What is POEA?
POEA is short for the Philippines Overseas Employment Administration. It is a government organisation responsible for facilitating Filipino citizens to be employed overseas.
What is the POEA e-Registration System?
The POEA e-Registration System records information of workers who plan to work overseas. Registering through the online platform is essential to getting a job overseas as it is mandatory for all OFWs prior to their exit. Applicants will receive a registration number after the registration process has completed.
Besides registering for overseas employment, the POEA e-Registration System offers various functions:
- provide information about job vacancies in other countries
- provide job vacancies with POEA-licensed recruitment agencies
- notify applicants on the status of job applications
- verify transactions status
- collect processing fees
- accept requests for the registration of principals or employers
- accept applications toOverseas Employment Certificate(OEC)
- provide viewing of employment contracts
How to register on the System?
Before you start with the registration, you’ll need the following things:
- A laptop or desktop computer (or mobile devices)
- Stable Internet connection
- Scanned / digital copy of your passport-sized photo (2″ x 2″)
- Photo or scanned copy of the first page of your Philippine passport
We advise you to use a computer over a smartphone as the system is not optimised for mobile devices. The texts can become very tiny, which makes it difficult to read. Nevertheless, you can still make use of zooming and scrolling to navigate through the system on your mobile devices.
Step 1: Register and activate account
Visit thePOEA e-Registration website. Click the"Register"button at the bottom of the landing page. (See red circle.) You will then be directed to the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement page. Read it and select "I Accept Terms of Use".
Read the important notices on the left of the page. Then, fill in your personal particulars including your name, gender, email address, date of birth, passport number and passport expiry date. You can choose to leave the suffix name field blank, but you must fill in other fields. Hit“Register”after finishing the form. You will see a message saying that your registration is successful. You will have to go to your email inbox and use the Initial Password to log in for the first time. You will then need to create a new password right away. Confirm your password and click "Change password".
Step 2: Upload profile picture and passport
Now that you are logged in, choose“Attach Profile Picture” to open the upload-photo window. Then, click "Choose File" to choose a picture of you as the profile picture. Click "Upload" afterwards. The photo has to be:
- Passport Size
- Less than 2 MB JPG/JPEG file
- Clean and clear
Next up, click“Attach Passport” to attach a photocopy of the first page of your passport. Similarly, click "Upload" once you have found your picture from your device.
Step 3: Create profile
Next, you want to create your profile. Go tothe “My Profile”tab on the left menu, and input your personal information requested.
Then do the same when you click “Add New Identification”. You will need the following information to fill in the form:
- Passport
- SSS ID
- OWWA ID or OFW e-Card
- TESDA ID
- Seaman’s Book (SIRB)
- PhilHealth ID
- Pag-IBIG
- UMID
In the "My Family" section, enter the details of your beneficiaries. Select “Update Profile” when you are done.
Step 4: Add education info
Click “My Education” under "My Profile" on the left menu. In here, you will have to input your educational attainment, certificates, trainings, and language.
Choose the academic level you attained, and in which year. Also, select the school you attended and the subject you studied. Enter their names into the “Others” field if you are not able to find them in the drop-down menu.
Hit“Save”after you have finished. There is no limit to the number of educational attainments you put.
In the "Certificates", you can upload your TESDA certificates and those from educational institutions. Remember to click“Save” after you are done with entering the details of the certificates, which include the title, certificate number, issuing agency or institution, date of issuance, etc.
Likewise, enter the details of the training you may have and which languages you can speak. Hit "Save" after finishing each section.
Step 5: Add work preference and experience
Navigate to the “My Experience” shown in the left panel. Click "Add Preference", then choose the class, search for the position, then select for Industry, preferred country, and category.
Add your work experience by clicking the “Add Experience” button. Fill in the name of the company, as well as your position, dates of employment, and country. If you are currently hired in a company, you can check the box which says “Present Work”.
Step 6: Upload documents
You are almost there! Go to“My Documents”through the left panel.
Select“Add Document”to add relevant documents like NBI clearance, medical certificate, and offence clearance. Choose the document type, the issue date, and expiry date. Hit the“Save” button afterwards.
Step 7: View and print resume
You are good to go! You can clickthe “My Resume”tab to view and print your information sheet. Click the“Print Resume”button on the top-left-hand-corner to print the resume.
We hope the above information helps! If you have concerns about the whole application process, you may want to write to info@poea.gov.ph, or call them directly at 722-11-44 or 722-11-55.
