Licensed recruitment of skilled Filipino professionals for Greek employers. Your company is the direct employer — we run selection in Manila, the Greek permit process and the Philippine exit formalities end to end. From 1 worker.
Every Greek 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 Greek 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 Greek specifics below are the part that makes Greece different from every other market we serve.
Metaklisi (employer invitation) under the immigration code. Greece admits non-EU workers through the metaklisi (invitation) procedure: the employer applies to the Decentralised Administration within annual quotas set per region and specialty, the worker receives a visa in Manila and a residence permit after arrival. Recent legislation expanded quotas and channels for tourism, agriculture and construction.
Labour-market test: Replaced by the quota system per region and specialty.
Shortage occupations: Quotas are set by joint ministerial decision and have grown in recent years, particularly for tourism and construction.
Deploying a Filipino worker abroad is regulated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). MWO Athens verifies employers and contracts for Greece. 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 Greek permit rather than after it.
Typical gate-to-gate time for Greece is 4–8 months from signed engagement to the first arrival, driven mainly by the Greek 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 Greek 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 Greece covering sourcing, trade testing, documentation, the permit process and arrival support — there is no price list, because volumes, roles and the Greek route differ from project to project. Direct employment means the worker's wage is paid by you under your Greek contract; there is no intermediary employer.
A Greek 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 metaklisi 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.
Tourism is seasonal, but shipyards, construction and logistics hire year-round on the same route.
Yes — a long-standing community in Athens and the islands, historically in domestic and maritime work.
Quota timing drives the calendar; we align sourcing with the quota cycle.