The Philippines has revised its guidelines for issuing alien employment permits (AEP), reports the Oman Tribune. The new rules require foreign workers—and domestic and foreign employers looking to employ them—to obtain an AEP. Individuals and companies can face a fine of $200 for every year that a foreign worker is employed without an AEP.

Grounds for denying an AEP application include:

• misrepresentation of facts in an application;
• submission of falsified documents; and/or
• an applicant’s derogatory record.

Moreover, AEPs could be suspended if:

• the foreign worker’s continued stay damages an industry’s interests; or
• the foreign worker is suspended by an employer or by court order. 

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