guys i need some advise from the expert. I have submitted my resume to jetty and i got a good news i have already passed the interview, and now im going to process my papers. once again thank sir jetty.
now my problem is i am a direct hire and i dont have any agency to process everything. im currently residing at Baguio City, which is 6 - 8 hours away from manila. and we all know that most of the process will be held at manila.
i have asked my friend who is working at the travel agency and asked some advised regarding what would be the first step. etc etc. My friend told me that it would be a hard time for me specially i have no agency. and then tell me that alam mo kasi uso ang lagay sa loob, and then creating an appointment for me would be a hard time since i dont any agency. especially im from baguio and un nga malayo layo ung lalakbayin ko, another thing of course kailangan mo ng titirahan, There are times na pinapabalik balik ka nila at sasabihin, im sorry sir wala kasi ung pipirma, naka leave po kasi ung pipirma, balik po kau next week, etc etc etc.
Now my friends advise is if i have extra money i should ask the help of agency but again he said just be careful.
Last advise was he said to me the easiest way is to enter with a TOURIST VISA, that i need to talked to my boss and process all the papers in malaysia, Entering as a tourist visa permit you to stay around 30days and he said that the process their in malaysia can only finish with in one week.
any other suggestions would be a big great help? thanks and more power!
Hi Jaypee,
I'm from direct hire too and same company before...So as far as I'm concerned and based on my experiences sa mga dumating na dito fresh from La Union. They did not suffer from anything.
Direct hire is not a big deal since the company have reputation and I'm one of the valid proof. Basically, the process is very simple.
Requirements and procedures :
1. You should have your passport.
2. Have your medical exam (take note the hospital/clinic should be authorized by POEA or Malaysian Embassy because there are laboratory exams that are included for processing of visa)
3. It is expected that you will received 2 letters from the said employer (This letter is from MSC Immigration of Malaysia). One copy for Malaysian Embassy and the 2nd copy is your personal copy - *** take note you should not try open the embassy copy***
4. Proceed to Malaysian Embassy for the processing of your reference visa(located in Makati in front of Mapua). Normally it is 3-4 working days.A friendly reminder - the best time for you to go to embassy is before 8 in the morning so that you will be the first person on line.
Documents needed for embassy
(1) Ticket to Malaysia (reservation ticket is ok, as long as you indicate there your flight details. - we used that before)
(2) Passport
(3) Medical Examinations result (Embassy copy)
(4) Letter from MDeC (MSC) - sent by your employer
(5) Reference visa processing fee is Php 550.00 only but if you want you can ask them if it's possible to have express which means 1day processing. You will pay Php 1,000.00, just tell them that you are from province and you don't have the place to stay. On the same day you will get your passport. Upon receiving your passport you can see a stamp : SINGLE ENTRY VISA with the reference based on the letter from MDeC.
5. Go to POEA located in Ortigas for document processing.(You may try to ask POEA baguio if it's possible to apply there before you go to manila, but i guess it would be better to process all in Manila).
Documents needed
1. Passport with Malaysian Embassy Stamp
2. Medical Examination Result (POEA copy)
3. Contract from your employer (bring with you also the letter from MDeC)
4. Payment (I think it's almost 5k, I can't remember it anymore)
You will undergo with PDOS (Pre Departure Orientation Seminar). After finishing your PDOS you may now get your receipt from POEA. Right after getting the POEA receipt,you can already go here instantly.
Note : Make sure that you have all photocopy all your documents before going to POEA right after Malaysian Embassy.
Philippine Immigration :Since you already processed your POEA, you are already considered as OFW, so all you need to give to our immigration officer is the copy of POEA receipt and show your documents. As OFW, we are entitled of free travel and airport tax, so it is expected that you will not pay anything, just show your documents.
Malaysian Immigration :Just show your personal copy of letter from MDeC (MSC) and passport. They will put a stamp report to Immigration HQ - just don't mind it , just give your passport to Company HR and they will process it for you.
That's it! Just wait for your Employment Pass (Working visa) from the company HR right after they process it from Immigration HQ.
You don't need to become a tourist, it is not true that it is the fastest way, if you will take the tourist visa, still you need to go back to the Philippines to process your documents to become a registered OFW.If you have any other concerns please feel free to contact me anytime. I'm willing to help you out like what I did to my colleagues here. We are all direct hire but we didn't encounter any problem, all of us is from La Union.
Regards,
Jetty