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| Country and route | Status | Instrument type | Initial duration | Renewable | Work rights | Counts toward permanent residence | Presence rules | Family members may be included | Headline fee | Job offer required | Salary threshold | Labour-market test | Employer sponsorship |
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| Austria EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-08-12[10][26] | residence permit as of 2026-08-12[33] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-12[10][26][34] NAG § 42 Abs. 4: issued for two years unless the employment contract is shorter, in which case for the contract term plus three months. oesterreich.gv.at states 'up to two years'; migration.gv.at states 24 months. Recorded with bound 'maximum' and basis matches_contract. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[34] oesterreich.gv.at: where the conditions for switching to a „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“ are not met, a further EU Blue Card may be applied for. | own activity only as of 2026-08-12[6][26][34] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[30][33] Settlement title under NAG § 8 Abs. 1 Z 3; five years' uninterrupted actual settlement under NAG § 45 Abs. 1. NAG § 45 Abs. 3 additionally counts prior lawful residence in another member state on a Blue Card once the holder has been settled in Austria for two years, and NAG § 20 Abs. 4a lets a „Daueraufenthalt – EU“ derived from a Blue Card survive 24 rather than twelve consecutive months outside the EEA. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[11][31] NAG § 46 Abs. 3: family members of an EU Blue Card holder may be issued a „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“, and migration.gv.at states that titles for family members of Blue Card holders are not quota-limited. § 46 Abs. 6 Z 1 requires the decision within eight weeks and ties the card's validity to the sponsor's. | application: EUR 218 as of 2026-08-12[10][34] EUR 218, stated identically by the administering portal and by the Federal Ministry of the Interior's page on oesterreich.gv.at. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[4][10] A binding job offer for at least six months in employment matching the applicant's education. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[6][10] AuslBG § 20d Abs. 1 requires the labour-market test in the Z 5 cases and migration.gv.at states the AMS must be unable to place an equally qualified registered jobseeker. AuslBG § 12c Abs. 5 disapplies it where the applicant already holds a Red-White-Red Card as a very highly qualified worker, other key worker or graduate and continues with the same employer. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[6][34] Employer declaration under the AuslBG required. | ||
| Austria Job Seeker Visa | Active as of 2026-08-12[8][19] | national visa as of 2026-08-12[8] A category D visa under FPG § 20, not a residence title under the NAG. The permit fields below mean what they mean for a visa: there is no settlement, and the route's purpose is to be replaced by a Red-White-Red Card. | up to 6 months as of 2026-08-12[8][19] FPG § 20 Abs. 2 Z 1: a visa D issued under Abs. 1 Z 1 to 8 or Z 10 entitles the holder to a stay of more than 90 days and at most six months. migration.gv.at describes it as six months to look for work. Recorded with bound 'maximum' because the statute states a ceiling. | Not established from a qualifying source | none as of 2026-08-12[8][9] FPG § 20 Abs. 2 first sentence: gainful activity is permissible only in the cases of § 24. § 24 Abs. 1 lists temporary self-employment, temporary employment, seasonal work and traineeships — the job-search visa under § 20 Abs. 1 Z 4 is not among them. The visa permits looking for work, not working; taking up the job requires the Red-White-Red Card. | No as of 2026-08-12[8][30] NAG § 45 Abs. 1 counts years of actual settlement. A visa D confers no settlement, so time on it does not count; the Red-White-Red Card that may follow it does. | Not established from a qualifying source No family-inclusion provision for the job-search visa was found. Neither FPG § 20 nor the administering portal's description of the route mentions family members, and the family routes in this record attach to residence titles rather than to visas. Recorded unknown rather than false because that is an absence of provision, not a sourced prohibition. | application: EUR 195 as of 2026-08-12[19][20] EUR 195, stated identically on the German and English versions of the administering portal's Very Highly Qualified Workers page. | No as of 2026-08-12[8][19] The visa exists precisely for applicants who do not yet have a job offer. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-12[1][19] The AMS confirms to the representation only that the applicant has reached the points required for admission; AuslBG § 12 dispenses with the individual labour-market test. | No as of 2026-08-12[19] No employer participates in the visa procedure. | |
| Austria Red-White-Red Card for Graduates | Active as of 2026-08-12[12][24] | residence permit as of 2026-08-12[33] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-12[12][24] NAG § 41 Abs. 5: two years, or the contract term plus three months where the contract is shorter. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-12[6][12][24] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[30][33] Settlement title; NAG § 45 Abs. 1. Time previously spent on the „Aufenthaltsbewilligung – Student“ counts only half toward the five years (NAG § 45 Abs. 2). | Yes as of 2026-08-12[11][31] NAG § 46 Abs. 1 Z 1: family members of a Red-White-Red Card holder are to be granted a „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“, and migration.gv.at states that titles issued to family members of Red-White-Red Card and EU Blue Card holders are not quota-limited. The family route itself is recorded separately as at-rwr-card-plus-family. | application: EUR 218 as of 2026-08-12[12][34] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[3][12] | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-12[3] AuslBG § 12b closing sentence: for graduates under Z 2 the individual labour-market test is dispensed with. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[6][12] Employer declaration required. | |
| Austria Red-White-Red Card for Other Key Workers | Active as of 2026-08-12[13][24] | residence permit as of 2026-08-12[33] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-12[13][24] NAG § 41 Abs. 5: two years, or the contract term plus three months where the contract is shorter. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-12[6][13][24] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[30][33] Settlement title; NAG § 45 Abs. 1. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[11][31] NAG § 46 Abs. 1 Z 1: family members of a Red-White-Red Card holder are to be granted a „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“, and migration.gv.at states that titles issued to family members of Red-White-Red Card and EU Blue Card holders are not quota-limited. The family route itself is recorded separately as at-rwr-card-plus-family. | application: EUR 218 as of 2026-08-12[13][34] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[3][13] A key-worker post with an undertaking that pays at least the statutory floor below. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[6][13] AuslBG § 20d Abs. 1 requires the regional AMS office to carry out the labour-market test in the Z 3 cases, and migration.gv.at states the AMS must be unable to place an equally qualified registered jobseeker. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[6][13] Employer declaration required. | ||
| Austria Red-White-Red Card for Registered Seasonal Core Staff | Active as of 2026-08-12[17][24] | residence permit as of 2026-08-12[33] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-12[17][24] NAG § 41 Abs. 5: two years, or the contract term plus three months where the contract is shorter (this is an Abs. 2 Z 3a case, inside the shorter-contract rule). migration.gv.at states 24 months. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-12[6][17][24] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[30][33] Settlement title; NAG § 45 Abs. 1. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[11][31] NAG § 46 Abs. 1 Z 1: family members of a Red-White-Red Card holder are to be granted a „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“, and migration.gv.at states that titles issued to family members of Red-White-Red Card and EU Blue Card holders are not quota-limited. The family route itself is recorded separately as at-rwr-card-plus-family. | application: EUR 218 as of 2026-08-12[17][34] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[5][17] AuslBG § 12d Z 3: the employer must hold out the prospect of an open-ended employment relationship. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-12[5] AuslBG § 12d Z 4: the individual labour-market test is dispensed with. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[6][17] Employer declaration required. | |
| Austria Red-White-Red Card for Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations | Active as of 2026-08-12[16][24] | residence permit as of 2026-08-12[33] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-12[16][24] NAG § 41 Abs. 5: two years, or the contract term plus three months where the contract is shorter (this is an Abs. 2 Z 1 case, inside the shorter-contract rule). | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-12[6][16][24] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[30][33] Five years' uninterrupted actual settlement under NAG § 45 Abs. 1; settlement title under NAG § 8 Abs. 1 Z 1. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[11][31] NAG § 46 Abs. 1 Z 1: family members of a Red-White-Red Card holder are to be granted a „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“, and migration.gv.at states that titles issued to family members of Red-White-Red Card and EU Blue Card holders are not quota-limited. The family route itself is recorded separately as at-rwr-card-plus-family. | application: EUR 218 as of 2026-08-12[16][34] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[2][16] A binding job offer in an occupation on the Fachkräfteverordnung list is required, and the employer must pay the minimum remuneration due under statute, ordinance or collective agreement plus any overpayment customary in the undertaking. |
| No as of 2026-08-12[2] AuslBG § 12a Abs. 1 closing sentence: „Die Arbeitsmarktprüfung im Einzelfall entfällt.“ | Yes as of 2026-08-12[6][16] Filed together with a written employer declaration (Arbeitgebererklärung). | |
| Austria Red-White-Red Card for Very Highly Qualified Workers | Active as of 2026-08-12[19][24] | residence permit as of 2026-08-12[33] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-12[19][24] NAG § 41 Abs. 5: the card is to be issued for two years, but where the employment contract in an Abs. 1 or Abs. 2 Z 1–3a case is shorter, it is issued for the contract term plus three months and for two years at most. Recorded with bound 'maximum' and basis matches_contract because this is an employed limb, unlike the two self-employed limbs in this record where the two years is a fixed grant. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-12[6][19][24] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[30][33] Five years of uninterrupted actual settlement under NAG § 45 Abs. 1 plus Module 2 of the integration agreement; this is a settlement title under NAG § 8 Abs. 1 Z 1. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[11][31] NAG § 46 Abs. 1 Z 1: family members of a Red-White-Red Card holder are to be granted a „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“, and migration.gv.at states that titles issued to family members of Red-White-Red Card and EU Blue Card holders are not quota-limited. The family route itself is recorded separately as at-rwr-card-plus-family. | application: EUR 218 as of 2026-08-12[19][34] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[1][19] A concrete employment offer matching the applicant's qualification is the primary condition; the AMS assesses whether the intended employment matches the qualification and is adequately paid. No published figure states that pay floor, so no salary_threshold entry is recorded. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-12[1] AuslBG § 12 closing sentence: „Die Arbeitsmarktprüfung im Einzelfall entfällt.“ | Yes as of 2026-08-12[6][19] The application is filed together with a written employer declaration undertaking to observe the employment conditions stated in it (AuslBG § 20d Abs. 1). | |
| Austria Red-White-Red Card plus | Active as of 2026-08-12[15][25] | residence permit as of 2026-08-12[33] | 12 months as of 2026-08-12[15][23] NAG § 20 Abs. 1: fixed-term residence titles are issued for twelve months unless the Act specifies a longer period, and § 41a specifies none. migration.gv.at states the card is issued for one year. Recorded in months because that is the unit the statute uses. No bound marker: the source frames it as the term, not as a ceiling or a floor. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[15][23] migration.gv.at describes the extension procedure and the three-year validity available on extension. | full as of 2026-08-12[15][33] NAG § 8 Abs. 1 Z 2 and migration.gv.at: fixed-term settlement with unrestricted labour-market access — employed and self-employed activity, not tied to any employer. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[30][33] Settlement title; NAG § 45 Abs. 1. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[11][31] NAG § 46 Abs. 1 Z 1 for holders whose card rests on § 41a Abs. 1, 4, 7a or 7b — quota-free — and § 46 Abs. 1 Z 2 lit. b for every other „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“ holder, where a quota place is required. Recorded in full on at-rwr-card-plus-family. | application: EUR 218 as of 2026-08-12[15][34] EUR 218. NAG § 41a Abs. 10 provides that the card issued to an unaccompanied minor in foster care is granted free of charge. | No as of 2026-08-12[7][15][25] The card is granted on the strength of a completed qualifying period or status, not on a job offer, and it is not tied to an employer. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-12[7] AuslBG § 20e confines the AMS to confirming the qualifying facts — the § 15 conditions, the 21-of-24-months employment record, or twelve months' full insurance for displaced persons. No labour-market test is provided. | No as of 2026-08-12[15][25] No employer participates in the procedure; the card is not tied to an employer. | |
| Austria Settlement Permit – Artist | Active as of 2026-08-12[14][27] | residence permit as of 2026-08-12[33] | 12 months as of 2026-08-12[23][27] NAG § 20 Abs. 1: twelve months, § 43a specifying no longer period. Under § 20 Abs. 1a a title under § 8 Abs. 1 Z 9 — which is this one — is issued for three years where the holder has fulfilled Module 1 of the integration agreement and has been continuously lawfully settled for the preceding two years. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-12[6][27] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[30][33] Settlement title under NAG § 8 Abs. 1 Z 9; NAG § 45 Abs. 1. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[11][31] NAG § 46 Abs. 4: family members of a holder of a „Niederlassungsbewilligung – Künstler“ are to be granted a „Niederlassungsbewilligung“ where the general conditions are met and a quota place is available. This is a quota-bound family route, unlike the Red-White-Red Card and Blue Card families. | application: EUR 218 as of 2026-08-12[14][34] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-12[6][27] | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-12[27] | |
| Austria Settlement Permit – Researcher | Active as of 2026-08-12[14][29] | residence permit as of 2026-08-12[33] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-12[29] NAG § 43c Abs. 5: issued for two years unless the hosting agreement is shorter, in which case for the agreement's term plus three months. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[29] NAG § 43c Abs. 2 contemplates a further grant of the same title after the research activity ends. | own activity only as of 2026-08-12[29][33] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[30][33] Settlement title under NAG § 8 Abs. 1 Z 11; NAG § 45 Abs. 1. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[11][31] NAG § 46 Abs. 1 Z 1 names the „Niederlassungsbewilligung – Forscher“ among the quota-free sponsor titles, so family members receive a „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“; § 46 Abs. 6 Z 2 requires the decision within eight weeks and ties the card's validity to the sponsor's. | application: EUR 218 as of 2026-08-12[14][34] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[29] NAG § 43c Abs. 1 Z 3: a hosting agreement (Aufnahmevereinbarung) concluded with a research institution must be evidenced. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-12[29] The activity falls outside the AuslBG's material scope (§ 1 Abs. 2 lit. h); the regional AMS office is consulted only where the authority has reasoned doubts that the activity is of that kind. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[29] The research institution is party to the hosting agreement on which the title rests. | |
| Austria Settlement Permit – Special Cases of Dependent Gainful Employment | Active as of 2026-08-12[14][28] | residence permit as of 2026-08-12[33] | 12 months as of 2026-08-12[23][28] NAG § 20 Abs. 1: twelve months, § 43b specifying no longer period. Under § 20 Abs. 1a a title under § 8 Abs. 1 Z 10 — this one — is issued for three years where Module 1 of the integration agreement is fulfilled and the holder has been continuously lawfully settled for two years. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-12[28][33] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[30][33] Settlement title under NAG § 8 Abs. 1 Z 10; NAG § 45 Abs. 1. | Yes as of 2026-08-12[11][31] Split by the underlying activity: where it is one under AuslBG § 1 Abs. 2 lit. f or i, family members fall under NAG § 46 Abs. 1 Z 1 and receive a quota-free „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“; in every other case they fall under § 46 Abs. 4 and receive a „Niederlassungsbewilligung“ subject to a quota place. | application: EUR 218 as of 2026-08-12[14][34] | Yes as of 2026-08-12[28] NAG § 43b Abs. 1: the title is granted for employment with a particular employer. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-12[28] The activity is excluded from the AuslBG's material scope; the regional AMS office is asked only where the authority has reasoned doubts that the activity is of that kind (§ 43b Abs. 1 Z 3). | Yes as of 2026-08-12[28] The title names a particular employer. | |
| Belgium EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-08-13[47][54] | residence card as of 2026-08-13[47] An H card, distinguishing it from the A card issued on an ordinary single permit – the Flemish administration states the distinction directly. | Not established from a qualifying source[47] | Yes as of 2026-08-13[49] The Flemish administration describes the renewal step directly: 'na 24 maanden (= verlengingsaanvraag) wordt een Blue Card van 3j afgeleverd, geldig voor elke werkgever' – after 24 months a renewal issues a three-year card valid for any employer. | employment only as of 2026-08-13[47][54] Dependent highly qualified employment. Employer mobility is staged: in the first 12 months a change of employer is possible only on Blue Card conditions and after written notice to the regional service, with employment starting once receipt is acknowledged – Wallonia states a 30-day wait in the first year; after 12 months the card is valid for any employer and no notification of a change is needed in Flanders, while Wallonia requires the new employer to notify the Region. | Yes as of 2026-06-24[37] Aliens Act art. 15bis, para 2, final al.: for a foreigner authorised to stay under art. 61/27, periods of residence in different EU member states may be aggregated toward the five years, provided five years of lawful uninterrupted residence in the Union as a Blue Card holder, of which the two years immediately preceding the application were in Belgium. This is an accelerator relative to the ordinary route, not a shorter Belgian requirement, so pr_years_override is not set. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-13[37][40] Family reunification runs off the general regime of Aliens Act art. 10bis, para 2, not off this instrument: the holder of a limited-duration residence title is a sponsor within that provision. The conditions – stable, regular and sufficient means at 110% of the guaranteed average minimum monthly income plus 10% per additional dependant, sufficient housing meeting the legal safety and health criteria, and health insurance covering all risks in Belgium for the sponsor and the family – are recorded on be-family-reunification-limited-stay-sponsor. One derogation applies specifically to this route: where the sponsor holds an EU Blue Card (H card) and the family unit was already formed or re-formed in another EU member state, the income of the other family members is counted toward the means test. | application: EUR 152 as of 2026-08-13[39][41] Federal contribution fee (redevance / bijdrage) under Aliens Act art. 1/1, indexed on 1 January each year to the consumer price index. Payable per person; one fee only for a family applying jointly on the same legal basis where the partners are married or legal cohabitants. Non-payment makes the application inadmissible, and the fee is not refunded on refusal or abandonment. Children under 18 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[47] An employment contract of at least six months, or of indefinite duration, with a Belgian employer. Posting is expressly excluded in Flanders: 'enkel bij Belgische werkgever (geen detachering mogelijk)'. |
| No as of 2026-08-13[47][54] Neither regional condition set requires a labour-market test for the Blue Card. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[47] |
| Belgium Intra-corporate transferee | Active as of 2026-08-13[49] | residence permit as of 2026-08-13[39] | up to 3 years as of 2026-08-13[49] Flemish Region: the work authorisation is issued for the duration of the posting, to a maximum of three years for a manager or a specialist, and the employer may apply for the full three years at once. For a trainee-employee the maximum is one year. The bound marker records that three years is a ceiling, not a fixed grant. | No as of 2026-06-24[37][49] Not renewable beyond the maximum: Aliens Act art. 61/44, para 2 and the Flemish administration both state that once the maximum duration of the transfer is reached a new application under art. 61/34 or 61/45 may only be made after a three-month interval. Extension within the maximum is possible; renewal past it is not. | own activity only as of 2026-08-13[49] The authorisation covers the transfer to the named Belgian entity for the named function; it is not general labour-market access. | Not established from a qualifying source[37] |
| Yes as of 2026-08-13[37][45] Family reunification runs off the general regime of Aliens Act art. 10bis, para 2, not off this instrument: the holder of a limited-duration residence title is a sponsor within that provision. The conditions – stable, regular and sufficient means at 110% of the guaranteed average minimum monthly income plus 10% per additional dependant, sufficient housing meeting the legal safety and health criteria, and health insurance covering all risks in Belgium for the sponsor and the family – are recorded on be-family-reunification-limited-stay-sponsor. | application: EUR 152 as of 2026-08-13[39][41] Federal contribution fee (redevance / bijdrage) under Aliens Act art. 1/1, indexed on 1 January each year to the consumer price index. Payable per person; one fee only for a family applying jointly on the same legal basis where the partners are married or legal cohabitants. Non-payment makes the application inadmissible, and the fee is not refunded on refusal or abandonment. Children under 18 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[49] A transfer within one group of undertakings, evidenced by the assignment; the Belgian entity applies. |
| No as of 2026-08-13[49] No labour-market test is stated for the transfer categories. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[49] |
| Belgium Researcher under a hosting agreement | Active as of 2026-08-13[51] | residence permit as of 2026-08-13[39] | Not established from a qualifying source[51] | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-13[51] Research under the hosting agreement, plus teaching: the Flemish administration states that the authorisation lets the researcher carry out teaching activities at universities and university colleges alongside the research, with no separate work authorisation needed for that. | Yes as of 2026-06-24[37] Aliens Act art. 15bis, para 1, al. 2 excludes stays for study or vocational training but not research under a hosting agreement, and para 2 halves only the study periods. Same exclusion-list reading as the other work routes. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-13[37][45] Family reunification runs off the general regime of Aliens Act art. 10bis, para 2, not off this instrument: the holder of a limited-duration residence title is a sponsor within that provision. The conditions – stable, regular and sufficient means at 110% of the guaranteed average minimum monthly income plus 10% per additional dependant, sufficient housing meeting the legal safety and health criteria, and health insurance covering all risks in Belgium for the sponsor and the family – are recorded on be-family-reunification-limited-stay-sponsor. | application: EUR 152 as of 2026-08-13[39][41] Federal contribution fee (redevance / bijdrage) under Aliens Act art. 1/1, indexed on 1 January each year to the consumer price index. Payable per person; one fee only for a family applying jointly on the same legal basis where the partners are married or legal cohabitants. Non-payment makes the application inadmissible, and the fee is not refunded on refusal or abandonment. Children under 18 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[51] A hosting agreement (gastovereenkomst / convention d'accueil) concluded between an accredited research institution and the researcher; the institution applies for the combined permit on the basis of that agreement. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-13[51] No labour-market test is stated for this category. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[51] The accredited research institution is the applicant. |
| Belgium Residence permit after the completion of research with a view to finding employment or starting a business | Active as of 2026-06-24[37][39] | Not established from a qualifying source | Not established from a qualifying source | Not established from a qualifying source | Not established from a qualifying source | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Not established from a qualifying source | application: EUR 152 as of 2026-08-13[39][41] Federal contribution fee (redevance / bijdrage) under Aliens Act art. 1/1, indexed on 1 January each year to the consumer price index. Payable per person; one fee only for a family applying jointly on the same legal basis where the partners are married or legal cohabitants. Non-payment makes the application inadmissible, and the fee is not refunded on refusal or abandonment. Children under 18 are exempt. | No as of 2026-08-13[39] The route exists to allow a researcher who has completed a project to look for employment or start a business. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source | No as of 2026-08-13[39] The researcher applies personally; no employer is involved at application. |
| Belgium Search year after higher studies | Active as of 2026-08-13[42] | residence permit as of 2026-08-13[42] An A card marked 'job seeker' where the application is made in Belgium; a type D national long-stay visa where it is made at a consular post by a mobility graduate. | up to 12 months as of 2026-06-24[37][42] Art. 61/1/9, para 1: a stay of at most 12 months to look for work or set up a business with a view to obtaining a residence title for employment. The Immigration Office states the A card is valid 12 months from the date of issue, or from the date of the Annex 15 where one was already issued. Recorded with bound maximum because the statute frames it as a ceiling. | No as of 2026-06-24[37][42] Nothing in arts. 61/1/9 to 61/1/15 provides for renewal, and the permit's whole purpose is to be converted into a work or self-employment title within the twelve months. The Immigration Office expressly frames the year as temporary access pending a combined permit or a professional card. | full as of 2026-08-13[42] 'During the year granted to find work or set up a business, the third-country national has unrestricted access to the labour market. As such, he can work legally during this period.' The Immigration Office qualifies this as temporary access to allow the holder to earn a living while a combined permit or a professional card is obtained, and states that employers wishing to employ such a person are advised to apply for a combined permit from the competent Region promptly. | Not established from a qualifying source[37] |
| Not established from a qualifying source[37] | Not recorded | No as of 2026-06-24[37] The route exists precisely to allow a graduate to look for one; no offer is required at application. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-06-24[37] None; there is no employer and no post. | No as of 2026-06-24[37] The graduate applies personally. |
| Belgium Seasonal worker | Active as of 2026-08-13[52] | residence permit as of 2026-08-13[39] | up to 5 months as of 2026-08-13[52] Flemish Region: a maximum of five months in any period of twelve, and the twelve months do not have to be a calendar year. The employment contract must be for seasonal activities in horticulture or hospitality. Recorded with bound maximum: five months is a ceiling. | No as of 2026-08-13[52] Flemish Region: a work authorisation of up to 90 days can no longer be extended or renewed at all; beyond 90 days the employer must apply for a single permit for seasonal work, which is itself capped at five months per twelve. The Flemish administration advises employers to apply directly for the longer permit, because it lets the seasonal worker change employer. | own activity only as of 2026-08-13[52] Seasonal employment in the sectors named in the authorisation. Flanders notes that the permit for more than 90 days, unlike the short work card, allows the worker to change employer. | No as of 2026-06-24[37] |
| Not established from a qualifying source[37] | application: EUR 152 as of 2026-08-13[39][41] Federal contribution fee (redevance / bijdrage) under Aliens Act art. 1/1, indexed on 1 January each year to the consumer price index. Payable per person; one fee only for a family applying jointly on the same legal basis where the partners are married or legal cohabitants. Non-payment makes the application inadmissible, and the fee is not refunded on refusal or abandonment. Children under 18 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[52] An employment contract with a Belgian employer for season-dependent activities in horticulture or hospitality; the Flemish administration publishes a model contract. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-13[52] Flemish Region: the employer must demonstrate that no one else can be found on the local labour market – the Flemish category list states this condition for seasonal workers and for no other category recorded here. Established for the Flemish Region only. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[52] |
| Belgium Single permit | Active as of 2026-08-13[43] | residence permit as of 2026-08-13[43] An A card carrying the mention 'labour market' is issued; a B card follows when the residence permit becomes unlimited. | Not established from a qualifying source[50] The residence authorisation follows the work authorisation, whose duration is set by the Region and by the employment contract; no single statutory figure exists. The Flemish medium-skilled category is capped at one year and must be renewed annually even on an open-ended contract. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[43] Renewal is applied for through the employer to the Region at the latest two months before the A card expires, and that application is simultaneously the residence renewal. Where the Region has renewed the work authorisation but no decision has issued, an Annex 49 covers the stay for 30 days, twice renewable; it carries labour-market access only if the work authorisation was in fact renewed. | employment only as of 2026-08-13[43][48] | Yes as of 2026-06-24[37] |
| Yes as of 2026-08-13[37][45] Family reunification runs off the general regime of Aliens Act art. 10bis rather than off this instrument. The holder of a limited-duration residence title is a sponsor within art. 10bis, para 2, and the conditions – stable regular sufficient means at 110% of the guaranteed average minimum monthly income plus 10% per additional dependant, sufficient housing, and health insurance covering all risks in Belgium – are recorded on be-family-reunification-limited-stay-sponsor. The Immigration Office's work hub states directly that a third-country national authorised to work and reside for more than 90 days 'may be accompanied or joined by his/her spouse or partner (partnership registered under a law) and minor children, under certain conditions.' | application: EUR 152 as of 2026-08-13[39][41] Federal contribution fee (redevance / bijdrage) under Aliens Act art. 1/1, indexed on 1 January each year to the consumer price index; EUR 148 in 2025. Payable per person; one fee only for a family applying jointly on the same legal basis where the partners are married or legal cohabitants. Non-payment makes the application inadmissible and it is not refunded on refusal. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[43] The application is filed by an employer established in Belgium; there is no self-nomination path. |
| No as of 2026-08-13[50] | Yes as of 2026-08-13[43] The employer is the applicant for the work component and is notified of the decision alongside the worker. |
| Belgium Single permit – highly skilled worker | Active as of 2026-08-13[48][55] | residence permit as of 2026-08-13[43] An A card, as for the ordinary single permit; the EU Blue Card's H card is a different title and a different route. | Not established from a qualifying source[48] Set by the Region with the employment contract; no statutory figure attaches to the category. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[43] Renewal is applied for through the employer at the latest two months before the A card expires; the salary floor is retested against the year in which the renewal is filed. | employment only as of 2026-08-13[43][48] Dependent employment with the named employer. Self-employment requires a professional card from the competent Region. | Yes as of 2026-06-24[37] Aliens Act art. 15bis, para 1, al. 2 does not exclude residence for employment from the five-year count for EU long-term resident status. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-13[37][45] Family reunification runs off the general regime of Aliens Act art. 10bis, para 2, not off this instrument: the holder of a limited-duration residence title is a sponsor within that provision. The conditions – stable, regular and sufficient means at 110% of the guaranteed average minimum monthly income plus 10% per additional dependant, sufficient housing meeting the legal safety and health criteria, and health insurance covering all risks in Belgium for the sponsor and the family – are recorded on be-family-reunification-limited-stay-sponsor. | application: EUR 152 as of 2026-08-13[39][41] Federal contribution fee (redevance / bijdrage) under Aliens Act art. 1/1, indexed on 1 January each year to the consumer price index. Payable per person; one fee only for a family applying jointly on the same legal basis where the partners are married or legal cohabitants. Non-payment makes the application inadmissible, and the fee is not refunded on refusal or abandonment. Children under 18 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[48][55] A dated and signed employment contract, drawn up in the language of the Region where the employer is established, is part of the application. |
| No as of 2026-08-13[48][55] Neither the Flemish nor the Walloon condition set requires the employer to show that the post could not be filled locally; the qualification and salary conditions replace that test. | Yes as of 2026-08-13[48] The employer files the application; a foreign-based employer must appoint an agent resident in Belgium. |
| Bulgaria EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-08-25[57][63] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[57] | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[57] | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 20, ал. 1: during the first two years of highly qualified employment the holder may carry out only activities meeting the conditions on which the Blue Card was issued, and only on Bulgarian territory. Within that period the holder may change employer under conditions set by ЗЧРБ (ал. 2); after it, under the conditions of чл. 17 (ал. 3). | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 17, ал. 2, т. 3: the employment contract must run for not less than 12 months. |
| No as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 17, ал. 1: access with an EU Blue Card is authorised by the Ministry of Interior after a positive written opinion of the executive director of the Employment Agency, 'без да се прилага условието на чл. 7, ал. 1, т. 1' — the employer headcount ratio does not apply. No vacancy-advertising test is stated for this route. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[65] |
| Bulgaria Intra-corporate transferee permit with a right of long-stay residence | Active as of 2026-08-25[57][60] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[57] | up to 3 years as of 2026-08-25[60][65] ЗТМТМ чл. 32, ал. 2: residence for the purposes of intra-corporate transfer is granted for up to three years for managers and specialists and up to one year for trainee employees. The register states that the permit is issued for one year and renewed under the same article, and that where the employment contract is shorter than one year the permit is issued for the duration of the contract. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] The register: 'Разрешението се издава за срок от една година, като се подновява при условията на този член.' | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[60][65] ЗТМТМ чл. 31, ал. 2: the permit entitles the worker to work only for an undertaking of the receiving group of undertakings and only in the positions of manager, specialist or trainee employee. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[60][65] MLSP: an intra-corporate transfer is the temporary movement, for work or training, of a third-country worker from an undertaking established outside Bulgaria with which the worker has an employment contract, to a branch of that undertaking or to an undertaking belonging to the same group established in Bulgaria. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[60] MLSP: for intra-corporate transferees the employer's 'пазарен тест' is not applied. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[60][65] MLSP: the limit confining transferees to 10 per cent of the average headcount of employees who are Bulgarian citizens, citizens of another EU or EEA state or of the Swiss Confederation does not apply to them. That figure differs from the 20 / 35 per cent ceiling the same ministry publishes for the general regime under ЗТМТМ чл. 7, ал. 1, т. 1; both are cited. |
| Bulgaria Long-stay residence permit for the purpose of employment as a seasonal worker | Active as of 2026-08-25[62][65] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[57] | up to 9 months as of 2026-08-25[62][65] ЗТМТМ чл. 24, ал. 1: labour-market access with a продължително residence permit for employment as a seasonal worker covers employment of between 90 days and 9 months within any 12-month period. Seasonal work of up to 90 days without interruption in any 12-month period is not a residence permit at all: it is registered by the Employment Agency on a declaration filed by the employer (ЗТМТМ чл. 24, ал. 2), confirmed by endorsement of the declaration within 10 days of filing, and is recorded here only to mark the boundary. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[62] MLSP: where a seasonal worker continues with the same employer after the registration period expires, the case moves to the permit regime for up to 9 months; the same applies where the worker continues with a different employer. While an extension or renewal procedure is pending the worker has the right to remain in Bulgaria until a decision is taken. | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 7, ал. 2: work only for the specific person and for the place of work, position and term stated in the permit. ЗТМТМ чл. 29, ал. 1 allows the seasonal worker to change employer once, for up to 9 months within any 12-month period counted from the date the initial seasonal permit was issued. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[62] MLSP: a seasonal worker is a third-country national who keeps their principal place of residence in a third country and stays lawfully and temporarily in Bulgaria to carry out seasonal work on the basis of one or more fixed-term employment contracts concluded directly with an employer whose seat is in Bulgaria. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[62][65] ЗТМТМ чл. 24, ал. 1 and чл. 25, ал. 4: access is granted 'без да се прилага условието на чл. 7, ал. 1, т. 1', and for activities on the sector list чл. 7, ал. 1, т. 1 and т. 2 are not applied. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[62][65] Access is granted only for activities included in the List of economic sectors whose activities depend on the change of seasons, approved by the Minister of Labour and Social Policy under ЗТМТМ чл. 25, ал. 1 by Order № РД01-47 of 17 January 2017. The employer also bears the seasonal worker's travel costs both ways, the compulsory health insurance and social security (ЗТМТМ чл. 27) and must provide or help secure suitable accommodation until the contract expires (ЗТМТМ чл. 28). |
| Bulgaria long-stay residence permit — accredited correspondent of a foreign mass medium (Foreigners Act, art. 24(1)(9)) | Active as of 2026-08-25[57] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[57] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[64] ЗЧРБ чл. 23, ал. 1, т. 2: продължително residence is 'with a permitted term of up to one year, save in the cases provided for in this Act'. The register prices the permit in two bands, up to 6 months and up to 1 year. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] The register's filing rule — no later than 14 days before the permitted stay expires — presupposes extension. | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 9, ал. 1, т. 8: no labour-market access permit is required for correspondents of foreign mass media officially accredited in Bulgaria. The exemption is tied to that capacity; ЗТМТМ чл. 8, ал. 1, т. 2, which denies labour-market access to holders of продължително residence on certain чл. 24, ал. 1 grounds, does not list т. 9. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. | application: BGN 10 one-off as of 2026-08-25[57] Source states the threshold in Bulgarian leva. Bulgaria adopted the euro on 2026-01-01 at the fixed rate 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN; none of the sources consulted publishes a redenominated figure for this threshold. | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[57] Not stated by the register for this ground. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 9, ал. 1, т. 8: no labour-market access permit is required, so no access test applies. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] The register requires an accreditation document issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
