技術・人文知識・国際業務について

申請から入国までの流れ

The conditions under which the employer company and the sending organization carry out the work of sending highly skilled workers are determined. They also exchange special delegation agreements called SPA. Usually, a representative of the employer company will travel to the Philippines and sign the contract there.

In order to accept highly-skilled Filipino workers, it is necessary to obtain approval from POLO and POEA prior to interview and immigration application. In addition, documents such as an employment contract which describes the working conditions related to the employment of highly skilled human resources at the employer's company are required at the time of application, so we ask you to determine those conditions and prepare the documents first.

Submit Special Delegation Agreements (SPA) one (1) copy and needed documents 2 copies to POLO to confirm the existence of the employer and the working conditions. Shortly after submission of the documents, POLO will notify the employer of the date and time of the interview, and the representative of the employer will visit POLO in Tokyo to meet the schedule and have an interview with the labor representative. POLO will send a document with an approval stamp at a later date.

*This procedure is required when hiring foreign technical interns, but not necessarily for highly skilled foreign personnel.

To submit the document sent from POLO to the sending organization, and then submit it to POEA via the Philippine sending organization. This will confirm the contract between the employer and the sending organization, and register the employer and its job information.

The Philippine sending agency recruits workers who meet the requirements of the employer's company. We invite as many applicants as possible through the Internet and information sessions, and then select candidates who meet the conditions. In addition, the organization that sends workers to the Philippines provides guidance, investigates their personalities, work histories, and criminal histories, determines their suitability, and then narrows down candidates who can confidently introduce them to employers for interviews.

The PHGIC Human Resources Information System allows users to enter a password to view the personal information of advanced highly skilled human resources by category. We select highly skilled workers who meet the needs of the employer’s company, and after matching with the candidates, we adjust the schedule and conduct interviews in the Philippines. The applicants can also take the practical examination (Qualification exam for skill level, especially in the IT field) at any Philippine sending institutions.

If you can't go to the Philippines by all means, we can offer you an interview using the internet such as Skype. You will be asked to sign a contract of employment conditions with the candidates for the highly qualified human resources who passed the interview.

A sending organization in the Philippines that sends workers prepares the necessary documents for the employer's immigration application. Prepare the POEA documents and other necessary documents and send them to the employer.

Apply directly from the employer to the nearest Immigration Bureau or indirectly to a Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist and apply for a Certificate of Eligibility (COE).

(Japanese language education, cross-cultural education, and labor ethics education)

We provide a variety of education programs to meet the needs of employers during the application period. Education costs are borne by the employer. Unlike foreign technical interns, the Japanese language, cultural differences, and work ethics education are not a prerequisite for coming to Japan for highly skilled workers, but since they can communicate in Japanese after coming to Japan, they are taught in Japanese language schools approved by TESDA (Philippine Agency for Technical Education and Skills Development Authority).

The Bureau of Immigration issues a certificate of eligibility for residence to the employer. After that, the selected applicants need to send the certificate to the sending organization in the Philippines

After collecting the necessary documents such as a certificate of eligibility that has arrived at the Philippines through the sending organization(licensed) the selected applicants apply to the Japanese Embassy for a visa for a highly-skilled worker. After a few days of examination, you will be issued a visa.

PDOS is an abbreviation for Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar, a pre-departure orientation seminar designed to educate Filipino nationals working overseas about the requirements of the OWWA (Overseas Workers Welfare Agency). This is a required course for Filipino nationals who travel abroad for work. If you have not, you will not be allowed to leave the Philippines. Most providers outsource the PDOS and have students attend the classes on a weekly schedule.

You will be able to travel to Japan only after you submit your proof of PDOS and other documents to POEA again.

After the above procedures, highly skilled Filipinos will come to Japan.