What Is a Workers Information Sheet?
The workers information sheet is one of the very important documents needed for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). This sheet is also called the OFW Information Sheet. It contains key information about the workers.
This helps in keeping track of the worker's employment history. This document is highly requested by the workers or their family members in order to apply for a passport, availing Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA), or other employment purposes. The certified copy of this OFW information sheet will be used for all these purposes as proof of the OFW's employment data.
What Is Included in a Workers Information Sheet?
An OFW information sheet covers almost all the basic data about the worker's employment details, his family, and beneficiary information. The sheet includes details like:
- Personal data - Full name of the OFW, date of birth, gender, and address in the Philippines.
- Relation details - Civil status of the person is to be given - if he/she is single, married, widowed, or separated. Spouse name and mother's name are also to be added here.
- Passport details - The passport number of the OFW is to be given.
- Education - The person's highest educational attainment details.
- Beneficiary information - Name, relationship, and the address of the person who will benefit from the outcome of this sheet.
- Contract particulars - The worker's overseas contract details are included here. Name of the employer, address, contact details, contract duration, last arrival in the Philippines, the date of return to the job site, are added here.
- Last payment details - The latest payment details for the OWWA membership and the Phils medicare are to be added here.
How to Fill the OFW Information Sheet?
Filling the OFW information sheet is very straightforward. Below is a detailed guide on helping you with it.
Step 1 - Download the OFW Information Sheet PDF from CocoDoc free of cost.
Step 2 - The CocoDoc online PDF editor opens where you can choose to fill in all the details online.
Step 3 - Click the text box option to write texts and numbers in the desired fields.
Step 4 - Click on the appropriate checkbox fields to select the relevant options for the given question.
Step 5 - Use the digital signature feature available in the CocoDoc PDF editor to sign the document online.
Step 6 - Share it with the concerned officials to get the document processed.
What Is the Workers Information Sheet Used For?
The workers information sheet is primarily used by the OFW for various reasons that include:
- Employment purposes
- To avail of OWWA benefits
- To avail of travel tax exemptions
- Loan applications
- Bank related purposes
- Government services specific to OFW and their families
This sheet can be requested by the workers themselves or by their family members like spouses, children, parents, or siblings.