| Bulgaria long-stay residence permit — foreign religious minister invited by a registered denomination (Foreigners Act, art. 24(1)(16)) | Active as of 2026-08-25[57] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[57] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[64] ЗЧРБ чл. 23, ал. 1, т. 2: продължително residence is 'with a permitted term of up to one year, save in the cases provided for in this Act'. The register prices the permit in two bands, up to 6 months and up to 1 year. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] The register's filing rule — no later than 14 days before the permitted stay expires — presupposes extension. | none as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 8, ал. 1, т. 2: holders of продължително residence granted on the grounds of чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 2, 6–8, 10, 14, 16, 19 and 20 ЗЧРБ have no right of access to the labour market. Point 16 is in that closed enumeration, so this is a sourced negative, not an absence of information: the permit authorises the religious ministry for which it was granted and not employment generally. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. | application: BGN 10 one-off as of 2026-08-25[57] Source states the threshold in Bulgarian leva. Bulgaria adopted the euro on 2026-01-01 at the fixed rate 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN; none of the sources consulted publishes a redenominated figure for this threshold. | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[57] Not stated by the register for this ground. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[65] No labour-market test arises: ЗТМТМ чл. 8, ал. 1, т. 2 denies labour-market access to holders of this ground altogether. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[57][59] The register requires a positive opinion of the Directorate 'Religious Denominations' of the Council of Ministers under the Religious Denominations Act, in the applicant's capacity as a foreign religious minister invited by the central leadership of a registered denomination. ПМС № 286 of 12 December 2025 rewrote чл. 27 of the implementing rules to require exactly that document, and the amending Act at State Gazette issue 52 of 27 June 2025 deleted from чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 16 the alternative limb requiring a permission of the Minister of Justice for non-profit activity. |
| Bulgaria long-stay residence permit — foreign specialist residing under an international treaty (Foreigners Act, art. 24(1)(4)) | Active as of 2026-08-25[57] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[57] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[64] ЗЧРБ чл. 23, ал. 1, т. 2: продължително residence is 'with a permitted term of up to one year, save in the cases provided for in this Act'. The register prices the permit in two bands, up to 6 months and up to 1 year. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] The register's filing rule — no later than 14 days before the permitted stay expires — presupposes extension. | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[65] | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. | application: BGN 10 one-off as of 2026-08-25[57] Source states the threshold in Bulgarian leva. Bulgaria adopted the euro on 2026-01-01 at the fixed rate 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN; none of the sources consulted publishes a redenominated figure for this threshold. | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[57] Not stated by the register for this ground. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[57] Not stated by the register for this ground. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] The register requires a document certifying that the applicant is a specialist residing in Bulgaria by virtue of an international treaty to which the Republic of Bulgaria is a party. |
| Bulgaria long-stay residence permit — freelance activity (Foreigners Act, art. 24(1)(15)) | Active as of 2026-08-25[57] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[57] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[64][65] ЗТМТМ чл. 45, ал. 1: the freelance permit is issued for up to one year. ЗЧРБ чл. 23, ал. 1, т. 2: продължително residence is 'with a permitted term of up to one year, save in the cases provided for in this Act'. The register prices the permit in two bands, up to 6 months and up to 1 year. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 45, ал. 2: the term may be extended if the conditions for the initial issue still hold. | self-employment only as of 2026-08-25[65] The permit authorises the freelance activity set out in the approved activity plan. ЗТМТМ чл. 46, ал. 3: no change in the subject of the activity is allowed during the term of the initially issued permit; чл. 46, ал. 1 requires any change in the declared circumstances to be notified to the Employment Agency within 7 days, and чл. 46, ал. 4 requires notification within 7 days of any temporary difficulty or inability to carry it on. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. | application: BGN 10 one-off as of 2026-08-25[57] Source states the threshold in Bulgarian leva. Bulgaria adopted the euro on 2026-01-01 at the fixed rate 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN; none of the sources consulted publishes a redenominated figure for this threshold. | No as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 44, ал. 1: the permit rests on a detailed activity plan for the term of the permit, not on an employment contract. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 44, ал. 2: the freelance permit is issued observing чл. 7, ал. 1, т. 3 only — the specialised-knowledge condition. The employer headcount ratio at чл. 7, ал. 1, т. 1 is not among the conditions stated for it. | No as of 2026-08-25[65] The applicant applies in their own name; the Employment Agency's executive director issues the permit. |
| Bulgaria long-stay residence permit — posted or seconded worker in the provision of services (Foreigners Act, art. 24(1)(1)) | Active as of 2026-08-25[57] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[57] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[64] ЗЧРБ чл. 23, ал. 1, т. 2: продължително residence is 'with a permitted term of up to one year, save in the cases provided for in this Act'. The register prices the permit in two bands, up to 6 months and up to 1 year. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[58] The register: the Employment Agency's permit for posted workers runs for up to one year and may exceptionally be extended by up to 6 months where the activity requires the originally declared duration to be exceeded. | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[58][65] The register: posted or seconded third-country workers carry out work in Bulgaria only for the specific receiving undertaking which filed the application with the Employment Agency; ЗТМТМ чл. 7, ал. 2 confines them to the place of work, position and term stated in the permit. ЗТМТМ чл. 7, ал. 1, т. 1 — the employer headcount ratio — is not applied to this category. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. | application: BGN 10 one-off as of 2026-08-25[57] Source states the threshold in Bulgarian leva. Bulgaria adopted the euro on 2026-01-01 at the fixed rate 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN; none of the sources consulted publishes a redenominated figure for this threshold. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[58] The receiving local person files the application; the documents include the service contract with the foreign undertaking, a legalised registration document for the foreign employer, and a legalised confirmation letter from the foreign employer certifying the employment relationship, the specific tasks, the posting period and a guarantee that the salary, social security and health insurance of the posted worker will be paid. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[58] The register: for this category the restriction of ЗТМТМ чл. 7, ал. 1, т. 1 is not applied. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[58] ЗТМТМ чл. 40, ал. 2: the Employment Agency issues a 'Разрешение за работа' on the request of the local employer or of the local person receiving the posted or seconded worker. The Employment Agency's procedure must be completed before the employment begins, and the employer must notify the Agency in writing within 3 days if the employment or the posting ends early. |
| Bulgaria long-stay residence permit — researcher under a hosting agreement (Foreigners Act, art. 24b(1)) | Active as of 2026-08-25[57][65] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[57] | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[65] Not stated. ЗТМТМ чл. 36, ал. 1 ties the employment to 'срока на продължителност на проекта'; the duration of the residence permit itself is set by ЗЧРБ чл. 24б, which is past the point at which the consolidated Act text available to this session is cut. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 36, ал. 1: third-country nationals admitted as researchers holding a contract with a research organisation for a research project carry out employment, including academic employment, in Bulgaria without a work permit for the duration of the project. The receiving research organisation registers the case with the Employment Agency (чл. 36, ал. 4). | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 36, ал. 1: a contract with a research organisation for the conduct of research within a research project. чл. 36, ал. 5: the contract must state the conditions for conducting and completing the research, including on the territory of other second Member States where that is planned. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 35, т. 7 excludes researchers admitted for a research project from the Single Permit section, and чл. 36, ал. 1 states they work without a work permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[65] The receiving research organisation must be entered in the register under чл. 7б, ал. 1, т. 1 of the Act for the Promotion of Scientific Research, per the register's own description of the ground. |
| Bulgaria Single Permit for Residence and Work | Active as of 2026-08-25[57][61] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[57] | up to 3 years as of 2026-08-25[61] MLSP: 'Единно разрешение се издава за срок от три години, а когато срокът на трудовия договор е по-кратък – за срока на неговата продължителност.' | Yes as of 2026-08-25[61] MLSP describes a later application to extend the permit. | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[65] ЗТМТМ чл. 7, ал. 2: a third-country worker with granted labour-market access may work only for the specific legal or natural person and for the place of work, position and term stated in the permit. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[57] ЗЧРБ чл. 24, ал. 1, т. 13 as published by the register: family members of a foreigner who has been granted продължително or постоянно residence, and of a foreigner granted asylum or international protection, may themselves obtain продължително residence where the documents evidencing the family tie and the maintenance right are recognised under Bulgarian law. The family route itself is recorded separately as bg-semeystvo-na-chuzhdenets. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[61][65] ЗТМТМ чл. 5, ал. 1, т. 1: labour-market access is granted where the third-country national has an employment contract with a local employer. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-25[60][65] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[61][65] |
| Croatia EU Blue Card (stay and work permit for highly-qualified third-country nationals) | Active as of 2026-05-27[257][268] | residence permit as of 2026-08-15[257][267] Art. 3(1)(20) as substituted by NN 40/2025 defines the Blue Card as a stay and work permit issued as a biometric residence card carrying the entry '»plava karta EU-a«' in the permit-type field. The Ministry says the same: 'A stay and work permit (EU Blue Card) is issued to third-country nationals in a form of a residence permit.' | up to 48 months as of 2025-02-06[258] | Yes as of 2026-08-15[257] The Ministry: an application to renew is lodged at the police administration or station of the holder's place of stay not later than 30 days before the valid permit expires, and a holder who applied before expiry may stay until the decision on the application becomes enforceable. | employment only as of 2026-05-27[257][268] The card is granted for highly qualified employment and the holder may work only in the jobs it was issued for and only with the employer they contracted with. Art. 129(6) as substituted by NN 55/2026 allows a change of employer for highly qualified work, and a change of occupation with the same employer, on written notice to the police administration within five working days of concluding the new contract, and the holder may start work on that contract; the card remains valid to its expiry and a certificate of the received notification is issued. The Ministry's English page still describes the older regime, in which a change of employer within the first two years required a fresh application within eight days. | Yes as of 2026-05-27[257][268] Art. 134(3) as substituted by NN 55/2026: long-term residence may be granted to a Blue Card holder with five years of continuous lawful residence across EEA member states as a Blue Card holder, as a national highly-qualified permit holder of another EEA state, as a researcher or student in another EEA state, or as a beneficiary of international protection in another EEA state, of which at least the two years immediately before the application were spent in Croatia as a Blue Card holder. The Ministry's page states the same aggregation. The total remains five years, so no pr_years_override is recorded. | Yes as of 2026-08-15[257][267] The Ministry: temporary stay for family reunification may be granted to a family member of a Blue Card holder under art. 64 of the Act, and it is granted for the period corresponding to the validity of the Blue Card. Art. 58(3)(7) lets those family members apply at a police administration even where they need a visa to enter, and art. 63(2)'s two-year waiting rule is written for art. 97 permits only, so it does not bite here. | application: EUR 74.32 as of 2026-08-15[264] Administrative fee payable for a granted stay and work permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-15[257][267] |
| No as of 2025-03-07[261][267] Art. 98(1) exempts every permit issued under art. 110 from the labour market test, and the Ministry names the Blue Card among the art. 110 categories. No Employment Service opinion is required either. | Yes as of 2026-08-15[257][263] The card is employer-tied: the employer files Form 4a with the documentation, and the employer is notified when the permit can be collected. The art. 99 employer conditions are written for permits issued on an Employment Service opinion and so do not apply to this route. | |
| Croatia stay and work permit | Active as of 2026-05-27[264][268] | residence permit as of 2025-03-07[267] Art. 91(2): the permit is issued as a residence card (dozvola boravka) under art. 3(1)(9). | up to 3 years as of 2025-03-07[267] Art. 91(10) first indent as substituted by NN 40/2025: the permit is issued for the term of the concluded employment contract and at most three years, on first issue under art. 97 and on extension. The same ceiling applies where the employer is a temporary employment agency (second indent). | Yes as of 2025-03-07[261][267] Art. 92(1): an application to extend for the same employer, the same occupation and the same third-country national is lodged at the latest 30 days before the permit expires, at the police administration of the holder's place of residence, which decides before the current permit expires. No labour market test and no Employment Service opinion is required for that extension (art. 97(7)). A 'renewal' involving a different employer goes back through the Employment Service platform as a new application. The holder may stay and work until the decision is enforceable (art. 92(5)). | own activity only as of 2026-08-15[264][267] A third-country national may work only in the jobs for which the permit was granted and only with the employer named in the certificate. Within the permit's validity the Act now allows a facilitated change of occupation with the same employer (art. 103.c), a facilitated change of employer (art. 103.d) and additional work for a second employer (art. 103.e), each on a fresh Employment Service opinion and a new certificate. Art. 103.a allows the holder to be unemployed, once or cumulatively, for no longer than 60 days inside the permit's validity, and to look for and take work during that period; that condition governs the current permit and has no schema field of its own. | Yes as of 2026-08-15[260][266] Time on a stay and work permit is lawful temporary stay and counts in full toward the five years of uninterrupted lawful stay required for long-term residence; the country-level record carries that default. | Yes as of 2026-05-27[259][268] Family reunification with the holder of a stay and work permit is possible but gated: art. 63(2) as substituted by NN 55/2026 allows it only where the sponsor has held temporary stay in Croatia continuously for at least two years. The Ministry's English page still states the earlier one-year rule. | application: EUR 74.32 as of 2026-08-15[264] Administrative fee payable for a granted stay and work permit. | Yes as of 2025-03-07[267] Art. 97(3)(1): a concluded employment contract is attached to the application. The contract must not contain discriminatory terms placing the worker in a worse position than other workers in Croatia (art. 97(8)). |
| Yes as of 2025-03-07[261][267] | Yes as of 2025-03-07[267] Art. 99(1) conditions the Employment Service's positive opinion on the employer: economic activity in a registered sector, no public-charge arrears, at least one Croatian, EEA or Swiss worker employed continuously full-time and indefinitely for the past year, no final conviction for offences against employment relations, social security or general safety, no final sanction for the gravest employment, social-security or occupational-safety offences, turnover in the last six months of at least EUR 10,000 a month for a legal person or EUR 15,000 over the period for a natural person, and absence from the undeclared-work register. Art. 99(9) and (10) add a ratio: Croatian, EEA or Swiss full-time employees must be at least 16 % of the number of third-country workers, or 8 % for shortage-list occupations. Art. 95 requires the employer to pay one average monthly gross Croatian salary into the state budget where it obtains a permit for a worker entering on a visa and then does not employ them. | |
| Croatia stay and work permit for seasonal work | Active as of 2026-05-27[264][268] | residence permit as of 2025-03-07[267] Art. 91(6) as substituted by NN 40/2025: for seasonal work of up to 90 days the permit is issued as the certificate under art. 91(3) first indent and the worker may start work on the day it is handed over, and no residence card is required (art. 104(4)). For the nine-month form, and now for the multi-season form for the current work period, a residence card under art. 168 is required (art. 104(18)). | up to 9 months as of 2026-04-10[265][267] Art. 104(3) as substituted by NN 40/2025: a seasonal worker may work on a permit for up to 90 days or up to nine months. Art. 91(10) third indent issues the permit for the term of the seasonal employment contract, at most 90 days or up to nine months under art. 104. NN 55/2026 added a multi-season form: art. 104(12) allows a permit valid for up to three years for the same employer and the same user in the same or a related occupation, inside which the worker may still work only 90 days or nine months a year, in the work periods named in the certificate, and must leave Croatia after them (art. 104(15)). A permit issued for 90-day periods cannot later be stretched to nine months (art. 104(17)). | Yes as of 2026-04-10[261][265] Ordinance art. 51(2) as substituted by NN 43/2026, among the written information the police administration must give the seasonal worker: within the nine months a year the permit may be extended once with the same employer and once with another employer. The application to extend is lodged at the latest 15 days before expiry, or by the employer through the prescribed platform where the worker worked up to 90 days and continues with the same employer. | own activity only as of 2026-04-10[264][265] Ordinance art. 51(2): the worker may work only in the jobs named in the certificate and only for the employer named in it; where the employer is a temporary employment agency, for that agency and the users named, and a change of user needs a fresh positive Employment Service opinion. Art. 107(6), added by NN 55/2026, ends the seasonal permit on the day the employment relationship ends. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| No as of 2025-03-07[259][267] Art. 63(4) as substituted by NN 40/2025: temporary stay for family reunification or life partnership will not be granted to the family member or life partner of a third-country national who holds a stay and work permit for seasonal work under art. 104. The Ministry's English page states the same exclusion. | application: EUR 74.32 as of 2026-08-15[264] Administrative fee payable for a granted stay and work permit. | Yes as of 2026-04-10[265][267] Ordinance art. 46(1): the employment contract is attached to the application, together with proof of appropriate accommodation. For the multi-season permit art. 104(13) requires either a fixed-term contract for permanent seasonal work stating the intention to conclude contracts in following seasons and the work periods, or an open-ended contract for permanent seasonal work stating the work periods. |
| Yes as of 2025-03-07[261][267] Art. 104(2) as substituted by NN 40/2025: for a seasonal worker in agriculture, forestry, hospitality and tourism for up to 90 days no labour market test and no Employment Service opinion is needed, and an employer continuously employing the same seasonal worker for longer than 90 days must obtain the nine-month permit. Outside that carve-out the test applies unless the occupation is on the shortage list, in which case only the Employment Service opinion is required. | Yes as of 2026-04-10[265][267] |
| Cyprus Domestic work (DW) | Active as of 2025-12-31[71][72] | residence permit as of 2025-12-31[71][72] | up to 3 years as of 2025-12-31[71][72] Stated as a ceiling: 'the duration of a temporary residence and work permit may last up to three consecutive years.' No minimum term and no 1–3 year fee banding are published on this page, so no bounds form is used. | Yes as of 2025-12-31[71][72] | own activity only as of 2025-12-31[71][72] The permit authorises domestic work for the approved employer. | Not established from a qualifying source[71][72] Not stated. | Not established from a qualifying source[71][72] Not stated on this page. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2025-12-31[71][72] The permit rests on employment by an eligible employer; the employer must satisfy a published income test. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source[71][72] Not stated on this page. | Yes as of 2025-12-31[71][72] The employer must qualify under the published income criteria and the number of domestic workers per employer is capped by the employer's circumstances (up to two where the employer is bedridden or overweight; up to three in further specified cases). | |
| Cyprus Employment at a company of foreign interests (Strategy for attracting companies to operate and/or expand their activities in Cyprus) | Active as of 2025-12-30[67][69] | residence permit as of 2025-12-30[67][69] | 1 to 3 years as of 2025-12-30[67][69][70] 'The duration of the permit depends on the duration of the employment contract and can be up to three consecutive years.' The fee schedule prices permits 'valid for 1–3 years', which supplies the lower bound. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[67][69][70] | own activity only as of 2025-12-30[67][69][70] Employment with the company of foreign interests named on the permit. A highly paid employee may change employer regardless of length of stay provided the new employment is found within one month of the previous employment ending and the new company is also a company of foreign interests under the Council of Ministers' criteria, as examined by the Business Facilitation Unit. | Not established from a qualifying source[67][69][70] Not stated. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[68] 'Third country nationals employed in companies of foreign interests as Directors or Key Personnel executives are able to exercise their right to family reunification.' The right is stated for those two categories; the page does not state it for Specialists or support staff. | application: EUR 70 as of 2025-12-30[70] Issuance of an entry permit and a residence permit, valid for 1–3 years. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[67][69] Highly paid employment requires 'possession of an employment contract of at least two years' duration'. Even where a one-year permit is applied for, the contract must run for two years. | No as of 2025-12-30[67][69] Expressly disapplied for highly paid employment: companies 'can freely employ any number of highly paid third-country nationals without going through a labour market check.' For employment at the supportive level, by contrast, 'a labour market test and a sealed contract by the Department of Labour are necessary' — that limb is covered by cy-single-permit-gen. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[67][69] The employer must be on the Migration Department's Register of Foreign Interest Companies. Businesses not already registered must first register with the Business Support Centre operated by the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, which checks eligibility and issues written confirmation; companies registered before 2022 continue under the Strategy without further formalities but must update their information annually. | ||
| Cyprus Employment – other cases (non-single permit – NSP) | Active as of 2025-12-31[73][74] | residence permit as of 2025-12-31[73][74] | up to 1 year as of 2025-12-31[73][74] Stated as a ceiling: 'the duration of a temporary residence and work permit should not exit [exceed] the period of one year.' Shorter permits are issued — the fee schedule prices employment of up to 3 months, of 3–6 months, and a residence and work permit of up to 12 months. No minimum is published, so the ceiling is recorded as the value and the shorter forms are described here rather than invented as a lower bound. | Yes as of 2025-12-31[73][74] | own activity only as of 2025-12-31[73][74] A combined residence and work permit tied to the employment concerned; change of employer follows the same release document and 30-day window as the single permit. | Not established from a qualifying source[73][74] Not stated. |
| Yes as of 2025-12-31[73][74][77] Under the general family-reunification regime, not under this route's own page; the same two-year residence, one-year permit validity and permanent-residence-prospect conditions apply, which a permit capped at one year will not satisfy on its own. | application: EUR 50 as of 2025-12-31[73][74] Entry permit for employment up to 3 months; registration in the aliens' register is not required. | Yes as of 2025-12-31[73][74] The route is an employment route and the permit is a residence and work permit; the page describes termination of the employment contract and change of employer as the operative events. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source[73][74] Not stated. The page does not say whether a Department of Labour sealed contract is required for the 'other cases' categories; for two of them (athletes and coaches, fishermen) other pages state that Department of Labour approval is expressly not required. | Yes as of 2025-12-31[73][74] The employer applies for the entry permit and the contract governs the permit. |
| Cyprus EU Blue Card | Active as of 2025-12-30[75][76] | residence permit as of 2025-12-30[75][76] | Not established from a qualifying source[75][76] No period of validity is published on either Tier-1 page. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[75][76] Holders must apply for renewal within the three months preceding expiry. | own activity only as of 2025-12-30[75][76] The card gives access to highly qualified employment in the issuing member state. A change of employer within the first 12 months of holding the card suspends the right to commence new employment for 30 days from the date the application is submitted. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[75][76] Holders may 'accumulate periods of residence in different Member States, in order to obtain a long-term residence permit in the EU'. The page does not state a Cyprus-specific qualifying period, so no override is recorded. |
| Yes as of 2025-12-30[66][75][76] Blue Card holders may 'apply for family reunification with permits of equal duration to the EU Blue Card'. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2025-12-30[66][75][76] The card is issued for highly qualified employment and the salary condition is tested against the employment concerned. | Not established from a qualifying source[75][76] Not stated. The page states only that there is no admission quota where the employment falls in the defined sectors. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[75][76] Applications are submitted in respect of an employment relationship; termination is notified to the department by either the employee or the employer. | |
| Cyprus Immigration Permit, Category E | Active as of 2026-08-07[80][81] | residence permit as of 2026-08-07[80][81] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-07[80][81] | Yes as of 2026-08-07[80][81] The underlying residence right does not expire; the card is replaced on its ten-year expiry. | own activity only as of 2026-08-07[80][81] | Not applicable[80][81] The Immigration Permit is itself the Republic's permanent-residence instrument, so there is no separate permanent-residence status for it to lead to. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-07[80][81] Regulation 8 of the Aliens and Immigration Regulations: the holder of an Immigration Permit may include the spouse and children under 18 as dependants. | application: EUR 500 as of 2026-08-07[80][81] EUR 500 for all persons included in the application. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[80][81] Category E covers 'persons who have been offered and intend to accept permanent employment in the Republic'. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-07[80][81] The category is conditioned on the employment 'not creat[ing] undue local competition in the type of the employment in which they intend to be engaged' — a labour-market condition stated as a qualitative test, with no published procedure, threshold or deciding body beyond the Immigration Control Committee's general recommendation function under Regulation 4. | Not established from a qualifying source[80][81] Not stated. The category is defined by an offer of permanent employment, but neither page says whether the employer applies, sponsors or is otherwise a party. |
| Cyprus Intra-corporate Transfer | Active as of 2025-12-30[78][79] | residence card as of 2025-12-30[78][79] | 1 to 3 years as of 2025-12-30[78][79] | Yes as of 2025-12-30[78][79] A renewal fee for the intra-corporate transfer permit is published. | own activity only as of 2025-12-30[78][79] The permit entitles the transferee to be employed in any company in Cyprus belonging to the same group as the company abroad; the main employer is indicated on the permit. | Not established from a qualifying source[78][79] Not stated. | Yes as of 2025-12-29[77] Sponsors holding an intra-corporate transfer permit or a long-term mobility permit issued by Cyprus are exempt from the two-year prior residence condition, from the one-year permit validity condition and from the reasonable-prospect-of-permanent-residence condition; the family application may be submitted and examined at the same time as the sponsor's own. | application: EUR 180 as of 2025-12-30[78][79] Registration, issuance of entry permit and intra-corporate transfer permit. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[78][79] The transfer is within a corporate group and the Cyprus company applies as employer. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source[78][79] Not stated. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[78][79] The Cyprus company submits the application; where the group's approval is withdrawn the department cancels the permits issued on it. | |
| Cyprus Remunerated employment (single permit – GEN) | Active as of 2025-12-30[87][88] | residence permit as of 2025-12-30[87][88] | 1 to 3 years as of 2025-12-30[87][88] The page states the permit 'may last up to three consecutive years'; the fee schedule prices the permit as 'valid for 1–3 years', which is the source of the lower bound. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[87][88] | own activity only as of 2025-12-30[87][88] The permit is a combined residence and work permit tied to the employment for which the contract was sealed. Change of employer requires a jointly signed release document, after which the holder has 30 days to find a new employer and apply to renew. No general labour-market access is conferred. | Not established from a qualifying source[87][88] Not stated. Cyprus's EU long-term residence track requires five years of continuous legal residence, which the four-year maximum stay on this route does not reach for the categories subject to it. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[77][87][88] Family reunification is available to third-country nationals residing legally in the Republic under the general family-reunification regime (route cy-family-reunification), not under this route's own page. Its conditions include at least two years' prior legal residence, a permit valid for at least one year, and 'a reasonable prospect of acquiring the right of permanent residence' — the last of which sits uneasily with this route's four-year maximum stay. The department does not address that interaction. | application: EUR 120 as of 2025-12-30[87][88] Issuance of an entry permit and a temporary residence and work permit, valid for 1–3 years. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[69][87][88] The route runs on an employment contract sealed by the Department of Labour. The page states the requirement negatively — holders of Special Identity Cards of the Diaspora have labour-market access 'without a sealed contract from the Department of Labour' — and the Companies of Foreign Interests policy states it positively for support-level employment ('a labour market test and a sealed contract by the Department of Labour are necessary'). | Not recorded | Yes as of 2025-12-30[69][87][88] The Department of Labour's sealing of the contract is the labour-market check; the Companies of Foreign Interests policy describes highly paid employment as exempt from it and support-level employment as subject to it. | Yes as of 2025-12-30[87][88] The employer's sealed contract and, for most categories, an entry permit application are prerequisites. | |
| Cyprus Researchers | Active as of 2026-01-02[83][84] | residence permit as of 2026-01-02[83][84] | at least 1 year as of 2026-01-02[83][84] Stated as a floor, not a fixed term: 'the period of validity of the residence permit shall be at least one year, or for the duration of the hosting agreement where this is shorter'. For researchers covered by Union or multilateral programmes comprising mobility measures the minimum is two years, again subject to a shorter hosting agreement. The duration type has no 'at least' form, so the general minimum is recorded and the two qualifications are described here. | Yes as of 2026-01-02[83][84] Renewable on application where the conditions of the legislation continue to be met. | own activity only as of 2026-01-02[83][84] The permit is for research at the approved host organisation; during mobility to another member state researchers may teach in addition to research. Where the host organisation's approval is withdrawn or not renewed, the Director of the Civil Registry and Migration Department cancels all residence permits of that organisation's researchers. | Not established from a qualifying source[83][84] Not stated. | Yes as of 2026-01-02[77][83][84] Sponsors holding a researcher permit or a long-term mobility researcher permit issued by Cyprus are exempt from the two-year prior residence, one-year permit validity and permanent-residence-prospect conditions; the family application may be submitted and examined at the same time as the sponsor's own. | application: EUR 70 as of 2026-01-02[83][84] Issuance of an entry permit and residence permit. | Not established from a qualifying source[83][84] Not an employment offer. Admission rests on a hosting agreement signed between an approved research organisation and the researcher, setting out (among other things) the research activity, its duration and the legal relationship between the parties. Approval of a research organisation runs for a minimum of five years, shorter in exceptional cases, and the department publishes and updates the list of approved organisations. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source[83][84] Not stated. | Yes as of 2026-01-02[83][84] The approved research organisation is the host and signs the hosting agreement. | |
| Cyprus Seasonal work (ESW) | Active as of 2025-12-31[85][86] | residence permit as of 2025-12-31[85][86] | Not established from a qualifying source[85][86] No initial term is published. Only the ceiling is stated — a maximum of 8 months of stay and employment within any 12-month period. | Yes as of 2025-12-31[85][86] Seasonal employees may extend their stay for seasonal work, including on a change of employer, provided the conditions of the law and the 8-months-in-12 ceiling are met. | own activity only as of 2025-12-31[85][86] The permit authorises seasonal employment only; change of employer requires a fresh application. | Not established from a qualifying source[85][86] Not stated. |
| Not established from a qualifying source[77][85][86] Not stated. The seasonal-work page is silent on family members, and the family-reunification regime requires a sponsor with at least two years' prior legal residence and a permit valid for at least one year, neither of which a seasonal permit of at most 8 months provides. No value is asserted in either direction. | application: EUR 170 as of 2025-12-31[85][86] Registration, issuance of entry permit and seasonal worker's permit. | Yes as of 2025-12-31[85][86] A seasonal employment contract is the basis of the permit; change of employer is a distinct application. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source[85][86] Not stated on the seasonal-work page. | Yes as of 2025-12-31[85][86] |
| Cyprus Stay for the purpose of job-searching or entrepreneurship after the completion of studies or research | Active as of 2026-01-02[83][89] | residence permit as of 2026-01-02[83][89] | up to 12 months as of 2026-01-02[83][89] 'For maximum twelve (12) months in order to seek employment or set up a business.' The same maximum is stated on the students page and on the researchers page. | Not established from a qualifying source[83][89] Not stated. | own activity only as of 2026-01-02[83][89] The permit exists to seek employment or set up a business corresponding to the level of studies or research completed; neither page states what work the holder may do while searching. | Not established from a qualifying source[83][89] Not stated. | Yes as of 2026-01-02[83] For researchers only, and by implication: family permits issued on a researcher sponsor expire with the sponsor's permit, and the researchers page states that this 'includes permits granted to the researcher in order to seek employment or to do business'. The students page says nothing about family members on this permit, so the value rests on the researcher limb alone. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-01-02[83][89] By definition — the permit is granted in order to look for employment or set up a business. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source[83][89] Not stated. | No as of 2026-01-02[83][89] | |
| Czechia Blue Card | Active as of 2026-07-27[91][110] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42i(1): a long-term residence permit. | up to 3 years as of 2026-07-27[91][110] s. 44(7): the blue card is issued for 3 months longer than the term of the employment contract, but for at most 3 years. The ceiling is recorded here; the relation to the contract is carried by initial_duration_basis, and the 'contract plus 3 months' arithmetic has no field of its own. | Yes as of 2026-07-27[91] 'You can extend the blue card's validity repeatedly for up to a period of 3 extra months after the expiration of your work contract, but for a maximum of 3 years.' | own activity only as of 2026-07-27[91][110] s. 42i(4): the blue card entitles the holder to reside and to perform employment requiring high qualification for the period stated in it. s. 42i(9) allows a change of employer or work position provided the s. 42i(1) conditions continue to be met, and requires notice to the Ministry within 3 working days; s. 42i(8) requires the same notice when the employment ends. The route page states that failure to report is a ground for revoking the card. | Yes as of 2026-07-27[91][110] s. 68(4) provides a distinct track: permanent residence is granted to a foreigner who has completed 5 years of continuous residence in EU Member States as a blue card holder, provided the last 2 of them were continuous residence in Czechia as a blue card holder; residence for scientific research or study, and time as a beneficiary of international protection in another Member State, count toward the 5 years, and residence of under 12 months in the issuing Member State does not. The route page states the same in summary. The ordinary s. 68(1) 5-year track remains available. | Yes as of 2026-07-27[91][110] s. 42a(7)(d): where the sponsor holds a blue card, the family-reunification permit is issued without any residence-duration condition on the sponsor. s. 42a(2) additionally lets a family member who lived in another Member State as the family member of a blue card holder apply in Czechia within 30 days of entry. | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-07-27[91] Administrative fee for an application lodged at a Ministry of the Interior office. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42j(1)(b): an employment contract or a preliminary agreement for employment requiring high qualification must be submitted with the application. |
| No as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42i imposes no labour-office binding opinion, in contrast to s. 42g(6) for the employee card. What s. 42i(1) requires instead is that the position be one which, under Act No. 435/2004 Coll., may be filled by a non-EU national – the central register of vacancies fillable by blue card holders – which is a listing condition rather than a case-by-case market test. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42i(10): after assessing the application the Ministry informs the employer in writing that the conditions are met. The employer supplies the contract and the vacancy number. | |
| Czechia Employee Card | Active as of 2026-08-21[94][110] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42g(1): a type of long-term residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-21[94][110] s. 44(6): issued for the term of the employment contract or agreement, or the term set in a recognition authority's decision, but for at most 2 years; where the card is issued under s. 42g(3) it runs for the term of the work permit. The route page states the same ceiling. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[94] The route page carries an EXTENSION tab; the same 2-year ceiling applies to each extension. | own activity only as of 2026-08-21[94][110] s. 42g(1): the card authorises employment in the work position for which it was issued, or in a position notified under ss. 42g(7)-(10). A change of employer, work position or an additional position must be notified to the Ministry at least 30 days in advance, and s. 42g(7) bars a change of employer in the first 6 months after the decision becomes final except where the employment ended for reasons in the Labour Code ss. 52(a)-(e), 56 or in a probationary period, and bars a move to an employment agency. A holder who is separately within Act No. 435/2004 Coll. s. 98 has free labour-market access and is outside that restriction. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term residence permit toward the 5 years of continuous residence that s. 68(1) requires; the employee card is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list and takes no discount. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42a(1) with s. 42a(7)(b): a spouse or minor child may be granted the family-reunification permit where the sponsor holds a permit issued under s. 42g and has resided in the territory for at least 6 months – six months rather than the fifteen that s. 42a(7)(a) imposes on ordinary long-term-permit holders. | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-08-21[94] Administrative fee for an application lodged at a Ministry of the Interior office; payable by card only. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42g(2)(b): the applicant must have concluded an employment contract, an agreement on working activity, or a preliminary agreement to conclude one. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[94][110] s. 42g(6): where the applicant is not within s. 42g(3) or (4), the Ministry issues the card only after the regional branch of the Labour Office has given a binding opinion that further employment of the foreigner can be permitted given the labour-market situation. The test is also built into the instrument at the vacancy stage: s. 42g(2)(a) requires the position to be one listed in the central register of vacancies fillable by employee-card holders, which is itself a labour-market filter. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[94][110] The employer supplies the contract, the vacancy number and, in a government-approved programme, a confirmation substituting for several documents (s. 42h(2)). The route page adds that the employer must not be an unreliable employer within s. 178f. | ||
