Department Order No. 75, Series of 2006

Revised Rules for the Issuance of Employment Permits to Foreign Nationals

• all foreign nationals who intend to engage in gainful employment in the Philippines shall apply for AEP (Alien Employment Permit), except:
• all members of the diplomatic service and foreign government officials accredited by and with reciprocity arrangement with the Phil government
• officers and staff of international organizations of which the Philippines is a member, and their legitimate spouses desiring to work in the Philippines
• Foreign nationals elected as members of the Governing Board who do not occupy any other position, but only voting rights in the corporation
• all foreign nationals granted exemption by law
• owners and representatives of foreign principals whose companies are accredited by POEA who come to the Phil for a limited period and solely for the purpose of interviewing applicants for employment abroad
• foreign nationals who come to the Phils to teach, present and/or conduct research studies in universities and colleges as visiting, exchange or adjunct professors under formal agreements between the universities or colleges in the Philippines and foreign universities or colleges; 
• resident foreign nationals