Licensed recruitment of skilled Filipino professionals for French employers. Your company is the direct employer — we run selection in Manila, the French permit process and the Philippine exit formalities end to end. From 1 worker.
Every French 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 French 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 French specifics below are the part that makes France different from every other market we serve.
Work authorisation and long-stay 'salarié' visa. The employer requests a work authorisation (autorisation de travail) online via ANEF. For occupations on the national shortage list (métiers en tension) the labour-market test is waived; otherwise the vacancy must have been advertised first. Once granted, the worker applies for a long-stay visa in Manila and completes OFII formalities after arrival.
Labour-market test: Waived for shortage occupations; otherwise a short advertising period applies.
Shortage occupations: The métiers en tension list is set by decree and updated periodically; several industrial and construction trades are included.
Deploying a Filipino worker abroad is regulated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). MWO Paris (Philippine Embassy) verifies employers and contracts for France. 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 French permit rather than after it.
Typical gate-to-gate time for France is 3–6 months from signed engagement to the first arrival, driven mainly by the French 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 French 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 France covering sourcing, trade testing, documentation, the permit process and arrival support — there is no price list, because volumes, roles and the French route differ from project to project. Direct employment means the worker's wage is paid by you under your French contract; there is no intermediary employer.
A French 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 work authorisation and long-stay 'salarié' visa 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.
Not for occupations on the shortage list. For other roles a short advertising period is part of the process; we handle the paperwork.
Not for the authorisation, but employers typically require basic French for site safety. We can source candidates with prior French exposure.
A CDI or a CDD of at least twelve months is the usual basis for the 'salarié' route.