What they don't tell you about the OFW life

[chua_riwap]

pag nasa abroad stop converting items into peso. lalabas ngang napakamahal nyan.



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[yebo]

Pero minsan di mo maiwasan i-convert, lalo na pag alam mo ang price ng item sa pinas. For example e bakit ka bibili ng cellphone sa abroad kung mas mura sa greenhills? Nasa HK ako 2 weeks ago, mas mura yung samsung note 3 ng almost P4k sa greenhills, same 32 gig lte model with warranty.

[chua_riwap]

yun kasi iba, iku-compare yung presyo sa atin.

ex.
"mahal ng beer sa singapore, S$5(P175). sa atin. P25 lang. isang bote."

if you're earning around S$5k in singapore, minimal lang yan.




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[CVT]

No it isn't. Masaya ang OFW pag may kabit.

true, kasi dati nasa Malaysia ako tatlo ang gf ko

yan yung pag nagbakasyon sa pinas, imbis na malungkot pabalik ng m.east, masaya pa.

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When I was on the middle East, I was the only bachelor in our group. But when we go partying with Filipinas, my friends would be all single and I am the one who is only married... Sino ang nagsabing malungkot doon??? Drama lang nila iyan para hindi paghinalaan....

yun kasi iba, iku-compare yung presyo sa atin.

ex.
"mahal ng beer sa singapore, S$5(P175). sa atin. P25 lang. isang bote."

if you're earning around S$5k in singapore, minimal lang yan.

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Ang laki talaga ng sweldo no bro sa SG!!!!

[ozcity]

mas gugustuhin ko ng maging mahirap dito sa ibang bansa kesa maging mahirap sa PH..
I dont mind paying higher tax as long as nakikita ko at napapakinabangan ko naman

ano ba minimum wage per day ngayon sa pinas ?..500?

kung 500 pesos per day..anong
magagawa mo sa 500?..

sa au $120 per day..i can watch movie, eat 3x , 10l fuel $15..and i still have $60 extra

masarap sa pinas kung welloff ka or sumasahod ka ng 100k per month..



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[confused shoes]

^ Kanya kanyang gusto sa buhay lang yan. Some gustong magpunta/mag stay sa abroad kasi hindi sila makakuha ng magandang trabaho sa Pinas.

Some gusto sa Pinas kasi mas masaya daw sila kahit mababa ang sahod pero nakakaraos naman.

Personally, mas gusto ko sa Pinas and I am working both abroad and Pinas going to back home almost every month.

[compact]

Matagal na ako sinasabihan ng panganay namin mag migrate sa america, one time tumawag ulit sya para sabihan ako, tinanong ko sya.

Ilan ba bahay mo dyan? 1 daw, at alam ko hindi pa bayad.

Ilan ba kotse mo dyan? 1 rin daw, alam ko hindi pa rin bayad that time

Ilan ba housemaid mo dyan? Wala daw

Ilan trabaho mo? Dalawa

Sabi ko sa kanya, May 3 door apartment ako, dalawang bungalow, isang condo unit, 2 kotse ko, 2 housemaid, at isang full time na trabaho. ikaw ang bumalik sa pinas.

Napikon ata hindi na ako kinulit.




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[chrismarte]

Di malungkot sa abroad, nag papaawa effect lang yung iba...

Seryoso, bakit ba kami nag aabroad? kasi wala kaming makitang opurtunidad sa pinas, dito kami nakahanap ng magandang sahod dito na kami nagkatahid pero ang kapalit malayo sa pamilya

2) It's a lonely life

nasa OFW na yun pano nya dadalhin. Swerte na nga naming mga henerasyon kasi may mga videocall na at madali na ang communication. Pag malungot videocall na sa pamilya. andyan ang wechat at skype. Naalala ko nung nasa Libya ako pupunta pa kami ng bayan na almot 25-40km makatawag lang.