| Czechia Intra-company Employee Transfer Card | Active as of 2026-07-27[96][110] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42k(1): a long-term residence permit. | up to 3 years as of 2026-07-27[96][110] s. 44(8): issued for the duration of the transfer to the territory of the EU Member States; the total duration of that transfer may not exceed 3 years for a manager or a specialist and 1 year for an employed trainee. The 3-year figure is the ceiling for the two larger categories; the 1-year trainee ceiling has no second field to sit in and is stated here. | Yes as of 2026-07-27[96][110] 'can be renewed repeatedly for the duration of the transfer to the EU Member States, but for a maximum of 3 years for managers and specialists and for a maximum of 1 year for employed interns' – the ceiling is on the aggregate transfer, not on each renewal. | own activity only as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42k(1): the card authorises employment in the position of manager, specialist or employed trainee on the basis of the intra-corporate transfer. s. 42k(11) requires the holder to notify the Ministry within 3 working days of any change in the conditions on which the card was issued. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term residence permit toward the 5 years; the intra-company transfer card is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list. The 3-year transfer ceiling means the 5 years cannot be reached on this instrument alone. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42a(7)(d) names holders of a permit issued under s. 42k, so the family-reunification permit is available with no residence-duration condition on the sponsor. | application: CZK 5,000 as of 2026-07-27[96][108] Consular fee, paid in local currency or by card. The MFA schedule names the intra-company transfer card at CZK 5,000. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42k(8)(b): the foreigner must have been employed, for at least 6 months immediately before the transfer, in the company outside the EU from which the transfer is made, and s. 42l(1)(d) requires a posting letter setting out the position, the duration and the place of work. |
| No as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42k(8) lists the conditions for issue and none of them is a labour-office opinion, in contrast to s. 42g(6) for the employee card. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] The transfer is between two related corporations (s. 42k(2)) and the posting letter comes from the sending company outside the EU. |
| Czechia Intra-company Employee Transfer Card of another EU Member State | Active as of 2026-07-27[97][110] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42m(1): a long-term residence permit. | up to 3 years as of 2026-07-27[97][110] s. 44(8): the duration of the transfer to the territory of the EU Member States, with the same aggregate ceilings of 3 years for managers and specialists and 1 year for employed trainees. | Yes as of 2026-07-27[97] 'can be renewed repeatedly for the duration of the transfer to the EU Member States', within the same ceilings. | own activity only as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42m(1): the card authorises employment in the position of manager, specialist or employed trainee on the basis of the intra-corporate transfer. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term residence permit; this card is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list. As with the domestic ICT card, the transfer ceiling means the 5 years cannot be reached on this instrument alone. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42a(7)(d) names holders of a permit issued under s. 42m, so no residence-duration condition applies to the sponsor. | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-07-27[97] Administrative fee for an application lodged at a Ministry of the Interior office. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42m(1) presupposes an existing intra-corporate transfer and an existing transferee permit issued by another Member State. |
| No as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42m(5) lists the conditions for issue and none of them is a labour-office opinion. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42m(3) and (4) both contemplate the receiving corporation acting for the foreigner where a government-approved programme allows it. |
| Czechia Long-term Residence Permit for Cultural Purposes | Active as of 2026-06-24[92][110] | residence permit as of 2026-06-24[92] A long-term residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-06-24[92][110] The route page states 'For a maximum of 2 years'; in the Act the figure comes from the residual limb s. 44(4)(j). | Yes as of 2026-06-24[92] 'You can extend a long-term residence repeatedly with a maximum extension period of 2 years.' | none as of 2026-07-01[92][111] The route page: 'If you reside in the Czech Republic with a long-term residence permit for cultural purposes, you cannot be employed here, except for clergymen.' Act No. 435/2004 Coll. s. 98(r) is the provision behind the exception – a clergyman of a church or religious society registered in Czechia needs no work permit. The cultural activity itself (film crews, performing arts, cultural projects) is what the permit authorises; what it does not authorise is employment. The vocabulary has no value for 'the purpose activity only, and that activity is not employment', so 'none' is recorded with the exception stated here. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term residence permit; this permit is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42a(7)(a): the family-reunification permit is issued where the sponsor holds a long-term or permanent residence permit and has resided in the territory for at least 15 months; for the reunification of spouses each must also be at least 20. This route is on none of the fast lists in s. 42a(7)(b)-(e), so the full 15-month qualifying period applies. | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-06-24[92] Administrative fee; CZK 1,000 for a minor under 15. | No as of 2026-06-24[92] The permit rests on carrying out cultural activity, and employment is barred except for clergy – so an employment offer is not what qualifies the applicant. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-07-01[92][111] No labour-office opinion is stated, and for the one category that may work – clergy – Act No. 435/2004 Coll. s. 98(r) removes the work-permit requirement altogether, which is what a market test attaches to. | Not established from a qualifying source | |
| Czechia Long-term Residence Permit for Sports Purposes | Active as of 2026-06-24[103][110] | residence permit as of 2026-06-24[103] A long-term residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-06-24[103][110] The route page states 'For a maximum of 2 years'; in the Act the figure comes from the residual limb s. 44(4)(j). | Yes as of 2026-06-24[103] 'You can extend a long-term residence repeatedly with a maximum extension period of 2 years.' | own activity only as of 2026-06-24[103][104] The permit authorises professional sports activity in a professional sports competition, which is what the route exists for. The Ministry's own guidance on the companion visa states that employment as such needs a separate employment permit, and that coaches, physiotherapists and amateur competitors are outside the route and must use the business visa or the employee card instead. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term residence permit; this permit is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42a(7)(a): the family-reunification permit is issued where the sponsor holds a long-term or permanent residence permit and has resided in the territory for at least 15 months; for the reunification of spouses each must also be at least 20. This route is on none of the fast lists in s. 42a(7)(b)-(e), so the full 15-month qualifying period applies. | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-06-24[103] Administrative fee; CZK 1,000 for a minor under 15. | Not established from a qualifying source The route page states that the permit is for carrying out sports activities in professional sports competitions but does not say whether a contract with a Czech club must be produced. The companion visa page states a remuneration floor, which implies a paying engagement, but neither page states the document. |
| No as of 2026-06-24[103] None is stated. | Not established from a qualifying source The route page names no sponsoring club or federation and lists no documents. | |
| Czechia Long-term Residence Permit for the Purpose of Scientific Research | Active as of 2026-06-24[100][110] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42f(1): a long-term residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-06-24[100][110] | Yes as of 2026-06-24[100] 'You can extend a long-term residence permit repeatedly with a maximum extension period of 2 years.' | full as of 2026-07-01[100][111] Act No. 435/2004 Coll. s. 98(n): a foreigner carrying out systematic educational or scientific activity as an academic or as a research or development worker at a public research institution or other listed research organisation needs no work permit, employee card or blue card. The route page states the same: 'Work in the Czech Republic without an additional work permit (free access to the labour market).' | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts the time in full; the research permit is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list and takes no discount, unlike study (s. 68(2)(d)(1), which counts at one half). | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42a(7)(d) names holders of a permit issued under s. 42f; s. 42a(7)(e) goes further and extends the same treatment to the family of someone who has merely applied for the research permit. | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-06-24[100] Administrative fee for an application lodged at a Ministry of the Interior office. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42f(1) and s. 42f(3)(a): a hosting agreement concluded with a research organisation is the operative document. It is not an employment contract, which is why the labour-market access comes from s. 98(n) of the Employment Act rather than from an employment relationship. |
| No as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42f sets no labour-office opinion, and Act No. 435/2004 Coll. s. 98(n) takes the researcher outside the work-permit system altogether. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] The research organisation concludes the hosting agreement and gives the cost undertaking. | |
| Czechia Long-term Residence Permit for the Purpose of Seeking Employment or Starting a Business | Active as of 2026-07-01[98][110] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42(3): a long-term residence permit. | up to 9 months as of 2026-07-01[98][110] s. 44(4)(b): 9 months for a long-term residence under s. 42(3). The route page states 'Up to 9 months with no possibility of extension.' | No as of 2026-07-01[98][110] 'The validity of a long-term residence permit for the purpose of seeking employment or starting a business cannot be extended.' | full as of 2026-07-01[98][111] | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term residence permit; s. 42(3) is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list. Whether the preceding study time counts at one half under s. 68(2)(d)(1) is a question about that permit, not this one. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42a(7)(e) names an applicant for, or holder of, a permit under s. 42(3) among the sponsors for whom no residence-duration condition applies; s. 42a(3) allows the family application while the principal's own application is pending. | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-07-01[98] Administrative fee, payable by card at a Ministry of the Interior office. | No as of 2026-07-01[98][110] The whole purpose of the permit is to look for work or start a business; s. 42(3) requires a completion certificate, not an offer. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-06-12[110] None is stated in s. 42(3). | No as of 2026-06-12[110] No employer is involved. | |
| Czechia Long-term Residence Permit of a Resident of Another EU Member State | Active as of 2026-07-01[99][110] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42c(1): a long-term residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-07-01[99][110] The route page states 'Up to 2 years'; in the Act the figure comes from the residual limb s. 44(4)(j). For a family member of the resident, s. 44(4)(g) instead ties the permit to the validity of the resident's own residence card. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[99] 'A long-term residence can be repeatedly extended, though for the maximum period of 2 years.' | full as of 2026-07-01[99][111] Act No. 435/2004 Coll. s. 98(m): a foreigner residing on a long-term residence permit of a resident of another EU Member State needs no work permit, employee card or blue card. The route page states the same: 'you have free access to the labour market'. Note the counter-current in s. 42i(1)(b): a resident of another Member State residing on this permit for employment or business may not apply for a Czech blue card. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term residence permit; this permit is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list. The route page adds that the Ministry revokes the Czech permit if the issuing state revokes the resident status behind it. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[99][110] s. 42c(5): a family member of the resident may apply on this same instrument, provided the family member holds a family-reunification residence permit in the state that granted the resident status, or holds resident status there in his or her own right. This is a distinct and easier path from the general family-reunification permit. | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-07-01[99] Administrative fee for an application lodged at a Ministry of the Interior office. | No as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42c(1) requires only EU long-term resident status granted by another Member State. s. 42c(4) sets out additional documents where the purpose of the Czech stay is employment – a contract or a preliminary agreement – so an offer is a condition of one purpose within the route, not of the route. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source | No as of 2026-06-12[110] The permit rests on the applicant's own status, not on an employer. | |
| Czechia Special Work Visa | Active as of 2026-07-28[102][110] | national visa as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 31a(1): a visa for a stay longer than 90 days. | up to 1 year as of 2026-07-28[102][110] s. 31a(4): granted with a validity and a permitted stay of at most 1 year, and its validity cannot be extended. The route page states the same. | No as of 2026-07-28[102][110] s. 31a(4): 'dobu jeho platnosti nelze prodloužit'. | own activity only as of 2026-07-28[102][110] s. 31a(1): the visa is granted to a foreigner who intends to stay for the purpose of employment and who has been issued a work permit under the Employment Act for that purpose. The route page states the consequence: work is lawful 'at the position for which you acquired the work visa'. | No as of 2026-07-28[102][110] s. 68(3)(d) expressly excludes time on a special work visa from the 5 years, and s. 31a(5) bars any in-country application for another title. The route page: 'During your residence with this visa, it is not permitted to apply for any other residence permit.' |
| No as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42a(7)(a) requires the sponsor to hold a long-term or permanent residence permit; a special work visa is neither, and s. 31a(5) bars any in-country application for another title. | application: Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-07-28[102][110] s. 31a(1) and (3): a work permit issued under the Employment Act for the job in question must already have been granted and must be submitted with the application. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 31a(1) presupposes a work permit under Act No. 435/2004 Coll., and the work permit – as distinct from the employee card – is the instrument the labour-market test attaches to. The scheme itself exists only where the government has found an extraordinary shortage in a sector (s. 31a(2)). | Yes as of 2026-07-28[102] The route page: the applicant and the employer must both be in the government-approved programme administered by the Ministry of Agriculture, and the employer must not be a labour agency. |
| Czechia Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for Cultural Purposes | Active as of 2026-06-22[93][110] | national visa as of 2026-06-12[110] A visa for a stay longer than 90 days. | up to 1 year as of 2026-06-22[93][110] The route page states 'For a maximum of 1 year', which is also the s. 30(3) ceiling for a long-term visa. | Yes as of 2026-06-22[93] Extendable repeatedly but only up to a total of 1 year; beyond that the holder must convert to the long-term residence permit. | none as of 2026-07-01[93][110][111] The route page: 'If you reside in the Czech Republic with a visa for cultural purposes, you cannot be employed here, except for clergymen.' s. 30(1) is the general bar on a long-term visa for employment, and Act No. 435/2004 Coll. s. 98(r) is the clergy exception. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term visa; this visa is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list. |
| No as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42a(7)(a) issues the family-reunification permit only where the sponsor holds a long-term or permanent residence permit. A long-term visa is neither, so the family cannot be brought on this instrument; the path runs through conversion to the corresponding long-term residence permit and then the s. 42a(7)(a) qualifying period. | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-06-22[93] Consular fee, in local currency or by card. | No as of 2026-06-22[93] Employment is barred on this instrument except for clergy. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-06-22[93] None is stated. | Not established from a qualifying source The route page states no sponsoring body and lists no documents. |
| Czechia Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for Sports Purposes | Active as of 2026-06-22[104][110] | national visa as of 2026-06-12[110] A visa for a stay longer than 90 days. | up to 1 year as of 2026-06-22[104][110] The route page states 'For a maximum of 1 year', which is also the s. 30(3) ceiling. | Yes as of 2026-06-22[104] Extendable up to a 1-year total; beyond that the holder converts to the long-term residence permit. | own activity only as of 2026-06-22[104][110] The route page: 'For the duration of your stay you may legally reside and perform professional sports activities in a professional sports competition in the Czech Republic', and separately 'You cannot be employed in the Czech Republic without an employment permit.' The sports activity is the purpose; employment is not part of it. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term visa; this visa is not on the s. 68(3) exclusion list. |
| No as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 42a(7)(a) issues the family-reunification permit only where the sponsor holds a long-term or permanent residence permit. A long-term visa is neither, so the family cannot be brought on this instrument; the path runs through conversion to the corresponding long-term residence permit and then the s. 42a(7)(a) qualifying period. | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-06-22[104] Consular fee, in local currency or by card. | Not established from a qualifying source The route page states a remuneration floor for the sporting activity, which implies a paying engagement, but does not state that a contract must be produced. |
| No as of 2026-06-22[104] None is stated. | Not established from a qualifying source The route page names no sponsoring club or federation. |
| Czechia Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for the Purpose of a Working Holiday | Active as of 2026-07-27[105][110] | national visa as of 2026-06-12[110] A visa for a stay longer than 90 days. | up to 1 year as of 2026-07-27[105][110] 1 year on every published partner tab, which is also the s. 30(3) ceiling for a long-term visa. | No as of 2026-07-27[105] 'No, the validity of this residence permit is limited to 1 year and it cannot be extended.' Most partners also bar a second grant to the same person; Canada allows the visa to be obtained at most twice, and Peru restricts it to applicants who have not participated before. | full as of 2026-07-27[105] 'As long as the residence permit is valid, you can work in the Czech Republic (you have free access to the labour market) for the entirety of your stay.' The treaties nonetheless make employment a secondary purpose: 'Your possible employment must be a secondary purpose of residence.' That is a condition on the purpose of stay rather than on the right to work, and the vocabulary cannot express both at once. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[110] s. 68(2)(a) counts time on a long-term visa toward the 5 years, and s. 68(3) does not list the working-holiday visa among the excluded stays – unlike the seasonal-employment visa and the special work visa, which it names expressly. Recorded on that closed-list reading; no source states it affirmatively, and the visa's own 1-year non-extendable ceiling means the 5 years cannot be reached on this instrument alone. |
| No as of 2026-07-27[105] Every published partner tab requires that the applicant 'not be accompanied by dependent persons', and a long-term visa is in any case not a qualifying sponsor status under s. 42a(7)(a). | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-07-27[105] Consular fee on the Chile, Peru, Israel, Republic of Korea and New Zealand tabs, in local currency or by card. | No as of 2026-07-27[105] The purpose is a holiday with incidental work; no offer is required and employment must be secondary. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-07-27[105] The holder has free access to the labour market, so no per-job test arises. | No as of 2026-07-27[105] No employer is involved in the grant. |
| Czechia Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for the Purpose of Seasonal Employment | Active as of 2026-06-22[101][110] | national visa as of 2026-06-12[110] A visa for a stay longer than 90 days, not a residence permit. | up to 9 months as of 2026-06-22[101][110] s. 32(4): the seasonal-employment visa is granted with a validity and a permitted stay of at most 9 months. s. 30(3) makes it the express exception to the 1-year ceiling that applies to every other long-term visa. | Yes as of 2026-06-22[101] Extendable only up to the same 9-month total: 'A long-term visa for the purpose of seasonal employment, extensions included, can be valid in total for a maximum of 9 months.' | own activity only as of 2026-06-22[101][110] The visa authorises the seasonal job for which it was granted. s. 30(1) bars a long-term visa for employment generally and carves this out, so the authorisation is co-extensive with the seasonal purpose. | No as of 2026-06-22[101][110] s. 68(3)(d): time spent on a seasonal-employment visa is expressly not counted toward the 5 years of continuous residence required for permanent residence. The route page states the same and adds that a holder cannot apply for a long-term or permanent residence permit while on this visa. |
| No as of 2026-06-12[110] | application: CZK 2,500 as of 2026-06-22[101] Consular fee, in local currency or by card. | Yes as of 2026-06-22[101] The visa is for a named seasonal job in one of the listed sectors. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-06-22[101] The employer's confirmation of wage is among the documents the route page names, and the job must be in one of the sectors in Decree No. 322/2017 Coll.: crop and animal production, gamekeeping and associated activities; forestry and logging; building construction; civil engineering; specialised construction activities; accommodation services; food services and hospitality; architectural and engineering activities and technical testing and analysis; sports, entertainment and holiday services. |
| Denmark Establishment card | Closed as of 2026-06-26[142][152] Closed to new applicants on 1 April 2023. SIRI's own news item announcing the amendments to the Aliens Act taking effect that day states it in terms: the Establishment Card will be abolished as a scheme, but it will still be possible to apply for an extension of an establishment card. There is no first-time application page on SIRI's site, only an extension page. Existing holders may extend where the current card is shorter than 2 years, or where they have held it at least 1 year and 9 months and are employed at least 20 hours a week in a job relevant to their Danish educational programme; owning and running a business cannot found an extension. A card runs 2 years initially and may be extended by a further year, to a total of up to 3 years – so the last cards will have run out well before this record's next boundary review. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Denmark Fast-Track Scheme | Active as of 2026-07-21[143] | residence permit as of 2026-07-21[143] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[143][166] | Yes as of 2026-07-21[143] On four of the five tracks. The short-term track cannot be extended; its 90 days may instead be divided into several stays, counted on a rolling 365-day calculation back from the first day of the permit, with entry and exit days both counted. | own activity only as of 2026-07-21[143] Only the job and the company the permit was granted for, but job content may change within the same company or university without a new work permit, as on the Pay Limit Scheme. A sideline job needs a separate permit except on the researcher track, where the holder is exempt from that requirement and may also be affiliated with further Danish universities and take external-examiner work. The scheme allows work both in Denmark and abroad. No right to work in other Schengen states. | Yes as of 2026-07-21[143][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. | Yes as of 2026-07-23[141][143] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-07-21[143] | Yes as of 2026-07-21[143] |
| Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[143][166] | Yes as of 2026-07-21[143][166] The strongest employer condition of any Danish work scheme: the employer must be certified by SIRI under Aliens Act section 9 a(18), certification runs for a maximum of 4 years and can be revoked, and the employer submits the application. Without a certified employer there is no fast-track application to make. | |
| Denmark Guest researcher | Active as of 2026-06-26[144] | residence permit as of 2026-06-26[144] | up to 3 years as of 2026-06-26[144][161] Maximum 3 years. Where the invitation is shorter the permit expires 14 days after the invitation does. | Yes as of 2026-06-26[144] Extension is possible but cannot take the total beyond 3 years. SIRI's scheme-overview table states the point more bluntly – '3 years/until project is finished. Cannot be extended' – and the two statements are recorded together rather than reconciled. | own activity only as of 2026-06-26[144][161] Only as guest researcher at the host named in the permit. Sideline employment is exempt from the work-permit requirement, as for employed researchers, and external-examiner work is allowed. Part-time is permitted. Unpaid voluntary work is allowed. | Yes as of 2026-07-07[144][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-23[141][144] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-06-26[144] | No as of 2026-06-26[144] There is no job and no employer. A Danish research institution or company invites the applicant and puts research facilities at their disposal; the applicant is neither employed nor enrolled. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-06-26[144][166] None; there is no employment. | No as of 2026-06-26[144] A host institution is required, but it does not employ or pay the applicant. |
| Denmark Herdsmen and farm managers | Active as of 2026-06-29[145] | residence permit as of 2026-06-29[145] | up to 4 years as of 2026-06-29[145][161] A maximum of 4 years at a time, and never longer than the job contract. Entry buffer of 1 month before work starts where self-support is declared, 14 days if not. | Yes as of 2026-06-29[145][161] | own activity only as of 2026-06-29[145] Only the named job and workplace. Sideline employment needs a separate permit. Unpaid voluntary work is allowed. No right to work in other Schengen states. | Yes as of 2026-07-07[145][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-23[141][145] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-06-29[145] | Yes as of 2026-06-29[145] As a general rule an employment agreement with a company registered in Denmark. |
| No as of 2026-06-29[145][166] None. SIRI asks a Regional Labour Market Council for an assessment only where stipulations in the employment contract other than salary indicate a need. | Yes as of 2026-06-29[145] AR1 or AR6. |
| Denmark Internship | Active as of 2026-08-10[146] | residence permit as of 2026-08-10[146] | up to 18 months as of 2026-08-10[146][161] Up to 18 months and never longer than the internship, in every field. In the green sector a stay of 6-8 months at a Danish agricultural or technical school takes the ceiling to 24 months in total. The permit runs from the day work starts, and is also shortened to the expiry of the place of internship's approval. | Yes as of 2026-01-06[161] SIRI's scheme-overview table records '1 year + can be extended (for up to 24 months in total)'. The scheme page states the ceiling rather than the extension mechanism. | own activity only as of 2026-08-10[146] Only the named position at the named place of internship; a new position at the same workplace needs a new permit, and – unlike the work schemes – the holder may not begin working before the new permit is granted. There is no job-change grace period here. | Yes as of 2026-08-10[146][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. |
| No as of 2026-08-10[146] SIRI states that an intern is normally not allowed to bring family to Denmark. One of only three routes in this record where family inclusion is refused – the other two are the basic and youth study programmes and the folk high schools. | application: DKK 4,305 as of 2026-08-10[146] | Yes as of 2026-08-10[146] An internship agreement with an approved place of internship, which completes its own part of application PR1 first. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-10[146] In a narrow, sector-triggered form. Where there is a general lack of apprenticeship places in the field – which SIRI states is currently horticulture and forestry – the host must declare either that it employs an apprentice from a Danish vocational school, or that it tried to for the three months before submission by advertising on laerepladsen.dk. SIRI defines the trigger: more than 5 per cent of students in the vocational education do not have an apprenticeship or are in schooling after the second basic course. | Yes as of 2026-08-10[146] And unusually heavy: the host must be approved to receive interns, must name a responsible person who declares in writing that hosting is professionally sound and who supervises the work, and must describe the training programme. Architecture internships must use the standard contract issued by Dansk Industri and the Danish Union of Architects and Designers. |
| Denmark Job seeking residence permit after a completed educational programme | Active as of 2026-06-26[147][148] | residence permit as of 2026-06-26[147] | up to 3 years as of 2026-06-26[147][148] Up to 3 years for a completed Danish professional bachelor's, bachelor's, master's or PhD programme approved by a state authority. 6 months instead for holders under the Educational Attachment Scheme or the Change of Education Scheme, for Danish Business Academy (AP) programmes, for a master's degree programme for working professionals, and for students in a non-state-approved higher programme who applied for their study permit before 2 May 2025. The one-sided bounds form is used because SIRI's own title says 'for 3 years' while its body says 'up to 3 years'. | No as of 2026-06-18[149] SIRI states the ceiling in terms: a residence permit for job seeking cannot be extended beyond 6 months or 3 years respectively. | hours capped as of 2026-06-26[147][148] Up to 90 hours per month during the normal period of study from September to May, and full time in June, July and August, calculated per calendar month. For more than that the holder applies for a work permit without limitations (fee DKK 840, form ST7), which then allows self-employment or work for any employer, with no new permit needed on changing or adding employers, and which is automatically extended with a 3-year job-seeking extension. That permit is available only for state-approved programmes: SIRI states expressly that a holder of an Academy Profession degree, or of a higher programme carrying only an advisory statement from the Danish Evaluation Institute, cannot apply for it. Note the contrast with the job-seeking permit granted after losing a job under a work scheme, which carries the same name and allows no work at all. | Not established from a qualifying source[147][167] |
| Yes as of 2026-06-29[140][147] Accompanying family already in Denmark may extend for the job-seeking period, on payment of the fee. | application: DKK 3,060 as of 2026-06-26[147][148] | No as of 2026-06-26[147] The permit exists to look for one. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-06-26[147] None. | No as of 2026-06-26[147] |
| Denmark Labour Market Attachment | Active as of 2026-01-01[150] | residence permit as of 2026-01-01[150] | up to 2 years as of 2026-01-06[150][161] Up to 2 years at a time, and capped at the contract length where the contract is shorter than 2 years. | Yes as of 2026-01-06[150][161] | own activity only as of 2026-01-01[150] Only the permitted job. A different job requires a permit under a different scheme and revokes this one, and this is the only scheme SIRI's overview table records as not covered by the job change rule – the holder may not begin working before the new permit is granted. Within the same professional field the Job Change within the same Professional Field Scheme gives the same rights and duration. Sideline employment needs a specific work permit. Self-employment cannot found the permit. | Yes as of 2026-07-07[150][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-23[141][150] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-01-01[150] | Yes as of 2026-01-01[150] Existing employment rather than a new offer: the applicant must already be in the job that founds the permit. |
| No as of 2026-01-01[150][166] None. | Yes as of 2026-01-01[150] AR1 or AR6, with the employer's participation. |
| Denmark Mobile workplaces at sea | Active as of 2026-06-29[151] | residence permit as of 2026-06-29[151] | up to 6 months as of 2026-06-29[151][161] A maximum of 6 months at a time, granted for the period the holder will be working at the mobile workplace in Denmark. Rotational interruptions are permitted as long as the work tasks and working conditions stay the same. The permit tracks the vessel's presence in Danish waters rather than a fixed term. | Not established from a qualifying source[151] | own activity only as of 2026-06-29[151] Only the named position, company and specific vessel; a different vessel in the same company needs a new application. Sideline employment requires a separate permit per SIRI's overview table. No right to work in other Schengen states. | Yes as of 2026-07-07[151][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. |
| Not established from a qualifying source[141][151] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-06-29[151] | Yes as of 2026-06-29[151] Typically under contract with a company in Denmark. |
| No as of 2026-06-29[151][166] None. | Yes as of 2026-06-29[151] AR1 or AR6. |
| Denmark Researchers | Active as of 2026-06-26[157] | residence permit as of 2026-06-26[157] | up to 4 years as of 2026-06-26[157][161] | Yes as of 2026-06-26[157][161] | own activity only as of 2026-06-26[157][161] Tied to the position, but the loosest of the employer-tied schemes: the holder may change position within the same university or company – a promotion or a new research project – without a new work permit, may take sideline employment without a separate work permit, and may do external-examiner work at another university. A change of workplace still needs a new permit. Part-time employment is permitted. Unpaid voluntary work is allowed. No right to work in other Schengen states. | Yes as of 2026-07-07[157][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. | Yes as of 2026-07-23[141][157] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-06-26[157] | Yes as of 2026-06-26[157] A paid position at a research institute or company in Denmark, with a contract or job offer attached. |
| No as of 2026-06-26[157][166] Section 9 a(2)(4) imposes no advertising or vacancy condition. What it does require is that there be particular research-related reasons for offering the position and that the position be closely linked to the individual, which is a test of the post rather than of the market. | Yes as of 2026-06-26[157] AR1 or AR6. | |
| Denmark Special individual qualifications | Active as of 2026-06-26[158] | residence permit as of 2026-06-26[158] | up to 1 year as of 2026-06-26[158][161] A staircase, and the only one in the Danish system: valid for 1 year at a time during the first 2 years of the stay and never longer than the job contract; thereafter a maximum of 2 years at a time; and after 4 years a maximum of 3 years at a time. | Yes as of 2026-06-26[158][161] | own activity only as of 2026-06-26[158] Only the named job at the named company, and expressly including a new job in the same company, which needs a new work permit. A sideline job needs a separate permit. Under the job-change rule the holder may start a new job on the day the new application is submitted. Unpaid voluntary work is allowed. | Yes as of 2026-07-07[158][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-23[141][158] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-06-26[158] | Yes as of 2026-06-26[158] |
| No as of 2026-06-26[158][166] None. The substantive gate runs the other way: the applicant must have special individual qualifications such that others cannot immediately perform the job offered, assessed on educational background, professional experience and relevant personal qualities. SIRI's own worked example is work as a professional jockey. | Yes as of 2026-06-26[158] AR1 or AR6. |
| Denmark The Pay Limit Scheme | Active as of 2026-06-26[154] | residence permit as of 2026-06-26[154] SIRI issues a combined residence and work permit. | up to 4 years as of 2026-06-26[154] Employment of 4 years or more is normally granted 4 years; shorter employment is granted the length of the employment. A permit applied for from abroad additionally runs from 1 month before work starts where the applicant declares self-support, or 14 days if not. The permit is shortened to expire 3 months before the passport does. | Yes as of 2026-06-26[154] | own activity only as of 2026-06-26[154] The permit is tied to the job. Uniquely among the employer-tied schemes, job content may change within the same company or university – a promotion or a change of workplace – without a new work permit, provided salary and terms still meet Danish standards and the salary still clears the pay limit. A new employer needs a new permit, though under the job-change rule work may begin on the day the new application is submitted. A sideline job needs a separate permit. Unpaid voluntary work is allowed. The permit gives no right to work in other Schengen states. | Yes as of 2026-07-07[154][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-23[141][154] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-06-26[154] | Yes as of 2026-06-26[154] |
| No as of 2026-06-26[154][166] Recorded false on the statute rather than on the page's silence: section 9 a(2)(3) conditions the permit on the pay figure alone, while the adjacent ground at item 13 expressly conditions its permit on prior advertising on Jobnet and EURES. The contrast is the evidence. | Yes as of 2026-06-26[154] The employer completes the first part of application AR1, or the whole of AR6 under a power of attorney from the applicant. |
| Denmark The Positive List for People with a Higher Education | Active as of 2026-08-17[155] | residence permit as of 2026-08-17[155] | up to 4 years as of 2026-08-17[155] Employment of 4 years or more is normally granted 4 years; shorter employment is granted the length of the employment plus an automatic 6-month job-seeking permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-17[155] | own activity only as of 2026-08-17[155] Only the job and the company the permit was granted for; a new position in the same company needs a new permit. A sideline job needs a separate permit. Unpaid voluntary work is allowed. A territorial restriction rides on this scheme alone: where the job title was added to the list by a Regional Labour Market Council, the holder may work only for the company or a branch of it inside the municipalities that council covers – meetings elsewhere in Denmark and business trips abroad are allowed – and the restriction falls away after four years' residence. | Yes as of 2026-08-17[155][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-17[141][155] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-08-17[155] | Yes as of 2026-08-17[155] |
| No as of 2026-08-17[155][166] No individual market test: membership of the positive list is itself the shortage mechanism, and the statutory ground at section 9 a(2)(1) imposes no advertising or vacancy condition on the individual job, in contrast to item 13. | Yes as of 2026-08-17[155] AR1 (two parts) or AR6 under power of attorney. |
| Denmark The Positive List for Skilled Work | Active as of 2026-08-03[156] | residence permit as of 2026-08-03[156] | up to 4 years as of 2026-08-03[156] Employment of 4 years or more is normally granted 4 years; shorter employment is granted the length of the employment. | Yes as of 2026-08-03[156] | own activity only as of 2026-08-03[156] Only the job and the company the permit was granted for; a new position in the same company needs a new permit. Sideline job by separate permit. Unpaid voluntary work allowed. No Schengen work rights. | Yes as of 2026-08-03[156][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-03[141][156] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-08-03[156] | Yes as of 2026-08-03[156] |
| No as of 2026-08-03[156][166] No individual market test. The employer-side apprentice-training obligation below is a domestic-training condition, not a test of whether a domestic worker is available for the post. | Yes as of 2026-08-03[156] AR1 or AR6, and more than paperwork on this scheme: the employer must itself pass the apprentice-training test below, so the permit turns on the employer's compliance record as well as the applicant's job. |
| Denmark The Supplementary Pay Limit Scheme | Active as of 2026-06-26[159] | residence permit as of 2026-06-26[159] | up to 5 years as of 2026-06-26[159] Employment of 5 years or more is normally granted 5 years; shorter employment is granted the length of the employment. Entry buffer and passport shortening as on the Pay Limit Scheme. | Yes as of 2026-06-26[159] | own activity only as of 2026-06-26[159] Stricter than the Pay Limit Scheme: the work permit is limited to the employment stated in it, and a new position with the same employer requires a new permit. A sideline job needs a separate permit. Unpaid voluntary work is allowed. No right to work in other Schengen states. | Yes as of 2026-07-07[159][166][167] Permanent residence requires eight years' uninterrupted legal residence held throughout on a permit under Aliens Act sections 7-9 f, 9 i-9 n, 9 p or 9 q (1) or (2), which the Immigration Service enumerates on its permanent-residence page. This route's permit is granted under section 9 a, which falls inside that range, so time on it counts. Whether the holder also meets the separate employment and supplementary conditions is a question about the individual, not about the route. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-23[141][159] | application: DKK 6,810 as of 2026-06-26[159] | Yes as of 2026-06-26[159] |
