What to check, what to prepare and what to expect on this route. Every official name and link below comes from a government or ILO page we read; we say plainly where there is none.
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)
The DMW licenses and regulates private recruitment agencies that deploy Filipino workers overseas.
How to check: Look the agency up in the DMW list of licensed recruitment agencies, and check that its licence is not cancelled or suspended.
Open the official list ↗ Official site ↗ Our guide for Philippines →
Every candidate completes the same intake checklist. Your source country adds its own clearances on top. The destination side (visa type, medical, attestation) depends on the employer and your role, and your specialist confirms what currently applies.
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
The ministry site describes a Labor Code rule that a migrant worker produces their authorisation documents (work permit, patent or residence document) before signing a work contract, and that the contract records them.
Last checked 29 September 2026. Links go to official sites we do not control; treat each site as the authority, not this page.
One initiation fee, paid after your profile is complete. See the exact amount for your country, with the total in your home currency.
$50.00 USD + 12% VAT (Philippines) = $56.00 USD (about ₱3,140 PHP + ₱377 PHP = ₱3,517 PHP)
Convert a salary offer into your home currency with live exchange rates.
Open the salary converter →Tick what your offer says and see what is missing, and whether any red flag applies.
Open the offer checker →One named specialist owns your file from registration to your first day. Fee refunded in full if you are not matched and accepted within 90 days.
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Look the agency up in the DMW list of licensed recruitment agencies, and check that its licence is not cancelled or suspended.
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. The ministry site describes a Labor Code rule that a migrant worker produces their authorisation documents (work permit, patent or residence document) before signing a work contract, and that the contract records them.
Every candidate completes the same intake checklist: Passport (First Page), Passport (Last Page), Photograph, CV, Education Certificate, Health Declaration, Consent. Philippines adds: Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC), OWWA membership, NBI police clearance. The destination side (visa type, medical, attestation) depends on the employer and your role, and your specialist confirms what currently applies.
It depends on the employer and your contract, and it should be written in your offer before you pay or travel. Use the offer checker to see what is missing.
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