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Date: March 1, 2023, 9:54 a.m.
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Date: 2023-03-07 17:54:55.000000
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Published by Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE) on March 1, 2023.
Requested from DOLE by R. Gadian at 09:54 AM on
March 1, 2023.
Purpose: Cultural Exchange Inquiry
Date of Coverage: 03/01/2023 - 03/01/2023
Tracking no: #DOLE-662443926893
We wish to ask for your much-needed advise regarding the offering of J1 “Cultural Exchange” option to our graduating college students. We have seen many private and public HEIs engaging on this with third-party agencies. They let their students attend orientations that offer them the choice to explore the possibility of having internship (sometimes named as cultural exchange) to private businesses abroad after their graduation. May we know if this scheme is a safe one especially on the part of our students and their parents? Thank you.
March 7, 2023 Dear Herman, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Mar 01, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Inquiry on J1 Visa (Cultural Exchange). Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact Commission on Higher Education at Commission on Higher Education Higher Education Development Center Building, C.P. Garcia Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Public Assistance and Complaints Desk – (02) 8441-1260 CHED Hotline – 0999-4445-996 You can send your emails at [email protected] or resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests?agency=CHED For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma at DOLE Building, Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Help us to continuously improve our FOI Program Implementation by accomplishing the DOLE-FOI Request Feedback Form through this link: bit.ly/DOLE-FOIFeedbackForm. Thank you so much and keep safe! Respectfully, Zyra Glerica E. Perlora FOI Officer