| Yes as of 2026-06-26[159][166] The job must have been advertised on Jobnet and on the EURES portal for at least two weeks before the application, and as a rule not more than six months before it; postings on other portals do not satisfy the condition. SIRI does not call this a labour market test and the number of applicants and the state of the recruitment are expressly irrelevant, but it is a prior-advertising condition imposed to test the domestic market, which is what the field records. Statutory basis: Aliens Act section 9 a(2)(13). | Yes as of 2026-06-26[159] AR1 (two parts) or AR6 under power of attorney. The employer also signs a sworn declaration that the Jobnet and EURES advertising condition was met; SIRI spot-checks it. |
| Denmark Working Holiday | Active as of 2026-06-26[162][163][164][165] | residence permit as of 2026-06-26[162][163][164][165] | 1 year as of 2026-06-26[162][163][164][165] One year from the date of entry, on every agreement. The permit is shortened where the passport expires within 3 months of the end, where the required insurance expires sooner, or where a return ticket names an earlier departure date. | No as of 2026-06-26[162][163][164][165] SIRI states that the permit cannot be extended beyond 1 year, and that a previous working-holiday stay in Denmark normally bars a new permit. | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[162][163][164][165] | Not established from a qualifying source[162][163][164][165][167] | No as of 2026-06-26[162][163][164][165] Family cannot accompany a working-holiday holder, on every one of the four pages. | application: DKK 3,060 as of 2026-06-26[162][163][164] | No as of 2026-06-26[162][163][164][165] No employer and no job offer; the permit is granted for a holiday of which work is an incident. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-06-26[162][163][164][165] None. | No as of 2026-06-26[162][163][164][165] | |
| Estonia Blue Card of the European Union | Active as of 2026-06-29[168] | residence permit as of 2026-06-29[168] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-06-29[168] | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] | own activity only as of 2026-06-29[168] Highly qualified employment per the card's conditions. During the first 12 months a change of employer without EUIF permission for the position is a revocation ground (s. 190-12(1)(1)); grace periods to find compliant work are at least 3 months (under two years' work) or 6 months (s. 190-12(4)); unemployment per s. 189-3. | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][176] S. 232(1)(1); for Blue Card holders the continuity allowances are wider: absences of up to 12 consecutive months and 18 months in total (s. 233(1-1)). |
| Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][173] A family member of a foreign national residing in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit may be issued a temporary residence permit to settle with them. | application: EUR 250 as of 2025-01-01[174] Temporary residence permit for employment, application submitted in Estonia. | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] S. 190-6: an employment contract of at least six months entered into before the application, or a binding job offer undertaking to employ the alien for at least six months in a position requiring higher qualification. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] S. 190: the employer has the obligations of a sponsor. |
| Estonia Residence permit for employment | Active as of 2026-06-29[168] | residence permit as of 2026-06-29[168] | up to 5 years as of 2026-06-29[168][171] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[171] | own activity only as of 2026-06-29[168] Employment under the conditions determined in the residence permit (s. 176(2)); several employers concurrently are permitted following those conditions (s. 181-2), and an employer change requires prior registration with the PBGB (s. 184-1, in force 22.05.2026). Unemployment is permitted up to 3 months (permit held under two years) or 6 months (two years or more) (s. 189-3). | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][176] Aliens Act s. 232(1)(1): a long-term resident's residence permit may be issued after residence in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit for at least the last five years; not limited by the basis of the permit. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][173] A family member of a foreign national residing in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit may be issued a temporary residence permit to settle with them. | application: EUR 250 as of 2025-01-01[174] Temporary residence permit for employment, application submitted in Estonia. | Yes as of 2026-08-08[171][178] The employer submits an invitation and, in general, the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund's permission; the permit is issued for employment with a specific employer. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][171] Permission of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund (s. 177): the vacancy must be impossible to fill with an Estonian or EU citizen or a resident alien. Not applied on extension (s. 177(3)), to same-employer job changes (s. 177(4)), after 12 consecutive months of employment (s. 177(4-1), in force 22.05.2026), or to the s. 181(1) and s. 181(2) exception categories. | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] The employer has the obligations of a sponsor (s. 190) and the permit's validity is tied to the employment; the employer's trustworthiness is assessed under s. 180. |
| Estonia Residence permit for employment — top specialist | Active as of 2026-06-29[168] | residence permit as of 2026-06-29[168] | up to 5 years as of 2026-06-29[168][171] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[171] | own activity only as of 2026-06-29[168] Employment under the conditions determined in the residence permit (s. 176(2)); several employers concurrently are permitted following those conditions (s. 181-2), and an employer change requires prior registration with the PBGB (s. 184-1, in force 22.05.2026). Unemployment is permitted up to 3 months (permit held under two years) or 6 months (two years or more) (s. 189-3). | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][176] Aliens Act s. 232(1)(1): a long-term resident's residence permit may be issued after residence in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit for at least the last five years; not limited by the basis of the permit. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][173] A family member of a foreign national residing in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit may be issued a temporary residence permit to settle with them. | application: EUR 250 as of 2025-01-01[174] Temporary residence permit for employment, application submitted in Estonia. | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] The employer undertakes to pay the 1.5x remuneration; the permit is employer-specific. |
| No as of 2026-06-29[168] No Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund permission required (s. 181(2)(3)). | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] Employer criteria (s. 181(5)-(7)): the company must have been in the commercial register for at least 12 months and meet one of — EUR 65,000 paid-in equity deployed as fixed assets or investments, EUR 200,000 annual sales revenue, or monthly social tax equal to that on fivefold the average salary; younger companies qualify with state or licensed-fund investment support, and subsidiaries of parent companies with 12 months' operation and EUR 10 million turnover are exempt for one year. |
| Estonia Temporary residence permit for employment as researcher | Active as of 2026-06-29[168] | residence permit as of 2026-06-29[168] | up to 5 years as of 2026-06-29[168][171] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[171] | own activity only as of 2026-06-29[168] Research per the hosting agreement or contract; the A2 Estonian extension requirement does not apply (s. 179(4)(1)). After expiry of a s. 181(1)(6) research permit, a 270-day right of stay for job search follows (s. 43(1)(8), s. 43(5)). | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][176] Aliens Act s. 232(1)(1): a long-term resident's residence permit may be issued after residence in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit for at least the last five years; not limited by the basis of the permit. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][173] A family member of a foreign national residing in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit may be issued a temporary residence permit to settle with them. | application: EUR 250 as of 2025-01-01[174] Temporary residence permit for employment, application submitted in Estonia. | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] A hosting agreement with the institution (s. 182(1)(4)) or an employment contract with the prescribed data (s. 182(2)). | Not recorded | No as of 2026-06-29[168] No Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund permission and no salary floor (s. 181(1)(6)). | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] The R&D institution undertakes the employer's sponsor obligations on concluding the hosting agreement (s. 183(2)); they end 180 days after the notification obligation or expiry of the agreement (s. 190(2)). |
| Estonia Temporary residence permit for intra-corporate transfer | Active as of 2026-06-29[168] | residence permit as of 2026-06-29[168] | up to 3 years as of 2026-06-29[168] | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] S. 190-21: extension only up to the s. 190-20 caps (one year trainees; three years executives and specialists); expiry of that term is a mandatory refusal/revocation ground (s. 190-23(1)(2)). | own activity only as of 2026-06-29[168] Employment within the intra-corporate transfer only; a change of employer during validity is not permitted (s. 184-1(2)(1)). The permit is also a basis for intra-EU mobility in the transfer framework (s. 43(6)). | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][176] Aliens Act s. 232(1)(1): a long-term resident's residence permit may be issued after residence in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit for at least the last five years; not limited by the basis of the permit. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][173] A family member of a foreign national residing in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit may be issued a temporary residence permit to settle with them. | application: EUR 250 as of 2025-01-01[174] Temporary residence permit for employment, application submitted in Estonia. | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] S. 190-18: an employment contract with a company located outside the EU under which the host entity undertakes to employ the person; prior employment in the group of at least 12 consecutive months (executives and specialists) or six months (trainees). |
| No as of 2026-06-29[168] No Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund permission (s. 181(2)(5)). | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] The host entity carries the employer's rights, obligations and responsibility (s. 190-16(2)). |
| Estonia Temporary residence permit for short-term employment | Active as of 2026-06-29[168] | residence permit as of 2026-06-29[168] | up to 2 years as of 2026-06-29[168] | No as of 2026-06-29[168] | own activity only as of 2026-06-29[168] Employment continues with the registering employer on the same basis; a change of employer is possible via s. 184-1 registration, in which case the s. 176-2(1)(1), (2) and (4) conditions need not be re-met (s. 184-1(3)). | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168][176] Aliens Act s. 232(1)(1): a long-term resident's residence permit may be issued after residence in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit for at least the last five years; not limited by the basis of the permit. |
| No as of 2026-06-29[168] A temporary residence permit to settle with a spouse or registered partner is not granted where the sponsor holds a s. 176-2 permit (s. 137(2-3)), and the minor-child and dependent-adult-child close-relative permits are likewise excluded (s. 150(4)). Statutory carve-out: due to the military conflict in Ukraine, s. 137(2-3) does not apply to citizens of Ukraine as of 24.02.2022. | application: EUR 250 as of 2025-01-01[174] Temporary residence permit for employment, application submitted in Estonia. | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] Employment must continue with the employer that registered the short-term employment (s. 176-2(1)(2)). |
| No as of 2026-06-29[168] No Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund permission (s. 181(2)(7)). | Yes as of 2026-06-29[168] The employer must be reliable, assessed under s. 180 (s. 176-2(1)(3), (2)). |
| Finland EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-08-21[208][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-21[209] 'An EU Blue Card is issued for a maximum period of two years at a time.' Recorded from Migri's superseded /en/eu-blue-card page because the current page states no term at all. The two-year ceiling is the one fact on that page not contradicted by the current one, but it rests on a page whose fees and minimum contract length are demonstrably out of date. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[208][209] Both pages describe an extended permit for this card. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[208] The right to work is in employment requiring high-level competence; the permit is not bound to a certain employer. An EU Blue Card issued by Finland gives the right to work only in Finland. A holder may move to a second Member State and, if refused a card there, return to Finland and stay three months even after the Finnish card has expired. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. Migri states that a holder of EU long-term resident status cannot be granted an EU Blue Card, but says nothing about the reverse. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[208][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 410 as of 2026-08-21[209] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[208] Confirmed employment before applying; the employer supplements the application with the terms of employment. The employment relationship must last at least six months on Migri's current page. Migri's superseded /en/eu-blue-card page instead requires 'a signed employment contract or a binding job offer' for work lasting 'at least a year' – see the note on min employment length below. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[208] |
| Finland ICT residence permit (intra-corporate transferee) | Active as of 2026-08-21[212][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[212] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[212] | employment only as of 2026-08-21[212] The permit authorises the transfer it was granted for – work as a specialist, manager or trainee employee at the named host entity in Finland. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[212][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[212] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[212] An intra-corporate transfer within a company or group of companies, from a posting undertaking outside the EU to a host entity in Finland – a subsidiary or a branch, for example. The group may be two or more companies, one controlling another. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[212] |
| Finland Mobile ICT residence permit (intra-corporate transfer) | Active as of 2026-08-21[221][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[221] | employment only as of 2026-08-21[221] The transfer the permit was granted for, as a manager, specialist or trainee employee. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this route. Migri's Mobile ICT page says nothing about family members. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[221] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[221] An intra-corporate transfer to Finland within a company or group of companies. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[221] |
| Finland Residence permit for a consultant | Active as of 2026-08-21[204][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[204] Migri publishes an extended-permit fee for this permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[204][213] The work the permit was granted for. Migri's income guidance for this group also allows the holder's main income to come from pursuing a trade or business without establishing a company, which employment_only does not capture; see the requirements block. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[204][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[204] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[204] Work as a consultant. Migri caps the work at one year and directs anyone working longer to the residence permit for an employed person. Confirmed employment is required before applying, and a supply contract indicating the work covered must be attached. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[204] The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment, except where the holder pursues a trade or business rather than being an employee. |
| Finland Residence permit for an employed person (TTOL) | Active as of 2026-08-21[207][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's route page states no term for this permit. Not asserted from the general first-permit rule, which is hedged and country-level. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[207] Migri publishes an extended-permit application and fee for this permit and describes retrospective control of salary at the extension stage. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[207] The permit is granted for the field of employment to which the job belongs; the holder may hold several jobs within that field, and may additionally take employment in a national labour shortage sector without a new permit. It does not authorise self-employment – Migri states expressly that the permit is not granted to 'light entrepreneurs' working through an invoicing service company. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[207][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 750 as of 2026-08-21[207] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[207] Confirmed employment is required before applying, and the employer must submit the terms of employment through Enter Finland for Employers or on the paper form. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[207][218] Applies to every application for a first residence permit for an employed person. Migri assesses whether suitable labour is available in Finland or the EU/EEA within a reasonable time, using the Economic Development Centres' regional work permit policies, the employer's job posting, the employer's recruitment report and the Labour Force Barometer. Four exemptions apply at the extension stage only. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[207] The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment; the applicant cannot apply through the employer, but the application cannot be completed without it. |
| Finland Residence permit for a researcher | Active as of 2026-08-21[225] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-21[225] Migri: a residence permit is granted for two years to a researcher coming for at least two years who has EUR 29,040 at their disposal; otherwise one year at a time against EUR 14,520. The term is tied to proven funds rather than fixed, which is why it carries bound: maximum. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[225] At extension Migri checks that the research is progressing and that scientific research is still the main purpose of the stay. | full as of 2026-08-21[225] Other work is allowed alongside the research, provided the holder works full time as a researcher and the research progresses. Researchers may additionally work without any residence permit for up to 90 days. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[210][225] Migri states a researcher's spouse and children may be granted a residence permit on the basis of family ties. The sentence on Migri's researcher page is miswritten – it opens 'If you are granted a residence permit for studies' on a page about researchers – and is recorded as a reader-misleading item, RM-FI-8. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-21[225] What is required is a signed hosting agreement with a research organisation, not employment; the route expressly contemplates a researcher who is not in an employment relationship. | No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Not recorded | |
| Finland Residence permit for a specialist | Active as of 2026-08-21[229][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-21[229] Migri: a first residence permit for a specialist is granted for a maximum of 2 years, and for the duration of the employment relationship where that is shorter. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[229] | employment only as of 2026-08-21[229] The holder has the right to work as a specialist and must check the rules on changing jobs. Specialists may additionally work without any residence permit for up to 90 days. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[229][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[229] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[229] |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[229] |
| Finland Residence permit for athletes, coaches and referees | Active as of 2026-08-21[201][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[201] | employment only as of 2026-08-21[201] The right to work as a player, coach or referee, beginning once the permit is issued. Athletes, coaches and referees may additionally work without any residence permit for up to 90 days. Migri also allows the holder's income to come from a trade or business without establishing a company. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[201][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-21[201] A job before applying, or a trade or business in Finland. A coach or referee needs relevant previous work experience or education, verified by the employer; whether an applicant counts as a professional athlete is assessed on the salary from sport. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[201] |
| Finland Residence permit for au pair status | Active as of 2026-08-21[202][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri states the one-year ceiling on au pair status but no term for the permit itself. | Not recorded | own activity only as of 2026-08-21[202] Au pairing in exchange for light housework, organised so the au pair can attend Finnish or Swedish classes. Migri states expressly that au pairs are not housekeeping staff and that home help requires the residence permit for an employed person instead. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Not established from a qualifying source Not established; Migri's au pair page says nothing about family members. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[202] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[202] A host family that provides room and board, insurance and pocket money, and organises the tasks so the au pair can take Finnish or Swedish classes. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Finland Residence permit for a visiting teacher, lecturer or instructor | Active as of 2026-08-21[231][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[231] Migri publishes an extended-permit fee for this permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[213][231] The work the permit was granted for. Migri's income guidance for this group also allows the holder's main income to come from pursuing a trade or business without establishing a company, which employment_only does not capture; see the requirements block. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[231][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[231] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[231] Work as a visiting teacher, lecturer or instructor on the basis of an invitation or agreement. Migri caps the work at one year. Confirmed employment is required before applying, and a supply contract indicating the work covered must be attached. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[231] The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment, except where the holder pursues a trade or business rather than being an employee. |
| Finland Residence permit for a Working Holiday | Active as of 2026-08-21[233][235] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. Migri's page does not describe the right to work attaching to this permit, which is a notable gap on a permit whose name contains the word 'working'. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Not established from a qualifying source Not established; Migri's page says nothing about family members. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[235] | Not recorded | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Not recorded |
| Finland Residence permit for delivery of a machine or a system | Active as of 2026-08-21[219][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[219] Migri publishes an extended-permit fee for this permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[213][219] The work the permit was granted for. Migri's income guidance for this group also allows the holder's main income to come from pursuing a trade or business without establishing a company, which employment_only does not capture; see the requirements block. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[219][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[219] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[219] An assignment related to the supply of an individual machine, device, product line or expert system imported into or exported from Finland. Migri caps the work at six months and directs anyone working longer to the residence permit for an employed person. Confirmed employment is required before applying, and a supply contract indicating the work covered must be attached. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[219] The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment, except where the holder pursues a trade or business rather than being an employee. |
| Finland Residence permit for employment with international organisations and cooperation between states | Active as of 2026-08-21[215][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Not recorded | employment only as of 2026-08-21[215] The right to perform the work the permit was granted for, beginning when the permit is granted and ending when it expires. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Not established from a qualifying source Not established; the only reachable page for this permit says nothing about family members. | application: EUR 380 as of 2026-08-21[215] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[215] Confirmed employment in an international organisation, or in duties concerning official cooperation between states, before applying. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established; the only reachable page for this permit does not describe the employer's role in the application. |
| Finland Residence permit for internship | Active as of 2026-08-21[216][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | up to 18 months as of 2026-08-21[216] A residence permit for internship can be issued for a maximum period of 18 months. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[216] | own activity only as of 2026-08-21[216] The permit is for the internship or unpaid training programme it was granted for. An unpaid intern may work without any residence permit for up to 90 days when residing in Finland visa-free, on a visa, or on another Member State's residence permit; a paid internship always needs a permit. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Not established from a qualifying source Not established; Migri's internship page says nothing about family members. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[216] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[216] An internship or an unpaid traineeship under a training programme such as Erasmus+, or an internship forming part of an intergovernmental agreement or an NGO exchange programme. A trainee employee transferred within a group applies for the ICT permit instead. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Not recorded |
| Finland Residence permit for preparation of a company’s arrival in Finland and supervision of orders | Active as of 2026-08-21[203][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[203] Migri publishes an extended-permit fee for this permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[203][213] The work the permit was granted for. Migri's income guidance for this group also allows the holder's main income to come from pursuing a trade or business without establishing a company, which employment_only does not capture; see the requirements block. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[203][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[203] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[203] Market research, preparing a company's establishment in Finland, negotiating and acquiring customer orders, supervising their fulfilment or similar duties, where the employer's or contractor's place of business is outside Finland. Migri caps the employment at one year. Confirmed employment is required before applying, and a supply contract indicating the work covered must be attached. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[203] The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment, except where the holder pursues a trade or business rather than being an employee. |
| Finland Residence permit for seasonal work | Active as of 2026-08-21[228][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri states the ceiling (9 months in any 12-month period) but no term for an individual permit; in practice it follows the employment. Recorded unknown rather than equated with the ceiling. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[228] An extended permit is possible only for a holder of a valid seasonal work permit who will continue seasonal work directly after it expires. Any gap between employment relationships means leaving Finland and applying again from abroad. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[228] The holder may work only for the employer named on the permit. A further employer can be added by a separate application. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| No as of 2026-08-21[227][228] Migri states in terms, on both pages, that family members of seasonal workers cannot get a residence permit in Finland on the basis of family ties. The only positively-sourced exclusion of family reunification in this record. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[228] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[228] Confirmed employment – usually an employment contract – in a sector counting as seasonal work, before applying. Where the applicant will work for more than one employer, details and attachments are required for all of them. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[218][228] Applies where the employment relationship lasts 6 to 9 months; below six months it does not. One of only two Finnish permits to which labour market testing applies at all. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[228] |
| Finland Residence permit for voluntary work | Active as of 2026-08-21[232][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-21[232] Issued as a temporary residence permit for a maximum of one year. | Not recorded | own activity only as of 2026-08-21[232] The right to do the voluntary work; Migri states in terms that the permit gives no right to do other work, and that the voluntary work cannot start before the permit is granted. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Not established from a qualifying source Not established; Migri's page says nothing about family members. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-21[232] A place on an organisation's volunteer programme – the European Solidarity Corps, or an NGO exchange programme such as Maailmanvaihto ry – ICYE Finland or AIESEC – evidenced by a signed agreement describing the scheme, its duration, location and supervision. A holder of EU long-term resident status in another Member State, and a person coming as a paid trainee on an intra-corporate transfer, are both excluded. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Not recorded |
| Finland Residence permit for work in the field of culture or the arts | Active as of 2026-08-21[205][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[205] Migri publishes an extended-permit fee for this permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[205][213] The work the permit was granted for. Migri's income guidance for this group also allows the holder's main income to come from pursuing a trade or business without establishing a company, which employment_only does not capture; see the requirements block. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[205][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[205] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[205] Professional work in the field of culture or the arts. Professional standing is shown by relevant previous work experience or education, verified by the employer. Confirmed employment is required before applying, and a supply contract indicating the work covered must be attached. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[205] The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment, except where the holder pursues a trade or business rather than being an employee. |
| Finland Residence permit for work in the field of mass media | Active as of 2026-08-21[220][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[220] Migri publishes an extended-permit fee for this permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[213][220] The work the permit was granted for. Migri's income guidance for this group also allows the holder's main income to come from pursuing a trade or business without establishing a company, which employment_only does not capture; see the requirements block. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[220][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[220] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[220] Professional work in mass media – correspondent, journalist or photographer, for example – where the employer or contractor has no place of business in Finland. Confirmed employment is required before applying, and a supply contract indicating the work covered must be attached. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[220] The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment, except where the holder pursues a trade or business rather than being an employee. |
| Finland Residence permit for work in the service of a religious community | Active as of 2026-08-21[223][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[223] Migri publishes an extended-permit fee for this permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[213][223] The work the permit was granted for. Migri's income guidance for this group also allows the holder's main income to come from pursuing a trade or business without establishing a company, which employment_only does not capture; see the requirements block. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[223][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[223] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[223] Work in the service of a religious community that involves practising the religion. Migri states that an unsalaried post does not qualify on this ground and directs the applicant to the 'other grounds' route instead. Confirmed employment is required before applying, and a supply contract indicating the work covered must be attached. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[223] The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment, except where the holder pursues a trade or business rather than being an employee. |
| Finland Residence permit for work in top or middle management | Active as of 2026-08-21[230][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[230] Migri describes an extended permit and its income assessment. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[230] The right to perform the work the permit was granted for, beginning when the permit is granted and ending when it expires. Migri also allows the holder's main income to come from pursuing a trade or business without establishing a company, which the vocabulary's employment_only does not capture; see the requirements block. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[230][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-21[230] Confirmed employment in managerial duties, with subordinates, in a company large enough by headcount and turnover to qualify as a large enterprise and to have a clear division between top and middle management. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[230] The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment – except where the holder pursues a trade or business rather than being an employee, in which case client contracts or an explanation of expected income replace them. |
| Finland Residence permit on the basis of a degree completed in Finland | Active as of 2026-08-21[206][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[206] | full as of 2026-08-21[206] The permit covers paid employment, pursuing a trade and engaging in business activities without a further permit; Migri states expressly that a holder does not need the employed-person or entrepreneur permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[206][222] Migri names 'degree completed in Finland' as one of the permanent-residence application paths and requires, for it, that the applicant meet the requirements for a continuous (A) residence permit for a person who has completed a degree in Finland – which states that this route is a continuous permit and that it leads to permanent residence. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[206][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[206] | No as of 2026-08-21[206] A job is one of three alternatives: employment, pursuing a trade, or business activities. Where there is employment, the employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment. An applicant with none of the three is directed to the residence permit to look for work or to start a business. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. Migri states the point positively for this route: a person who has completed a degree or qualification in Finland may apply for this permit, 'which does not require a labour market test'. | Not recorded |
| Finland Residence permit on the basis of an intergovernmental agreement | Active as of 2026-08-21[214][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[214] Migri publishes an extended-permit fee for this permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-21[213][214] The work the permit was granted for. Migri's income guidance for this group also allows the holder's main income to come from pursuing a trade or business without establishing a company, which employment_only does not capture; see the requirements block. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[214][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[214] | Yes as of 2026-08-21[214] Work forming part of an intergovernmental agreement. Migri publishes a one-month expected processing time for both first and extended permits – the fastest on its work list. Confirmed employment is required before applying, and a supply contract indicating the work covered must be attached. |
| No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[214] The employer must supplement the application with the terms of employment, except where the holder pursues a trade or business rather than being an employee. |
| Finland Residence permit on the basis of research completed in Finland | Active as of 2026-08-21[224][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | Not established from a qualifying source Migri's page states no term for this permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[224] | full as of 2026-08-21[224] Employment, entrepreneurship or pursuing a trade, without a further permit. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[222][224] Migri's page requires, for permanent residence, that the applicant meet the requirements for a continuous (A) residence permit – which states that this route is a continuous permit. Note that the permanent-residence path Migri names on this page is 'degree completed in Finland', which is the path's own label rather than this route's name. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-21[224][234] Migri's work hub states that a person granted a residence permit for work may usually have family members apply on the basis of family ties, and this route's own page directs a spouse and children to the family-ties application. | application: EUR 530 as of 2026-08-21[224] | No as of 2026-08-21[224] A job, entrepreneurship or a trade – any of the three. Completed research work in Finland (scientific research, a licentiate degree or a doctoral dissertation) is the qualifying condition, attested by a doctoral degree certificate or the research organisation's confirmation. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Not recorded |
| Finland Residence permit to look for work or to start a business | Active as of 2026-08-21[217][233] | residence permit as of 2026-08-21[226][233] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-21[217] A first permit or an extended permit may be granted for a maximum of two years. The permit may also be used in three parts: each part must last at least six months, and the last part must end within three years of the date the first part started. | Yes as of 2026-08-21[217] A new permit may be applied for at the earliest three months before the current one expires. | full as of 2026-08-21[217] The permit includes an unrestricted right to work, so no new permit is needed on finding a job. Migri directs applicants who have a job but do not earn enough for a work-based permit to this permit as well. | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[217] |
| Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this route. Migri's page says nothing about family members, and the general work-hub statement is about permits granted for work, which this permit is not – it is granted in the absence of work. | application: EUR 750 as of 2026-08-21[217] | No as of 2026-08-21[217] The route requires the opposite: the applicant must not yet have found a job. It may nonetheless be used by someone who has a job that does not pay enough for a work-based permit. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-21[218] Migri's labour market test page carries an exhaustive list of the permits to which labour market testing applies – the residence permit for an employed person, and the residence permit for seasonal work where the work lasts 6-9 months. This route is not on it. Recorded false on that enumeration, not on this route page's silence. | Not recorded |
| France Carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent-carte bleue européenne » | Active as of 2026-06-01[237][243] | residence permit as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Carte de séjour pluriannuelle. Where the intended stay is under one year the instrument is instead a VLS-TS "talent" (a long-stay visa serving as a residence permit) — see process.apply_from. | up to 4 years as of 2026-06-01[237][243] | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-11: the card permits the salaried activity corresponding to the criteria that justified its issue. The employer needs no work authorisation and is exempt from the tax on employing a foreign national. | Yes as of 2026-06-01[240] Multi-year "talent" cards are listed among the titles whose time counts toward the five years required for the carte de résident de longue durée-UE (F17359). | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Spouse and minor children use the simplified "famille accompagnante" procedure and receive a multi-year "talent-famille" card (CESEDA art. L. 421-22) without going through family reunification. | application: EUR 350 as of 2026-06-01[243] | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] An employment contract of at least six months in highly qualified employment. | No as of 2026-06-01[243] The employer is expressly relieved of the work-authorisation procedure. | Yes as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-11 makes the employer's conduct a condition of the permit: issue or renewal is refused where the employer's undertaking was created or operates mainly to facilitate the entry of third-country nationals, may be refused where the employer has breached social-security, tax, workers'-rights or working-conditions obligations or has been criminally convicted of an offence under art. L. 8211-1 of the Labour Code, and the card may be withdrawn for such a breach. | ||
