Licensed recruitment of skilled Filipino professionals for British employers. Your company is the direct employer — we run selection in Manila, the British permit process and the Philippine exit formalities end to end. From 1 worker.
Every British 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 the British visa is lodged by an immigration adviser registered with the Immigration Advice Authority (formerly OISC) or a UK solicitor — we prepare the recruitment file and the candidate documents, and coordinate with your regulated immigration adviser 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 British specifics below are the part that makes United Kingdom different from every other market we serve.
Skilled Worker visa (sponsored). The UK's Skilled Worker route requires a sponsor licence, a Certificate of Sponsorship and a role that meets the current skill and salary thresholds. Rules tightened in 2025: the standard skill level moved to graduate level with a temporary shortage list for selected roles, and overseas recruitment of care workers was closed to new applicants. We therefore focus UK work on nursing, engineering and other graduate-level roles.
Labour-market test: No test; skill level and salary thresholds are the filter.
Shortage occupations: A temporary shortage list allows selected sub-graduate roles for a limited period; nursing remains open with NMC registration.
Deploying a Filipino worker abroad is regulated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). MWO London verifies employers and contracts for the UK and Ireland. 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 British permit rather than after it.
Typical gate-to-gate time for United Kingdom is 1–3 months after the CoS from signed engagement to the first arrival, driven mainly by the British 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 British 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 United Kingdom covering sourcing, trade testing, documentation, the permit process and arrival support — there is no price list, because volumes, roles and the British route differ from project to project. Direct employment means the worker's wage is paid by you under your British contract; there is no intermediary employer.
A British 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. Your regulated immigration adviser lodges the Skilled Worker visa — we supply the candidate file, contracts and DMW documents to them 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.
Overseas recruitment for care worker visas closed to new applicants in July 2025; we do not start applications that cannot succeed.
Nurses with an NMC pathway, engineers and other graduate-level positions; selected trades on the temporary shortage list while it lasts.
Yes; we can guide you through it if you do not hold one.