Licensed recruitment of skilled Filipino professionals for Bulgarian employers. Your company is the direct employer — we run selection in Manila, the Bulgarian permit process and the Philippine exit formalities end to end. From 1 worker.
Every Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian specifics below are the part that makes Bulgaria different from every other market we serve.
Single residence and work permit. Bulgaria admits non-EU workers via a single residence and work permit. The employer applies to the Employment Agency, which checks the labour market and the employer's foreign-worker share; the Migration Directorate issues the residence part and the worker enters on a visa D.
Labour-market test: Applies, with a cap on the share of third-country nationals in the employer's workforce.
Shortage occupations: No formal list; demand is strong in manufacturing, tourism and construction.
Deploying a Filipino worker abroad is regulated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). The MWO with jurisdiction for Bulgaria verifies employers and contracts; we confirm the current assignment before deployment. 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 Bulgarian permit rather than after it.
Typical gate-to-gate time for Bulgaria is 3–5 months from signed engagement to the first arrival, driven mainly by the Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian 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 Bulgaria covering sourcing, trade testing, documentation, the permit process and arrival support — there is no price list, because volumes, roles and the Bulgarian route differ from project to project. Direct employment means the worker's wage is paid by you under your Bulgarian contract; there is no intermediary employer.
A Bulgarian 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 single residence and work permit 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.
Yes — the Employment Agency checks the employer's share of third-country nationals; we plan volumes to stay within it.
Yes, fully since 2025; the permit remains national.
Production, tourism and construction — the sectors with the most structural shortage.