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Live in or leave the Philippine­s

- Https://www.visacenter.org/ page/792/working-in-the-us

and later the dependents.

This chain of migration, however, has been challenged in the US by Trump, and in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

So, has the relentless, brutal and deadly campaign against drugs, corruption and cronyism changed the migration mindset of Filipinos?

The record of passport applicatio­ns from the Department of Foreign Affairs, comparing a 12-month period for 2015 and 2016, before and after the election of President Duterte, should provide the answer.

As the official figures show the number of passport applicants has increased.

Visas needed after passport

Unless a Filipino profession­al or skilled worker intends to visit or work in certain Asean countries, a visa is not needed. In Singapore, the ability to change one’s status from visitor to working is public knowledge.

- manent migration programs, however, a temporary or permanent resident visa is required.

Assuming visa applicants are issued visas, they then leave to pursue their intent. Unfortunat­ely, the Bureau of Immigratio­n does not share statistics on the number of Filipinos departing for foreign shores.

visa holders who may legally work. Filipinos petitioned by family members are legally allowed to work—any kind of employment with one or more employers.

Certain employment-based immigrant visa holders are required to work for the specific employer visa petition. Ministers and religious workers may perform work in a full- time compensate­d position only with the sponsoring religious organizati­on

Temporary workers in the US, how US employer after complying with the requiremen­ts of the US Department of Labor. Generally, the temporary workers in the H-1B or H-2B category may work only for the employer that

B-1 business visa

A person intending to work in cial link –

The lack of reliable informatio­n as to the number of Filipinos that continue to leave the country gives way to educated guesstimat­es: Citing data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administra­tion (POEA), Migrante Internatio­nal claims that average daily deployment of Filipino workers rose from 4,018 in 2010 to 4,624 in 2011 and to 4,937 in 2012.

Filipinos issued passports, apparently, the exodus continues.

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