Austria Red-White-Red Card — Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations
For third-country skilled workers with shortage-occupation training, a qualifying job offer and sufficient points.
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Austria Red-White-Red Card — Very Highly Qualified Workers
For very highly qualified workers meeting the points standard, with a job-seeker visa route before a qualifying job is found.
Belgium intra-corporate transfer permit
For managers, specialists or trainees temporarily transferred from a non-EU entity to a related entity in Belgium.
Belgium Single Permit
For non-EEA or Swiss nationals employed in Belgium for more than 90 days, with the employer applying to the relevant region.
Canadian Experience Class
For applicants with recent qualifying skilled work experience in Canada. Meeting the program minimums permits entry to the Express Entry pool but does not guarantee an invitation to apply for permanent residence.
Croatia seasonal worker permit
For third-country nationals with time-limited employment in an eligible seasonal sector in Croatia.
Croatia stay and work permit
For third-country nationals with Croatian employment for a specified employer and role who meet applicable labour-market procedures.
Cyprus seasonal worker permit
For third-country nationals with eligible seasonal employment in Cyprus who complete the entry, registration, residence and work-permit procedure.
Cyprus short-term general employment permit
For third-country nationals with general employment in Cyprus applying for entry and temporary work permission of up to three months.
Czechia Employee Card
For third-country nationals with qualifying Czech employment who meet the applicable vacancy, work-permit or labour-market access rules.
Czechia EU Blue Card
For third-country nationals with highly skilled Czech employment who meet the higher professional qualification and applicable salary rules.
Denmark Pay Limit Scheme
For people offered Danish employment meeting the current pay threshold and Danish employment conditions.
Denmark Positive List schemes
For people offered a job on Denmark's shortage lists for higher-education or skilled occupations.
Estonia EU Blue Card
For third-country nationals employed in Estonia in work requiring a higher professional qualification.
Estonia temporary residence permit for employment
For third-country nationals working for a specific Estonian employer under applicable employer, salary and labour-market rules.
Federal Skilled Trades Program
For workers qualified in designated skilled trades. Applicants must also hold either a valid full-time job offer for at least one year or a Canadian certificate of qualification in the trade.
Federal Skilled Worker Program
For skilled workers with Canadian or foreign work experience. Applicants who meet the minimum requirements must also score at least 67 points across six selection factors; entering the Express Entry pool does not guarantee an invitation.
Finland EU Blue Card
For highly qualified workers in Finland meeting the education, contract and salary requirements.
Finland residence permit for a specialist
For specialists or managers with an employment contract or binding job offer from an employer operating in Finland.
France talent residence permit — EU Blue Card
For highly qualified workers with an eligible higher-education credential or comparable experience, a French contract and the required salary.
France talent residence permit — qualified employee
For qualified employees with an eligible French qualification and a work contract exceeding three months that meets the applicable pay rule.
Germany EU Blue Card
For people with a higher-education or comparable qualification and a German job offer matching it. Salary thresholds change annually.
Germany job-search opportunity card
For non-EU/EFTA nationals seeking qualified work in Germany, through either a recognized-qualification route or a six-point route.
Germany work visa for qualified professionals
For professionals with a qualification recognized or comparable in Germany and an offer of qualified employment.
Greece dependent-employment residence permit
For third-country nationals entering Greece for dependent employment through the applicable employer invitation or employment procedure.
Greece EU Blue Card
For third-country nationals with highly skilled employment in Greece who meet professional qualification and applicable employment assessment rules.
Hungarian Card
For third-country nationals with applicable higher professional qualifications working in Hungary under qualifying employment or company arrangements.
Hungary residence permit for employment
For eligible third-country nationals employed by a qualifying Hungarian employer or under an applicable cross-border employment arrangement.
Iceland expert-knowledge work residence
For non-EEA nationals with a specific Icelandic job and expert knowledge essential to the employer and recognized in Iceland.
Iceland labour-shortage work residence
For non-EEA nationals with an Icelandic employment contract where the employer cannot recruit in Iceland or the applicable European labour market.
Ireland Critical Skills Employment Permit
For non-EEA nationals with an Irish job offer of at least two years that meets the Critical Skills occupation and remuneration rules.
Ireland General Employment Permit
A broad Irish work-permit route normally requiring a bona fide job offer, an eligible occupation, applicable remuneration and a labour-market test.
Italy EU Blue Card
For highly qualified workers with eligible professional qualifications or experience and a highly skilled Italian job offer.
Italy subordinate work admission
For non-EU employees whose Italian employer obtains work authorisation under the applicable annual admission quotas and procedure.
Japan Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services
For employees undertaking professional work in Japan involving engineering, humanities knowledge or international services.
Japan Highly Skilled Professional
For people meeting the points standard for advanced academic, specialised technical, or business-management activities.