| France Carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent-chercheur » (ou « talent-chercheur-programme de mobilité ») | Active as of 2026-06-01[237][243] | residence permit as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Carte de séjour pluriannuelle. Where the intended stay is under one year the instrument is instead a VLS-TS "talent" (a long-stay visa serving as a residence permit) — see process.apply_from. | up to 4 years as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Statutory ceiling of four years (L. 421-14); service-public states validity identical to the hosting agreement / contract, capped at four years. Ceiling, not a fixed term. | Yes as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-14, final paragraph: by derogation from art. L. 433-1, a holder involuntarily unemployed at the renewal date has the card renewed for a period equal to the unemployment-insurance rights accrued under art. L. 5422-1 of the Labour Code. | own activity only as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-14: the card permits salaried activity within the hosting agreement (convention d'accueil) that justified its issue. The host body needs no work authorisation and is exempt from the tax on employing a foreign national. | Yes as of 2026-06-01[240] Multi-year "talent" cards are listed among the titles whose time counts toward the five years required for the carte de résident de longue durée-UE (F17359). | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Spouse and minor children use the simplified "famille accompagnante" procedure and receive a multi-year "talent-famille" card (CESEDA art. L. 421-22) without going through family reunification. | application: EUR 350 as of 2026-06-01[243] | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] A hosting agreement (convention d'accueil) signed with an approved public or private research or higher-education body, stating that the applicant is a researcher and the object and duration of the stay. |
| No as of 2026-06-01[243] The host body is expressly relieved of the work-authorisation procedure. | Yes as of 2026-08-10[237] The approved host research or higher-education body signs the convention d'accueil, which is the instrument the card rests on. | |
| France Carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent-profession médicale et de la pharmacie » | Active as of 2026-06-01[237][243] | residence permit as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Carte de séjour pluriannuelle. Where the intended stay is under one year the instrument is instead a VLS-TS "talent" (a long-stay visa serving as a residence permit) — see process.apply_from. | up to 4 years as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Statutory ceiling of four years (L. 421-13-1); service-public states validity identical to the employment contract, capped at four years. Ceiling, not a fixed term. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-13-1: the card permits the professional activity that justified its issue. The employer needs no work authorisation and is exempt from the tax on employing a foreign national. | Yes as of 2026-06-01[240] Multi-year "talent" cards are listed among the titles whose time counts toward the five years required for the carte de résident de longue durée-UE (F17359). | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Spouse and minor children use the simplified "famille accompagnante" procedure and receive a multi-year "talent-famille" card (CESEDA art. L. 421-22) without going through family reunification. | application: EUR 350 as of 2026-06-01[243] | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] The applicant must hold a post in one of the professions listed at arts. L. 4111-1 and L. 4221-12-1 of the Public Health Code. |
| No as of 2026-06-01[243] The employer is expressly relieved of the work-authorisation procedure. | Yes as of 2026-06-01[243] | |
| France Carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent-salarié qualifié » | Active as of 2026-06-01[237][243] | residence permit as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Carte de séjour pluriannuelle. Where the intended stay is under one year the instrument is instead a VLS-TS "talent" (a long-stay visa serving as a residence permit) — see process.apply_from. | up to 4 years as of 2026-06-01[237][243] | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-9: "Cette carte permet l'exercice de l'activité professionnelle salariée ayant justifié sa délivrance." The employer needs no separate work authorisation and is exempt from the tax on employing a foreign national. | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Spouse and minor children use the simplified "famille accompagnante" procedure and receive a multi-year "talent-famille" card (CESEDA art. L. 421-22) without going through family reunification. | application: EUR 350 as of 2026-06-01[243] | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] All three parcours rest on an employment contract with an establishment in France. |
| No as of 2026-06-01[243] The employer is expressly relieved of applying for a work authorisation for this card, so no employment-situation test is run. | Yes as of 2026-06-01[243] The card rests on an employment contract with an establishment in France; the employer is exempt from the work-authorisation procedure and from the tax on employing a foreign national. | |
| France Carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent » (profession artistique et culturelle) | Active as of 2026-06-01[237][243] | residence permit as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Carte de séjour pluriannuelle. Where the intended stay is under one year the instrument is instead a VLS-TS "talent" (a long-stay visa serving as a residence permit) — see process.apply_from. | up to 4 years as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Statutory ceiling of four years (L. 421-20); service-public states validity identical to the contract(s), capped at four years. Ceiling, not a fixed term. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-20: the card permits the professional activity that justified its issue. service-public states it authorises both salaried and non-salaried activity in that field; for the salaried part the employer needs no work authorisation and is exempt from the tax on employing a foreign national. | Yes as of 2026-06-01[240] Multi-year "talent" cards are listed among the titles whose time counts toward the five years required for the carte de résident de longue durée-UE (F17359). | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Spouse and minor children use the simplified "famille accompagnante" procedure and receive a multi-year "talent-famille" card (CESEDA art. L. 421-22) without going through family reunification. | application: EUR 350 as of 2026-06-01[243] | No as of 2026-06-01[237][243] No job offer is required as such. Where the applicant works as an employee, one or more engagement contracts totalling at least three months over a twelve-month period, concluded with undertakings whose principal activity is the creation or exploitation of works of the mind, are required (L. 421-20; the minimum duration is set by regulation). | No as of 2026-06-01[243] The employer is expressly relieved of the work-authorisation procedure. | No as of 2026-06-01[237][243] The card covers both salaried and non-salaried activity; no single sponsoring employer is required. | ||
| France Carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent » (renommée nationale ou internationale) | Active as of 2026-08-10[237] | residence permit as of 2026-08-10[237] | up to 4 years as of 2026-08-10[237] Statutory ceiling of four years (L. 421-21). Ceiling, not a fixed term. | Not established from a qualifying source | full as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-21: "Cette carte permet l'exercice de toute activité professionnelle." The only talent card in this record carrying unrestricted work rights. | Yes as of 2026-06-01[240] Multi-year "talent" cards are listed among the titles whose time counts toward the carte de résident de longue durée-UE (F17359), which does not distinguish this limb. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-22 extends the « talent (famille) » card to the spouse and children of holders of the cards at arts. L. 421-13-1 to L. 421-21, which includes this one. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-21 states no employment or contract condition; the test is established national or international renown, or a capacity to contribute significantly and durably to France's economic development, spatial planning or international standing, together with coming to France to pursue an activity in a scientific, literary, artistic, craft, intellectual, educational or sporting field. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-10[237] No employment-situation test is stated; the card is not employment-based. | Not recorded |
| France Carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention « talent » (représentant légal d’un établissement établi en France, dite « talent-mandataire social ») | Active as of 2026-06-01[237][243] | residence permit as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Carte de séjour pluriannuelle. Where the intended stay is under one year the instrument is instead a VLS-TS "talent" (a long-stay visa serving as a residence permit) — see process.apply_from. | up to 4 years as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Statutory ceiling of four years (L. 421-19); service-public states validity identical to the employment contract, capped at four years. Ceiling, not a fixed term. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-10[237] L. 421-19: "Cette carte permet l'exercice de l'activité commerciale ayant justifié sa délivrance." service-public adds that the activity must be connected to the company's corporate object. | Yes as of 2026-06-01[240] Multi-year "talent" cards are listed among the titles whose time counts toward the five years required for the carte de résident de longue durée-UE (F17359). | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] Spouse and minor children use the simplified "famille accompagnante" procedure and receive a multi-year "talent-famille" card (CESEDA art. L. 421-22) without going through family reunification. | application: EUR 350 as of 2026-06-01[243] | Yes as of 2026-06-01[237][243] The applicant must occupy the function of legal representative (représentant légal) in an establishment or company established in France, having been an employee or corporate officer in an establishment or company of the same group. | Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-08-10[237] The card rests on the applicant's position in a French establishment or company of a group in which they already served. | ||
| France Carte de séjour temporaire (ou VLS-TS) portant la mention « recherche d’emploi ou création d’entreprise » (carte RECE) | Active as of 2026-06-01[238][244] | residence permit as of 2026-06-01[238] Issued as a carte de séjour temporaire to an applicant already in France, or as a VLS-TS carrying the same mention to an applicant applying from abroad. | 1 year as of 2026-06-01[238] One year. A fixed term, not a ceiling. | No as of 2026-06-01[238] The fiche states twice that renewal is not possible. | employment only as of 2026-06-01[238] | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Not established from a qualifying source | application: EUR 150 as of 2026-06-01[238] EUR 50 stamp duty plus EUR 100 tax, paid by tax stamps. | No as of 2026-06-01[238] The card exists precisely to permit a job search; no offer is required to obtain it. |
| No as of 2026-06-01[238] The employer is dispensed from applying for a work authorisation; the fiche states that the employment situation is not opposable when the holder moves on to a « salarié » or « travailleur temporaire » card. | No as of 2026-06-01[238] No employer is involved in obtaining the card. |
| France Carte de séjour temporaire portant la mention « salarié » | Active as of 2026-05-01[241][244] | residence permit as of 2026-05-01[241] Carte de séjour temporaire. A first admission is normally made on a VLS-TS carrying the same mention, which serves as a residence permit for its first year. | 1 year as of 2026-05-01[241] Valid for one year and renewable. | Yes as of 2026-05-01[241] Renewable. Where the holder is still in salaried employment the renewal is a carte de séjour pluriannuelle valid four years, subject to the Republican-integration condition (attendance and seriousness in the contrat d'intégration républicaine, French at A2 and a pass in the civic examination bearing the mention « carte de séjour pluriannuelle », both waived over 65). Where the holder is unemployed and receiving France Travail benefit, a further one-year « salarié » card is issued, and at the end of that period a card whose duration equals the remaining unemployment-insurance entitlement. | own activity only as of 2026-05-01[241] The card rests on a work authorisation tied to the job that justified it; the fiche sets out a separate document list and a fresh work authorisation for taking a different job. | Yes as of 2026-06-01[240] |
| Yes as of 2026-06-01[239] Holders of a temporary card of at least one year, including « salarié » and « travailleur temporaire », may sponsor family reunification (regroupement familial) after 18 months' residence — see fr-regroupement-familial. No accompanying-family fast track equivalent to « talent-famille » applies. | application: EUR 350 as of 2026-05-01[241] First card: EUR 300 tax plus EUR 50 stamp duty, paid by tax stamps and evidenced when the card is handed over. | Yes as of 2026-05-01[241] An open-ended employment contract (contrat à durée indéterminée, CDI) together with a work authorisation. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-05-01[241] The employer applies for the work authorisation online before the applicant enters France. |
| France Carte de séjour temporaire portant la mention « travailleur temporaire » | Active as of 2026-05-01[241][244] | residence permit as of 2026-05-01[241] Carte de séjour temporaire. A first admission is normally made on a VLS-TS carrying the same mention, which serves as a residence permit for its first year. | 1 year as of 2026-05-01[241] Valid for one year and renewable. | Yes as of 2026-05-01[241] Renewable for a period equal to the remainder of the current fixed-term contract or to the new fixed-term contract, which the fiche states may exceed one year. | own activity only as of 2026-05-01[241] The card rests on a work authorisation tied to the job that justified it; the fiche sets out a separate document list and a fresh work authorisation for taking a different job. | Yes as of 2026-06-01[240] |
| Yes as of 2026-06-01[239] Holders of a temporary card of at least one year, including « salarié » and « travailleur temporaire », may sponsor family reunification (regroupement familial) after 18 months' residence — see fr-regroupement-familial. No accompanying-family fast track equivalent to « talent-famille » applies. | application: EUR 350 as of 2026-05-01[241] First card: EUR 300 tax plus EUR 50 stamp duty, paid by tax stamps and evidenced when the card is handed over. | Yes as of 2026-05-01[241] A fixed-term employment contract (contrat à durée déterminée, CDD) together with a work authorisation. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-05-01[241] The employer applies for the work authorisation online before the applicant enters France. |
| Germany EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-08-08[118][133] | residence permit as of 2026-08-08[118] | up to 4 years as of 2026-08-08[113][133] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[118][133] Extension possible in Germany (portal). On renewal the reduced new-entrant threshold keeps applying only within the sec. 18g(6) windows. | own activity only as of 2026-08-08[118] Qualification-appropriate employment. Job changes need no foreigners-authority permit (sec. 18g(4) s.1); within the first twelve months of employment the authority may suspend a change for 30 days and reject it (s.2). | Yes as of 2026-08-08[116][133] |
| Yes as of 2026-08-08[123][124][125][126][134] Spouse (sec. 30) and minor children (sec. 32) may join. Spouses of holders of a Blue Card, ICT Card or a permit under secs. 18a/18b/18d/19c/21 are exempt from the pre-entry A1 German requirement (sec. 30(1) s.3 no.5). Parents and parents-in-law of skilled workers whose first qualifying title was issued on or after 2024-03-01 may be granted reunification at discretion, livelihood secured (sec. 36(3)). For intra-EU Blue Card mobility cases, the housing requirement and parts of sec. 5(1) are waived (sec. 29(1) s.2). | application: EUR 75 as of 2026-08-08[131] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[113][118][133] Concrete job offer (sec. 18(2) no.1) with an employment duration of at least six months (sec. 18g(3)). |
| No as of 2026-08-08[118] Issued without Federal Employment Agency approval at the standard threshold; BA approval (a conditions check, not a priority test) is required in the reduced-threshold cases (sec. 18g(1) s.2) and the IT-specialist cases (sec. 18g(2)). | No as of 2026-08-08[118] No sponsorship regime; the employer provides the offer and, where required, the BA approval is obtained in the procedure. |
| Germany ICT Card (intra-corporate transferee) | Active as of 2026-08-08[119] | residence permit as of 2026-08-08[119] | Not applicable[119] Issued for the duration of the transfer (see initial_duration_basis and max_total_duration). | Yes as of 2026-08-08[119] Extension possible within the sec. 19(4) maxima. | own activity only as of 2026-08-08[119] | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-08[123][124][125][126][134] Spouse (sec. 30) and minor children (sec. 32) may join. Spouses of holders of a Blue Card, ICT Card or a permit under secs. 18a/18b/18d/19c/21 are exempt from the pre-entry A1 German requirement (sec. 30(1) s.3 no.5). Parents and parents-in-law of skilled workers whose first qualifying title was issued on or after 2024-03-01 may be granted reunification at discretion, livelihood secured (sec. 36(3)). Spouses of ICT Card holders are within the sec. 30(1) s.1 no.3g entitlement and the no.5 A1 exemption. | application: EUR 75 as of 2026-08-08[131] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[119] Work contract valid for the transfer period and, where needed, an assignment letter, stating location, role, remuneration and return possibility to a non-EU establishment (sec. 19(2) no.4); at least six months of prior group employment (no.2); transfer must exceed 90 days (no.3). | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-08-08[119] Transfer within the undertaking or group is constitutive. |
| Germany Opportunity card (job search opportunity card) | Active as of 2026-08-08[121][135] | residence permit as of 2026-08-08[121] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-08[121][135] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[121][135] Extendable by up to two years as a Folge-Chancenkarte only with an employment contract or binding offer for qualified employment and BA consent (sec. 20a(5) s.2); further extension excluded; a new Such-Chancenkarte requires an intervening absence at least as long as the previous search stay. | hours capped as of 2026-08-08[121][135] During the search: employment averaging at most 20 hours per week plus trial employments of up to two weeks each (qualified/training-oriented, sec. 20a(2)). No cap applies on the Folge-Chancenkarte (Abs. 2 disapplied, sec. 20a(5) s.5). | No as of 2026-08-08[121] Sec. 20a(6): sec. 9 does not apply to the Such-Chancenkarte. |
| Not established from a qualifying source A one-year search permit sits outside the sec. 30(1) s.1 no.3e expected-stay condition; family accompaniment was not closed for this route. | application: EUR 75 as of 2026-08-08[131] | No as of 2026-08-08[121] | Not recorded | Not applicable[121] No BA involvement at issuance of the Such-Chancenkarte; BA consent is required for the Folge-Chancenkarte extension. | No as of 2026-08-08[121] |
| Germany Residence permit for jobseekers (after study, research, vocational training or recognition in Germany) | Active as of 2026-08-08[120][137] | residence permit as of 2026-08-08[120] | up to 18 months as of 2026-08-08[120][137] | No as of 2026-08-08[120] Extension beyond the sec. 20(2) periods is excluded (s.4). | full as of 2026-08-08[120][137] Any employment permitted during the search, provided the sought activity is one open to foreigners under secs. 18a/18b/18d/18g/19c/21 (sec. 20(1) closing clause; portal: 'you can work in any occupation'). | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Not established from a qualifying source Spouse reunification to a jobseeker permit holder requires inter alia an expected stay of over one year with a pre-existing marriage (sec. 30(1) s.1 no.3e); not closed for this route. | issuance: EUR 100 as of 2026-08-08[130] | No as of 2026-08-08[120] | Not recorded | Not applicable[120] | No as of 2026-08-08[120] |
| Germany Visa / residence permit for research | Active as of 2026-08-08[117][136] | residence permit as of 2026-08-08[117] | at least 1 year as of 2026-08-08[117][136] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[136] | own activity only as of 2026-08-08[117] Research at the institution named in the hosting agreement plus teaching activities (sec. 18d(5)); changes within the research project do not affect the entitlement. | Yes as of 2026-08-08[116] |
| Yes as of 2026-08-08[123][124][125][126][134] Spouse (sec. 30) and minor children (sec. 32) may join. Spouses of holders of a Blue Card, ICT Card or a permit under secs. 18a/18b/18d/19c/21 are exempt from the pre-entry A1 German requirement (sec. 30(1) s.3 no.5). Parents and parents-in-law of skilled workers whose first qualifying title was issued on or after 2024-03-01 may be granted reunification at discretion, livelihood secured (sec. 36(3)). | application: EUR 75 as of 2026-08-08[131] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[117][136] A hosting agreement (Aufnahmevereinbarung) or corresponding contract with a research institution, not an ordinary job offer; the institution generally commits to cover post-stay public costs for up to six months (waived where predominantly publicly funded, sec. 18d(2)). | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-08[117] Issued without Federal Employment Agency approval. | Yes as of 2026-08-08[117] The research institution is the sponsoring party via the hosting agreement and the cost-commitment declaration. |
| Germany Work visa / residence permit for qualified professionals (academic qualification) | Active as of 2026-08-08[115][138] | residence permit as of 2026-08-08[115] | up to 4 years as of 2026-08-08[113][138] | Not established from a qualifying source | employment only as of 2026-08-08[115] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[116] |
| Yes as of 2026-08-08[123][124][125][126][134] Spouse (sec. 30) and minor children (sec. 32) may join. Spouses of holders of a Blue Card, ICT Card or a permit under secs. 18a/18b/18d/19c/21 are exempt from the pre-entry A1 German requirement (sec. 30(1) s.3 no.5). Parents and parents-in-law of skilled workers whose first qualifying title was issued on or after 2024-03-01 may be granted reunification at discretion, livelihood secured (sec. 36(3)). | application: EUR 75 as of 2026-08-08[131] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[113][138] Concrete job offer (sec. 18(2) no.1); the job must be qualified but need not match the qualification's field; regulated professions need a practice licence (sec. 18(2) no.3). | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-08[113][138] BA approval under sec. 39 is generally required but is a conditions check (equivalence of salary and working conditions); the priority test for skilled workers was abolished. Recorded false with this caveat. | No as of 2026-08-08[113] No sponsorship regime. |
| Germany Work visa / residence permit for qualified professionals (vocational qualification) | Active as of 2026-08-08[114][138] | residence permit as of 2026-08-08[114] | up to 4 years as of 2026-08-08[113][138] | Not established from a qualifying source | employment only as of 2026-08-08[114] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[116] |
| Yes as of 2026-08-08[123][124][125][126][134] Spouse (sec. 30) and minor children (sec. 32) may join. Spouses of holders of a Blue Card, ICT Card or a permit under secs. 18a/18b/18d/19c/21 are exempt from the pre-entry A1 German requirement (sec. 30(1) s.3 no.5). Parents and parents-in-law of skilled workers whose first qualifying title was issued on or after 2024-03-01 may be granted reunification at discretion, livelihood secured (sec. 36(3)). | application: EUR 75 as of 2026-08-08[131] | Yes as of 2026-08-08[113][138] Concrete job offer (sec. 18(2) no.1); the job must be qualified but need not match the qualification's field; regulated professions need a practice licence (sec. 18(2) no.3). | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-08[113][138] BA approval under sec. 39 is generally required but is a conditions check (equivalence of salary and working conditions); the priority test for skilled workers was abolished. Recorded false with this caveat. | No as of 2026-08-08[113] No sponsorship regime. |
| Greece ‘Talent Visa’ – national entry visa and residence title type ‘Z.15’ for highly qualified third-country nationals seeking employment or professional activity | Active as of 2026-02-06[246][248][249][256] | national visa as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Art. 79C(1): a national entry visa (residence title 'Z.15'); no separate residence permit is issued for this title. | 12 months as of 2026-02-06[246][248][249][256] Art. 79C(1): national entry visa of twelve months. | No as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Art. 79C(4): before the visa expires the holder may apply for a residence permit under Art. 12 if the conditions of the target category are met; no renewal of the Z.15 title itself is provided. | none as of 2026-02-06[246][249] | Not established from a qualifying source Art. 144 requires five years of lawful continuous residence; Art. 79C does not address whether time on the Z.15 visa counts. | Not established from a qualifying source[246][249] | application: Not established from a qualifying source | No as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Art. 79C(1): admission is precisely for the purpose of looking for work or setting up a professional activity. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-02-06[246][249] | No as of 2026-02-06[246][249] | |
| Greece ‘Tech Visa’ – national entry visa and residence title type ‘Z.13A’ for employment in enterprises listed in the National Registry of Start-up Companies (Elevate Greece) | Active as of 2026-02-06[246][248][249][256] | national visa as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Art. 79A(1): a national entry visa (residence title 'Z.13A'); Art. 79A(3) confirms no separate residence permit is issued. | 12 months as of 2026-02-06[246][248][249] Art. 79A(1): national entry and residence visa of twelve months. No separate residence permit is issued (Art. 79A(3)). | No as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Art. 79A(6): the holder cannot use the Art. 12 change-of-category mechanism, except that Art. 79A(7) allows an application for an E.1 EU Blue Card before the visa expires if employment with the same enterprise continues and the salary condition is met. | own activity only as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Art. 79A(3): immediate access to dependent employment, exclusively with the registered start-up that signed the contract. Art. 79A(5) forbids changing employer during the visa; on termination other than employer breach the holder must leave Greece immediately. | Not established from a qualifying source Art. 144 requires five years of lawful continuous residence; whether time on a Z.13A national visa counts is not addressed in Art. 79A and no official guidance was located. | Yes as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Art. 79A(4), by derogation from Arts. 84, 85, 87 and 88: family members receive a corresponding twelve-month national entry visa as family members of a Z.13A holder. | application: Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Art. 79A(2)(b): a dependent-employment contract of at least twelve months. | No as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Express derogation from Arts. 26 and 27. | Yes as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Art. 79A(2)(a): the employing enterprise must be a currently active member of the National Registry of Start-up Companies. | ||
| Greece EU Blue Card – residence permit for highly qualified employment (type ‘E.1’) | Active as of 2026-08-04[250][252][254] | Not recorded | 3 years as of 2026-02-06[246][248][249][256] Art. 34(2) as replaced by Art. 19 L.5275/2026 (previously two years). Where the employment contract is shorter, validity equals the contract term plus three months, capped at three years. | Yes as of 2026-02-06[246][249] | own activity only as of 2023-04-01[250][252] Art. 40: access to highly qualified employment; employer changes must be notified and, in the first 12 months, are suspended for 30 days pending a check. Art. 40(5) permits ancillary self-employment alongside the highly qualified post. Art. 40(6) excludes activities involving public authority. | Yes as of 2023-04-01[245][250][252] Art. 43: Blue Card holders may acquire EU long-term resident status, with residence in different Member States aggregated. | Yes as of 2023-04-01[250][252] Art. 42: family reunification for Blue Card holders, with the Art. 83(1)/84 preconditions on prospect of permanent residence, permit length and minimum residence disapplied. | application: EUR 150 as of 2026-08-04[250][252][254] Art. 171(1)(a) for permit types E.1-E.4. | Yes as of 2023-04-01[250][252] Art. 31(1)(a): a valid highly qualified employment contract of at least six months in Greece. |
| No as of 2026-02-06[246][249][250][252] No individual vacancy test is prescribed in Arts. 31, 33 or 37. Labour-market need is assessed collectively when the annual admission volumes are set (Art. 26(2)). | Yes as of 2023-04-01[250][252] Art. 33(1): the employer lodges the entry-visa application; refusal grounds in Art. 35(1)(d)-(g) attach to the employer. | |
| Greece Residence permit for dependent employment following an invitation (metaklisi) – type ‘E.4’ | Active as of 2026-08-04[246][249][255] | Not recorded | 3 years as of 2026-02-06[246][249][256] Art. 61(5) as added by Art. 21 L.5275/2026. | Yes as of 2026-02-06[246][249] | own activity only as of 2026-02-06[246][249][250][252] Employment under the contract on which the permit was granted. Art. 82 (as replaced by Art. 6 L.5275/2026) requires the holder to stay with the first employer for the length of the first contract, capped at six months, after which employer changes are allowed on notification, decided within 45 days and deemed accepted if not decided in time. | Yes as of 2023-04-01[245][250][252] Not excluded from the long-term residence chapter (Art. 143(2)); the Art. 144 conditions apply separately. | Yes as of 2023-04-01[250][252] Through the general family reunification chapter (Arts. 83-92), once the sponsor meets the Art. 84(1) two-year residence condition. See route gr-family-reunification. | application: EUR 150 as of 2026-08-04[250][252][255] Art. 171(1)(a). | Yes as of 2026-02-06[246][249] Art. 61(3)(a) as amended: a lawful employment contract of at least six months in Greece (previously one year). |
| No as of 2026-02-06[246][249][250][252] No individual vacancy test is prescribed in Art. 61. Labour-market need is assessed collectively when the annual admission volumes are set (Art. 26(2): labour supply from nationals, EU citizens and lawfully resident third-country nationals, the unemployment rate, and invitation statistics from the previous two years). | Yes as of 2026-02-06[246][249][250][252] Art. 61(2): the employer lodges the invitation application. Temporary work agencies may apply as direct employer under Art. 27(4), naming the indirect employer. | |
| Hungary EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-03-03[277] | residence permit as of 2026-03-03[277] NDGAP: 'The EU Blue Card is a residence permit which entitles its highly qualified holder in the territory of a Member State to reside and, at the same time, to undertake work requiring a high level of professional qualification(s).' | Sources disagree as of 2026-03-03[269][272][277] DISPUTED ON THE MINIMUM, agreed on the maximum. Act XC of 2023 s.36(4) as published by the Government: 'Az EU Kek Kartyat legalabb ketto evre kell kiallitani' – at least two years. The European Commission's EU Immigration Portal states 'the EU Blue Card is issued for a period of at least one year and up to four years'. NDGAP's own factsheet states only the maximum ('maximised in 4 years'). Where the employment contract is shorter, both the statute and the Commission state the card is issued for the contract term plus three months. The bounds recorded here take the Hungarian statutory minimum; the Commission's one-year figure is the competing claim. | Yes as of 2026-03-03[269][272][277] | own activity only as of 2026-03-03[277] NDGAP: 'an EU Blue Card entitles you to undertake work only in the approved employment relationship requiring a high level of qualification during a period of 1 year from the date of its issuance.' A change of employer, termination of the relationship, a change of job, or taking an additional part-time job requires an application for extension via Enter Hungary regardless of years worked in Hungary. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated on NDGAP's factsheet. |
| Yes as of 2026-03-10[270][279] Positively established, not inferred: NDGAP's family-reunification factsheet sets the family member's permit validity at 'a maximum of 4 years' where 'the sponsor is a holder of an EU Blue Card or a Corporate Card', which presupposes that such a sponsor may reunify. The European Commission's EU Immigration Portal reproduces the same provision. | application: HUF 39,000 as of 2026-03-03[286] Published as a named EU Blue Card row in NDGAP's fee schedule, unlike the generic rows used on the other work routes. | Yes as of 2026-03-03[277] A preliminary agreement or a valid contract of employment for a fixed-term employment of at least 6 months, concluded for employment requiring a high level of education, plus a document certifying the higher education or professional qualification required for the position. |
| Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-03-03[277] A named employer and a contract of at least 6 months are conditions; the employer may lodge the application with the employee's written consent, via Enter Hungary only. |
| Hungary National Card | Active as of 2026-03-03[284] | residence card as of 2026-03-03[284] NDGAP issues this as a card rather than a residence permit; the factsheet nonetheless applies the residence-permit extension machinery to it. | 2 years as of 2026-03-03[284] | Yes as of 2026-03-03[284] | own activity only as of 2026-03-03[284] Employment with the employer in relation to whom the card was granted; employment by a different employer requires an application for extension. The card also covers performing actual work as owner or chief executive of a business organisation, cooperative or other legal entity established for gainful activity, in addition to the activities within that position. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated on NDGAP's factsheet, which – unlike the guest worker, seasonal, study, training, traineeship, posted-work and White Card factsheets – carries no national-residence-card bar and no positive statement either. |
| Yes as of 2026-03-10[270][279] Established from NDGAP's family-reunification factsheet, which grants the permit to 'a family member of a person in possession of a residence permit' and then publishes a closed list of sponsor permit types that are excluded. This permit is not on that exclusion list. This is a positive general rule plus an express carve-out that does not reach this permit, not an inference from a negative list. | application: EUR 110 as of 2026-03-03[286] | Yes as of 2026-03-03[284] A preliminary agreement on establishment of an employment relationship, or a document on the legal relationship of employment. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-03-03[284] A named employer is a condition, and the employer may lodge the application with the employee's written consent, via Enter Hungary only. |
| Hungary Residence permit for guest workers | Sources disagree as of 2026-03-02[273][274][280] | residence permit as of 2026-03-02[280] | 2 years as of 2026-08-07[272][280] NDGAP: 'The validity period of the document is maximised in 2 years'. Act XC of 2023 s.31(1) as published by the Government: 'A vendegmunkas-tartozkodasi engedely legfeljebb ket ev hatarozott idotartamu tartozkodasra jogosit Magyarorszag teruleten.' | Yes as of 2026-03-02[280] | own activity only as of 2026-03-02[280] Employment with the employer in relation to whom the permit was granted. Working for a different employer requires an application for extension; a change only to the terms of employment (FEOR occupation code, place of work) is instead an employer reporting obligation, and an extension application filed for that reason is refused without examination as to merits. NDGAP also states that during the permit's validity and after its expiry, an application for a residence permit under another legal title is not allowed in Hungary. | No as of 2026-03-02[280] NDGAP: 'Third-country nationals who are holders of a residence permit for guest workers may not be granted a national residence card.' |
| No as of 2026-03-10[270][279][280] NDGAP: family members of a holder or applicant may not be granted a residence permit for family reunification. The single exception is a third-country national child born in Hungary during the permit's validity, who receives a family-reunification permit on notification of the birth. | application: EUR 110 as of 2026-03-03[286] | Yes as of 2026-03-02[280] A preliminary agreement on establishment of an employment relationship, or a document on the legal relationship of employment. The employer must additionally be registered as a preferential employer (a strategic partner of the Government, an employer carrying out an investment of outstanding significance for the national economy, or an Outstanding Exporter Partnership Programme partner) or as a qualified temporary work agency. | Not recorded | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-03-02[280] | Yes as of 2026-03-02[280] A named employer meeting the preferential-employer or qualified-temporary-work-agency test is a condition. The employer may also lodge the application, with the employee's written consent, via Enter Hungary only. |
| Hungary Residence permit for Hungarian Card | Active as of 2026-03-10[281] | residence permit as of 2026-03-10[281] | 3 years as of 2026-03-10[281] | Yes as of 2026-03-10[281] | Not established from a qualifying source NDGAP's factsheet states no work-rights clause and no employer-change rule for this card, unlike the guest worker and National Card factsheets. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated on NDGAP's factsheet. |
| Yes as of 2026-03-10[270][279] Established from NDGAP's family-reunification factsheet, which grants the permit to 'a family member of a person in possession of a residence permit' and then publishes a closed list of sponsor permit types that are excluded. This permit is not on that exclusion list. This is a positive general rule plus an express carve-out that does not reach this permit, not an inference from a negative list. | application: EUR 110 as of 2026-03-03[286] | Yes as of 2026-03-10[281] A preliminary agreement or a valid work contract established for employment requiring higher professional qualification. The card also covers an owner or managing director performing actual work beyond that role, and third-country nationals with higher professional qualifications employed in Hungary under an agreement between a third-country employer and a domestic employer. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-03-10[281] A named employer and a preliminary agreement or work contract are conditions. NDGAP publishes no employer-lodgement route for this card, unlike the guest worker, National Card, EU Blue Card, ICT and research permits. |
| Hungary Residence permit for seasonal employment | Active as of 2026-03-03[288] | residence permit as of 2026-03-03[288] | 6 months as of 2026-03-03[288] | Yes as of 2026-03-03[288] | own activity only as of 2026-03-03[288] NDGAP: 'clients are only entitled to work for the employer in relation to whom the respective residence permit was issued.' If employment ceases during validity, the permit becomes invalid on the sixth day following the employer's notification of termination, and the applicant must have declared in advance that he will voluntarily leave the territory of the Member States and other Schengen States within 8 days of the permit ceasing to be valid. A change of employer requires an extension application via Enter Hungary. | Not established from a qualifying source NDGAP publishes a bar in these terms: 'A guest worker holding a residence permit for the purpose of seasonal work may not be granted a National Card.' The National Card is a work permit, not a long-term-status document, so this does not state whether the route counts toward a national residence card. NDGAP also states that during and after the permit's validity an application for a residence permit under another legal title may not be submitted in Hungary. |
| No as of 2026-03-10[270][279][288] NDGAP: 'A residence permit for the purpose of family reunification may not be granted to a third-country national by reference to the residence of a guest worker in Hungary holding a residence permit for the purpose of seasonal work.' The family-reunification factsheet independently lists seasonal employment among the excluded sponsor permit types. | application: EUR 110 as of 2026-03-03[286] | Yes as of 2026-03-03[288] A preliminary agreement on establishment of an employment relationship, or a document on the legal relationship of employment. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-03-03[288] A named employer is a condition and the permit is tied to that employer. NDGAP publishes no employer-lodgement route for this permit. |
| Hungary Residence Permit for the purpose of intra-corporate transfer and Permit for long-term mobility | Active as of 2026-03-11[282] | residence permit as of 2026-03-11[282] | 3 years as of 2026-03-11[282] Executive employees and specialists. For trainees the maximum is 1 year. NDGAP publishes no separate validity for the long-term mobility permit. | Yes as of 2026-03-11[282] | Not established from a qualifying source NDGAP publishes no work-rights clause and no single-employer restriction for this permit. The nearest published constraint is definitional: the transferee is 'bound by work contract before and during his/her transfer with the same company or group of companies'. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated on NDGAP's factsheet, which – unlike the posted-work factsheet – carries no national-residence-card bar. |
| Yes as of 2026-03-10[270][279] Established from NDGAP's family-reunification factsheet, which grants the permit to 'a family member of a person in possession of a residence permit' and then publishes a closed list of sponsor permit types that are excluded. This permit is not on that exclusion list. This is a positive general rule plus an express carve-out that does not reach this permit, not an inference from a negative list. NDGAP's family-reunification factsheet additionally names intra-corporate transfer among the permits whose holder's employer may lodge the family member's application. | application: EUR 110 as of 2026-03-03[286] | Yes as of 2026-03-11[282] An employment contract or letter of assignment between the applicant and the company established in the third country, stating that the transfer was immediately preceded by three months of continuous employment at the same company or group of companies; evidence that the Hungarian host entity and the third-country company belong to the same company or group of companies; a statement by the Hungarian host entity that the executive employee or specialist has the experience needed; and a declaration by the third-country company of the planned duration of the transfer in the EU, to prove that Hungary is the Member State with the longest transfer period. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-03-11[282] A sending third-country company and a Hungarian host entity in the same group are conditions; the employer may lodge the application with the employee's written consent, via Enter Hungary only, and the document is then delivered to the employer. |
