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What are the basic travel documents?
- Passport (valid at least six months from the date of departure)
- Appropriate valid visa, whenever required
- Boarding pass
- Confirmed return or roundtrip ticket, when necessary
FOR TOURISTS
SELF-FUNDED TRAVELS
- Confirmed return or roundtrip ticket
- Proof of hotel booking/accommodation
- Financial capacity or source of income consistent with the passenger’s declared purpose of travel
- Proof of employment and other equivalent documents.
SPONSORED TRAVELS
If the sponsor abroad is a relative within the 1st civil degree of the passenger:
- Original Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-issued birth certificate/report of birth or marriage certificate/report of marriage
- Confirmed return or roundtrip ticket
- Copies of the following documents of sponsor: valid passport; valid work visa/permit, residence permit or any equivalent document; and overseas employment certificate (OEC), e-receipt, or OFW clearance, for OFW sponsors
If the sponsor abroad is a relative up to fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, unless otherwise limited by the Philippine embassy or consulate exercising jurisdiction:
- Original Affidavit of Support and Guarantee (AOSG)
- Confirmed return or roundtrip ticket
- Original PSA-issued birth certificate/report of birth or marriage certificate/report of marriage showing the exact relationship between the passenger and the sponsor.
If the sponsor abroad is a non-relative or a legal/juridical entity:
- Original Affidavit of Support and Guarantee
- Substantial proof of relationship
- Confirmed return or roundtrip ticket
- If a legal/juridical entity, registration papers of the sponsor
The IACAT noted that the AOSG must be duly notarized by the Philippine embassy, consulate, or honorary consulate authorized to perform notarization services. If it is notarized by a local notary public in the country of destination, the AOSG must be duly authenticated by the Philippine embassy, consulate, or honorary consulate (for non-Apostille countries), or apostilled by the apostille authority in the country of destination (for Apostille countries).
If traveling with a local sponsor:
- Duly notarized affidavit executed by the local sponsor
- Substantial proof of relationship
- Copy of the sponsor’s return ticket consistent with that of the passenger
FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
For OFWs departing for the first time:
- OEC, E-receipt, or OFW clearance duly issued by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) as appearing in the Border Control Information System (BCIS)
- Valid and appropriate employment visa or work permit or any equivalent document
- Employment contract, as necessary
- Visa Usage Undertaking or Manpower Request specifying visa usage approved or verified by the Migrant Workers Office (MWO), if applicable
For Balik-Manggagawa:
- Valid and appropriate employment visa/work permit or any equivalent document
- OFW clearance
- OEC issued on-site by the MWO or by the DMW or Migrant Workers Airport Assistance Center (MWAAC), or Online BM OEC Exemption or manually issued OEC
- Proof of employment, as necessary
For direct hires:
- OEC, E-receipt, or valid OFW clearance
- Proper and valid work visa/work permit or any equivalent document
For OFWs traveling to other countries during their vacation in the Philippines:
- If the OFW will travel to other country/ies for tourism, but will return to the Philippines before proceeding to his/her jobsite, the OFW shall undergo the usual immigration inspection for tourist travelers.
- If the OFW will travel to other country/ies for tourism, but will proceed directly to his/her job site, a valid OEC may be required.
OFWs requiring special travel exit clearance in lieu of OEC:
- Locally employed seafarers (conduction crew) who will be manning a Philippine Registered Ship’s conduction from a foreign port to the Philippines
- Seafarers who will undergo orientation and other analogous circumstances as a requirement before their employment, as the prospective foreign employer prescribes. The foreign employer must be accredited by a licensed local manning agency
- Emergency change crew for Philippine registered vessels docked in international ports.