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OFWs urged to sign up for OWWA
To help Filipinos workers and their families abroad, the Philippine government’s Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is offering a chance for interested individuals to become OWWA members that will make them eligible to receive certain benefits in the Philippines.
Toward this end, OWWA will be on Saipan and will be accepting and servicing applicants from July 17 to July 22, 2023, at the Sun Palace hotel in Susupe, from 8:30am to 5pm.
Applicants are advised and required to bring their work visa or CW-1 visa, employment contract, or any proof of employment, along with a photocopy of their personal information at the front of their passport, an accomplished OFW Information sheet, signed by the OFW (a completed OWWA Form) and if processed by another person, an authorization letter with a valid ID of the representative. The fee for membership is $25.
The OFW Information Sheet will be provided at the OWWA outreach.
OWWA is a Philippine government agency in charge of developing and implementing services and programs for overseas Filipino workers and their families. Some of the benefits include scholarships for dependents of overseas Filipino workers, low-interest business loans, etc.
