Good news for overseas Filipino workers bound for Taiwan.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has announced that they have instituted measures that shall expedite the issuance of their voter identification cards.
The COMELEC said such measures were implemented after Malacanang requested the poll body to ensure the fast tracking of the issuance of voter IDs for the purpose of processing of Taiwan-bound OFWs’ visa applications.
“We wish to inform all Taiwan-bound OFWs that we have put in place measures that shall ensure the swift release of their voter ID cards to facilitate their visa applications,” said COMELEC Spokesman James Jimenez.
He said those who are interested to claim their voter IDs from the COMELEC shall only be required to submit proof such as an employment contract among others, to show that he is indeed a Filipino worker bound for Taiwan.
A processing fee of P75.00 shall also be required from requesting parties, Jimenez said, explaining that such a request for voter ID is a “special case” which requires disruption of the printing of the voter IDs which is usually done in batch.
Jimenez said applications for voter ID issuance shall be filed before the Central File Division of the COMELEC’s Election Records and Statistics Department (ERSD) at the poll body’s Main Office in Intramuros, Manila.
“If an OFW filed his request between 8:00 AM and 12:00 noon, his voter ID will be released 4:00 PM on the same day,” said Jimenez.
