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The Philippine side for the Czech Republic: MWO Prague, the DMW job order, selection and testing in Makati, and the Overseas Employment Certificate

A Czech employer's calendar runs from the quota release; the Philippine calendar runs from accreditation at the Migrant Workers Office in Prague. The MWO and the Ministry of the Interior that decides the Employee Card sit in the same city, which keeps contract verification and the immigration decision in one place and is one reason the Czech route is the most predictable we run. This page sets out the Philippine steps — accreditation, job order, testing, verification, exit documents — in the order that keeps them aligned with the Czech ones.

Direct employer · your company Orienta Czech (MPSV licence) administers · Prime Search (DMW) recruits Czech detail: filipincidofirem.czReviewed 30.10.2026
Česky · filipincidofirem.cz: this guide has a Czech-language counterpart — DMW licence — co znamená pro českého zaměstnavatele · further reading: Výběr a testování v Manile · Nábor pracovníků z Filipín.

Who does what

Recruitment runs through our own DMW-licensed agency, Prime Search Manpower Agency Inc. in Makati (licence DMW-027-LB-11182024): your company is accredited at the Migrant Workers Office at the Philippine Embassy in Prague — which sits in the same city as the Ministry of the Interior that decides the Employee Card, keeping contract verification and the immigration decision in one place — the job order is registered with the DMW, and every worker leaves Manila with a verified contract, medical clearance, pre-departure orientation and an Overseas Employment Certificate. Recruitment follows the employer-pays principle: no applicant pays for an interview, a trade test or a place on a shortlist. Your company is the employer from day one; Orienta Czech, the group's EU delivery entity licensed by the Czech Ministry of Labour, runs the recruitment and the immigration administration under your power of attorney and never employs or leases the workers.

The Migrant Workers Office in Prague accredits the Czech employer — recruitment agreement with our agency, job order, master employment contract, company documents — and verifies each contract before departure: that the employer exists, can pay what the contract says and offers acceptable conditions, in the Czech Republic including the wage criterion and registered accommodation. The Czech Embassy in Manila takes the Employee Card application on the programme appointment; the Ministry of the Interior decides in Prague. The Philippine ban on direct hiring means a Czech employer cannot lawfully recruit in the Philippines without a DMW-licensed agency; the Czech-language site explains the licence and what it protects.

The sequence

  • Week 0: brief, roles and gross pay; MWO Prague file opened; employment contract drafted in Czech and English; vacancy and programme filing started on the Czech side.
  • Weeks 1–4: sourcing and trade tests in Makati with your manager; employer accreditation and DMW job order in parallel.
  • Programme code assigned: Employee Card application at the Czech Embassy in Manila; medical examination at a DMW-accredited clinic.
  • Ministry processing (60–90 days): MWO Prague contract verification; pre-departure orientation; Overseas Employment Certificate.
  • Approval: visa to collect the card, flight, airport pick-up, biometrics and card collection, registrations, induction — aftercare begins.

The Philippine side

Recruitment runs through our own DMW-licensed agency, Prime Search Manpower Agency Inc. in Makati (licence DMW-027-LB-11182024): your company is accredited at the Migrant Workers Office at the Philippine Embassy in Prague — which sits in the same city as the Ministry of the Interior that decides the Employee Card, keeping contract verification and the immigration decision in one place — the job order is registered with the DMW, and every worker leaves Manila with a verified contract, medical clearance, pre-departure orientation and an Overseas Employment Certificate. Recruitment follows the employer-pays principle: no applicant pays for an interview, a trade test or a place on a shortlist. Your company is the employer from day one; Orienta Czech, the group's EU delivery entity licensed by the Czech Ministry of Labour, runs the recruitment and the immigration administration under your power of attorney and never employs or leases the workers.

Everything here is subject to the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals (326/1999 Coll.), the Employment Act (435/2004 Coll.), the Government's Qualified Employee Programme as published by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of the Interior's practice in force and Philippine DMW rules.

Frequently asked questions

  • Which Philippine office accredits Czech employers?

    The Migrant Workers Office at the Philippine Embassy in Prague, which also covers Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine.

  • Can a Czech employer hire directly from the Philippines?

    No — the Philippine ban on direct hiring applies; recruitment runs through a DMW-licensed agency with MWO Prague accreditation, and the worker leaves with an Overseas Employment Certificate.

  • Can our manager attend the tests?

    Yes — on site in Makati or live online; the Czech-language site shows how a test day runs.

  • Is there a Czech–Philippine labour agreement?

    No. The Czech Government programme and the Residence Act apply on one side, DMW rules on the other.

Primary sources · reviewed 30.10.2026

General information for employers, not legal or migration advice. Rules change; we re-verify before each hire.