April 16, 2006
Updated 09:37am (Mla time)
Jerome Aning
Inquirer
THE Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has cautioned Filipinos against applying for and getting jobs in the
POEA Administrator Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said the Philippine Consulate General in
Baldoz said Filipino travelers with intention to work in the Emirates should realize that visit visas are strictly issued for tourist purposes and not for employment.
The POEA chief added that UAE immigration authorities may have realized that the illegal practice has become widespread so they are currently conducting a random check among establishments that employ expatriates with tourist visas.
The consulate, Baldoz said, believed the Filipinas' arrests were a clear indication that immigration authorities were now seriously implementing the prohibition for visit visa holders to work, either on a part-time or full-time basis and whether correctly paid or not.
Apprehended visit visa holders would be deported following their detention for seven days. Their employers, meanwhile, would face penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment and closure of the company.
Under existing laws, the status of a visit visa holder who lands a jobs becomes legitimate only if, after a reasonable period of time, the worker has complied with the labor requirements and has had his visa converted to employment visa on the sponsorship of his would-be employer.
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