Licensed recruitment of skilled Filipino professionals for Macedonian employers. Your company is the direct employer — we run selection in Manila, the Macedonian permit process and the Philippine exit formalities end to end. From 1 worker.
Every Macedonian 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 Macedonian 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 Macedonian specifics below are the part that makes North Macedonia different from every other market we serve.
Temporary residence for employment, on the Employment Service Agency's opinion (usually 1 year). North Macedonia admits foreign workers on a temporary residence permit for employment: the Employment Service Agency gives a positive opinion on the job, within the annual government quota, and the Ministry of the Interior issues the residence permit — usually for one year, renewable. Third-country recruitment is recent and small; the demand is in manufacturing around Skopje and the industrial zones, in construction and in hospitality. Outside the EU and Schengen. We treat North Macedonia as a case-by-case market for employers with a defined need.
Labour-market test: Employment Service Agency opinion within the quota procedure.
Shortage occupations: No formal exemption list; manufacturing, construction and hospitality roles are the practical demand.
Deploying a Filipino worker abroad is regulated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). MWO Athens has jurisdiction for North Macedonia — employer accreditation and contract verification. 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 Macedonian permit rather than after it.
Typical gate-to-gate time for North Macedonia is 2–4 months from signed engagement to the first arrival, driven mainly by the Macedonian 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 Macedonian 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 North Macedonia covering sourcing, trade testing, documentation, the permit process and arrival support — there is no price list, because volumes, roles and the Macedonian route differ from project to project. Direct employment means the worker's wage is paid by you under your Macedonian contract; there is no intermediary employer.
A Macedonian 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 for employment, on the employment service agency's opinion 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 yet at scale. The legal route exists; we run it for employers with a concrete need and realistic pay.
MWO Athens, attached to the Philippine Embassy in Athens.