MARKET ADVISORY
YEAR
TITLE / SUBJECT
DATE
2011
Deployment Ban (Update on Previous Advisories)
January 13, 2011
Final Rule on E-2 CNMI Non-Immigrant Investor Status
January 19, 2011
Taiwan Resumes Normal Processing of OFW Documents
March 28, 2011
Smuggling of Illegal Drugs
March 3, 2011
Filipino nurses cautioned on jobs in Belgium
No Green Card, No US Citizenship for CNMI's Guest Workers
April 2011
IMO Circular on Navigation in Japan Seas April 2011
New Visa Arrangements for Filipino workers Hired in PNG Gas Projects  
New Qatar Embassy Policy  
 DFA Stops Stamping of Not Valid for Travel to Iraq in Philippine Passports  
Italy Guidelines on Wrong entries in the Nulla Osta . .  
   
   
2010
Illegal Deployment of Entertainers to Cyprus
November 2, 2010
Caution on the Use of Visit Visa for OFWS in UAE
October 20, 2010
No Placement Policy for Workers to be Deployed to the U.S.A. including Guam
August 20, 2010
The Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act of Ontario, Canada
February 12, 2010
Updates on Guam Build-Up Project
March 15, 2010
No Placement Fee Policy for Workers to be Deployed to the U.S.A. including Guam
August 20, 2010
Caution on the Use of Visit Visa for Overseas Filipino Workers in the United Arab Emirates
October 20, 2010
Illegal Deployment of Entertainers to Cyprus
November 2, 2010
Update on the Restricted Labor Markets and Skills
November 3, 2010
Guam Delays Build Up Plan
November 10, 2010
OFW Remittances Now Exempt from Documentary Stamp Tax (DST)
November 18, 2010
The Netherlands Implements New Rules in the Visa Issuance for Seafarers at the Dutch Border
November 22, 2010
Swiss Federal Council Sets New Minimum Wage for Domestic Helpers in Switzerland
December 1, 2010
Issuance of Machine Readable Passports in Maldives
December 2, 2010
Lending of Laptops by Filipinos in Macau
December 6, 2010
2009
Czech  Government Implements “Project Voluntary Returns”
June 1, 2009
Deployment of Filipino Fishermen Using Transit Visa
August 20, 2009
Working Conditions of Filipino Workers employed in the Hotel and Gaming Industry at LAO PDR
September 10, 2009
Macau’s New Immigration Regulation
September 28, 2009
Restricted Labor Markets and Skills
November 20, 2009
 
 
2008
Employment Prospects for Canada
January 2008
Libya Enforces New Policy on Entry of Foreign Nationals
January 2008
Security Concern on Land Border Travel to Timor Leste
March 2008
Moscow Suspends Issuance of New Foreign Work Permits
July 21, 2008
Developments in Australia’s Labor Market Affecting the Employment of Filipinos
August 21, 2008
Continental Airlines Cancels Saipan-Manila Direct Flight
August 22, 2008
Georgia Raises Security Level in All Gerogian Ports
August 28, 2008
Moscow Resumes Issuance of New Foreign Work Permits
August 29, 2008
UAE Reminds OFWs to Check Passport Validity
September 3, 2008
PhilEm Advises Filipino Travelers to Romania to Secure Proper Visa
September 3, 2008
UAE Implements New Visa Schemes
September 29, 2008
 
 
2007
Saudi Embassy Sanction Against Licensed Recruitment Agencies for Submission of Fake Employment Documents
January 29, 2007
Deployment Ban on Au Pair Stays
January 29, 2007
Methamphetamine Hydrochloride Declared A Prohibited Substance in the Kingdom of Bahrain
March 9, 2007
Sokor Government Abolishes Industrial Trainee System
March 9, 2007
POEA Shelves the Client Referral Assistance Program
April 4, 2007
Smuggling of Illegal Drugs into China
April 10, 2007
Warning  Against Fraudulent Recruitment Scheme in the Internet
April 24, 2007
Implementation of the UAE Employment Agreement for Domestic Workers and Sponsors
May 18, 2007
Guidelines  for Travel of Crew Members/ Seafarers of Ships Docking in the Republic of The Gambia
May 22, 2007
Effective June 1, 2007 All Visas Issued by the KSA Embassy Will No Longer Bear the Signature of the Signing Officer
June 7, 2007
Australia’s Employer Sanctions Act of 2007
June 13, 2007
Amnesty Program for Illegal Workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
June 15, 2007
Amnesty Program for Illegal Workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
July 9, 2007
New Visa Application Procedures by the Embassy of Japan
August 2, 2007
Extension of Permits of Israel Employment Agencies
August 28, 2007
Saudi Embassy Reminds Agencies to Comply with its Regulations
September 7, 2007
Verification of Employment Contracts by POLOs
September 10, 2007
Processing of Visa for Temporary Workers Bound for Canada
September 26, 2007
Residual Demand for Filipino Nurses in Jordan
October 31, 2007
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act of Japan
November 22, 2007
Stricter Enforcement of Visa Regulations by Authorities in China
November 22, 2007
Australia Amends Visa 457 Scheme
December 4, 2007
Non-Existent Jobs in China
December 28, 2007
 
 
2006
DOLE-POEA Confers the Awards of Excellence, Top Performer and Special Commendations
January 24, 2006
Suspension of Deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Bound for Lebanon
July 17, 2006
Suspension of Processing of Filipino Workers Bound for Lebanon
July 18, 2006
Guidelines for the Registration, Referral and Re-Deployment Overseas of Displaced Workers from Lebanon
August 26, 2006
War Risk Trading and Premium Pay for Filipino Seafarers
August 28, 2006
Revalidation of Certificates Under Chapters II, III, IV and V of the 1978 STCW Convention, As Amended
August 28, 2006
Enhanced In-House Processing Thru Electronic Submission
October 20, 2006
Submission of Statistics on Deployed Workers Presently On- Site
October 20, 2006
Special Procedure for SSS ID Application at the SSS POEA Branch
October 20, 2006
2005
Recognition of Visas Other than Work / Employment Visas/ Permits for OFW Mobilization
September 19, 2005
Clarification on Visa Issuance for Domestic Helpers in the United Kingdom
December 5, 2005
2004
Travel Restrictions to the Cayman Islands
November 3, 2004
Two Weeks Amnesty for All Illegal Immigrants in Malaysia
November 3, 2004
Cross- Border Mobility of Overseas Filipino Workers to Iraq
November 4, 2004
(Department Order No. 61A-04 Series 2004 (Suspension of All Recruitment Activities of Workers Bound for Iraq)
November 10, 2004