3) OFWs become banks

mamili ka ng tutulungan, yung alam mo na walang wala at kung may extra ka edi tulungan natin, alam mo naman siguro yung mga nandyan lang pag may kailangan.

Swerte ako kasi ang magulang ko at mga in-laws hindi ako inobliga magbigay sa kanila. Nagkukusa na lang kami ng asawa, pag meron bigay, pag wala tiis


Isa pang nakakainis talaga na ugali ng iang OFW yung 1 day millionaire 29 days broke pagnagbakasyon. pag balik ng abroad may utang pa

true, kasi dati nasa Malaysia ako tatlo ang gf ko

pogi problem to sir

[Ry_Tower]

Kung mga USD $4,500 pataas siguro kinikita nang isang OFW okay na, below that esp mg $3,000 lang, gipit pa yan imho. Based sa mga kuwento nang kakilala ko na OFW. I don't know how accurate it is nga lang.

[confused shoes]

^Wow.

One the average, hindi aabot ng USD1000 ang monthly ng OFW, sir. Ang DH sa HK is below USD400. Ang construction workers sa ME, the same.

Even engineers can barely get USD3000.

[Ry_Tower]

^ Tag-hirap nga sila.

Okay na kahit USD3,000, puwede na yan. Pero kung below dyan, nagbuburit na lang talaga kung magsasabi na maganda buhay nila dun. Sadly, yung iba wala na lang talaga mahanap na trabaho dito.

Yung DH at least libre bahay at kain (siguro).

[ozcity]

Sabi ko sa kanya, May 3 door apartment ako, dalawang bungalow, isang condo unit, 2 kotse ko, 2 housemaid, at isang full time na trabaho. ikaw ang bumalik sa pinas.

Napikon ata hindi na ako kinulit
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i have all of the above bago ako umalis ng PH ...still we choose to stay and live here in AU....ofcourse i cant deny masarap pa din sa pinas..pero the way things na nangyayari sa gobyerno dyan..hindi option na bumalik kami dyan....


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[compact]

i have all of the above bago ako umalis ng PH ...still we choose to stay and live here in AU....ofcourse i cant deny masarap pa din sa pinas..pero the way things na nangyayari sa gobyerno dyan..hindi option na bumalik kami dyan....


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Ganyan din ang dahilan ng ate ko bro, gobyerno.

Bago nga mag migrate yun , galit na galit kasi napitik yung side mirror ng kotse nya.

Pagkabili nya ng bagong tsikot sa america, apat na gulong ninakaw.

Asar talo na naman kasi sa pinas side mirror lang napitik sa kanya pero don, apat na gulong.

Point is, kahit saan tayo magpunta meron pa rin mga bagay na hindi maganda.




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[ozcity]

Ganyan din ang dahilan ng ate ko bro, gobyerno.

Bago nga mag migrate yun , galit na galit kasi napitik yung side mirror ng kotse nya.

Pagkabili nya ng bagong tsikot sa america, apat na gulong ninakaw.

Asar talo na naman kasi sa pinas side mirror lang napitik sa kanya pero don, apat na gulong.

Point is, kahit saan tayo magpunta meron pa rin mga bagay na hindi maganda.




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isa lang ang gobyero sa reason ko...more on the quality of living ang
ang hinahanap ko

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[chua_riwap]

ofw ini-issuehan ng oec. intindi ko kasi kung pinoy expat ka padala ka ng opis nyo sa ibang bansa on a long term assignment. they are not condidered as ofws.


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[confused shoes]

Expat at their own initiative get OEC and is normally from Phil embassy/consulate or at the airport primarily and only because to get free travel tax & terminal fee.

Don't get confused, sir.

The OEC is not an initiative but a requirement to work abroad while tax/terminal free is just an incentive. Try to leave the country without your OEC and tell the immigration officer that you are working abroad and let us see if he will let you go.

Actually, some OFWs even prefer to pay airport taxes/fees than to have an OEC. But sorry, they can not.

[macsd]

Don't get confused, sir.

