Self-employed visas are outside the coverage of POEA. By entering a country with a self-employed visa, you declare to the government that you are starting your own business or conducting your practice there. However, if you choose to be employed instead, you must take on all the associated risks. Since you are effectively foregoing POEA’s evaluation of the employer, you are at risk for terrible working conditions, illegal recruitment, and other scams. Not to mention that you may be penalized by the country you’re going to since you are not using the visa for its intended purposes.