{"id":205675,"date":"2019-03-07T23:11:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T04:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=205675"},"modified":"2019-03-07T23:11:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T04:11:33","slug":"require-aliens-to-get-work-visa-first-before-coming-to-ph-bello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/03\/07\/require-aliens-to-get-work-visa-first-before-coming-to-ph-bello\/","title":{"rendered":"Require aliens to get work visa first before coming to PH: Bello"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_112416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112416\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bellofilephoto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-112416\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bellofilephoto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bellofilephoto.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bellofilephoto-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-112416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bello, however, said the government also considers retaining the current system, wherein short-term employment will require a Special Working Permit from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) while a long-term employment requires an Alien Employment Permit from DOLE. (PNA File Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; The government plans to require foreign nationals to secure working visas before coming to the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the measure was discussed during their recent inter-agency meeting with the Department of Justice, Bureau of Immigration, Department of Finance, and Bureau of Internal Revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Under this policy, foreigners who want to seek employment in the country will have to secure working visas from the Philippine embassy in their respective countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you come here, you must come here to work. And for that purpose, you must have a working visa from your place of origin. For example, if you are a Chinese, you get from our Consular Office a working visa. If you are Japanese, you also get from our Consular Office in Japan,\u201d Bello said in an interview Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the proposal aims to screen foreigners looking to work in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to be certain that the work they will do here cannot be done by a Filipino. This way, we can already control the entry of foreign workers,\u201d Bello said.<\/p>\n<p>Bello, however, said the government also considers retaining the current system, wherein short-term employment will require a Special Working Permit from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) while a long-term employment requires an Alien Employment Permit from DOLE.<\/p>\n<p>The Joint Memorandum containing the specific provisions, including shortlist of occupations, will be released soon.<\/p>\n<p>He added that they are set to meet again on March 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The government plans to require foreign nationals to secure working visas before coming to the country. 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