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TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRAVEL INTO THE PHILIPPINES OF FOREIGNERS AND RETURNING OVERSEAS FILIPINOS (ROFs) WHO ARE NON-OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (NON-OFWs)

The Philippine Embassy informs the public of the latest directive of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF-COVID-19)   in Memorandum Circular No. 5, s. 2021 (NTF MC No. 5, s. 2021), to wit:

"D. In light of efforts to prevent the entry of SARS-COV-2 variants from other countries and the further rise of cases, all concerned agencies are hereby directed to limit the number of inbound international passengers/arrivals to only One Thousand Five Hundred (1,500) a day and to temporarily suspend the entry of Foreign Nationals and Returning Overseas Filipinos who are non-OFWs beginning 0001H of 20th March until 19th April, except the following:

 

  • Holders of 9(e) visas;

 

  • Medical Repatriation and their escorts duly endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs (OUMWA) or the Overseas Filipino Workers Administration (OWWA);

 

  • Distressed ROFs duly endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs (OUMWA);

 

  • Emergency, humanitarian, and other analogous cases approved by the NTF COV/0-19. "

Said Memorandum was issued as part of the Philippine Government's response against the surge of confirmed COVID-19 cases and its variants.

In order to aid the Philippine Embassy in effectively evaluating each request for exemptions, below are the specific documentary requirements of medical repatriation and repatriation of distressed OFs:

CLASSIFICATION

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

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MEDICAL REPATRIATION

For Land-based OFWs:

 

·         Copies of the Passport Biopages of the Medical Repatriate and escorts/s;

·         Contact information of the Medical Repatriate's Next-of-Kin (NOK) in the Philippines;

·         Copy of Flight Itinerary of Medical Repatriate;

·         Copy of Flight Itinerary with immediate return flight within 24 hours of Escort/s;

·         Duly accomplished Unified Medical Repatriation Assistance Form (UMRAF) with attached medical records/ medical abstract/medical discharge slip/medical certificates and diagnosis pertinent to the medical repatriation

·         Duly accomplished Updated Repatriation Investigation Form (RIF)

·         Copy of Certificate of Acceptance of the Receiving Hospital in the Philippines, in cases of hospital quarantine;

·         Copy of Certificate of Acceptance of the Receiving  Barangay  or Local  Government Unit in the Philippines, in cases of home quarantine; and

·         Copy of BOQ Exemption or Certificate of No Objection from the mandatory facility-based quarantine issued in favor of the Medical Repatriate

For Sea-based OFWs:

·        Copies of the Passport Biopages of the Medical Repatriate and escort/s;

·        Contact information of the Medical Repatriate's Local Manning Agency (LMA) and/or receiving medical team at the airport;

·        Copy of Flight Itinerary of the Medical Repatriate;

·        Copy of Flight Itinerary with immediate return flight within 24 hours of Escort/s;

·        Duly accomplished UMRAF with Medical records/ abstract/medical discharge slip/ medical certificates and pertinent to the medical repatriation;

·        Duly accomplished Updated Repatriation Investigation Form (RIF);

·        Copy of Certificate of Acceptance of the Receiving Hospital in the Philippines, in cases of hospital quarantine;

·         Copy of pre-booked quarantine facility, if any;

Moreover, the returning medical repatriate and his/her escort/s are instructed to  comply with the following:

a.    Send directly the following documents to the Department of Health - One Hospital Command Center (DOH-OHCC):

·         Letter of Intent;

·        Acceptance Letter (from the LGU or receiving hospital); and

·         Supporting Medical Abstract and Documents/Records; and

b.    Accomplish this Google Form sheet:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPXgoSqJfder1wCpnPLWb2AeX2T95KkaJcbwSRTMPzzUKw/viewform?gxids=7628

The email addresses of the
DOH-OHCC are as follows:


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Kindly note that it is the Department of Health which will issue the necessary exemption.

 

DISTRESSED RETURNING OVERSEAS FILIPINOS (ROF)

·        Copy of the Passport Biopage of the Distressed ROF;

·        Duly accomplished RIF;

·        Copy of Flight Itinerary of ROF;

·        Contact information of the Distressed ROF's NOK;

·        Letter - Request for Assistance by the Distressed ROF;

·        Certification from Post as to the distressed character of the requesting ROF; and

·         All other supporting documents necessary under the circumstances

Below are copies of Memorandum Circular No. 5, s. 2021, UMRAF, and the updated RIF.

Please be guided accordingly.

 

IATF Memorandum Circular No. 5, s. 2021

Repatriation Investigation Form (RIF)

Unified Medical Repatriation Assistance Form