Licensed recruitment of skilled Filipino professionals for Maltese employers. Your company is the direct employer — we run selection in Manila, the Maltese permit process and the Philippine exit formalities end to end. From 1 worker.
Every Maltese 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 Maltese 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 Maltese specifics below are the part that makes Malta different from every other market we serve.
Single permit (Identità / Jobsplus). Malta issues a single work and residence permit through Identità, with Jobsplus checking the labour-market side. Since 2024 hospitality roles require a Skills Pass, and from 1 March 2026 new applicants still abroad must complete Identità's mandatory Pre-Departure Course before the permit is issued. Malta hosts a large Filipino community and English is an official language, which keeps onboarding simple.
Labour-market test: Jobsplus vacancy check applies: the vacancy must have been advertised for at least three weeks within the two months before the application.
Shortage occupations: No formal list; hospitality, care, construction and manufacturing are the main channels.
Deploying a Filipino worker abroad is regulated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). The MWO with jurisdiction for Malta 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 Maltese permit rather than after it.
Typical gate-to-gate time for Malta is 2–4 months from signed engagement to the first arrival, driven mainly by the Maltese 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 Maltese 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 Malta covering sourcing, trade testing, documentation, the permit process and arrival support — there is no price list, because volumes, roles and the Maltese route differ from project to project. Direct employment means the worker's wage is paid by you under your Maltese contract; there is no intermediary employer.
A Maltese 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 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.
A mandatory hospitality competence check introduced in 2024; we prepare candidates for it.
A mandatory course for new third-country applicants still abroad, required by Identità from 1 March 2026; we build it into the timeline.
Yes — a long-standing channel with established Filipino caregivers.
English is official in Malta; language is not a barrier.