| Hungary Residence permit for the purpose of posted work | Active as of 2026-03-11[285] | residence permit as of 2026-03-11[285] | 2 years as of 2026-03-11[285] NDGAP determines validity by the period of the posting, capped at 2 years. | Yes as of 2026-03-11[285] | Not established from a qualifying source NDGAP publishes no work-rights clause. The operative published constraint is that 'the posting business and the employee are required to be in an employment relationship throughout the duration of the posting'. | No as of 2026-03-11[285] NDGAP: 'Third-country nationals who are holders of a residence permit for the purpose of posted work may not be granted a national permanent residence card.' |
| Yes as of 2026-03-10[270][279] Established from NDGAP's family-reunification factsheet, which grants the permit to 'a family member of a person in possession of a residence permit' and then publishes a closed list of sponsor permit types that are excluded. This permit is not on that exclusion list. This is a positive general rule plus an express carve-out that does not reach this permit, not an inference from a negative list. | application: EUR 110 as of 2026-03-03[286] | Yes as of 2026-03-11[285] A contract of employment or certificate of employment verifying the existing employment relationship with the posting business, a certificate on the posting and its duration issued by the posting business, and a copy of the applicant's employment-entitling residence permit issued by another EU Member State. Plus one of: a contract between the posting employer and the Hungarian recipient of the service; proof of ownership by the posting business or business group of the work premises or business in Hungary; or proof that the posting is from a temporary work agency or labour-supply business to a business established or operating in Hungary. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-03-11[285] A posting business in an employment relationship with the applicant throughout the posting is a condition. NDGAP publishes no employer-lodgement route for this permit. |
| Hungary Residence permit for the purpose of research | Active as of 2026-03-11[287] | residence permit as of 2026-03-11[287] | 1 to 2 years as of 2026-03-11[287] Research permit: minimum 1 year, maximum 2 years; where the hosting agreement is shorter, the validity adjusts to the length of the hosting agreement. The long-term mobility permit is capped at 365 days (360 days for the researcher's family member, and not exceeding the researcher's own). The short-term mobility certificate is capped at 180 days in any 360-day period. | Yes as of 2026-03-11[287] | Not established from a qualifying source NDGAP publishes no work-rights clause for this permit. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated on NDGAP's factsheet. |
| Yes as of 2026-03-10[270][279] Established from NDGAP's family-reunification factsheet, which grants the permit to 'a family member of a person in possession of a residence permit' and then publishes a closed list of sponsor permit types that are excluded. This permit is not on that exclusion list. This is a positive general rule plus an express carve-out that does not reach this permit, not an inference from a negative list. NDGAP's research factsheet separately and expressly accommodates the researcher's family member in the EU-mobility context, issuing the family member a long-term mobility permit of up to 360 days or a short-term mobility certificate not exceeding the researcher's own; it does not describe a general reunification route for a researcher arriving from outside the EU, which is why the reunification factsheet is the source here. | application: EUR 110 as of 2026-03-03[286] | Yes as of 2026-03-11[287] A hosting agreement with a research organisation accredited under specific other legislation, plus a written commitment by the research organisation to reimburse the costs of expulsion if the researcher overstays and lacks the necessary financial means. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-03-11[287] An accredited research organisation giving a hosting agreement and a written expulsion-cost commitment is a condition. The host organisation may lodge the application with the researcher's written consent, via Enter Hungary only, and the document is then delivered to the host organisation. |
| Hungary Residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business | Active as of 2026-03-03[283] | residence permit as of 2026-03-03[283] | 9 months as of 2026-03-03[283] | No as of 2026-03-03[283] NDGAP: 'Validity period of the residence permit is maximalised in 9 months which cannot be extended.' | Not established from a qualifying source NDGAP publishes no work-rights clause: the factsheet does not state whether the holder may take up employment with a Hungarian employer or be self-employed during the 9 months. The purpose-of-residence documents point both ways – a certificate from the competent national employment body (Government Office) that the applicant is registered as a service requester, and a certificate from a Hungarian-registered business organisation that actual employment will start within 3 months of submission. NDGAP separately states that a holder may apply in Hungary for a Hungarian Card, an EU Blue Card or a guest self-employment permit during the permit's validity. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated on NDGAP's factsheet. |
| No as of 2026-03-10[270][279] NDGAP's job-search factsheet itself says nothing about family reunification. The bar is established from the family-reunification factsheet's closed list of excluded sponsor permit types, which reads 'holds a residence permit for the purpose of studies (including the purpose of seeking job or starting a business), training'. The European Commission's EU Immigration Portal reproduces the same exclusion list. | application: HUF 26,000 as of 2026-03-03[286] Generic residence-permit row from NDGAP's fee schedule; the schedule does not name this permit. Only the Enter Hungary row can apply, since NDGAP restricts submission to that channel. | No as of 2026-03-03[283] No job offer is required to obtain the permit; the permit exists to look for one. The applicant must instead prove completion of his studies or research and that the intended position or business matches its level, and must produce a Government Office certificate of registration as a service requester or a certificate from a Hungarian-registered business organisation that employment will start within 3 months of submission. | Not recorded | Not recorded | No as of 2026-03-03[283] No employer or sponsor is required; the applicant lodges the application himself via Enter Hungary. |
| Ireland Critical Skills Employment Permit | Active as of 2026-08-11[289][292] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-11[289][292] | Not established from a qualifying source | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated in those terms. DETE states that holders whose permit and immigration registration card are due to expire "will not be required to apply for a renewal permit" and instead apply directly to the Department of Justice for a Stamp 4 — which records that renewal is not the expected path, not that renewal is unavailable. | employment only as of 2026-08-11[289][292] The permit allows employment in the State by the named employer, in the occupation and at the location(s) specified on the permit. A new employment permit for a different employer cannot be considered until nine months have elapsed since the holder first commenced employment in the State under an employment permit (Employment Permits Regulations 2024, s. 18), except on redundancy or where unforeseen circumstances fundamentally change the employment relationship. Citizens Information records that since 2 September 2024 a change of employer after nine months does not require a new permit but must be within the profession. DETE records that the Act allows promotion and internal transfer within the same company where the same skills are used. | Yes as of 2026-08-11[289][292][299] |
| Yes as of 2026-08-11[289][292][297] DETE: "Permit holders can apply for immediate family reunification from the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD)." ISD classes a CSEP holder as a Category B sponsor, who may be joined by a spouse, civil partner, de facto partner or (for a minor) parent immediately, and by other family members after two years in the State on an eligible permission. See the ie-join-family-non-eea route for the conditions. | application: EUR 1,000 as of 2026-08-11[292] Processing fee. If an application is unsuccessful 90% of the fee is refunded. The fee may be paid by a third party but refunds issue to the applicant only. Under s. 55 of the Employment Permits Act 2024 an employer who is the applicant may not deduct or recover the fee from the permit holder. | Yes as of 2026-08-11[289][292] A job offer of at least two years' duration from a bona fide employer trading in Ireland and registered with the Revenue Commissioners and, where applicable, the Companies Registration Office. For job offers of less than two years DETE directs the applicant to the General Employment Permit. |
| No as of 2026-08-11[289][292] "Because the skills are identified as being in short supply, a Labour Market Needs Test is not required." | Yes as of 2026-08-11[289][292] Either the prospective employee or the employer may apply, but the permit is tied to a named employer and to the occupation and location(s) specified on it. An employment permit will not issue unless at least 50% of the employees in the firm are EEA nationals at the time of application (the 50:50 rule). It is waived for start-ups registered as an employer with Revenue within the last two years and supported by Enterprise Ireland or IDA Ireland, and where the foreign national will be the employer's sole employee. |
| Ireland Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit | Active as of 2026-08-11[289][293] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-11[293] | Not established from a qualifying source Relational rather than numeric: the permit issues only to the expiry of the primary permit holder's employment permit, or the expiry of the researcher's or former Green Card/CSEP/Hosting Agreement holder's immigration stamp, subject to a maximum of two years. | Yes as of 2026-08-11[293] A renewal may be submitted up to four months before expiry and up to one month after expiry. Renewal is on the same relational basis, subject to a maximum of three years. A holder who separates from the primary permit holder is no longer eligible to renew. | employment only as of 2026-08-11[293] Employment in the State by the named employer in the occupation and location(s) specified on the permit. All jobs are eligible except that of domestic operative. The nine-month rule applies as for other permit types, with redundancy and fundamental change of the employment relationship as exceptions. | Yes as of 2026-08-11[293][299] DETE: a non-EEA national who has held valid Dependant Employment Permits consecutively for five years or more and worked lawfully throughout may no longer require an employment permit and should contact the Department of Justice to apply for a temporary Stamp 4; the Long Term Residency scheme's stated eligibility is 60 months as the holder of an employment permit issued by DETE. |
| Not applicable as of 2026-08-11[293] The route is itself a derived permission held by a family member of a primary permit holder; no separate family-inclusion rule attaches to it in either source read. | application: Not applicable as of 2026-08-11[292][293] | Yes as of 2026-08-11[293] "In order to take up employment in Ireland they must have a job offer and then apply for a Dependant Employment Permit." |
| No as of 2026-08-11[293] "The prospective employer is not required to undertake a Labour Market Needs Test, that is, advertise the position." | Yes as of 2026-08-11[293] Tied to a named employer, occupation and location(s). The normal employer criteria apply, including the 50:50 EEA rule with the sole-employee exception. A letter from the primary permit holder's employer dated within the preceding three months, confirming that they remain in employment and their job title, is required. |
| Ireland General Employment Permit | Active as of 2026-08-11[289][294] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-11[289][294] | up to 24 months as of 2026-08-11[294] "Applications may be granted for a maximum period of up to 24 months in the first instance." DETE also states that the duration of the permit is the defined period requested, so 24 months is a ceiling on the first grant rather than a fixed term; the permit may be obtained in respect of a 12-month contract of employment. | Yes as of 2026-08-11[294] A renewal application may be made on Employment Permits Online within four months before the existing permit expires. | employment only as of 2026-08-11[289][294] Employment in the State by the named employer in the occupation and location(s) specified on the permit. All occupations are eligible unless excluded by the Ineligible List of Occupations for Employment Permits. A new employment permit for a different employer cannot be considered until nine months have elapsed since the holder first commenced employment in the State under an employment permit (Employment Permits Regulations 2024, s. 18), except on redundancy or where unforeseen circumstances fundamentally change the employment relationship. Citizens Information records that since 2 September 2024 a change of employer after nine months does not require a new permit but must be within the profession. Medical doctors on six-month rotations are a further exception to the nine-month rule. | Yes as of 2026-08-11[289][294][299] |
| Yes as of 2026-08-11[289][290][298] Not immediate. ISD classes a General Employment Permit holder as a Category C sponsor, who may be joined by a spouse, civil partner, de facto partner or (for a minor) parent after they have been legally working in Ireland for one year. Citizens Information states the same one-year point. See the ie-join-family-non-eea route for the income conditions. | application: EUR 500 as of 2026-08-11[294] New permit of six months' duration or less. | Yes as of 2026-08-11[289][294] A job offer from a bona fide employer registered with the Revenue Commissioners and, if applicable, the Companies Registration Office, and currently trading in the State, with the prospective employee employed, salaried and paid directly by that employer. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-11[289][294] Required in most cases. The employer must advertise on DSP Employment Services/EURES and place an additional advertisement on an online platform; Citizens Information records 28 days on EURES/DSP plus three days in a national publication and three days in a local publication or online recruitment agency, and that since 2 September 2024 publication may be online rather than print. Waived where the occupation is on the Critical Skills Occupations List, where remuneration is at least EUR 68,911, on an Enterprise Ireland or IDA Ireland recommendation, for a carer of a person with exceptional medical needs already cared for by the applicant, and for a former General Employment Permit holder made redundant within the previous six months where the redundancy was notified within four weeks. | Yes as of 2026-08-11[289][294] Either the foreign national or the prospective employer may apply, but the permit is tied to the named employer, occupation and location(s). An employment permit will not issue unless at least 50% of the employees in the firm are EEA nationals at the time of application (the 50:50 rule). It is waived for start-ups registered as an employer with Revenue within the last two years and supported by Enterprise Ireland or IDA Ireland, and where the foreign national will be the employer's sole employee. At renewal a start-up that has not reached 50:50 may receive a one-year permit on evidence of significant progress, with the rule to be met at the end of that year. |
| Ireland Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit | Active as of 2026-08-11[289][295] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-11[295] | up to 24 months as of 2026-08-11[289][295] "Applications may be granted for a maximum period of up to 24 months in the first instance." DETE also states the duration is the defined period given with regard to the transfer, so 24 months is a ceiling on the first grant. | Yes as of 2026-08-11[295] A renewal may be made within four months before expiry. | employment only as of 2026-08-11[295] The holder works for the connected person (the Irish branch) while remaining on the foreign employer's payroll. A new permit for a different employer cannot be considered within nine months, except that DETE will permit an ICT trainee to apply for a Critical Skills or General Employment Permit during that period. | No as of 2026-08-11[295] "Holders of Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permits do not accrue rights for long term residency purposes as the Employment Permit is available on the basis that the employment is temporary." This is the only route in this record for which a source states in terms that time does not count. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-11[297][298] ISD's financial-thresholds page lists intra-company transferees as Category B sponsors, who may be joined immediately by a spouse, civil partner, de facto partner or (for a minor) parent, and by other family members after two years on an eligible permission. DETE's ICT page addresses only the employment permit and states that spouses, partners and dependants are not eligible for a Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit; the two are consistent — the family may reside but not work without a permit of their own. | application: EUR 500 as of 2026-08-11[295] New permit of six months' duration or less. The fee must be paid by the connected person (the Irish branch). | Yes as of 2026-08-11[295] Not an open-market job offer: the permit requires an existing employment relationship with the foreign employer and a transfer to a connected Irish person. Senior management and key personnel must have worked for the overseas company for at least six months before transfer; trainees for at least one month. | Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-08-11[295] The connected person (the Irish branch) must make the application. Both the connected person and the foreign employer must be engaged in substantive business operations, and the two must be linked — one a subsidiary of the other, both subsidiaries of a holding company, or parties to an agreement to carry on business or provide services with each other in more than one state. Documentary evidence of the link is required; a simple representative presence in Ireland is not sufficient. | |
| Ireland Third Level Graduate Programme | Active as of 2026-04-16[291][300] | residence permit as of 2024-03-28[300] A graduate immigration permission registered as Stamp 1G and evidenced by an Irish Residence Permit; the registration fee is EUR 300 per person. | 12 months as of 2026-04-16[291][300] Twelve months for a graduate with an award at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications, and twelve months initially for a graduate at Level 9 or above, renewed once for a further twelve months. | Yes as of 2026-04-16[291][300] Only for graduates with an award at Level 9 or above, whose initial 12 months is renewed for a further 12 months subject to the overall eight-year limit on student conditions. A Level 8 graduate's 12 months is not renewed; a graduate who later achieves a higher award may re-enter the programme once more, and no graduate may access the programme on more than two separate occasions. | full as of 2026-04-16[291][300] | Not established from a qualifying source |
| No as of 2026-06-12[297] ISD's financial-thresholds page lists "Graduates under the Third Level Graduate Programme" among ineligible sponsors for non-EEA family reunification. This is a source stating the exclusion in terms, not an inference from silence. | card: EUR 300 as of 2024-03-28[300] "You must pay a fee of EUR 300 per person to register." Recorded under the card fee kind because it is the Irish Residence Permit registration fee; the vocabulary has no registration value. | No as of 2024-03-28[300] The permission is granted to seek graduate-level employment; no job offer is required to obtain it. | Not recorded | No as of 2024-03-28[300] No labour market test attaches to the permission itself. A test may apply later to whichever employment permit the graduate moves onto. | No as of 2024-03-28[300] No employer is involved in the grant of the permission. |
| Italy EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-08-04[305][311] | Not recorded | 2 years as of 2026-08-04[311] | Yes as of 2026-08-04[307][311] | own activity only as of 2026-08-04[311] | Yes as of 2026-08-04[317][318] The EU Blue Card is not among the permit categories excluded from the EU long-term residence permit by TU art. 9(3); the art. 9 conditions (five years, income, language test, housing) apply. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-04[311][314] TU art. 27-quater(16): family reunification is allowed to the Blue Card holder irrespective of the duration of the permit, under the art. 29 conditions. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-04[307][311] TU art. 27-quater(5)(a): a proposed employment contract or binding job offer of at least six months. |
| Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[311] TU art. 27-quater(4) applies the art. 22 procedure to the filing and issue of the nulla osta, and art. 22(2) requires the employer to verify at the centro per l'impiego that no worker is available on the national territory; art. 27-quater(5-ter) derogates from art. 22(2) only where the applicant already holds another highly qualified residence title. No official guidance stating expressly whether the verification applies to first Blue Card applications was located – the statute is structured as though the test applies, but nothing confirms it either way. | Yes as of 2026-08-04[305][311] The nulla osta application is filed by the employer at the sportello unico per l'immigrazione (art. 27-quater(4)). |
| Italy Intra-corporate transfer (ICT) permit | Active as of 2026-08-04[306][312] | Not recorded | Not applicable TU art. 27-quinquies(20): the ICT permit lasts as long as the intra-corporate transfer itself; no fixed statutory term is set. See initial_duration_basis. | Yes as of 2026-08-04[312] | own activity only as of 2026-08-04[312] | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-04[312][314] TU art. 27-quinquies(22): family reunification is allowed to the ICT permit holder irrespective of the duration of the permit, under the art. 29 conditions; family members receive a family permit of the same duration as the ICT permit. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-04[312] |
| Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[312] | Yes as of 2026-08-04[312] |
| Italy Subordinate work permit within the annual entry-quota decree (decreto flussi) | Active as of 2026-08-04[301][309] | Not recorded | 2 years as of 2026-08-04[309][316] | Yes as of 2026-08-04[306][316] | full as of 2026-08-04[303][309] DPR 394/1999 art. 14(1)(a): a non-seasonal subordinate work permit also allows self-employment, subject to any required professional authorisation, and work as a member of a cooperative. TU art. 22(11): loss of the job is not a ground for revocation; the worker may declare immediate availability to the employment services for the remaining validity of the permit and in any case for at least one year. | Yes as of 2026-08-04[317][318] Work permits are not excluded by TU art. 9(3); the five-year EU long-term residence conditions apply. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-04[313][314] TU art. 28(1): the right to family unity is recognised to holders of a residence permit of at least one year issued for subordinate or self-employed work. TU art. 28(1-bis) additionally requires two years of uninterrupted legal residence before reuniting a spouse, a dependent adult child or a parent. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-04[306][309] TU art. 22(2): a named nulla osta application by the employer, with a proposed contratto di soggiorno and documented accommodation arrangements for the worker. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-04[308][309] TU art. 22(2): before filing, the employer must verify at the competent centro per l'impiego, with documentation, that no worker is available on the national territory. Art. 22(2-bis): the verification is deemed to have produced a negative result if the centre does not report an available worker within eight days of the employer's request. | Yes as of 2026-08-04[306][309] TU art. 22(2) and 22(6): the employer files the application and signs the contratto di soggiorno. |
| Latvia EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | up to 2 years as of 2026-05-20[335] | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | own activity only as of 2025-01-01[335][337] | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting the European Union Blue Card, within 10 working days. | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23(1)(6) ties the Blue Card term to the term of the employment contract, so an employment contract is a condition of the card. |
| No as of 2025-01-01[337] Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraph 9.1.5: OCMA grants the right to employment without an agency opinion to a highly qualified foreigner holding an EU Blue Card. | Yes as of 2026-03-18[335][342] As for the general employment ground: the employer approves a sponsorship at OCMA and pays the invitation fees. |
| Latvia Nine-month residence permit after completing studies or a research project | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | 9 months as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23(1)(32): nine months after completing research-project cooperation in Latvia, or after completing a full-time master's or doctoral programme and obtaining a state-recognised higher-education diploma for it, provided the permit is requested not later than three months after the study or research permit expired. The statute states one number rather than a ceiling, so the bound is exact. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | Not established from a qualifying source | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting a temporary residence permit, within 30 days. Source: Cabinet Regulation No. 731, as published by OCMA. | No as of 2026-05-20[335] The ground exists for the period after studies or research and states no employment condition. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | No as of 2026-05-20[335] No employer or inviter is named as a condition of this ground in the statute. |
| Latvia Temporary residence permit for an intra-corporate transferee employed as a manager or specialist | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | up to 3 years as of 2026-05-20[335][341] Section 23(1)(6.1): "for a period up to three years". OCMA states the same. The term follows the intra-corporate transfer. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | own activity only as of 2025-01-01[335][337] | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting a temporary residence permit, within 30 days. Source: Cabinet Regulation No. 731, as published by OCMA. | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] The ground is defined by an employment relationship inside the same undertaking, in a manager or specialist post. | No as of 2025-01-01[337] Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraph 9.2.4: an intra-corporate transferee is granted the right to employment without an agency opinion. | Yes as of 2026-03-18[342] The receiving undertaking approves the sponsorship at OCMA and pays the invitation fees. | |
| Latvia Temporary residence permit for an intra-corporate transferee trainee | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | up to 1 year as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23(1)(6.2): "for a period up to one year". | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | own activity only as of 2025-01-01[335][337] | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting a temporary residence permit, within 30 days. Source: Cabinet Regulation No. 731, as published by OCMA. | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] The ground is defined by a traineeship posting inside the same undertaking. |
| No as of 2025-01-01[337] Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraph 9.2.4 covers intra-corporate transferees without distinguishing trainees. | Yes as of 2026-03-18[342] The receiving undertaking approves the sponsorship at OCMA. |
| Latvia Temporary residence permit for a representative of a foreign airline’s representation registered in Latvia | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | up to 4 years as of 2026-05-20[335][341] Section 23(1)(8.1): up to four years. OCMA states the same. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | own activity only as of 2025-01-01[335][337] | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting a temporary residence permit, within 30 days. Source: Cabinet Regulation No. 731, as published by OCMA. | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] The ground requires the applicant to be the representative of a foreign airline's representation registered in Latvia. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | Yes as of 2026-03-18[342] The representation approves the sponsorship at OCMA. |
| Latvia Temporary residence permit for a representative of a foreign merchant’s representation | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | up to 2 years as of 2026-05-20[335][341] Section 23(1)(8): up to two years, and after that term the foreigner may not request a permit for the same purpose for the next two years. The ground is open only where the foreign merchant has been registered abroad for at least five years before the application, employed more than 50 people in the last year, has annual turnover above EUR 10 million and no tax debts. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | own activity only as of 2025-01-01[335][337] | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting a temporary residence permit, within 30 days. Source: Cabinet Regulation No. 731, as published by OCMA. | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] The ground requires the applicant to be the representative of the foreign merchant's registered representation. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraphs 8 and 9 do not name it among the exempt categories. | Yes as of 2026-03-18[342] The representation approves the sponsorship at OCMA. |
| Latvia Temporary residence permit for a researcher under a scientific cooperation agreement | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | up to 5 years as of 2026-05-20[335][341] Section 23(1)(9): for the period named in the scientific cooperation agreement concluded with a scientific institution entered in the register of scientific institutions, but not longer than five years. OCMA states the period of the scientific cooperation plan, capped the same way. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | own activity only as of 2026-05-20[335] | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting a temporary residence permit, within 30 days. Source: Cabinet Regulation No. 731, as published by OCMA. | No as of 2026-05-20[335] The condition is a scientific cooperation agreement with a registered scientific institution, not an employment contract. | Not recorded | No as of 2025-01-01[335][337] Immigration Law Section 9(3)(3) and Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraph 9 remove the employer-specific confirmation for researchers in academic posts. | Yes as of 2026-03-18[342] The scientific institution approves the sponsorship at OCMA. |
| Latvia Temporary residence permit for a trainee | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | up to 1 year as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23(1)(19.1): up to one year, for a trainee who obtained higher education not more than two years before the application and whose education corresponds to the intended field of the traineeship. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | own activity only as of 2025-01-01[335][337] Immigration Law Section 9(3)(11): no employer-specific confirmation is needed for the acquisition of appropriate professional experience as a trainee within two years of obtaining higher education. Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraph 9.2.1 grants the right to employment without an agency opinion to a pupil or student who has come to Latvia for study practice or a traineeship. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting a temporary residence permit, within 30 days. Source: Cabinet Regulation No. 731, as published by OCMA. | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] The ground presupposes a traineeship placement in the field of the applicant's higher education. | Not recorded | No as of 2025-01-01[335][337] Immigration Law Section 9(3)(11) and Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraph 9.2.1. | Yes as of 2026-03-18[342] The host organisation approves the sponsorship at OCMA. |
| Latvia Temporary residence permit for employment | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | up to 5 years as of 2026-05-20[335][341] Section 23(1)(6): issued "for the period of employment, but not longer than five years". OCMA states the same rule. The bound is a ceiling, not a fixed grant, and the term tracks the employment relationship, so initial_duration_basis is matches_contract. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | own activity only as of 2025-01-01[335][337] | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting a temporary residence permit, within 30 days. Source: Cabinet Regulation No. 731, as published by OCMA. | Yes as of 2025-01-01[335][337] Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraph 3: an employer intending to employ a foreigner under an employment contract may ask OCMA to approve an invitation or a sponsorship only once the State Employment Agency has issued an opinion permitting the recruitment. The permit is issued for the period of that employment. | Yes as of 2025-01-01[337] Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraph 3: the State Employment Agency must issue an opinion permitting recruitment of the foreigner, which requires the employer to have filed and published the vacancy in the unemployed-persons and registered-vacancies information system. Paragraph 3.5: the agency issues that opinion within 10 working days of the vacancy being published. Paragraphs 8 and 9 list the categories exempted from it. | Yes as of 2026-03-18[335][342] The employer approves a sponsorship (izsaukums) at OCMA before the application, and the fee schedule prices it: EUR 17 for the request (EUR 10 electronically), EUR 10 per further person, and EUR 85 for each invited person with the right to employment. | |
| Latvia Temporary residence permit for providing assistance to state or municipal institutions | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | up to 1 year as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23(1)(15): for the period needed to provide assistance to state or local government institutions of Latvia, but not longer than one year. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | own activity only as of 2025-01-01[337] Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraph 9.2.2 grants the right to employment without an agency opinion to a consultant or expert providing assistance to a state or municipal institution, or a person helping to implement an international instrument or project to which Latvia or a Latvian public body is a party. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting a temporary residence permit, within 30 days. Source: Cabinet Regulation No. 731, as published by OCMA. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated in the statute; the gate is the assistance being provided to the institution. | Not recorded | No as of 2025-01-01[337] Cabinet Regulation No. 55 paragraph 9.2.2 exempts this category from the agency opinion. | Yes as of 2026-03-18[342] The receiving institution approves the sponsorship at OCMA. |
| Latvia Temporary residence permit for religious activity | Active as of 2026-05-20[335] | residence permit as of 2026-05-20[335] Section 23 issues a terminuzturesanas atlauja – a temporary residence permit; OCMA issues it as a foreigner's eID card. | up to 1 year as of 2026-05-20[335][341] Section 23(1)(16): for the period needed for the religious activity, but not longer than one year. OCMA states the same. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | Not established from a qualifying source | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read; the general EU long-term-residence track is recorded at country level and is open on five years of continuous lawful residence. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-05-20[335] Immigration Law Section 23(4): in the cases named in Section 23(1) the foreigner's spouse, the minor children (including children under guardianship) of the foreigner or of the spouse, and persons under trusteeship may likewise request a temporary residence permit for the term of the permit issued to the foreigner. | application: EUR 160 as of 2026-03-18[342] Review of documents submitted for requesting a temporary residence permit, within 30 days. Source: Cabinet Regulation No. 731, as published by OCMA. | Not established from a qualifying source The statute names religious activity, not an employment relationship; whether a religious organisation must invite the applicant was not sourced. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated for this ground in the sources read. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit (EU Blue Card) for an alien intending to perform highly qualified work | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | 3 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44-1(4): the permit is issued or changed for 3 years, or – where the employment contract is concluded for a shorter period – for the contract period plus a further 3 months. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44-1(1) and (4) provide for issue or change on the same conditions. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44-1(5) and art. 62(4): within the first 12 months from first issue the holder must obtain a Migration Department decision (given within 14 calendar days) to change employer; after 12 months no such request is needed. The holder may also perform another work function for the employer that undertook to employ him, and may work for another employer provided that undertaking employer is not changed. Art. 44-1(2): a lawfully present alien may start the highly qualified work from the day the application is lodged. Art. 62(5)'s pay rule does not apply to this ground. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds. Art. 43(6)(2) or 43(6-1) exempts this ground from the two-year prior-residence condition in art. 43(6). Art. 43(6)(2) names the art. 40(1)(4-1) ground. Art. 44-1(6): family members holding another member state's residence permit who arrive together with an intra-EU mobile Blue Card holder must apply within one month of the start of the holder's work in Lithuania. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44-1(1)(1): an employer undertaking to employ the alien for not less than 6 months under an employment contract must be submitted. |
| Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44-1(1)(3), as amended by law No. XV-945 of 14 May 2026: where the alien is to be employed as the undertaking's manager, a document must confirm that the employer is an undertaking established in Lithuania whose participant is a foreign undertaking or group of undertakings, and – on a change of permit – that the employer's or its participant's annual income in at least one of the last 3 financial years (or since incorporation, where it has operated for less than 3 years) was not less than EUR 1,000,000. The document is issued by an institution authorised by the Minister of the Economy and Innovation. Art. 44-1(7): under a multi-employer contract the first employer gives the undertaking and names the others. |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for a citizen of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand or South Korea intending to work or engage in other lawful activity in Lithuania | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | 3 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 49-5(3): the permit is issued and changed for three years, or – where the work or other lawful activity in Lithuania will last less than three years – for the period of that work or activity plus a further 3 months. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 49-5(1) and (3) provide for issue and change on the same conditions. Art. 50(1)(21) then revokes a temporary residence permit issued on the art. 40(1)(16) ground where the holder's period of unemployment lasts longer than six consecutive months: “21) užsieniečio nedarbo laikotarpis trunka ilgiau negu 6 mėnesius iš eilės, kai leidimas laikinai gyventi buvo išduotas pagal šio Įstatymo 40 straipsnio 1 dalies 16 punktą.”. Art. 50 is the article of revocation grounds, and this is the only one that turns on unemployment. | full as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 58(13) gives a citizen of one of the seven named states coming to work (including on a posting from an undertaking established in that state) or to engage in other lawful activity the right to work. Art. 62(4) expressly disapplies the single-employer and single-function requirement to holders of permits issued under art. 49-5(1)(1). | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds. Art. 43(6)(2) or 43(6-1) exempts this ground from the two-year prior-residence condition in art. 43(6). Art. 43(6)(2) names the art. 40(1)(16) ground. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | No as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 49-5(1) offers three alternative limbs: working under an employment contract or an employer undertaking to employ under one (limb 1); being a participant or manager of an undertaking carrying on the activity stated in its incorporation documents in Lithuania, where the purpose of arrival is work in that undertaking (limb 2); or engaging, or submitting documents showing an intention to engage, in other lawful activity including self-employment (limb 3). Only limb 1 involves an employer. |