Latvia employment residence permit
For third-country nationals with long-term Latvian employment who complete the applicable sponsorship and residence procedure.
Latvia EU Blue Card
For third-country nationals with highly skilled Latvian employment who meet professional qualification and applicable subsistence or salary rules.
Lithuania EU Blue Card
For third-country nationals performing highly qualified work in Lithuania who meet qualification and applicable salary rules.
Lithuania temporary residence permit for work
For third-country nationals working in Lithuania under an employment contract or binding job offer who meet the applicable approval rules.
Luxembourg EU Blue Card
For third-country nationals in highly qualified salaried work in Luxembourg who meet professional qualification, contract and applicable salary rules.
Luxembourg third-country salaried worker residence
For third-country nationals undertaking long-term salaried work in Luxembourg after the employment-market and temporary-authorisation procedures.
Malta EU Blue Card
For third-country nationals with highly skilled employment in Malta who meet higher qualification or eligible experience and applicable salary rules.
Malta Single Permit
For third-country nationals with a Maltese job offer whose employer submits the combined employment and residence application.
Netherlands European Blue Card permit
For non-EU, EEA and Swiss nationals taking highly qualified work in the Netherlands; a recognised sponsor is not mandatory.
Netherlands highly skilled migrant permit
For highly skilled workers contracted by a Dutch employer or research institution whose IND-recognised sponsor applies and who meet the income rules.
New Zealand Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa
For people with skilled employment or an offer in New Zealand who qualify through the points-based, skilled-work-experience, or trades-and-technician pathway.
New Zealand Straight to Residence Visa
For people working in, or offered, a Green List Tier 1 role with an accredited New Zealand employer.
New Zealand Work to Residence Visa
For people who completed the required New Zealand work in a Green List Tier 2 role and hold qualifying employment or an offer with an accredited employer.
Norway seasonal worker residence permit
For people offered full-time seasonal work or holiday-cover employment who meet employment and return conditions.
Norway skilled worker residence permit
For workers with vocational training, higher education or special qualifications and a normally full-time matching job offer.
Poland EU Blue Card
For third-country nationals with highly skilled work in Poland who meet professional qualification and applicable employment rules.
Poland temporary residence and work permit
For third-country nationals intending to reside beyond a short stay and work in Poland under a qualifying employment arrangement.
Portugal employed-worker residence permit
For people holding a valid residence visa for employed work who can evidence an employment relationship in Portugal.
Portugal highly qualified activity residence permit
For people undertaking employed or independent highly qualified activity in Portugal with the relevant residence visa and evidence of qualifications and activity.
Singapore Employment Pass
For professionals, managers and executives with a Singapore job offer who pass the salary and COMPASS framework.
Singapore S Pass
For skilled workers with a Singapore job offer who meet salary, employer quota and levy rules.
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)
A permanent visa for invited skilled workers that does not require state, territory or family sponsorship. The 65-point threshold is a minimum and does not guarantee an invitation.
Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
A permanent visa for invited skilled workers nominated by an Australian state or territory government. Each jurisdiction applies its own nomination criteria.
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
A five-year provisional visa for skilled workers nominated by a state or territory or sponsored by an eligible relative to live and work in designated regional Australia, with a possible permanent-residence pathway.
Spain EU Blue Card
For third-country professionals with a highly qualified work contract who meet qualification and salary rules.
Spain highly qualified professional residence permit
For people offered highly qualified work in Spain who hold higher-education qualifications or equivalent experience.
Sweden EU Blue Card
For highly qualified workers with higher education or comparable experience and at least six months of Swedish employment.
Sweden work permit for employees
For non-EU/EEA employees with a Swedish employment agreement meeting salary, insurance and employment conditions.
Switzerland highly qualified third-country employment permit
For highly qualified third-country nationals with a Swiss offer where the employer demonstrates no suitable Swiss or EU/EFTA worker is available.
Switzerland third-country self-employment permit
For third-country nationals whose self-employment is shown to serve Switzerland's overall economic interest and meet admission rules.
UK Global Talent visa
For leaders or potential leaders in academia or research, arts and culture, or digital technology, normally through an approved endorsement or a listed prize.
UK Scale-up Worker visa
For people offered at least six months of sponsored work by an approved UK scale-up business who meet the occupation, salary and English requirements.
UK Skilled Worker visa
For people sponsored by an approved UK employer for an eligible job who meet the applicable salary and English requirements.
United States EB-1 priority worker
For persons of extraordinary ability, outstanding professors or researchers, and qualifying multinational managers or executives.
United States EB-2 National Interest Waiver
For people first qualifying for EB-2 through an advanced degree or exceptional ability who show that waiving the job offer and labor certification benefits the United States.
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