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F26 college grad, currently working in corporate job. mag 3 yrs na rin ako sa company earning 18k monthly.

After 2yrs of working sa current company, napaisip ako na what if mag work na lang ako abroad? Nagsasawa na ako and feeling ko walang asenso buhay ko rito sa pinas (liit lang sahod ko). Tumataas na pamasahe, inflation tapos bulok pa sistema ng Pinas, hays.

Wala naman akong binubuhay na pamilya, wala na rin pinapa-aral since pinagtapos kami lahat ng parents namin. May kanya-kanyang work na rin mga kapatid ko ngayon. Si papa may work din. Ako bahay-trabaho lang every day. Kaya naisip ko na what if mag abroad na lang ako? Gusto ko rin makawala na sa bahay. Tbh ang boring ng life ko simula bata. Bahay-school and then nong grumaduate na ako bahay-trabaho lang ulit. Altho may times naman na gumala, pero sobrang rare lang mangyari.

So yea, gusto ko mag try mag abroad but i wanna know first kung anong meron sa abroad, especially in Taiwan? Can you pls give me an insight, experience or kahit ano abt working abroad para alam ko mga need isipin at gawin.

Tysm po.

Hi everyone. I am looking for free legal advice on behalf of my husband regarding an overseas job application. Please help us, we do not know what to do right now and we feel completely scammed.

Before we started, we truly checked if the agency was registered and verified the job application details. Everything checked out perfectly, so we did not hesitate to go through with it. But now, everything seems to be a wrong decision and a complete trap.

The Visa & Deportation Risk:
My husband signed a contract for a specialized, skilled professional role abroad and paid a 50% upfront deposit. However, the agency recently issued his country entry/work permit under a completely lower, unskilled general manual labor category. We have researched that if he accepts this written visa, he will be considered an illegal worker and might be arrested, detained, or deported if inspected upon his arrival there.

The Communication Trap: The agency refuses to explain this discrepancy in writing. They only use polite text messages ("po" and "opo") for basic updates to look good on paper, but they strictly insist on calling over the phone to discuss the actual issue to avoid leaving a paper trail.

The Intimidation: During these phone calls, they become highly rude, aggressive, and intimidating. They are actively scaring us, shouting, and claiming my husband is a "red flag applicant" simply because he is asking legitimate questions about why his visa category doesn't match his professional contract.

Current Status: The agency currently holds his physical passport. He has not officially withdrawn his application yet as we are carefully planning our next steps to handle this safely.

Our questions for legal experts:

1. If an agency is registered but forces a worker to deploy under an illegal, mismatched visa status that leads to deportation, what specific legal action can we take against them?

2. If he decides to withdraw due to this hostile environment and the severe immigration risks, what is the safest way to get his physical passport back when the agency is acting this aggressively?

3. Since we have a clear paper trail of our proper communication but they are trying to turn it against us verbally over the phone, how should we document these abusive calls for the proper government authorities?

Thank you so much to anyone who wants to help us. We appreciate any guidance you can give. 🫩😭

For instance magbibigay kayo ng tip on how to go abroad, then you will go:

‘Yung kakilala ko na si ganito 20 yrs ago nakapasok naman…’

20 yrs is already a lifetime ago. Ibang iba ang rules noon compared ngayon. Dati magdrawing ka lang ng itlog pwede na mag Canada e.

If your advice didn’t happen in the last 5 yrs, in my opinion that’s outdated and will not apply to the migration landscape today. And I speak as someone na nagmigrate, not someone quoting what other people did lang.

Sobrang trauma sa mapang alipustang employer dito sa Hungary, kahit humingi na ng tulong sa dms, ginawa na namin lahat wala pa rin di kami inasikaso ng maayos, nakakapanghina marinig na sila mismo ang dahilan ng aming paghihirap.

May pag asa pa kaya ang Pilipinas?

Hi! I’m a 22-year-old graduate of Business Management. I don’t have corporate work experience related to my degree since I’ve mainly been managing my own small business.

Now, I’m planning to career shift and pursue the medical field, specifically nursing. Ask ko lang sana kung possible ba na mag-take muna ako ng Healthcare Services NC II or Nursing Assistant course through TESDA, then gain 1–2 years of work experience here in the Philippines before trying to work abroad.

May chance ba akong matanggap abroad with this pathway, or mas preferred talaga nila yung graduate ng Nursing? 🙃🙃🙃

Hi I’m 25(M), I have a family and a stable job at a Global Service Center for an International Bank and lately I’ve been trying to apply for job overseas and I find it difficult since the only experience I had beside my current job was BPO. I was promoted this year from a Contact Center role to a Banking Officer and even though it comes with a raise I still came to realize that 40K+ a month is not enough for a family especially in NCR. I found some job postings on fb that does not require any experience but unfortunately it’s unavailable when I went to their agency. Are there really opportunities for me abroad, hopefully in EU countries? Is it really necessary for me to learn a trade for me to land a job overseas?

Mga kabayan,

Good day!

Hingi po ako payo 28M Civil Engineering graduate pero di pa licensed. Nainterview ako nung isang araw, nakatanggap din ako agad ng Offer Letter papunta ng Saudi, pero ang offer 2,400 SAR + 600 SAR Housing and Food allowance + 240 Transpo Allowance.

Working po ako ngayon as Sr. Building Engineer earning 40k/month dito sa Pinas nung nag convert ako ng 40k PHP, kapantay lang siya halos ng 2,400 SAR.

Tinawagan ko ung agency ninenego ko ung offer ng 6k kung papayag. Nag research kasi ako around 1,500-2,500 SAR ung renta monthly depende pa sa location.

Any tips po. 1st time abroad worker kung sakali. Salamat po.