List of POEA Services for Licensed Recruitment Agencies (LRA)

Licensed Recruitment Agencies (LRA) can avail of POEA online services in order to move the recruitment process of an overseas Filipino faster. These services aim to streamline processes for faster results in the recruitment of overseas workers for abroad.

Some of the online service facilities offered by POEA to LRA include the following: Issuance of New POEA License, Renewal of POEA License, Registration of Employers, etc.

Instead of having to go to the nearest POEA office, the job agencies can simply avail of these online services through their respective computers. They can also process the documents needed for the specific service requested online.

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Overview

Applying for work as an OFW is risky since they are the targets of illegal recruiters. With this, a law was made to give awareness and protection for the workers and also an assurance for the recruitment company. An agency is assigned to cater to the needs of recruitment agencies. This is the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA).

Recruitment agencies must apply for POEA to be considered legal. With this, POEA offers services for recruitment companies since they have a common goal: to give jobs to Filipinos as well as protect their rights and interests as a worker.

What is a Licensed Recruitment Agency (LRA)?

A Licensed Recruitment Agency (LRA) is a job agency that has fulfilled the requirements set by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), s the government agency responsible for regulating and supervising recruitment agencies to provide protection to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

These agencies are authorized by POEA to recruit and hire Filipino workers for overseas employment. They are also responsible for the documentation of their workers’ papers and documents.

Agencies that are not licensed by POEA to recruit overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) shall be considered illegitimate.

List of POEA Services for Licensed Recruitment Agency (LRA)

Here are the services for the Licensed Recruitment Agency (LRA) offered by POEA:

1. Issuance of New License of Recruitment Agencies

This service offers to give licenses to new agencies as long as they fulfill the requirements needed for starting up an agency.

2. Renewal of License of Recruitment Agencies

This service is offered to agencies whose licenses will expire soon. So, it is advisable to apply for renewal 30 days before the expiration of the license.

3. Registration/ Accreditation of Landbased Principals/Employers

POEA gives authority to a foreign employer to recruit and hire Filipino workers for overseas employment through a licensed Philippine Recruitment Agency (PRA). This kind of accreditation is for Land-based employers.

4. Registration/ Accreditation of Sea-based Principals/ Employers and Enrollment of Ships

Same as the accreditation for Land-based Principals, accreditation of Sea-based Principals is giving authority to a foreign employer to hire Filipinos for employment abroad through a licensed agency.

5. Documentation of Landbased Agency-Hired Workers

The licensed agencies will process their recruits’ papers and documents for working abroad in a land-based position.

6. Documentation of Agency-Hired Seafarers

Same as the documentation for land-based workers, the agency will process the papers sea-based workers and submit them to POEA.

7. Issuance of Job Fair Authority (JFA)

This gives authority to licensed recruitment agencies to do or conduct a job fair.

8. Issuance of Special Recruitment Authority (SRA) and Letter of Acknowledgment (LOA)

This is required for licensed recruitment to operate and to have a partnership with recruitment agencies abroad.

Benefits of LRA to Filipinos

Here are the benefits of licensed recruitment agencies to Filipinos.

Qualifications to be Licensed Recruitment Agency

Here are the qualifications for starting a Licensed Recruitment Agency in the Philippines.

Grounds for Disqualification

Those who are disqualified to start a recruitment agency are the following:

Requirements

Applicants/Principals/Employers who are applying for a license to operate a recruitment agency must pass a written application alongside with the following documents:

Summary

POEA does not limit its services to employers/workers/ OFWs only, it also extends to serve the agencies that recruit them. By giving services to licensed recruitment agencies, we can ensure that many Filipinos will secure a job. Recruitment agencies are of great help to our workers as well as our economy.

Without these licensed recruitment agencies, many of our fellow Filipinos will still fall victims to illegal recruiters once more.

More licensed recruitment agencies have been established to support POEA in providing employment opportunities, especially to OFWs. Although there might be some unregulated agencies that do not comply with the rules and regulations set by the agency, most of these licensed recruitment agencies continue to help find work for our people so that they can earn money abroad and provide more for their needs at home.