Straight answers to the questions employers send our Lahore desk before their first order: what you pay, how long it takes, how candidates are tested, and which visa route applies in your country.
Scale and depth. Pakistan has sent more than 15 million people to jobs abroad since the 1970s, so trades such as masonry, steel fixing, welding, driving, machine operation and warehouse work have a large pool of people who have already worked overseas. Many candidates speak working English, adapt quickly to site discipline, and come at a cost level that suits both Gulf contractors and European manufacturers.
Yes. Renaissance Recruitment Inc. holds an Overseas Employment Promoter licence from the Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment, Government of Pakistan, and runs an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality system.
We started in Lahore in 2007. That is nearly two decades of sending workers to Gulf projects first, and to European and Central Asian employers in more recent years.
Our busiest corridors today are Turkey, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Romania, Croatia, Poland and Ukraine, alongside Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. We continue to serve employers in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait.
Building and civil works, steel and fabrication, electrical installation, factories and textiles, warehousing and logistics, transport, hotels and catering, agriculture and food processing, and general labour. Ask us if your role is not on this list.
Yes. Orders range from one specialist to batches of several hundred workers for a new plant, a shutdown or a construction phase. Large orders are split into dated batches so the first group arrives while the next is still in processing.
You get a per-worker price based on three things: the trade, the destination country and how much of the process you want us to run. The quotation lists each item, so you can compare it line by line. Send the role and country and we reply with figures, not a range.
No. We work within the Bureau of Emigration rules: employer-side charges are quoted openly in writing, and we do not support illegal fees taken from workers. A worker who arrives in debt is more likely to leave early and harder to manage on site.
Usually advertising and sourcing, screening, a practical trade test, the medical, document attestation, Pakistan-side visa processing and Protectorate clearance. Your quotation spells out anything added or excluded for your country.
Not without your agreement. What is on the signed quotation is what you pay; if you change the scope, we re-quote before doing the extra work.
For Gulf employers with visas ready, four to six weeks is common. European routes take longer because the employer's work permit has to be issued before the long-stay visa appointment, so plan in months rather than weeks. Your quote comes with a dated plan for your roles, not a generic estimate.
You send the demand letter or role details. We advertise and shortlist, trade-test the shortlist, run medicals and paperwork, process visas and Protectorate clearance, book travel, and then stay in touch once the workers are on your site.
The job title and duties, the number of workers, the city and the date you need them. With that we can confirm whether the order is realistic, quote per worker and give you a lead time.
Yes. You can interview by video, attend the trade test in Lahore, send your own assessor, or ask for an independent test centre. Many employers watch the tests live on video.
Every worker leaving Pakistan for a job must be cleared by the Protector of Emigrants, which confirms the job is genuine and registered. It is a legal step before departure, and it is included in our process.
Pakistani law allows only licensed Overseas Employment Promoters to recruit for jobs abroad, and every departure needs Protectorate clearance. Workers sent through unlicensed agents can be stopped at the airport, and the employer carries the reputational risk.
Yes. Our OEP licence is issued by the Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment, and we share the licence copy and registration details with any employer on request.
Employer-side charges are quoted in writing, candidates are told the real job, salary and conditions before they sign, and we follow the Bureau's rules on contracts and clearance.
Tell us. Replacement terms are written into the agreement before the first worker travels, and we act on them.
The Romanian employer obtains a work permit (aviz de angajare), the worker applies for the D/AM long-stay visa, and a residence permit is issued after arrival. Processing times shift with embassy capacity, so we estimate each batch separately and re-check the rules before you commit.
The Saudi employer issues the visa, the worker passes a GAMCA medical, the visa is stamped, and the worker receives an Iqama after landing. It is usually one of the quicker routes we handle.
Your company obtains the work and entry permit; after arrival the worker completes the medical, Emirates ID and residence visa. We take care of everything that has to happen in Pakistan.
The Qatari employer sponsors the work visa, the worker completes the medical and documents, and residence formalities are finished in Qatar. Sourcing, testing and clearance in Pakistan are on our side.
The employer obtains the work permit and residence approval, then the worker applies for the entry visa. We run sourcing, testing and clearance in Pakistan and coordinate the permit steps with you.
The Turkish employer applies for the work permit, which also serves as the basis of residence, and the worker applies for the work visa at the Turkish mission. We prepare the Pakistan-side file and keep the timing aligned with your application.
The Gulf, as a rule. Europe adds the employer's work-permit stage and long-stay visa appointments. We tell you the realistic date, even when it is later than you hoped.
Coded welders (3G, 4G, 6G), electricians, masons, steel fixers, shuttering carpenters, scaffolders, plumbers, maintenance technicians, HTV and LTV drivers, machine and forklift operators, warehouse and production workers, cooks and hotel staff, nurses, textile operators and general helpers.
Yes. Each candidate is tested on the actual task of the job before you see their profile, for example a weld coupon, a bar-bending exercise or a forklift course.
Yes, up to 6G pipe welders. Tests can follow ASME IX or AWS procedures and can be witnessed by your inspector or an independent body.
Yes. We verify degrees and registration and support candidates through licensing exams such as Prometric. Healthcare takes longer than other trades because licensing is part of the timeline.
Yes. If a worker is unsuitable or leaves within the period set in the agreement, we replace them on the terms you signed.
Yes. Our Lahore team stays on the line for welfare questions, documentation issues and replacements for as long as the workers are with you.
Yes. Many of our employers send repeat batches every season or every quarter, often for several trades and more than one country.