa Screening program [...]

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POEA eases OFW exit procedure at airports

Posted by on Monday, March 24, 2008 at 8:31 AM. 0 Comments.

For our overseas Filipino workers (OFW), this latest news release by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration is such a welcome development, especially if you’re lugging around with gifts of clothes (like babydolls) and food for your loved ones. March 19, 2008. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration is dropping the validation of documents of OFWs leaving through its [...]

Filed under Making Ends Meet, News, OFW Advisory.

Lower OWWA Fees for OFWs

Posted by on Monday, February 4, 2008 at 7:52 AM. 1 Comment.

Here’s good news for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has reduced the OWWA contribution US Dollar-Peso exchange rate from US$1.00 : PhP 51.00 to US$1.00 : PhP 42.00. This has taken effect last 17 December 2007 when the Board of Trustees enacted OWWA Resolution No. 38. As a result, the [...]

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