The Philippines

Find and compare corporate work permit application services in the Philippines

Greenhouse empowers you to move your team to the Philippines with ease. Our service providers can consult you immediately and help with business visa applications and work permits suited to your specific Visa needs in the Philippines.

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From South Korea to Australia, hundreds of people have expanded their businesses with Greenhouse

Greenhouse is the go to partner for any company which needs market entry support in company set up, legal, regulatory or market access across South East Asia.

Amit Vithal

Director at Docquity Holdings Pte Ltd

Greenhouse was prompt in response and provided us with all the information we required before we made the final decision to go with the right service provider for our corporate secretarial service needs with no hidden fees.

Tiffany Wong

Regional Business Development Executive at Doctor Anywhere

Greenhouse’s network of service providers are trustworthy and helped us better understand the entire Southeast Asian region. In turn, that empowered us to make more educated decisions about our go-to-market strategy.

Yohawn Kim

Researcher at Gene On Biotech

Greenhouse is the simplest way to engage qualified work permit service providers in the Philippines

Do not let obtaining work permits to slow down you expansion process. We use technology to simplify an otherwise painfully traditional process or procuring work permit and visa services.

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Leverage our curated network to get immediate recommendations
Review work permit service provider qualifications
Pricing in full transparency
Get connected to service providers fast
Your project starts in 1-3 days

The Traditional Process

Take loads of time to search, contact, compare, and qualify service providers
Email and call to negotiate rates
Read through the fine print
Pay in full upfront
Your project starts only after 30-60 days

Apply for a work permit in the Philippines or any other corporate services you may need.

Our service providers are equipped to handle your work permit applications and any other corporate services in the Philippines, from start to finish.

Accounting

You can’t run a healthy, successful business without having your books in order. Our network of partners have the necessary expertise to support you across the entire Asia Pacific region.

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Bank account set up

Open a business account when you're ready to start accepting or spending money as your business. A business bank account helps you stay legally compliant and protected.

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Company Registration

The incorporation process typically takes 1 to 7 days in developed and 1 to 3 months in emerging markets. To avoid going back and forward hire a professional to guide you.

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Corporate secretarial

Corporate Secretarial Services assists you to manage and mitigate risks of corporate non-compliance. In some markets such services are mandatory in other just recommended.

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Nominee director services

A company director is the responsible person for ensuring that the company complies with all local legislation. He/She is the liable person if the company is negligent or doing things in violation of the company director requirements.

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Registered business address

A business registered address is the official address of an incorporated company. Generally it will form part of the public record and is required in most countries where the registered organization is incorporated.

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Still researching work permit services in the Philippines?

We've put together a few guides on what you need to know about work permit applications in the Philippines.

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FAQs about work permit services in the Philippines

Updated 22 January 2021

What’s the difference between a work visa and work permit?

A work visa (usually a pre-arranged employee visa or 9(g) visa) is an immigration document, released by the bureau of immigration and allowing you to enter the Philippines as a foreign employee.
Work permits (usually alien employment permit or special work permit) are licenses, released by the bureau of local employment and allowing you to work and get income in the Philippines.
You’ll need both in order to properly work and live in the Philippines as a foreign employee.

What’s the difference between alien employment permit and special work permit?

An Alien Employment Permit allows you to work for more than six months in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, a Special Work Permit allows you to work for three to six months in the Philippines.
However, you’ll also need a Pre-Arranged Employee Visa along with either one of these options.

Can I bring my family into the Philippines?

Yes, if you’ve obtained or are applying for a Pre-Arranged Employee Visa.Your spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21 will be able to apply as your dependents.