| Not established from a qualifying source The Law states no labour-market test on this ground. | No as of 2026-07-01[326] Required only under limb 1, where an employment contract or an employer undertaking is submitted. |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien engaged in and intending to continue lawful activity – high-performance athlete or high-performance sports coach | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | 2 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2): the permit is issued and changed for 2 years, or for the period of the alien's lawful activity in Lithuania where that will last less than 2 years. The 3-year term in art. 45(3) applies only to the art. 45(1)(2-1) and (2-2) grounds. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2) provides for the permit to be issued and changed on the same terms. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 58(9): an alien coming to Lithuania to engage in the lawful activity referred to in art. 45(1)(3)-(8) has the right to work. The right attaches to that activity; art. 58 does not extend it to employment generally. Art. 45(4): an alien who ceases the lawful activity must leave Lithuania unless art. 11(2)-(5) applies or a permit is issued on another ground. | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists. Art. 43(6)(6) exempts only the art. 45(1)(1) to (2-2) grounds from the two-year prior-residence condition, so the art. 45(1)(3)-(8) grounds are not exempt. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Not established from a qualifying source | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source The Law states no labour-market test on this ground. | No as of 2026-07-01[326] No employer undertaking is required by art. 45(1)(3). |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien engaged in and intending to continue lawful activity – journalist accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | 2 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2): the permit is issued and changed for 2 years, or for the period of the alien's lawful activity in Lithuania where that will last less than 2 years. The 3-year term in art. 45(3) applies only to the art. 45(1)(2-1) and (2-2) grounds. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2) provides for the permit to be issued and changed on the same terms. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 58(9): an alien coming to Lithuania to engage in the lawful activity referred to in art. 45(1)(3)-(8) has the right to work. The right attaches to that activity; art. 58 does not extend it to employment generally. Art. 45(4): an alien who ceases the lawful activity must leave Lithuania unless art. 11(2)-(5) applies or a permit is issued on another ground. | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists. Art. 43(6)(6) exempts only the art. 45(1)(1) to (2-2) grounds from the two-year prior-residence condition, so the art. 45(1)(3)-(8) grounds are not exempt. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Not established from a qualifying source | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source The Law states no labour-market test on this ground. | No as of 2026-07-01[326] No employer undertaking is required by art. 45(1)(5). |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien engaged in and intending to continue lawful activity – member of a traditional or state-recognised religious community, or a cleric of another religious community or association having legal personality in Lithuania | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | 2 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2): the permit is issued and changed for 2 years, or for the period of the alien's lawful activity in Lithuania where that will last less than 2 years. The 3-year term in art. 45(3) applies only to the art. 45(1)(2-1) and (2-2) grounds. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2) provides for the permit to be issued and changed on the same terms. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 58(9): an alien coming to Lithuania to engage in the lawful activity referred to in art. 45(1)(3)-(8) has the right to work. The right attaches to that activity; art. 58 does not extend it to employment generally. Art. 45(4): an alien who ceases the lawful activity must leave Lithuania unless art. 11(2)-(5) applies or a permit is issued on another ground. | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists. Art. 43(6)(6) exempts only the art. 45(1)(1) to (2-2) grounds from the two-year prior-residence condition, so the art. 45(1)(3)-(8) grounds are not exempt. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Not established from a qualifying source | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source The Law states no labour-market test on this ground. | No as of 2026-07-01[326] No employer undertaking is required by art. 45(1)(6). The religious association's leadership must mediate and confirm sufficient funds, which is a sponsorship of a different kind and is recorded in the note rather than in this field. |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien engaged in and intending to continue lawful activity – participant in a voluntary-activity programme recognised by the European Union or its member states | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | 2 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2): the permit is issued and changed for 2 years, or for the period of the alien's lawful activity in Lithuania where that will last less than 2 years. The 3-year term in art. 45(3) applies only to the art. 45(1)(2-1) and (2-2) grounds. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2) provides for the permit to be issued and changed on the same terms. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 58(9): an alien coming to Lithuania to engage in the lawful activity referred to in art. 45(1)(3)-(8) has the right to work. The right attaches to that activity; art. 58 does not extend it to employment generally. Art. 45(4): an alien who ceases the lawful activity must leave Lithuania unless art. 11(2)-(5) applies or a permit is issued on another ground. | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists. Art. 43(6)(6) exempts only the art. 45(1)(1) to (2-2) grounds from the two-year prior-residence condition, so the art. 45(1)(3)-(8) grounds are not exempt. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Not established from a qualifying source | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source The Law states no labour-market test on this ground. | No as of 2026-07-01[326] No employer undertaking is required by art. 45(1)(8). |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien engaged in and intending to continue lawful activity – participant in joint governmental programmes with foreign states | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | 2 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2): the permit is issued and changed for 2 years, or for the period of the alien's lawful activity in Lithuania where that will last less than 2 years. The 3-year term in art. 45(3) applies only to the art. 45(1)(2-1) and (2-2) grounds. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2) provides for the permit to be issued and changed on the same terms. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 58(9): an alien coming to Lithuania to engage in the lawful activity referred to in art. 45(1)(3)-(8) has the right to work. The right attaches to that activity; art. 58 does not extend it to employment generally. Art. 45(4): an alien who ceases the lawful activity must leave Lithuania unless art. 11(2)-(5) applies or a permit is issued on another ground. | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists. Art. 43(6)(6) exempts only the art. 45(1)(1) to (2-2) grounds from the two-year prior-residence condition, so the art. 45(1)(3)-(8) grounds are not exempt. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Not established from a qualifying source | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source The Law states no labour-market test on this ground. | No as of 2026-07-01[326] No employer undertaking is required by art. 45(1)(7). |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien engaged in and intending to continue lawful activity – performer | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | 2 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2): the permit is issued and changed for 2 years, or for the period of the alien's lawful activity in Lithuania where that will last less than 2 years. The 3-year term in art. 45(3) applies only to the art. 45(1)(2-1) and (2-2) grounds. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 45(2) provides for the permit to be issued and changed on the same terms. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 58(9): an alien coming to Lithuania to engage in the lawful activity referred to in art. 45(1)(3)-(8) has the right to work. The right attaches to that activity; art. 58 does not extend it to employment generally. Art. 45(4): an alien who ceases the lawful activity must leave Lithuania unless art. 11(2)-(5) applies or a permit is issued on another ground. | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists. Art. 43(6)(6) exempts only the art. 45(1)(1) to (2-2) grounds from the two-year prior-residence condition, so the art. 45(1)(3)-(8) grounds are not exempt. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Not established from a qualifying source | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source The Law states no labour-market test on this ground. | No as of 2026-07-01[326] No employer undertaking is required by art. 45(1)(4). |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien intending to work – on an employer’s undertaking to employ | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | up to 2 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(6): issued or changed for the period of the alien's work in Lithuania, but for no longer than 2 years. Art. 44(6) also provides that the alien may begin work only once the permit has been issued. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(7). Art. 44(8) and 44(10): the holder may change employer or work function; a request may be made no earlier than 6 months after the permit was issued, and the Migration Department decides within 1 month. Where employment ends, the holder has 3 months to apply for a change of employer if he has held the permit for less than 2 years, and 6 months if longer, in each case after giving the art. 36(1)(3) notification. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists. Art. 43(6-1)(1) does exempt the family of an alien applying under art. 44 who has completed second-cycle, residency or doctoral studies, or research and experimental development work, in Lithuania. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(1)(2)(a): the alien must intend to work full time for a period of not less than 6 months and an employer undertaking to employ him and to pay a wage meeting art. 62(5) must be submitted. |
| Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(12): the employer (or every employer, where a multi-employer contract is intended) must hold any licences required for licensed activity, must not have been penalised under the Code of Administrative Offences for the migration-related offences listed there or must be more than one year past the decision, must not fall under the art. 35(1)(16) or (19) refusal grounds, must have carried on the activity for which the alien is invited for at least the preceding 6 months, and must not give serious grounds to believe the undertaking is fictitious or poses an illegal-migration risk. Art. 44(13): where a condition is unmet, no undertaking is accepted from that employer for 6 months. Art. 44(14) disapplies art. 44(12) for an employer that has concluded an investment contract under Investment Law art. 13-1 or a large-project investment agreement under art. 15-7. Art. 44(11): a multi-employer contract may involve no more than 4 employers. |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien intending to work – posted employee of an undertaking established in an EU or EFTA member state | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | up to 2 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(6): the permit is issued or changed for the period of the alien's work in Lithuania, but for no longer than 2 years. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(7): the permit may be changed if the alien intends to continue working in Lithuania and still meets the art. 44(1)(1) conditions. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(1)(1): the alien must be an employee of an undertaking established in an EU or EFTA member state, working under an open-ended employment contract, posted by that undertaking to work temporarily in Lithuania and insured under that member state's social insurance. |
| Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] The posting undertaking is the employer; art. 44(12) conditions on employers apply to employers giving an undertaking under art. 44(1)(2) and (3), not to this clause. |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien intending to work as a lecturer or researcher | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | 2 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 49-2(3): the permit is issued for 2 years, or – where the lecturing or research work is to last less than 2 years – for a period 6 months longer than that work. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 49-2(3): the permit may be changed if the alien continues research and experimental development work. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 58(4) gives the holder the right to work, and art. 58(9) extends it to an alien coming to lecture or to carry out research under an employment or copyright contract with a science and studies institution. Art. 49-2(4): a lawfully present alien may begin work as a lecturer or researcher from the day the application is lodged, and a researcher may also work as a lecturer. Art. 49-2(5): on ceasing the work or on expiry of the contract the alien must leave Lithuania unless art. 11(2)-(5) applies or a permit is issued on another ground. | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds. Art. 43(6)(2) or 43(6-1) exempts this ground from the two-year prior-residence condition in art. 43(6). Art. 43(6)(2) names the art. 40(1)(13) ground. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 49-2(1): an employment contract concluded with a science and studies institution. |
| Not established from a qualifying source The Law states no labour-market test on this ground. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 49-2(7): the researcher's employment contract must state the title or purpose of the research and experimental development work, the alien's undertaking to carry it out, the research organisation's undertaking to host him, the start and end dates or expected duration, and information on expected mobility within one or more EU member states. Art. 49-2(8): a researcher must also submit any valid residence permit or national visa issued by another member state for research purposes. |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien intending to work under a temporary-work contract with a listed temporary-employment undertaking | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | up to 2 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(6): issued or changed for the period of the alien's work in Lithuania, but for no longer than 2 years. Art. 44(6) also provides that the alien may begin work only once the permit has been issued. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(7). Art. 44(8) and 44(10): the holder may change employer or work function; a request may be made no earlier than 6 months after the permit was issued, and the Migration Department decides within 1 month. Where employment ends, the holder has 3 months to apply for a change of employer if he has held the permit for less than 2 years, and 6 months if longer, in each case after giving the art. 36(1)(3) notification. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(1)(3): an undertaking must be submitted by a temporary-employment undertaking entered on the list drawn up and published by the State Labour Inspectorate, to employ the alien under a temporary-work contract full time for a period of not less than 6 months. |
| Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44(12) conditions on employers apply; art. 44(13) bars an undertaking from a non-compliant employer for 6 months. |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien transferred within an undertaking (intra-corporate transferee) | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | up to 3 years as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44-2(7): the permit is issued for the period of the transfer to the host undertaking established in Lithuania, but for no longer than 3 years where the alien is transferred as a manager or specialist and no longer than one year where he is transferred as a trainee employee. Art. 44-2(6) caps the transfer itself, including movement between host undertakings in other member states, at the same 3 years / one year, after which the alien must leave for a non-EU state unless a permit is issued on another ground, and a fresh application on this ground may not be made until 3 months after departure. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44-2(8): the permit may be changed if the alien still meets the art. 44-2(1), (2) and (3) requirements and the transfer will not exceed the art. 44-2(6) maximum. | own activity only as of 2026-07-01[326] The permit authorises the transfer to the named host undertaking. Art. 44-2(4): a lawfully present alien may begin work at the host undertaking from the day the application is lodged. Art. 58(5) additionally gives a right to work to an intra-corporate transferee coming for no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds. Art. 43(6)(2) or 43(6-1) exempts this ground from the two-year prior-residence condition in art. 43(6). Art. 43(6)(2) names the art. 40(1)(4-2) ground. | application: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11[322] | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44-2(2): an employment contract concluded between the alien and the undertaking established in the non-EU state and an assignment letter stating the duration of the transfer, the host undertaking's address, the position and the pay, together with an undertaking that the alien will be transferred back at the end of the transfer. |
| Not established from a qualifying source The Law states no labour-market test on this ground. | Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 44-2(2): documents must confirm that the host undertaking established in Lithuania is a representative office, branch or group undertaking of the undertaking established in the non-EU state. |
| Lithuania Temporary residence permit for an alien who has completed studies, a formal vocational training programme, or research and experimental development work in Lithuania, in order to look for work | Active as of 2026-07-01[326] | residence permit as of 2026-07-01[326] | 12 months as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 49-4(2): the permit is issued for a period of 12 months. | Not established from a qualifying source Art. 49-4 provides only for issue of a 12-month permit and states no change or extension. Art. 40(1) is headed "grounds for issuing and changing a temporary residence permit" and names this ground at art. 40(1)(15), so a change is not excluded on the face of the Law; nothing in the sources read settles it. | full as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 49-4(1): the permit is issued so that the alien may look for work and start working, or start activity as a self-employed person. Art. 58(4) gives the holder of a permit on the art. 40(1)(15) ground the right to work. | Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists. Art. 43(6-1)(1) exempts the family of an alien applying under art. 49-4 who completed second-cycle, residency or doctoral studies, or research and experimental development work, in Lithuania; an alien who completed first-cycle studies or a vocational programme is not on that list. | application: EUR 0 as of 2024-07-11[322] The Migration Department's fee page states that no state fee is charged for processing the documents for, and issuing, a temporary residence permit under the standard procedure to an alien who completed studies or research and experimental development work in Lithuania, once, at the alien's choice. An alien who completed a formal vocational training programme rather than studies or research is not named in the exemption, and the exempt application need not be the one on this ground. | No as of 2026-07-01[326] Art. 49-4(1): the permit exists precisely so that the alien may look for work; no employer undertaking is required. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source The Law states no labour-market test on this ground. | No as of 2026-07-01[326] No employer is involved in the issue of this permit. |
| Luxembourg EU Blue Card (residence permit for highly qualified workers) | Active as of 2026-06-12[328][334] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 45-1(1) issues a 'titre de sejour' under art. 40. | 4 years as of 2026-06-12[328][334] Art. 45-1(2): the card is 'valable pour la duree de quatre ans, sinon pour la duree du contrat de travail plus trois mois si la duree du contrat de travail est inferieure a quatre ans'. Guichet says the same in English. No bound marker is set: four years is the term where the contract runs at least that long, and the contract-plus-three-months alternative is a different rule rather than a ceiling on the same one. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[328][334] Art. 45-1(2): renewable on request for four years, or the contract's duration plus three months where the contract is shorter, as long as the conditions of grant remain met. Where the card expires during the renewal procedure the holder is authorised to remain as a highly qualified worker until the minister decides. | employment only as of 2026-06-12[328][334] The card is granted for highly qualified salaried employment (art. 45(1)). Art. 45-2(1): during the first twelve months of lawful employment a change of employer, or any change affecting the admission conditions, must be notified to the minister in advance, and the right to change is suspended while he verifies; guichet states a 30-day objection window after which silence permits the change. Guichet adds that taking a post which does not meet the highly-qualified conditions requires restarting the ordinary salaried-worker application. | Yes as of 2026-03-03[328] Guichet: 'After 5 years of regular and uninterrupted residence on EU territory as an EU Blue Card holder, of which the last 2 years preceding the application were spent in Luxembourg, third-country nationals may apply for long-term resident status.' This is a route-specific variant of the country default; the accumulation across member states is recorded here rather than as a pr_years_override, because the total remains five years. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-12[328][334] Art. 71(b) lets the family members defined in art. 70(1) of a worker holding a card under art. 45-1 accompany the holder on entry or join later, provided the sponsor meets the art. 69(1) conditions; art. 73(7) grants the family permits at the same time as the card where complete applications are filed simultaneously. | application: EUR 80 as of 2026-03-03[328] | Yes as of 2026-06-12[328][334] Art. 45(1)1: a valid employment contract for highly qualified employment of at least six months. | No as of 2026-03-03[328] Guichet: 'Highly qualified workers are not subject to the obligation of a labour market test.' The employer must still declare the vacant position to ADEM before recruiting, which is a notification rather than a market test. | Yes as of 2026-03-03[328] Guichet: before recruiting, the employer must declare the vacant position to ADEM, sign a dated employment contract, see and copy the authorisation to stay before the relationship begins, keep the copy for the contract's duration, and inform the General Department of immigration of the start of the relationship within three working days. | |
| Luxembourg Residence permit for a worker assigned to a business continuity site | Active as of 2026-06-12[334] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[334] | up to 1 year as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 44bis(10): the permit is 'valable pour une duree maximale d'un an, sans pouvoir depasser la date d'echeance de l'inscription au registre des entites agreees'. The register entry itself is valid for one year and renewable (art. 44bis(5)), so the entity's registration is a second ceiling on the permit's term. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 44bis(10): 'renouvelable pour une duree d'un an sur demande, si les conditions prevues au present article restent remplies'. | employment only as of 2026-06-12[334] The permit is issued in the capacity of 'travailleur salarie' for the work described in the entity's register application (art. 44bis(2)(f)). Art. 44bis(12) requires a move to an ordinary art. 42 or art. 45 authorisation if the sending entity's activity is permanently taken over by a Luxembourg-established entity. | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] Not established. Art. 44bis is drafted as a derogation from art. 42 and 43 for a temporary contingency and says nothing about long-term resident status; art. 80(1) does not exclude the holder in terms. Recorded unknown. |
| Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 44bis(8)(b): the application must enclose, for each worker to be transferred, their employment contract signed with the sending entity. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] The whole route runs through the sending entity: it must first be entered on the register of approved entities kept by the minister responsible for foreign affairs (art. 44bis(2) to (5)), it files the transfer application when the incident occurs (art. 44bis(8)), and the register entry's lapse or removal is a ground for withdrawing the worker's permit (art. 44bis(11)). |
| Luxembourg Residence permit for posted salaried workers | Active as of 2026-06-12[334] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[334] | Not applicable as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 48(5): the permit is issued 'pour une periode de validite ne depassant pas la duree du detachement autorise', and art. 48(3) grants the posting authorisation for the effective duration foreseen for completing the service, extendable in exceptional circumstances where the service could not be completed in the period initially foreseen. The term has no numeric value; the rule is carried by initial_duration_basis. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 48(3): the posting authorisation 'peut etre prorogee dans des circonstances exceptionnelles si la prestation de services n'a pas pu etre achevee dans le delai prevu initialement'. Extension is exceptional rather than routine. | employment only as of 2026-06-12[334] The permit exists for the posted performance of the service the posting authorisation covers. | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] Not established. Art. 48(6) states that salaried activity performed under a posting authorisation 'ne confere pas de droit a l'obtention du titre de sejour vise a l'article 43' – it does not open the ordinary salaried-worker permit. It says nothing about long-term resident status under art. 80, and reading one into the other would be an inference. |
| Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 48(4): to be covered by a posting authorisation the worker must be bound to the sending undertaking by a contract of indefinite duration whose start pre-dates the beginning of the posting in Luxembourg by at least six months. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 48(2) requires the sending undertaking's application to specify 'les circonstances exceptionnelles permettant d'admettre que le marche de l'emploi national n'est pas atteint', and art. 48(3) allows the minister to refer the application or its extension to the salaried-workers advisory commission created by art. 150. That is a labour-market condition on the grant, discharged by the employer rather than through an ADEM vacancy procedure. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 48(2): the sending undertaking files the application. |
| Luxembourg Residence permit for researchers | Active as of 2026-06-12[329][334] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 64(2) issues a 'titre de sejour' under art. 40. | 1 year as of 2026-06-12[329][334] Art. 64(2): the permit is 'valable pour la duree d'un an, sinon pour la duree de l'activite de recherche'. Guichet says the same. No bound marker is set: one year is the ordinary term and the research activity's own length is an alternative, not a ceiling. Researchers under an EU or multilateral mobility programme receive at least two years, or the length of the hosting agreement or employment contract if shorter. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[329][334] Art. 64(2): renewable as long as the conditions of grant remain met. | own activity only as of 2026-06-12[334] | Yes as of 2023-07-10[329] Guichet: 'After 5 years of lawful and uninterrupted stay on t[he territory]…' – the researcher page carries the same five-year long-term-residence pointer as the other third-country routes, and art. 80(1)'s qualifying period does not exclude researchers. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-12[329][334] Art. 71(b) names the researcher of art. 64 among those whose art. 70(1) family members may accompany them on entry or join later, provided the sponsor meets art. 69(1) points 1 to 3. Guichet's family-reunification page confirms that a sponsor holding a 'researcher' permit is exempt from the minimum-prior-residence condition. | application: EUR 80 as of 2023-07-10[329] | Yes as of 2026-06-12[329][334] Art. 63(1): the applicant must present a hosting agreement (convention d'accueil) signed with a research organisation accredited under art. 65, together with the organisation's financial undertaking under art. 66(4). Employment contracts count as hosting agreements as long as the art. 66 conditions are met. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-06-12[329][334] Art. 65 requires the research organisation to be accredited in advance – accreditation is granted for a maximum of five years, or three where the organisation was recently created – and art. 66(4) makes it issue a named undertaking to cover the researcher's stay and return costs, with financial responsibility running until two months after the hosting agreement ends. |
| Luxembourg Residence permit for salaried workers | Active as of 2026-06-12[332][334] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 43(1) issues a 'titre de sejour' under art. 40 which is also the work permit – a single permit within the meaning of Directive 2011/98/EU. | up to 1 year as of 2026-06-12[332][334] Art. 43(1): the permit is 'valable pour une duree maximale d'un an'. Guichet says the same – 'valid for a maximum of 1 year'. Exception stated by guichet: a third-country national who held long-term resident status in another EU member state receives a permit valid for five years, renewable on request. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[332][334] | employment only as of 2026-06-12[334] | Yes as of 2026-06-12[332][334] Guichet: 'After 5 years of lawful and uninterrupted stay on the territory of Luxembourg, third-country nationals may submit an application for a long-term residence permit.' Art. 80(1)'s five-year qualifying period does not exclude salaried-worker permit holders. |
| Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] | application: EUR 80 as of 2023-07-10[332] | Yes as of 2026-06-12[332][334] Art. 42(1)4 requires possession of an employment contract for a post declared vacant to the Agence pour le developpement de l'emploi (ADEM). | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-06-12[332][334] Art. 42(1)1: the hiring priority certain workers enjoy under Code du travail art. L. 622-4(4) must not be prejudiced. Guichet describes the mechanism: the employer declares the vacancy to ADEM, and if no suitable registered candidate is presented within three weeks the employer may request a certificate from ADEM's director allowing recruitment of a third-country national. That certificate is a prerequisite the applicant attaches to the authorisation-to-stay application. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[332][334] The employer declares the vacancy to ADEM, obtains and hands over the ADEM certificate, must see and copy the authorisation to stay before the working relationship begins and keep the copy for the contract's duration, and must notify the General Department of immigration of the start of the relationship within three working days. Guichet states administrative and criminal sanctions for employers who employ third-country nationals without a valid authorisation. |
| Luxembourg Residence permit for the purposes of finding a job or setting up a business | Active as of 2026-06-12[327][334] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[334] | 12 months as of 2026-06-12[327][334] Art. 67-4(4): the title is issued 'pour une duree de douze mois, non renouvelable'. Guichet: 'valid for a period of 12 months.' Both state twelve months as the grant rather than a ceiling, so bound 'exact' is set. | No as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 67-4(4): 'non renouvelable'. Art. 67-4(6) instead allows the holder to be granted a salaried-worker or self-employed authorisation if the conditions of art. 59 points 2 and 3 are met, and guichet states that the holder must apply for one of those before the twelve months expire. | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] |
| Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] | issuance: EUR 80 as of 2023-09-01[327] | No as of 2026-06-12[327][334] The route exists precisely to allow a stay without one: art. 67-4(1) conditions the title on completed studies or research, resources and health insurance, and nothing else. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Luxembourg Residence permit for trainees | Active as of 2026-06-12[333][334] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 61(3) issues a 'titre de sejour' under art. 40. | up to 6 months as of 2026-06-12[333][334] Art. 61(3): the permit is valid for the duration of the traineeship agreement where that duration is under six months or six months at most. Where the study programme provides for an agreement longer than six months, the permit's validity matches that longer duration. Six months is therefore the ceiling in the ordinary case, which is what bound 'maximum' records; the study-programme exception cannot be held in the same field and is stated here. | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[333][334] | own activity only as of 2026-06-12[334] | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2023-07-10[333] |
| Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] | application: EUR 80 as of 2023-07-10[333] | Yes as of 2026-06-12[333][334] Art. 61(1)1: a traineeship agreement (convention de stage) concluded with a host entity, providing theoretical and practical training and containing the programme with its educational purpose, the traineeship's duration, the placement and supervision conditions, and the training schedule. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 61(1)1 makes the host entity a party to the required traineeship agreement, and art. 61(2) lets the minister require a named undertaking from it covering the trainee's stay and return costs, with responsibility for reimbursement if the trainee stays on irregularly. |
| Luxembourg Residence permit for workers under an intra-corporate transfer scheme | Active as of 2026-06-12[330][334] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[334] | at least 1 year as of 2023-07-10[330] Guichet: the permit 'is valid for a minimum of 1 year for transferred managers or specialists or only for the duration of the stay if the duration of the transfer is shorter. In the case of trainees, the residence permit is valid for the duration of the transfer.' Recorded with bound 'minimum' for the manager and specialist case, which is the one guichet states as a floor; the trainee limb has no numeric term and is stated in this note. | Yes as of 2023-07-10[330] Guichet describes a renewal procedure, filed within two months of the expiry date. | employment only as of 2026-06-12[334] | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] |
| Yes as of 2026-06-12[330][334] Art. 71(b) lets the art. 70(1) family members of a worker holding a permit under art. 47 accompany or join the holder, provided the sponsor meets art. 69(1) points 1 to 3. Guichet: 'If the transferred worker wishes to be accompanied by their spouse/partner, or their single underage children, they must include the documents required for family reunification.' | application: EUR 80 as of 2023-07-10[330] | Yes as of 2026-06-12[330][334] | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[330][334] | Yes as of 2023-07-10[330] Guichet: the application for the authorisation to stay is submitted by the host company – the Luxembourg entity – to the competent authorities before the worker enters the country. |
| Luxembourg Seasonal worker residence permit | Active as of 2026-06-12[334] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 49quater(2) issues a 'titre de sejour travailleur saisonnier' for stays exceeding 90 days. For stays not exceeding 90 days art. 49quater(1) issues instead a short-stay visa plus a work authorisation, or a work authorisation alone where the applicant is visa-exempt – a different instrument, recorded in this note rather than as a second route. | up to 5 months as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 49quater(2): 'La duree de validite maximale est de cinq mois sur une periode de douze mois.' The five months are a ceiling assessed over a rolling twelve-month window, so bound 'maximum' is set; the window itself cannot be held in this field and is stated here. | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 49quater(3): within the five-month maximum period, and provided the art. 49bis(5) conditions remain met and none of the refusal grounds applies, the minister grants one or more renewals where the holder extends the contract with the same employer, and a single renewal to be employed by a different employer. | employment only as of 2026-06-12[334] The permit exists for an activity subject to the rhythm of the seasons under one or more fixed-term contracts concluded directly with an employer established in Luxembourg (art. 49bis(3)(a)). Art. 49ter(1) adds rights to diploma recognition and to vocational training directly linked to the activity, excluding study grants and loans. | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] Not established. Art. 49ter(2) states that seasonal salaried work 'ne confere pas de droit a l'obtention du titre de sejour vise a l'article 43' – it does not open the ordinary salaried-worker permit – and art. 49bis(3)(a) defines the seasonal worker as keeping their principal residence in a third country. Neither provision addresses long-term resident status under art. 80 directly, and reading the two together to conclude that seasonal time cannot count would be an inference. Recorded unknown. |
| Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 49bis(4)(a) and (5)(a): a valid employment contract to work as a seasonal worker with an employer established in Luxembourg. Art. 49bis(4)(b)/(5)(b) add proof of adequate accommodation, provided or to be provided, and (c) proof that health insurance has been taken out or applied for. Art. 49quater(4) exempts from the accommodation proof an applicant admitted as a seasonal worker at least once in the preceding five years who fully complied with the conditions each time. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[334] | Yes as of 2026-06-12[334] Art. 49bis(1) allows the employer to file the application, and art. 49bis(6) obliges the employer to give the minister all information needed for issue, extension or renewal of the seasonal permit and to report any change of the worker's address. |
| Malta EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-08-07[343][345][378] | residence card as of 2026-04-08[343][378] The instrument is issued as an EU Blue Card; reg. 17(2) provides that a former holder who obtains EU long-term resident status has the remark 'Former EU Blue Card holder' entered on the long-term residence permit. | 24 months as of 2026-04-08[343][378] Reg. 8(2): the standard period of validity shall not be less than twenty-four months; where the work contract is shorter, the card is valid for the contract duration plus three months but not less than the standard twenty-four months, and in any event not beyond the validity of the travel document. Identita restates this as a two-year first issue. | Yes as of 2026-04-08[343][378] Reg. 10(4): a renewal application may be submitted within ninety days before expiry. Reg. 10(5): where validity expires during the renewal procedure the holder may stay as if still a holder until the decision. | employment only as of 2026-05-27[348][378] Reg. 13(1) gives access to highly qualified employment; employment involving the exercise of public authority may be reserved to Maltese, Union or EEA citizens. During the first twelve months of legal employment a change of employer must be communicated and is subject to a verification of the labour market situation (reg. 13(2)), which may suspend the right for a maximum of thirty days (reg. 13(3)); after twelve months only communication may be required (reg. 13(4)). Reg. 13(7) allows parallel self-employed activity provided it is subsidiary to the main activity, while the Identita FAQ states the card covers only highly qualified employment with a single employer and that self-employment or freelance work is not allowed under it. Reg. 7(4) and (5) protect the holder during unemployment of up to three months, or six months where he has held the card for at least two years. | Yes as of 2026-05-27[348][378] Reg. 16(2) allows a holder who has used long-term mobility to cumulate periods of residence in different Member States toward EU long-term resident status, provided he has the years of legal and continuous residence required by reg. 4(1) of S.L. 217.05 and two years of legal and continuous residence as an EU Blue Card holder in Malta immediately before the application. The Identita FAQ states that time worked in Malta on a Blue Card counts toward the five-year EU long-term residence requirement. |
| Yes as of 2023-12-22[378] Reg. 15 applies the Family Reunification Regulations (S.L. 217.06) with derogations. Reg. 15(2): reunification is not made dependent on the holder having reasonable prospects of obtaining permanent residence, holding a permit valid for a year or more, or having a minimum period of residence – so the S.L. 217.06 conditions that block most work-permit sponsors do not apply here. | application: EUR 600 as of 2026-04-08[343][371] First-time application. | Yes as of 2023-12-22[378] Reg. 4(1)(a): a valid work contract or a binding job offer for highly qualified employment for a period of at least six months in Malta. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-08[343][356][378] Reg. 6(1)(e): an application shall be rejected where the competent authority, after evaluating the labour market situation in a case of high unemployment, concludes that the vacancy may be filled from the national or Union workforce, from third-country nationals lawfully resident in Malta and already part of its labour market, or by EU long-term residents. Blue Card applicants are exempt from the three-week Jobsplus and EURES advertisement and must instead advertise for a minimum of two weeks within the two months before application on an appropriate local media platform. | Yes as of 2026-04-08[343][378] Reg. 9(1): an application for an EU Blue Card shall be submitted by the employer. |
| Malta Intra-Corporate Transferee Permit | Active as of 2026-08-07[345][351][376] | residence permit as of 2017-01-30[376] Reg. 11(1): the intra-corporate transferee permit is deemed to constitute an employment licence issued under article 11(3) of the Immigration Act, and the transferee is not issued with any other work permit. | 1 to 3 years as of 2017-01-30[376] Reg. 11(2): the period of validity shall be at least one year or the duration of the transfer to Malta, whichever is shorter, and may be extended to a maximum of three years for managers and specialists and one year for trainee employees. Recorded in the bounds form; the one-year ceiling for trainee employees is the reason the range is not uniform across the route's three categories. | Yes as of 2025-07-24[352][376] Reg. 13(5): a renewal may be submitted before expiry, subject to a maximum deadline of ninety days prior to expiry; reg. 13(6) issues a temporary residence authorisation where the permit expires during the renewal procedure. Identita states renewals may only be submitted while the current permit is still valid and may be started ninety days before expiry. | own activity only as of 2026-05-27[348][376] Reg. 14: the right to enter and stay, free access to the entire territory, and the right to exercise the specific employment activity authorised under the permit in any host entity of the undertaking or group established in Malta. The Identita FAQ states the holder must remain employed by the same foreign company that transferred him and cannot work for another Maltese company or change employer during the permit's validity. | No as of 2026-05-27[348] |
| Yes as of 2017-01-30[376] Reg. 16 applies the Family Reunification Regulations (S.L. 217.06) with derogations: reg. 16(a) removes the requirements of reasonable prospects of permanent residence and of a minimum period of residence; reg. 16(b) allows integration conditions to be applied only after reunification is granted. | application: EUR 300 as of 2025-08-01[351] First-time application. | Yes as of 2025-07-24[352][376] Reg. 4(1)(b): evidence of employment within the same undertaking or group from at least three up to twelve uninterrupted months immediately preceding the transfer for managers and specialists, and from at least three up to six uninterrupted months for trainee employees. Reg. 4(1)(c) requires a contract of employment and, where necessary, an assignment letter stating the duration and location of the transfer, the position, the remuneration and the other terms, and evidence that the transferee will be able to transfer back to an entity outside the Union at the end of the transfer. |
| No as of 2017-01-30[376] S.L. 217.21 states no labour-market-availability test. Reg. 6 lists the grounds for refusal and contains none; reg. 5 preserves only the volumes-of-admission power. Reg. 6(3)(c) allows refusal where the intent or effect of the transferee's temporary presence is to interfere with a labour management dispute or negotiation. | Yes as of 2017-01-30[376] The host entity is the applicant-side party: reg. 21 makes a host entity that fails to comply guilty of an offence liable to a fine not exceeding EUR 5,000. |
