1

MWO document application
We prepare the required documents and submit them to the MWO in Tokyo or Osaka.
Preparing the documents takes around three weeks, and the MWO review about two weeks.

2

Interview
Interviews can be held in the Philippines or online.
Interviews can take place from one month after the date of MWO approval.

3

Pre-departure procedures
Departure procedures can begin as soon as the residence permit is confirmed as issued.
After the residence permit is confirmed, departure can follow in as little as two weeks.

4

Departure
That is the process for accepting a worker, in outline.
The shortest route takes about three months, though the MWO review, or
procedures on the Japanese side, may move that either way.