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Overseas recruitment from the Philippines for German employers

Recruitment from the Philippines to Germany fails when language and recognition are afterthoughts. We run it as a programme: sourcing and trade tests in Makati, German to A2 or B1 while the recognition file is prepared, both compliance chains in parallel, arrivals in waves.

Direct employer · you sponsorDMW-licensed agency in Manila · EU delivery entity in PragueReviewed 11.09.2026

A programme, not a mission

Our own DMW-licensed agency operates every day in Makati. For Germany the round has an extra phase most markets do not: candidates selected in week three start German in week four, and the recognition or fast-track file is prepared while they study. A German employer joins tests and interviews by video at nine in the morning Manila time — three in the afternoon in Germany.

How it runs

  • Feasibility — roles, site, tariff status; route per profile; language target; recognition authority.
  • Accreditation — your company accredited at MWO Berlin; done once.
  • Recruitment round — sourcing from Prime Search's base, trade tests to your standard, English and German screening, your interviews live or on site, selection.
  • Preparation phase — German to A2 or B1 with partner schools; recognition file (ZAB, HWK, IHK FOSA or Land authority) or experience-route evidence; fast-track application by you under power of attorney where chosen.
  • Two chains in parallel — DMW registration, contract verification, medical, PDOS, OEC in Manila; visa or fast-track pre-approval in Germany.
  • Mobilisation — arrivals matched to start dates; onboarding; further waves reuse the accreditation and the language pipeline.

What changes for you

Speed where the law allows it, honesty where it does not: we tell you at feasibility which candidates can travel on the experience route in months and which need a year of language and recognition. Everything here is subject to applicable German recognition, immigration, licensing and labour-law requirements.

Frequently asked questions

  • Can we get people in three months?

    Only on the experience route for candidates who already hold A2–B1 German — a minority. Most programmes take six to twelve months; we say so at feasibility.

  • Do you run German courses?

    We organise them in Manila with Goethe-Institut Manila and partner schools as part of the programme; the candidate studies while the file is prepared.

  • Do we have to travel to Manila?

    No; most German clients join tests and interviews live by video.