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Hire Filipino workers — country by country.

Every market has its own permit route, its own timeline and its own rules. Pick your country for the honest version: how the process works, what the employer needs and how long it really takes.

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United Kingdom — Skilled Worker visa (sponsored)Sweden — Work permit (arbetstillstånd)Spain — Initial residence and work authorisation (cuenta ajena)Slovakia — Temporary residence for the purpose of employment (single permit)Slovenia — Single permit for residence and workRomania — Work permit (aviz de angajare) and long-stay visa D/AMPortugal — Residence visa for subordinate work (D1)Poland — Work permit (type A) and national visa DNorway — Residence permit for skilled workersNetherlands — Single Permit (GVVA)Malta — Single permit (Identità / Jobsplus)Luxembourg — Residence permit for salaried workersLithuania — Temporary residence permit for employmentLatvia — Work permit with visa D or temporary residence permitItaly — Nulla osta under the Decreto Flussi quota systemIreland — General Employment Permit / Critical Skills Employment PermitHungary — Residence permit for the purpose of employmentGreece — Metaklisi (employer invitation) under the immigration codeGermany — Skilled Immigration Act · recognised qualification (§ 18a), professional-experience route (§ 6 BeschV) or recognition partnership (§ 16d), depending on the roleFrance — Work authorisation and long-stay 'salarié' visaFinland — Residence permit for an employed personEstonia — Temporary residence permit for employment (or short-term employment registration)Denmark — Positive List / Pay Limit Scheme residence permitCzech Republic — Employee Card (zaměstnanecká karta) · Qualified Employee ProgrammeCyprus — Employment permit for third-country nationalsCroatia — Residence and work permit (dozvola za boravak i rad)Bulgaria — Single residence and work permitBelgium — Single permit (permis unique / gecombineerde vergunning)Austria — Red-White-Red Card (Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte)Europe · EU 27 + UK + Norway
European Union
🇦🇹AustriaRed-White-Red Card (Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte)Typical 3–5 months🇧🇪BelgiumSingle permit (permis unique / gecombineerde vergunning)Typical 3–5 months🇧🇬BulgariaSingle residence and work permitTypical 3–5 months🇭🇷CroatiaResidence and work permit (dozvola za boravak i rad)Typical 2–4 months🇨🇾CyprusEmployment permit for third-country nationalsTypical 2–4 months🇨🇿Czech RepublicEmployee Card (zaměstnanecká karta) · Qualified Employee ProgrammeTypical 3–5 months, first arrivals typically within 120 days🇩🇰DenmarkPositive List / Pay Limit Scheme residence permitTypical 1–3 months after the job offer🇪🇪EstoniaTemporary residence permit for employment (or short-term employment registration)Typical 1–3 months🇫🇮FinlandResidence permit for an employed personTypical 2–4 months🇫🇷FranceWork authorisation and long-stay 'salarié' visaTypical 3–6 months🇩🇪GermanySkilled Immigration Act · recognised qualification (§ 18a), professional-experience route (§ 6 BeschV) or recognition partnership (§ 16d), depending on the roleTypical 4–7 months🇬🇷GreeceMetaklisi (employer invitation) under the immigration codeTypical 4–8 months🇭🇺HungaryResidence permit for the purpose of employmentTypical 2–4 months🇮🇪IrelandGeneral Employment Permit / Critical Skills Employment PermitTypical 2–4 months🇮🇹ItalyNulla osta under the Decreto Flussi quota systemTypical 4–8 months, depending on quota timing🇱🇻LatviaWork permit with visa D or temporary residence permitTypical 2–4 months🇱🇹LithuaniaTemporary residence permit for employmentTypical 1–3 months🇱🇺LuxembourgResidence permit for salaried workersTypical 2–4 months🇲🇹MaltaSingle permit (Identità / Jobsplus)Typical 2–4 months🇳🇱NetherlandsSingle Permit (GVVA)Typical 2–4 months once the route is confirmed🇵🇱PolandWork permit (type A) and national visa DTypical 2–4 months🇵🇹PortugalResidence visa for subordinate work (D1)Typical 3–6 months🇷🇴RomaniaWork permit (aviz de angajare) and long-stay visa D/AMTypical 2–4 months🇸🇰SlovakiaTemporary residence for the purpose of employment (single permit)Typical 3–5 months🇸🇮SloveniaSingle permit for residence and workTypical 2–4 months🇪🇸SpainInitial residence and work authorisation (cuenta ajena)Typical 3–6 months🇸🇪SwedenWork permit (arbetstillstånd)Typical 1–4 months
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