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Philippines simplifies the employment permit process for foreign workers

Employers hiring foreign workers in the Philippines should review their AEP application checklists and adjust hiring plans to reflect DOLE’s revised procedures.
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The Philippines is simplifying the Alien Employment Permit process, reducing standard processing from 15 to 10 working days, with a possible ten-day extension. The changes also replace paid newspaper publication and move payment to after approval.

Changes to the Alien Employment Permit procedure shorten standard processing and revise publication and payment arrangements.

The Philippines AEP changes announced by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) simplify the Alien Employment Permit process for foreign workers.

Standard processing will decrease from 15 to 10 working days, with a possible additional ten-day extension. Paid newspaper publication for the Labour Market Test will be discontinued and replaced by the channels specified in the order. Payment will be requested after approval following technical evaluation.

Implementation and application planning

Employers should update application checklists, publication arrangements and payment procedures to reflect the Philippines AEP changes. The shorter timeline concerns AEP processing; businesses planning an employee’s start date should also check all other requirements relevant to the case.

 

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