Overview/Background

An Alien Employment Permit is a document issued by the Department of Labor and Employment which authorizes a foreign
national to work in the Philippines.

Who can apply for an AEP?

All foreign nationals who intend to engage in gainful employment in the Philippines
Foreign professionals who are allowed to practice their profession in the Philippines under reciprocity and
other international agreements and in consultancy services pursuant to Section 7(j) of the PRC Modernization Act
of 2000
Holders of Special Investors Resident Visa (SIRV), Special Retirees Resident Visa (SRRV), Treaty Traders Visa
(9d) or Special Non-Immigrant Visa (47(a)2) for as long as they occupy any executive, advisory, supervisory, or
technical position in any establishment.

Forms:

• Alien Employment Permit Application Form

Legal Bases:

• DO 186-17: Revised Rules For The Issuance Of Employment Permits To Foreign
  Nationals
• DO 146 – 15: Revised Rules for the Issuance of Employment Permit For Foreign
  Nationals
• DO 120 – 12: Amending of Certain Provision of DO 97 – 09 Entitled Revised Rules
  for the Issuance of Employment Permit to Foreign National
• DO 97 – 09: Revised Rules for the Issuance of Employment Permit For Foreign
  Nationals
• FAQs on the Revised Rules for Issuance of EMployment Permits to Foreign
  Nationals