Tentative Acceptance:

Nominees who are tentatively accepted to attend foreign scholarship programs, as determined by the TESDA-National Screening Committee (NSC), will be notified by TESDA-NCS in Taguig City for all applicants from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Nominees tentatively accepted are advised to prepare the necessary requirements:

• TESDA-NSC and Embassy Requirements (to be given by TESDA-NCS)
• Authenticated Birth Certificate from the National Statistics Office
• Scholarship Service Contract (This can be acquired at the DILG Regional Office c/o LGA Coordinator. The local chief executive is the grantor for grantees from the local government units.)

Official Acceptance:

Nominees who are officially accepted to participate in foreign scholarship programs will be informed by the DILG-CLGSC National Secretariat thru their respective DILG Regional Offices.

Upon receipt of information, accepted nominees are requested to immediately coordinate with DILG-CLGSC Secretariat for further instructions on the processing of other travel documents. Acceptance Letter and Travel Authority will be issued by the DILG-CLGSC national Secretariat. The duly accomplished Scholarship Service Contract will be submitted to DILG-CLGSC National Secretariat and DFA.

Accepted nominees are also required to complete these requirements:

1.  Official Passport which can be secured from the Diplomatic and Official Passport section (DOPS) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) upon presentation of the following documents:

• Travel Authority (original and extra copy)
• Letter of Acceptance from the embassy concerned
• Scholarship Service Contract
• Authenticated Birth Certificate
• Latest Service Record
• Certificate of No Pending Administrative Case
• Two passport size pictures (4 x 3 )

Note:

• If grantee is already a holder of an official (red) passport, he/she shall submit it to the DFA for revalidation. He/She shall bring along the Letter of Acceptance, Travel Authority, and Scholarship Service Contract and Accomplished Application Form for passport revalidation.
• If grantee is already a regular (brown) passport holder, he/she shall apply for an official (red) passport and submit documents mentioned.

While the application for passport is being processed by DFA, the nominee shall contact the donor embassy for pre-departure briefing.

2.  The Travel Tax Exemption Certificate (TEC) can be secured at the Philippine Tourism Authority of the Department of Tourism.

The following are needed for the issuance of TEC:

1. Copy of Travel Authority
2. Copy of Letter of Acceptance and Note Verbale
3. Official Passport
4. Application Fee

3. The Visa can be obtained from embassy concerned. The visa is not mandatory. This depends on the country and duration of training.

The following are needed in securing visa:

1. Valid Passport
2. Original Copy of the note verbale from DFA released together with the passport (for official passport holders)
3. Two passport size pictures
4. Two copies of visa application forms

4. The Airline Ticket can be claimed from the respective airline offices, upon the advice of the embassy and presentation of the following requirements:

1. Valid passport with visa
2. Original Travel Tax Exemption

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