How to get a DOST SEI Final Clearance?

                                     

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What is a DOST SEI Final Clearance?

For the benefit of the newbie, a DOST SEI Final Clearance is an endorsement from DOST SEI legally saying that you are cleared of any contractual obligation from the country (I may post our DOST-SEI Scholarship contract soon, please wait for it).

Who may apply for DOST SEI Final Clearance?

Having a DOST SEI Final Clearance means either of the two things: that you have served the country for a length of time equal to the number of years you have received financial help or you have paid DOST SEI in full (total amount + 12% interest) without finishing the service terms.

What are the Steps in Securing a DOST SEI Final Clearance?

Step 1: Write a Request Letter expressing your intent to get the final clearance. Address this letter to the director of DOST-SEI. Please check previous post for DOST contact details. This letter need not be very dramatic or long. For a sample request for final clearance letter, read this.

Step 2a: If you have successfully finished your contractual obligation to serve the country, then please provide all necessary proofs: CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYMENTS, letters from previous company, and the like. Some issues arising with this point goes like this:

1.Kelangan ba related sa course ‘yung employment?

2. Paano kung nagsara na yung company at wala silang means na ma-verify  na dun talaga ako nagtrabaho before?

3. Ok lang ba kahit hindi tuloy-tuloy yung work?

4. And more…J

For nos. 2-3, as long as your CERTIFICATES of EMPLOYMENT/SERVICE RECORDS are intact (at enough na ang years of service mo), then everything is FINE. You can definitely say hello sa iyong DOST SEI Final Clearance. As for no. 1, sa totoo lang hindi ako sure dito. I have read previous blogs about this and vague ang mga sagot. The best way pa din is to call DOST SEI. Mura lang naman ang tawag kaysa mag-speculate tayo like crazy dito. J

Step 2b: If you have paid the ENTIRE AMOUNT, just present the official receipt (OR) and pwede ka ng mag-cartwheel. 

Should I Submit the Requirements Personally?

You may hand in the requirements personally or you may send them through fax, email or by mail to the address given here. Just remember to bring the ORIGINAL LETTER once you will get the DOST Final Clearance from their office.

You may also submit your requirements to DOST Regional Offices nearest you, but they would still have to forward this documents to DOST SEI Main.

How long should I wait before the DOST SEI Final Clearance can be issued?

The safest estimate would be 2-3 working days after the receipt of your complete requirements. 

What will DOST SEI give me?

DOST SEI will give you 3 letters: 1st is a MEMO for scholars, 2nd is a letter addressed to the Bureau of Immigration Commissioner  saying that you no longer have obligations from DOST and that your name can be removed from the watchlist and 3rd is a certification that you can present to NBI and DFA to apply for an NBI Clearance or passport, respectively. (You can read my blog entry about Passport Application, if you like). Once you receive Letter 2-3, don't forget to secure duplicate copies. After which, you may want to go to the Bureau of Immigration to present letter 2 and clear your name. Some forums say that you have to pay php500.00 in BI, I am not really sure but I will there next week to present mt endorsement letter so I may blog about it then. So good luck with your DOST SEI Final Clearance. AjA!