NOS Application Print
An Exchange Visitor Program participant may be given a Waiver of the 2-Year Home Residency on the Basis of the No Objection Statement issued by the Philippine Government.

The EVP Committee shall grant NOS to applicants in the following cases, provided that the exchange program was not funded wholly or in part by any agency of the Philippine Government, or any public or private educational or other institution in the Philippines, and that the participant has no outstanding financial or service obligations with any government agency, or any public or private institution in the Philippines .

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The following are the documentary requirements in applying for NOS:

1. Waiver Review File Number issued by the Waiver Review Division of the United States Department of State. For this purpose, you may wish to obtain information online athttp://travel.state.gov;
2. NOS application form;
3. Copy of the Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor participant (DS 2019/IAP-66);
4. Original copy of the Certificate of Completion of the Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) orCertificate of Participation;
5. Original copy of clearance from former employer/company in the Philippines clearing you from any financial accountability and contractual obligation;
6. Proof of spouse’s citizenship and certified true copy of marriage contract (if applying on the basis of marriage to a United States citizen or permanent resident);
7. Birth certificate of child (if applying on the basis of having a minor US citizen child); and
8. Medical certificate of ailing family member in the US (if applying on the basis of having an ailing family member in the US).

The requirements must be submitted in three (3) separate copies. Each document issued by institutions and agencies in the US must be duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate that has jurisdiction over your place of residence in the US.

Applicants whose reasons for applying do not fall within the criteria for automatic granting of NOS are also required to submit the following documents:

9. Curriculum vitae;
10. Conditional letter of offer from the training institution in the US, and certification that the participant is of good standing; and
11. Proof of income of the family being supported in the Philippines (Income Tax Return or Certificate of No Income from the Bureau of Internal Revenue or Certificate of Indigency from the barangay, whichever is applicable).

An application for NOS may only be acted upon after an applicant has completed at least 2/3 of his/her training program under the EVP to ensure substantial compliance.

The EVP Committee also requires an applicant for NOS to pay a processing fee of One Hundred Twenty-Five US Dollars ($125.00), exclusive of bank charges, to be deposited to the following account:

Acct. Name : Commission on Filipinos Overseas
Acct. No. : 000012-1149-23
Swift Code : TLBPPHMMAXXX
Bank Name : Land Bank of the Philippines
Branch : Intramuros, Manila

Kindly submit your application requirements and copy of the remittance receipt directly to the EVP Committee Secretariat, Commission on Filipinos Overseas at Citigold Center, 1345 Quirino Avenue corner Osmeña Highway, Manila 1007 Philippines.