Licensed recruitment of skilled Filipino professionals for Estonian employers. Your company is the direct employer — we run selection in Manila, the Estonian permit process and the Philippine exit formalities end to end. From 1 worker.
Every Estonian 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 Estonian 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 Estonian specifics below are the part that makes Estonia different from every other market we serve.
Temporary residence permit for employment (or short-term employment registration). Estonia offers two routes: registration of short-term employment (up to a year, entered on a visa D) and a temporary residence permit for employment, which is subject to the annual immigration quota with exemptions. The Unemployment Insurance Fund gives its permission on the labour-market side.
Labour-market test: Permission of the Unemployment Insurance Fund required.
Shortage occupations: No list; the annual immigration quota applies to residence permits, with exemptions for some categories.
Deploying a Filipino worker abroad is regulated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Baltic deployments are verified by the MWO with jurisdiction for the Baltics; 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 Estonian permit rather than after it.
Typical gate-to-gate time for Estonia is 1–3 months from signed engagement to the first arrival, driven mainly by the Estonian 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 Estonian 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 Estonia covering sourcing, trade testing, documentation, the permit process and arrival support — there is no price list, because volumes, roles and the Estonian route differ from project to project. Direct employment means the worker's wage is paid by you under your Estonian contract; there is no intermediary employer.
An Estonian 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 temporary residence permit for employment 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.
The quota affects residence permits, not short-term registration; we choose the route that fits your horizon.
Usually the fastest in the Baltics — weeks rather than months.
Yes on most industrial sites.