Licensed recruitment of skilled Filipino professionals for Austrian employers. Your company is the direct employer — we run selection in Manila, the Austrian permit process and the Philippine exit formalities end to end. From 1 worker.
Every Austrian project runs on the same backbone: you define the roles, headcount and start date; our own DMW-licensed agency in Manila, Prime Search, sources and trade-tests candidates; you approve the shortlist (on-site or online); and we manage the Austrian permit process under your power of attorney while the Philippine side — contract verification, medical, pre-departure orientation and the Overseas Employment Certificate — runs in parallel. The employment contract is signed and verified before departure; your new employee lands, completes local onboarding and clocks in.
The Austrian specifics below are the part that makes Austria different from every other market we serve.
Red-White-Red Card (Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte). Austria admits non-EU workers through the points-based Red-White-Red Card. The most practical channel for Filipino professionals is the shortage-occupation track (Mangelberufe), with national and regional lists published each year. The employer applies domestically with the worker's consent, the AMS checks the case, and the card is collected after arrival.
Labour-market test: For the shortage-occupation RWR route there is no traditional labour-market test; the AMS verifies the occupation, points, qualification, pay and conditions. Other RWR categories (e.g. other key workers) can include an AMS labour-market test.
Shortage occupations: Austria publishes annual Mangelberufe lists — nationwide and per federal state — covering many technical, tourism and care roles.
Deploying a Filipino worker abroad is regulated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). MWO Vienna (Philippine Embassy) verifies employers and contracts for Austria. The verified contract, together with the job order approved by the DMW, allows the worker to obtain the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) — the exit clearance without which no Filipino worker can legally leave for a job abroad. Pre-employment orientation, medical examination at a DOH-accredited medical clinic authorised to examine overseas Filipino workers and pre-departure orientation complete the sequence. Because we operate the licensed agency ourselves, this runs in parallel with the Austrian permit rather than after it.
Typical gate-to-gate time for Austria is 3–5 months from signed engagement to the first arrival, driven mainly by the Austrian permit and the embassy appointment in Manila. Sourcing and trade testing usually take two to four weeks and are not on the critical path. We give you a written timeline for your specific role before you commit.
Sectors where Austrian employers most often hire Filipino workers through us:
Our contractual partner is the employer, and it is the employer we invoice for the service. You receive an individual offer for Austria covering sourcing, trade testing, documentation, the permit process and arrival support — there is no price list, because volumes, roles and the Austrian route differ from project to project. Direct employment means the worker's wage is paid by you under your Austrian contract; there is no intermediary employer.
An Austrian employer briefs us on roles and headcount. Within two to four weeks we present trade-tested candidates from Manila with video assessments; the employer interviews online and approves. We file the red-white-red card under power of attorney while Prime Search completes the DMW documentation. The employment contracts are signed and MWO-verified before departure; on arrival the workers complete registration and local onboarding and start on the floor — with our team reachable for the first months of integration. Whether the project is one specialist or a full shift, the mechanics are identical.
Points can be earned through language, qualification and experience; German is not always mandatory but strengthens the case and is expected in tourism and care.
Seasonal permits exist separately; the Red-White-Red Card is designed for longer-term employment.
Either, but the employer-led application from Austria is the smoother path and the one we run.