Many novices who go abroad to work for the first time will think that they must apply for a work visa to work abroad. In Japan, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Europe and other countries that we have been in contact with for a long time, foreign employers need to go to the immigration bureau or labor department to apply for an employer approval document to apply for a work visa. Different countries have different names, but they are basically similar. With this employer approval, you can take your personal information to the other country’s embassy in China to apply for a work visa. With a work visa, you can work legally. The most difficult part of this work visa is the employer's approval. Many European and American agencies in China deceive job seekers with fake employer approvals. The difference between the fake and the real one is that one is the employer's approval document that has passed the Immigration Bureau or the Ministry of Labor, and the other is the employer's job invitation letter. It has not been applied through the Immigration Bureau or the Ministry of Labor. It is just a document, change the name, and print it out. Invitation to become an employer. This is to take advantage of the information asymmetry that job seekers know, and then deceive job seekers, because the invitation letter issued by the employer itself can be sent out at will, up to 10,000, but there is no invitation letter from the employer that has not passed the Immigration Bureau or the Ministry of Labor. In any sense. I won’t go into details. Let’s mainly talk about the work visa in the Philippines.

Many economically underdeveloped countries have different policies from developed countries. Since their embassy does not have the right to issue work visas, work visas can generally only be applied for when you arrive in the destination country. This is why people who come to work in the Philippines come here with tourist visas. After arriving in the Philippines, apply for a work visa.

About the work visas in the Philippines, there are mainly temporary work visas and long-term work visas, as detailed below.

SWP (SPECIAL WORKING PERMIT) and PWP (Provisional Work Permit)

Many people refer to SWP as temporary work permit. Let us answer the questions related to SWP and PWP. question.

The full name of SWP: SPECIAL WORKING PERMIT

The correct meaning is: Special Temporary Work Permit, which is issued to those who hold a tourist visa but work temporarily in the Philippines .

The full name of PWP: Provisional Work Permit

The correct meaning is: Temporary work permit (quasi-formal work permit), which is for people who have applied for a formal work visa (9G). Permit to work legally while the application is approved.

It should be noted that PWP and SWP have nothing to do with your visa. It is still a tourist visa. The tourist visa still needs to be renewed, and only a tourist visa can apply for PWP and SWP.

Foreigners can work legally with SWP or PWP. After the SWP or PWP expires, they must have legal AEP and work visa documents before they can work.

Incomplete documents will be considered as If you work illegally, the Philippine Immigration Bureau can take action to arrest and deport you to the blacklist in accordance with the immigration law.

The SWP special temporary work permit has not been cancelled. Many people misunderstood that it has been cancelled.

The SWP Special Temporary Work Permit was only canceled for gambling companies in July 2019, and it was not canceled for other companies and remains unchanged.

SWP is generally processed by three types of people:

1. Those who come to the Philippines temporarily to work, such as technicians at many construction sites or certain equipment installation engineers.

2. Temporary coming to the Philippines for concerts and temporary commercial performances

3. Non-gambling companies do not have a legal work permit for new employees who have not officially joined the company.

Usually the probation period is 3-6 months, and the company will not apply for a work visa until you officially join the company.

4. It can be applied for up to two times in a row, and each time is only valid for 3 months.

PWP is generally processed by three types of people:

1. Since the approval of the Philippine work visa is relatively slow, a legal work permit is required during the work visa application period.

2. Any gambling company does not have a legal work permit for new employees who have not officially joined the company.

Usually the probation period is 3-6 months, and the company will not apply for a work visa until you officially join the company.

3. It can be applied for up to two times in a row, and each time is only valid for 3 months. When applying for the second time, you need to show the certificate from the Immigration Bureau for processing 9G.

SWP and PWP are both legal temporary work permits and are not any type of visa.

Special reminder:

1. Even after applying for SWP and PWP, the tourist visa still needs to be renewed.

2. SWP and PWP can only be used for temporary work for 3-6 months.

3. If you leave the Philippines while holding SWP and PWP, you need to apply for a tourist visa again to enter the country. SWP and PWP cannot be used as the basis for multiple entries.

4. Before applying for PWP, you must have started applying for the Ministry of Labor documents for the 9G work visa.

5. If you want to leave the country, your tourist visa needs to be within the validity period. If the tourist visa is more than six months old, you also need to apply for ECC, ARP and other customs clearance certificates.

Then let’s take a look at the post-approval sample of SWP

Let’s take a look at the post-approval sample of PWP

Generally speaking, the price of SWP is about 20,000 pesos. The price of Pwp is 45,000 pesos. Since the Immigration Bureau no longer allows SWP visas to be engaged in gambling-related industries, the temporary work visas now applied for to work here are basically PWP visas. Converting this visa to RMB is about more than 6,000 RMB. In addition to the tourist visa you applied for when you came here, the air tickets you bought, the return tickets, customs clearance and other expenses, the total cost is almost 10,000 yuan. In other words, from the time you start working, the company will pay you almost 10,000 yuan. If you do not complete the contract period, you still need to bear the money yourself. Therefore, I would like to advise those who want to work in the Philippines to be prepared to endure hardship. The work here is much more stressful than work in China, and the working hours are longer. Everyone will have a long adaptation period when they first come here. This time may be 2 months or 4 months, depending on each person of adaptability. Generally, you can apply for a 9G long-term work visa after becoming a regular employee. At this time, you have basically adapted to the work mode and become proficient at work.

The 9G work permit is generally valid for one, two or three years. The companies here basically apply for a 2-year validity period. The cost is about 100,000 pesos.

Of course, there are individual companies that do not apply for temporary work permits. Just the tourist visa is being renewed. Several companies were investigated some time ago, and they were all companies with two to three hundred people. When the Immigration Bureau checked, they found that the company issued tourist visas and no work visas. The final result was that he was handed over to China and deported back to his country.

So when you are applying for a job, don’t go to an irregular company just to save money. On the contrary, irregular companies will not apply for relevant work visas. When you leave your job before completing the contract period, you will also be asked to You bear the cost. I hope everyone will be careful not to be deceived.

The work here is not difficult. They are all the most basic tasks. Basically, as long as you work hard, you can complete it. Finally, I wish you a happy work.