The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) posted an advisory on its website to warn Filipinos who wish to work in United Kingdom (UK) about fake job orders that claims to be verified by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in the United Kingdom (POLO-UK).

The Philippine Embassy in London reported that illegal recruiters are using forged signatures of authorized officials of POLO-UK to lure prospective victims. The document that they show is also complete with a fake Job Order Verification Stamps to convince applicants that they are genuine.

The Philippine Embassy also said that illegal recruiters are operating under the name – JP Recruitment Agency with address at 290 Queens Road, Bootle, Liverpool, United Kingdom and contact number 00-44701114753.

The public is warned not to believe any transactions for recruitment and employment from the said entity. Applicants are also reminded to always check the validity of a job order especially if they got the job online by verifying with the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (www.poea.gov.ph) or the POLO-UK at polo.london@yahoo.co.uk or embassy@philemb.co.uk

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released an advisory to inform Filipinos, who wish to work, study or live in United Kingdom (UK) that there have been recent changes in the immigration system of UK. The new policy regarding the Points-Based System of Immigration (PBS) started to take effect this April.

The DFA said that according to the reports from the Philippine Embassy in London, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) had announced the major changes in the PBS. It said, “Filipinos are advised to check detailed information on the guidelines and requirements for applying to work or study in the UK on the website of the UK Border Agency at www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk.”

Read more about the new immigration policy in UK.

The British Embassy in Manila announced that starting April of next year, there will be a limit on the number of foreign workers that they will allow to enter their territory. This rule also applies to Filipino workers.

The government of United Kingdom (UK) said in a statement that the number of skilled and highly skilled foreign workers that they will hire is limited to 21,700 per year. Of the said figure, 20,700 is allotted for the skilled workers while the remaining 1,000 is for highly skilled.

Read full article about limit of foreign workers in UK.

The following jobs are still in demand in UK: healthcare workers, environmental specialists, information technology and scientist, telecoms specialists, marketing executives, teachers, and social care personnel

However, not all who want to wok in UK can fulfill their dream. The competition is stiff not only with fellow Filipino workers but also with workers of other nationalities. To be able to enter UK, qualified applicants need to go through the points based system that is being implemented by the Borders and Immigration System since 2008. Under this system, all foreigners who wish to enter UK are required to undergo a managed immigration program with a five-tier system.

Click here to know more about the different types of visas in UK.