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Background Migration is known of its contribution to overcome poverty. The remittance elevates a family access to education and health services. Despite the benefits, migrated parent(s) who leave their childrenn behind, create a new shape of public health problem: adolescent problem behavior, i.e smoking, early sexual activities, unhealthy diet, poor physical activity, violence and criminal. Purpose This ongoing research aims to define the relationship of parent-s or caregiver-s gender and the length of working period of parent(s) overseas, to adolescent problem behavior. Methods This observational survey use cross-sectional design, involves 100 repsondents of adolescent in Gumelar sub-district, part of Banyumas District in Central Java, Indonesia. Four villages are choosen to represent the sub-district situation. Data collected will be analysed in bivariate and multivariate test. Results Result will be presented on June 2019. Conclusion We look forward to a clear explanation whether parent-s or caregiver-s gender and the length of working period of parent(s) overseas have any relations to adolescent problem behavior in Indonesian migrant worker families left behind.