The OEC is not an initiative but a requirement to work abroad while tax/terminal free is just an incentive. Try to leave the country without your OEC and tell the immigration officer that you are working abroad and let us see if he will let you go.

Actually, some OFWs even prefer to pay airport taxes/fees than to have an OEC. But sorry, they can not.

I am sure your the one confused , not me. For OFW your correct, OEC is a requirement. But for expat, it's a choice for them. If expat want to pay travel tax & terminal fee, they won't get an OEC but if they want to AVAIL of free travel tax & terminal fee, they opt to get OEC and mind you they are not denied that right only unless the one is already a PR or citizen of his host country by virtue of his being an expat.

Now, let me tell you my own personal experience about immigration. I'e been going back and forth for weekends here and one time i have an early morning flight going back to my country of destination. I went to this desk at the airport to get OEC, i was denied telling all the stupid reasons. Minura at nilait ko on top of my voice the guy on the desk and told him that if you think i cannot get out of this country simply because you won't give me an OEC, your facking wrong. So next i went to tourism desk to pay the 1.6K travel tax, done. Boarding pass issued , paid the terminal fee, done, next was to the immigration. As it was early morning wlang pila, diretso sa harap ng immigration officer with my boarding pass, immigration card & passport. Obviously, he saw the terminal fee coupon attach on my boarding pass. He asked me, why did i paid for travel tax and not OEC. my reply was, yung pu...Ina.. tao dun akal yata hindi ko kaya lumabas ng bansa with out OEC. Next thing he did was stamped my departure date into my passport and handed it back to me with my boarding pass. Next step was board my flight and sat on business class on my way to destination.

So why did i manage to get out without a problem aside from that stupid OEC guy? Because, i am not an OFW and you are 100% correct when you say OFW who pay travel tax & terminal without OEC will not get through immigration simply because their OFW and not expat and again there's a difference. Expat passport normally are stamped by host country working visa for X number of years. That in it self tell both ( Phil & host country) immigration officer that one can legally go in & out on both sides.

Here i can promise you, once you get to be an expat, you will understand what all i'm talking about. For now, work smart hopefully someday you will be an expat already, only then you will recall all what i said is true. For now, i fully understand where your coming from cause the likelyhood your an OFW and your dealing with your experiences. My experience is different cause i am not an OFW. It's as simple as that.

[confused shoes]

ofw ini-issuehan ng oec. intindi ko kasi kung pinoy expat ka padala ka ng opis nyo sa ibang bansa on a long term assignment. they are not condidered as ofws.

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Agree, that is another story. And you are not considered working in a foreign country.

But some host countries may require you get a working visa if you will stay there long. In such a case, the Philippine immigration office will require you get an OEC to leave. Again, an OFW procedure.

[compact]

ofw ini-issuehan ng oec. intindi ko kasi kung pinoy expat ka padala ka ng opis nyo sa ibang bansa on a long term assignment. they are not condidered as ofws.


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Ganito rin ang alam ko, sa definition ni macsd, hindi ako ofw hindi rin ako expat, e ano ako? Hehehe. Hybrid.

Pasok na sana ako sa definition nya ng expat kaso dumaan ako sa poea name hire dept. para sa mga directly hired at hindi na dumaan sa agency.


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[macsd]

Ganito rin ang alam ko, sa definition ni macsd, hindi ako ofw hindi rin ako expat, e ano ako? Hehehe. Hybrid.

Pasok na sana ako sa definition nya ng expat kaso dumaan ako sa poea name hire dept. para sa mga directly hired at hindi na dumaan sa agency.


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If your's is first time, you need to go to the process that your employer opted to use POEA. Let me guess what's your option can be, the key will be your passport. If your passport was issued for employment then, you have to live with it for a while. Once it expires, renew and apply for tourist/business at your host country Phil embassy and get it re-stamped by host country working visa. Once you get that code off your passport, your all set. That's how i see it to be.