| Malta Key Employee Initiative | Active as of 2026-08-07[353][355][370] | residence permit as of 2026-08-07[355] Approved applicants are issued with a residence permit, initially for one year. | 1 year as of 2026-08-07[355] The residence permit is valid for one year in its initial year. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[355] Renewal is conditional on the employee presenting a valid definite or indefinite contract and the original annual tax declaration form stamped by the Inland Revenue Department. | own activity only as of 2026-08-07[353][374] The permit is a single permit and carries single-permit work rights: the specific employment activity authorised under the permit, with the identified employer. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated on any Identita Key Employee Initiative page. | Yes as of 2025-04-04[347] Family reunification runs through S.L. 217.06 or the Family Members Policy. The policy contains a KEI-specific waiver of the normal one-year waiting period. | application: EUR 600 as of 2026-08-07[355][371] First-time application. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[355] A job offer in Malta for a managerial or highly technical position requiring the relevant qualifications or adequate experience. The initiative is also extended to innovators involved in start-up projects specifically endorsed by Malta Enterprise. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[355][356] Applicants eligible under the Key Employee Initiative must submit proof of one job advertisement published for a minimum of two weeks within the two months before application on an appropriate local media platform – a reduced requirement compared with the three-week Jobsplus and EURES advertisement required of ordinary single permit applicants. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[355][374] The initiative runs on the single permit procedure, under which the employer submits. | ||
| Malta Malta Startup Residence Programme – core employee | Active as of 2025-08-27[379] | residence permit as of 2025-08-27[379] A three-year residence permit, extended by a further three years on successful completion. Residence cards are issued by Identita and the employment licence by Jobsplus. | 3 years as of 2025-08-27[379] The residence permit of core employees is issued for three years. | Yes as of 2025-08-27[379] Extended by a further three years upon successful completion, subject to the startup maintaining the approved business activity and to the other residence permit prerequisites as determined by Malta Enterprise and Residency Malta Agency. | own activity only as of 2025-08-27[379] The work right is tied to the full-time employment contract with the startup that benefited from the programme, and requires a Jobsplus employment licence. | Not established from a qualifying source The eligibility document does not state whether time on the permit counts toward EU long-term resident status. |
| Yes as of 2025-08-27[379] | application: EUR 750 as of 2025-08-27[379] Application fee per adult applicant or dependant, covering three years. | Yes as of 2025-08-27[379] A full-time employment contract in Malta with the company that has benefited from the Malta Startup Residence Programme, entered into within the timeframe during which the venture is classified as a startup. No minimum contract term is stated. |
| No as of 2025-08-27[379] No labour market test, advertising requirement or vacancy check is stated anywhere in the programme's eligibility document or on its portal. | Yes as of 2025-08-27[379] The limb exists only in relation to a beneficiary startup, and core employees may apply only after the founders' and co-founders' permits are approved. |
| Malta Seasonal Worker Permit | Active as of 2026-08-07[345][358][375] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2024-03-08[375] | Not established from a qualifying source No fixed initial term is stated. The governing limit is the reg. 13 maximum period of stay rather than a stated permit length; the authorisation follows the contract. | Yes as of 2024-03-08[375] Reg. 14(1): seasonal workers are allowed one extension of their stay in relation to their contract with the same employer, and reg. 14(2) allows the authorities to permit more than one within the reg. 13 maximum. Reg. 14(3): the authorities shall allow one extension to be employed with a different employer, and reg. 14(4) allows more than one within the same maximum. Reg. 15 provides for facilitated re-entry for workers admitted at least once in the previous five years who fully respected the conditions. | own activity only as of 2024-03-08[375] Reg. 19: the right to enter and stay in Malta, free access to the entire territory, and the right to exercise the concrete employment activity authorised under the regulations. Reg. 20(1) gives equal treatment with Maltese nationals on terms of employment and working conditions, the right to strike and freedom of association, back payments of outstanding remuneration, social security under Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 with family and unemployment benefits excluded, access to goods and services except housing, and recognition of qualifications. | Not established from a qualifying source S.L. 217.20 contains no provision on counting seasonal work toward EU long-term resident status, and no Identita page read states one either way. Note that the reg. 13 nine-month ceiling in any twelve-month period makes five years of continuous residence unattainable on this route alone. |
| No as of 2024-03-08[375] | application: EUR 300 as of 2025-07-24[358] Identita states the application, submitted in a single application procedure, includes a fee of EUR 300. No fee is published for the Jobsplus employment licence used for stays not exceeding ninety days. | Yes as of 2025-07-24[359][375] |
| Yes as of 2025-07-24[359][375] Reg. 7(3)(a): before deciding, the authority shall consult the authorities responsible for employment to verify whether the vacancy may be filled by Maltese nationals, citizens of other Member States, or third-country nationals lawfully resident in Malta; reg. 7(3)(b) requires refusal if it could be so filled. Reg. 14(6)(a) applies the same test on extension or renewal. Reg. 7(5)(b) allows refusal where in the preceding twelve months the employer abolished a full-time position in order to create the vacancy. | Yes as of 2024-03-08[375] Reg. 12: the application is submitted by the third-country national and endorsed by the employer. Reg. 16(1) makes a non-compliant employer guilty of an offence liable to a fine not exceeding EUR 5,000, and reg. 16(2) makes the employer liable to compensate the worker where the authorisation is withdrawn on employer-fault grounds. |
| Malta Single Permit | Active as of 2026-08-07[345][364][374] | residence permit as of 2026-08-07[364][374] Identita describes it as a temporary-type permit authorising a third-country national to reside and take up employment in Malta for a defined period of over six months, renewable. | Not established from a qualifying source Identita states only that the permit authorises residence and employment 'for a defined period of over 6 months which may be further renewed'. No fixed initial term is published. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[364][369] | own activity only as of 2026-08-07[364][374] Reg. 22 gives the holder the right to enter and reside, free access to the whole territory, and the right to exercise the specific employment activity authorised under the permit; reg. 18 removes the need for any separate work permit for that employment. Identita states the permit does not allow paid duties for anyone other than the identified employer, work unrelated to the authorised activity, or duties outside Malta, and that the permit ceases to be valid if the holder no longer holds the specific employment shown on the card. | Not established from a qualifying source Neither S.L. 217.17 nor the Identita long-term residence page states whether single-permit years count toward the five years of legal and continuous residence required for EU long-term resident status under S.L. 217.05. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-07[346][373] Family reunification for single-permit holders runs through the Family Reunification Regulations (S.L. 217.06) or, where the sponsor does not qualify under them, through Identita's Family Members Policy. Both are recorded as routes in their own right – see mt-family-reunification and mt-family-members-policy. | application: EUR 600 as of 2026-08-07[365][371] First-time single permit application. The Labour Migration Policy states the revised fee structure applies from 1 August 2025. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[367][374] Identita: third-country nationals who receive a job offer from a company registered and operating in Malta are eligible. Reg. 7(1) requires the application to be endorsed by the employer. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-07[356][366][374] Reg. 12 requires assessment on the basis of labour market requirements. Identita requires proof of an advertisement published with Jobsplus and on the EURES portal for a minimum of three weeks within the two months before submission for new and still-abroad applications, reduced to two weeks on an appropriate local media platform for applicants eligible under the Key Employee Initiative, the Specialist Employee Initiative, the EU Blue Card or the Skilled Occupation List. A Jobsplus Declaration of Suitability signed by the employer is also required. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[367][374] Identita: third-country nationals cannot submit a single permit application themselves; the prospective employer applies online on their behalf. Live-in carers may apply directly, provided the employer endorses the application. |
| Malta Specialist Employee Initiative | Active as of 2026-08-07[360][362][370] | residence permit as of 2026-08-07[363] | 1 year as of 2026-08-07[363] The residence permit is valid for one year in its initial year. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[363] Renewal is conditional on the employee continuing to satisfy the eligibility criteria and on the employment contract covering the whole validity period. | own activity only as of 2026-08-07[360][374] Single-permit work rights: the specific employment activity authorised under the permit. | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated on any Identita Specialist Employee Initiative page. | Yes as of 2025-04-04[347] Family reunification runs through S.L. 217.06 or the Family Members Policy, which contains an SEI-specific waiver of the normal one-year waiting period. | application: Sources disagree as of 2026-08-07[362][363] | Yes as of 2026-08-07[362] Only third-country nationals who have a signed contract with a Maltese-registered company are eligible. The route is for applicants who meet the single permit criteria but not the Key Employee Initiative criteria. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-07[356][362] Proof of one job advertisement published for a minimum of two weeks within the two months before application on an appropriate local media platform. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[363] SEI applications may only be submitted by the employer, in the capacity of the Maltese organisation entrusting the specific employment to the non-EU national. | |
| Malta Stay for the purpose of job-searching or entrepreneurship | Active as of 2026-08-07[349][350][377] | residence permit as of 2021-01-01[377] Reg. 22(2): the stay is on the basis of a residence permit issued under that sub-regulation. | 9 months as of 2026-08-07[349][377] Reg. 22(1): the possibility to stay for a period of at least nine months in order to seek employment or set up a business. Identita states the permit allows a stay of up to nine months after graduation and cannot be renewed or extended beyond that period. | No as of 2026-08-07[349] Identita states the permit can only be granted once and cannot be renewed or extended beyond the nine-month period. | none as of 2026-08-07[349] Identita states that the nine-month permit allows the holder to stay in Malta to seek employment but is not itself a work permit. | No as of 2021-03-11[372] |
| Not established from a qualifying source Reg. 22 says nothing about family members, and reg. 23 provides for the family members of researchers only. No Identita page addresses whether a holder of the post-study permit may be joined by dependants. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-07[349][377] The route exists precisely to allow a stay without a job offer. Reg. 22(3) requires instead confirmation from the research organisation that the research activity is complete or, for students, evidence of having obtained a higher qualification; reg. 22(7) allows a stay to produce that evidence within a reasonable time where the diploma is not yet available. | Not recorded | No as of 2021-01-01[377] | No as of 2021-01-01[377] |
| Mexico Temporary Resident Visa – highly specialised technical assistance and knowledge transfer in strategic projects | Active as of 2026-05-15[383][384] | Not recorded | 1 to 4 years as of 2026-01-15[388] Card issued with 1, 2, 3 or 4 years' validity at issuance (Reglamento art. 156); renewable up to 4 years total on the condition. | Yes as of 2026-01-15[385][388] Renewals up to 4 years total on the condition (Reglamento art. 156) | none as of 2026-05-15[383] The supuesto is expressly non-remunerated in Mexico: both the inviting Mexican entity and the foreigner must declare under oath that the participation "no constituye una relación laboral subordinada, no desplaza talento nacional, no percibirá remuneración en territorio nacional". As a residente temporal the holder could separately seek an INM work permit subject to a job offer (Ley art. 52 fr. VII), which would change the basis of stay | Yes as of 2026-01-15[385][388] Time counts as residente temporal toward the four-year route to residente permanente (Ley art. 54 fr. V) | Yes as of 2026-01-15[385][387] | application: MXN 990.79 as of 2025-11-07[386][387] Consular visa fee, LFD art. 22 fr. III d) | No as of 2026-05-15[383] No employment offer. The trigger is a carta responsiva from a Mexican public or private legal entity requesting the expert’s presence for highly specialised technical assistance or consultancy on a project it declares strategic, which must describe the project, its objective and estimated duration, the expected contribution, the area of specialisation and the locations of the work | Not recorded | No as of 2026-05-15[383] No labour market test. In its place the inviting entity must declare under oath that the expert does not displace national talent and must commit expressly to "ejecutar un programa de transferencia de conocimientos y capacitación dirigido al personal de nacionalidad mexicana, con el objetivo de reducir progresivamente la dependencia de talento extranjero" | Yes as of 2026-05-15[383] A Mexican persona moral must sign the carta responsiva and assume solidary responsibility for the foreigner’s maintenance in Mexico and return to the country of origin or residence. It is a sponsorship rather than an employment relationship | |
| Mexico Temporary Resident Visa – job offer (employer-sponsored) | Active as of 2026-05-15[382][383][387] | Not recorded | 1 to 4 years as of 2026-01-15[388] Card issued with 1, 2, 3 or 4 years' validity at issuance (Reglamento art. 156); renewable up to 4 years total on the condition. | Yes as of 2026-01-15[385][388] Renewals within the 30 days before expiry, up to 4 years total on the condition (Reglamento art. 156) | own activity only as of 2026-01-15[385][388] Work permission is inherent to a condition obtained by oferta de empleo (Reglamento art. 164, second paragraph), but is granted "en la actividad relacionada con dicha oferta de empleo" (Ley art. 52 fr. VII, third paragraph) — i.e. tied to the offered occupation, classified under the INEGI Sistema Nacional de Clasificación de Ocupaciones. A change of employer or occupation requires a new INM permit (Reglamento art. 165) | Yes as of 2026-01-15[385][388] Ley art. 54 fr. V / Reglamento art. 139 fr. V — four consecutive years of regular status as residente temporal | Yes as of 2026-01-15[385][387] | application: MXN 990.79 as of 2025-11-07[386][387] Consular visa fee, LFD art. 22 fr. III d) ("visas ordinarias en pasaportes extranjeros"); collected in local currency per the SHCP-authorised schedule (the Yuma consulate publishes USD 56) | Yes as of 2026-04-16[382][387][388] A written job offer on letterhead is the trigger for the whole trámite. Since the DOF 15-05-2026 reform it must state the occupation (SINCO classification), the temporality, the place(s) where the work will be performed and their modality (presencial, remota o mixta) with full addresses, and the amount and periodicity of the remuneration (Trámite 10, req. III; Reglamento art. 115) | Not recorded | No as of 2026-05-15[387][388] No labour market test exists. The controls are instead: mandatory employer registration with INM (constancia de inscripción del empleador, Reglamento art. 166), INM verification visits to confirm the offer and the employer’s existence (Reglamento art. 115), and — since the DOF 15-05-2026 reform, for strategic projects requiring highly specialised knowledge — a knowledge-transfer and training programme for Mexican nationals stated in the offer letter (applies only where the employer is a persona moral) | Yes as of 2025-07-25[387][388] The employer is the promovente: a natural or legal person legally established in Mexico, holding a constancia de inscripción del empleador issued by INM (Lineamientos Trámite 10 req. IV; Reglamento arts. 115, 166) | |
| Netherlands European Blue Card residence permit | Active as of 2026-06-15[392] | residence permit as of 2026-06-15[392] Type I temporary regular residence permit. | up to 5 years as of 2026-06-15[392] | Yes as of 2026-06-15[392] | own activity only as of 2026-06-15[392] | Yes as of 2026-06-15[392][403] |
| Yes as of 2026-07-24[399][402] Dedicated IND application form for family members of an EU Blue Card holder (7573). | application: EUR 423 one-off as of 2026-06-12[393] | Yes as of 2026-06-15[392] An employment contract valid for at least 6 months, for highly qualified work. |
| Not established from a qualifying source[392] | Yes as of 2026-06-15[392] The employer is the sponsor and applies, but – unlike the highly skilled migrant route – IND recognition as a sponsor is NOT required. The employer must carry out economic activity and must not have been fined in the past 5 years under the Wav, Atw, Waadi, Arbowet, Awr or Wml. |
| Netherlands Highly skilled migrant | Active as of 2026-07-28[395] | residence permit as of 2026-07-28[395] IND records it as a type I temporary regular residence permit. | up to 5 years as of 2026-07-28[395] | Yes as of 2026-07-28[395] The employer extends the permit. | own activity only as of 2026-07-28[395] | Yes as of 2026-07-28[395][403] The IND route page points holders with 5 years of permit history to the permanent residence permit. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-24[399][402] | application: EUR 423 one-off as of 2026-06-12[393] | Yes as of 2026-07-28[395] An employment contract with an employer or research institution in the Netherlands. |
| Not established from a qualifying source[395] | Yes as of 2026-07-28[395] Mandatory and stricter than sponsorship elsewhere: only an employer recognised by the IND as a sponsor can apply, and recognised sponsors are listed in a public register. This is the sharpest practical difference from the European Blue Card, for which recognition is not required. |
| Netherlands Intra-corporate transferee residence permit (Directive 2014/66/EU) | Active as of 2026-06-15[396] | residence permit as of 2026-06-15[396] Type I temporary regular residence permit. | up to 3 years as of 2026-06-15[396] | Yes as of 2026-06-15[396] Extension is possible only while the permit has run for less than 3 years (less than 1 year for trainees) and the Dutch work or trainee contract has not expired. | own activity only as of 2026-06-15[396] | Not established from a qualifying source[396] |
| Yes as of 2026-07-24[399][402] | application: EUR 423 one-off as of 2026-06-12[393] | Yes as of 2026-06-15[396] |
| Not established from a qualifying source[396] Not stated in the IND's conditions list; recorded unknown rather than inferred from absence. | Yes as of 2026-06-15[396] The employer is the sponsor and applies; IND recognition is not required but makes the application faster. The Dutch branch must carry out economic activity and must not have been set up to facilitate transfers into the EU, and the employer must not have been fined in the preceding 5 years under sec. 2 Wav or for unpaid wage tax or social insurance contributions. |
| Netherlands Paid employment: residence permit only | Active as of 2026-08-04[401] | residence permit as of 2026-08-04[401] Type I temporary regular residence permit. | up to 3 years as of 2026-08-04[401] | Yes as of 2026-08-04[401] | authorisation required as of 2026-08-04[401] | Not established from a qualifying source[401] |
| Not established from a qualifying source[401] | application: EUR 423 one-off as of 2026-06-12[393] | Yes as of 2026-08-04[401] The route is a closed list of employment situations that cannot use the single permit: mass media correspondent; non-privileged military or civilian personnel; work under a Headquarters Agreement; work on a Dutch seagoing vessel or mining installation, plus leave, convalescence and job-search after such work; and people already free to work without a TWV. | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value The residence permit itself carries no labour-market test; the separate TWV that the employer must usually obtain from the UWV does. The route is defined partly by the cases in which no TWV is needed at all – so the answer is neither true nor false for the permit as such, and depends on which of the listed situations applies. Recorded not_expressible rather than forced to a boolean. | Yes as of 2026-08-04[401] The employer is the sponsor and must be registered in the Commercial Register of the Chamber of Commerce where the Handelsregisterwet 2007 requires it. | |
| Netherlands Residence permit for essential start-up personnel | Active as of 2026-06-03[391] | residence permit as of 2026-06-03[391] Type I temporary regular residence permit. | up to 3 years as of 2026-06-03[391] | Yes as of 2026-06-03[391] Extension follows the contract term, again to a maximum of 3 years. | authorisation required as of 2026-06-03[391] Endorsement: 'TWV niet vereist voor specifieke arbeid, andere arbeid toegestaan mits TWV is verleend' – no work permit is needed for the work at the sponsoring start-up, but any other employer needs a TWV. | Yes as of 2026-06-03[391][403] The IND page routes an employee with 5 years of Dutch residence to the permanent residence permit. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-24[402] | application: EUR 423 one-off as of 2026-06-12[393] | Yes as of 2026-06-03[391] |
| Not established from a qualifying source[391] Not stated in the IND's conditions list. | Yes as of 2026-06-03[391] |
| Netherlands Residence permit for orientation year | Active as of 2026-06-12[400] | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[400] Type I temporary regular residence permit. | 1 year as of 2026-06-12[400] A fixed one-year term, not a ceiling. | No as of 2026-06-12[400] The IND states expressly that the orientation-year permit cannot be extended. A further orientation year is possible only after a NEW qualifying study, doctorate or research project, completed or conducted after the previous orientation year. | full as of 2026-06-12[400] 'Arbeid vrij toegestaan, TWV niet vereist' – free to work for any employer without a work permit, free to do an internship, and free to work as an independent entrepreneur, self-employed person or freelancer. Work may begin during the application, once a residence endorsement sticker carrying that wording is in the passport, where the application included a Dutch diploma or completion statement, a Nuffic-assessed foreign diploma, or evidence of scientific research in the past 3 years. | Not established from a qualifying source[400] |
| Not established from a qualifying source[400] | application: EUR 254 one-off as of 2026-06-12[393] | No as of 2026-06-12[400] The point of the route: it exists to allow a job search after study, doctorate or research. No employer, contract or sponsor is involved. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-06-12[400] None can apply: there is no employer and no TWV, and the holder is free on the labour market from day one. | No as of 2026-06-12[400] The applicant is their own sponsor and carries the information obligation directly. |
| Netherlands Residence permit researcher (Directive (EU) 2016/801) | Active as of 2026-08-04[405] | residence permit as of 2026-08-04[405] Type I temporary regular residence permit. | up to 5 years as of 2026-08-04[405] | Yes as of 2026-08-04[405] | full as of 2026-08-04[405] Endorsement: 'Arbeid vrij toegestaan. TWV niet vereist' – free to work, no work permit required, for any employer, as long as the conditions of the researcher permit continue to be met. The most permissive labour-market position of any Dutch work route documented in this record. | Yes as of 2026-08-04[403][405] The IND route page points holders with 5 years of permit history to the permanent residence permit. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-24[399][402] | application: EUR 254 one-off as of 2026-06-12[393] | Yes as of 2026-08-04[405] | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source[405] Not stated in the IND's conditions list; recorded unknown rather than inferred from absence. | Yes as of 2026-08-04[405] The research institute must be an IND-recognised sponsor, listed in the public register, and applies on the researcher's behalf. It must also have approved the project's aim, duration and budget. |
| Netherlands Single Permit (GVVA) | Active as of 2026-08-04[406] | residence permit as of 2026-08-04[406] Type I temporary regular residence permit, issued together with an 'additional document' naming the employer and the conditions of the work. The pair is the permit: the holder may not start work until both have been received. | up to 3 years as of 2026-08-04[406] | Yes as of 2026-08-04[406] Work may continue during a timely extension application – received by the IND within 4 weeks of expiry, same work, same employer – with a residence endorsement sticker as proof. | authorisation required as of 2026-08-04[406] The residence document reads 'Arbeid toegestaan conform aanvullend document' – work permitted in accordance with the additional document, which names the single employer and the conditions. Changing employer requires a new permit applied for by the new employer. After 5 years' work in the Netherlands the holder can obtain the 'arbeid vrij toegestaan' endorsement and no longer needs a TWV. | Yes as of 2026-08-04[403][406] The IND route page points holders with 5 years of permit history to the permanent residence permit. |
| Yes as of 2026-07-24[402] A recognised-sponsor form for family members of the employee exists (7514) and the IND's partner page treats a GVVA holder as a possible sponsor. | application: EUR 423 one-off as of 2026-06-12[393] | Yes as of 2026-08-04[406] |
| Yes as of 2026-08-04[406] Express and the sharpest in the Dutch system: the employer must first have looked for an employee in the Netherlands and the EU/EEA, and must have registered the vacancy at a UWV employer service point. This is the condition whose absence distinguishes the highly-skilled-migrant and Blue Card routes. | Yes as of 2026-08-04[406] |
| Peru Artistic or sporting temporary status | Active as of 2026-08-26[410][421] | national visa as of 2026-08-26[420][421] A temporary calidad migratoria granted before entry and allowing a single entry | 90 days as of 2023-11-14[410][421] DL 1350 art. 29.1 lit. b: 90 days, a single entry | No as of 2023-11-14[410][421] DL 1350 art. 29.1 lit. b is express: "El plazo de permanencia es de noventa (90) días. No es prorrogable". The TUPA carries no extension procedure for either limb, which corroborates it. This is the only run-B route that cannot be extended at all | own activity only as of 2023-11-14[410][420] DL 1350 art. 29.1 lit. b allows remunerated or lucrative activity linked to artistic, cultural or sporting shows and similar events, under a contract. Reglamento art. 71.2 confines it: the competent authorities verify that the holder does only what the contract provides | No as of 2023-11-14[410][413][420] |
| No as of 2023-11-14[410][420] | application: PEN 58.80 as of 2026-08-26[421] Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Artística Temporal, TUPA payment code 07567 | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento art. 71.1 lit. c requires a definite contract in place before the calidad is granted. The artistic file carries the contract signed before entry and already filed with the Ministry of Labour and with SUNAT, the list of artists and entourage from the contracting company, and a sworn declaration of the Peruvian company representative's powers | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-26[411][420][421] No test of national availability appears in the requirement list, and DL 689 art. 3 lit. h takes these engagements out of the contract-approval regime altogether for up to three months a year | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] The contracting company in Peru is a party and its legal representative signs |
| Peru Assigned-worker residence status | Active as of 2026-08-26[410][415][421] | residence permit as of 2021-03-24[413][420][421] A calidad migratoria evidenced by a carné de extranjería; MIGRACIONES approves it and notifies the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which authorises the visa | 365 days as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Reglamento art. 82.3 and DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. b: 365 days | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento art. 82.4: the period granted may be extended. The TUPA carries the extension procedure "Prórroga de la Calidad Migratoria Designado Residente" | employment only as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] The holder performs a specific task or function requiring specialised professional, commercial or technical knowledge, sent by a foreign employer. Reglamento art. 82.2 is express: the holder may not carry out remunerated or lucrative activity on their own account in Peru and receives no Peruvian-source income — the TUPA requires the assignment document to state that pay and expenses are borne by the foreign corporation and that there is no relationship of dependence with the Peruvian company. `employment_only` records that the work is done as the foreign employer's employee and that self-employment is closed | No as of 2021-03-24[413][420] |
| Yes as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Family members do not ride on this permit: they apply for the separate familiar de residente calidad migratoria (Reglamento art. 89), which is open to the migratory family unit of any foreign national holding regular residence. DL 1350 art. 38 defines that unit as the spouse or the partner in a unión de hecho under the Civil Code; the couple's minor child; the couple's unmarried adult child up to 28 while in technical or higher education; the couple's unmarried adult child unable to support themselves through proven physical or mental disability; the minor child of one spouse or partner; that child as an adult where the same disability applies; and an ascendant of the couple. 'parent' in eligible_relations carries that ascendant limb, which is wider than a parent (grandparent is not separately named and is not asserted here) | application: PEN 58.80 as of 2026-08-26[421] Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Designado Residente, TUPA payment code 07567 | Yes as of 2026-08-26[415][420][421] The file carries the services, technical-cooperation or similar contract between the foreign corporation and the Peruvian recipient, an individual designation document from the foreign employer naming the person and stating a service of one year or more, and a letter from the Peruvian company describing the activity and confirming it is classified as highly specialised | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Nothing in Reglamento arts. 82 and 82-A or in the TUPA requirement list conditions the grant on the unavailability of a national candidate. Read off those requirement lists, which are exhaustive on their face | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Two undertakings are parties: the foreign employer that designates and pays, and the Peruvian company that receives the service |
| Peru International agreements — Andean temporary residence under the Andean Migration Statute | Active as of 2026-08-26[410][420][421] Four live TUPA procedures: the application from abroad, the in-country change to Andean temporary residence, the change to Andean permanent residence, and an extension of tourist stay under the same Statute | residence card as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento arts. 94-D, 94-E and 94-F each state that the deliverable of the procedure is the carné de extranjería | 2 years as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento arts. 94-D and 94-E: residence for two years | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] This two-year residence cannot be extended. To stay on, you must apply for Andean permanent residence in the 90 days before it runs out. Reglamento arts. 94-D and 94-E are express: "Este procedimiento no está sujeto a renovación". The onward step is the change to Andean permanent residence under art. 94-F, filed within the 90 days before the temporary residence expires | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-26[410][420][421] | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento art. 94-F and the TUPA procedure "Cambio de Calidad Migratoria Convenios Internacionales – Residencia Permanente Andina por Estatuto Migratorio Andino": the holder of a current Andean temporary residence applies within the 90 days before it expires. As with the MERCOSUR twin this is the Statute's own permanent residence, not the permanente calidad of DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. o, and it does not run through Reglamento art. 65.4's list |
| Yes as of 2026-08-26[413][420][421] Reglamento arts. 94-C, 94-D and 94-E state that the route extends to members of the applicant's family even where they do not hold the nationality of a member state, and art. 94-A records that it applies to the holder and to family members (family reunion). This is materially more generous than the ordinary Peruvian pattern, where dependants must obtain the separate familiar de residente calidad | application: PEN 58.80 as of 2026-08-26[421] Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Convenios Internacionales – Residencia Temporal Andina por Estatuto Migratorio Andino, TUPA payment code 07567 | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] No employment, employer or means condition appears in the requirement list | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] No test of national availability appears in the requirement list | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] No sponsor is required; eligibility rests on nationality |
| Peru International agreements — MERCOSUR temporary residence | Active as of 2026-08-26[410][420][421] Three live TUPA procedures — the application from abroad, the in-country change to temporary residence, and the change to permanent residence | residence permit as of 2026-08-26[420][421] A residence calidad migratoria; the carné de extranjería is the deliverable on the Andean twin and the visa is authorised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this one | 2 years as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento arts. 94-A and 94-C: residence for two years | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] This two-year residence cannot be extended. To stay on, you must apply for MERCOSUR permanent residence in the 90 days before it runs out. Reglamento art. 94-C is express: "Este procedimiento no está sujeto a renovación". The temporary residence is not extended — the onward step is the change to MERCOSUR permanent residence under art. 94-B, which must be filed within the 90 days before the temporary residence expires. A holder who misses that window has no extension to fall back on | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-08-26[410][420][421] | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento art. 94-B and the TUPA procedure "Cambio de Calidad Migratoria Convenios Internacionales – Residencia Permanente por MERCOSUR": the holder of a current MERCOSUR temporary residence obtained under the agreement may change to permanent residence, applying within the 90 days before expiry. Note that this is the agreement's own permanent residence, reached without the three years of legal residence DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. o requires for the permanente calidad, and not through Reglamento art. 65.4's list — which is why the two-year route can reach permanence faster than any domestic one |
| Yes as of 2026-08-26[413][420][421] Reglamento arts. 94-C, 94-D and 94-E state that the route extends to members of the applicant's family even where they do not hold the nationality of a member state, and art. 94-A records that it applies to the holder and to family members (family reunion). This is materially more generous than the ordinary Peruvian pattern, where dependants must obtain the separate familiar de residente calidad | application: PEN 58.80 as of 2026-08-26[421] Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Convenios Internacionales – Residencia Temporaria por MERCOSUR, TUPA payment code 07567 | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] The requirement list is identity, civil status, criminal-record certificates and declarations. No employment, no employer and no means test appears in it | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] No test of national availability appears in the requirement list | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] No sponsor of any kind is required; eligibility rests on nationality |
| Peru Religious-worker residence status | Active as of 2026-08-26[410][418][421] | residence permit as of 2021-03-24[413][420][421] A calidad migratoria evidenced by a carné de extranjería | 365 days as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Reglamento art. 84.2: 365 days, extendable for the same period; DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. d states the same 365 days | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento art. 84.2: "prorrogables por el mismo plazo" | authorisation required as of 2023-11-14[410][413][420] DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. d: the calidad allows religious or pastoral activity and complementary work in education, health and the like, but "No permite trabajar ni realizar actividades remuneradas ni lucrativas, salvo la previa emisión del Permiso de Trabajo Extraordinario otorgado por MIGRACIONES". Reglamento art. 67.1 (as amended by DS 002-2021-IN) makes that permit unusually generous for this calidad: for a religioso it is granted for the whole approved residence period and allows work in health and education, both employed and self-employed — against the ordinary 60 calendar days. The permit costs S/ 19.10 (TUPA code 07562) and is decided in 5 working days | Yes as of 2024-11-27[413][417][420] Reglamento art. 65.4 (as amended by DS 002-2021-IN) lists the calidades whose holders may change to permanente — religioso, inversionista, trabajador, investigación, familiar de residente, consular, diplomático, oficial and familiar oficial — and this one is among them. DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. o sets the condition: three years as a legal resident. The TUPA procedure is 'Cambio de Calidad Migratoria Permanente Residente' |
| Yes as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Family members do not ride on this permit: they apply for the separate familiar de residente calidad migratoria (Reglamento art. 89), which is open to the migratory family unit of any foreign national holding regular residence. DL 1350 art. 38 defines that unit as the spouse or the partner in a unión de hecho under the Civil Code; the couple's minor child; the couple's unmarried adult child up to 28 while in technical or higher education; the couple's unmarried adult child unable to support themselves through proven physical or mental disability; the minor child of one spouse or partner; that child as an adult where the same disability applies; and an ascendant of the couple. 'parent' in eligible_relations carries that ascendant limb, which is wider than a parent (grandparent is not separately named and is not asserted here) | application: PEN 58.80 as of 2026-08-26[421] Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Religioso Residente, TUPA payment code 07567 | Yes as of 2026-08-26[418][420][421] The file carries a request from the religious entity recognised by the Peruvian State that the applicant is genuinely and effectively joining, signed by its legal representative, naming the beneficiary and stating how long they will remain in the country, plus a sworn declaration of the representative's powers | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Nothing in Reglamento arts. 84 and 84-A or in the TUPA requirement list conditions the grant on the unavailability of a national candidate | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] The religious entity is the sponsor and signs the request |
| Peru Researcher residence status | Active as of 2026-08-26[410][416][421] | residence permit as of 2021-03-24[413][420][421] A calidad migratoria evidenced by a carné de extranjería; the visa is authorised at the Peruvian consulate on an application from abroad | up to 365 days as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Reglamento art. 87.3 and DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. g both read "hasta trescientos sesenta y cinco (365) días" — a ceiling, not a fixed term, which is why `bound` is `maximum` here and `exact` on the trabajador route, whose article omits "hasta" | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento art. 87.3: "prorrogables". The TUPA carries "Prórroga de la Calidad Migratoria Investigación Residente" | full as of 2023-11-14[410][420] Reglamento art. 87.2 and DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. g: the calidad authorises any income-generating activity, dependent or independent, in the public or private sector. This is the widest work grant of any Peruvian work-family calidad — wider on its face than the trabajador calidad, which is tied to an approved contract | Yes as of 2024-11-27[413][417][420] Reglamento art. 65.4 (as amended by DS 002-2021-IN) lists the calidades whose holders may change to permanente — religioso, inversionista, trabajador, investigación, familiar de residente, consular, diplomático, oficial and familiar oficial — and this one is among them. DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. o sets the condition: three years as a legal resident. The TUPA procedure is 'Cambio de Calidad Migratoria Permanente Residente' |
| Yes as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Family members do not ride on this permit: they apply for the separate familiar de residente calidad migratoria (Reglamento art. 89), which is open to the migratory family unit of any foreign national holding regular residence. DL 1350 art. 38 defines that unit as the spouse or the partner in a unión de hecho under the Civil Code; the couple's minor child; the couple's unmarried adult child up to 28 while in technical or higher education; the couple's unmarried adult child unable to support themselves through proven physical or mental disability; the minor child of one spouse or partner; that child as an adult where the same disability applies; and an ascendant of the couple. 'parent' in eligible_relations carries that ascendant limb, which is wider than a parent (grandparent is not separately named and is not asserted here) | application: PEN 58.80 as of 2026-08-26[421] Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Investigación Residente, TUPA payment code 07567 | Yes as of 2026-08-26[416][420][421] The file carries a letter from the public or private institution where the research is carried out, for a period of one year or more, signed by its legal representative and giving its registry entry and its RUC in active and habido condition | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Nothing in Reglamento arts. 87 and 87-A or in the TUPA requirement list conditions the grant on the unavailability of a national candidate | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] A host institution must commit in writing for a year or more; CONCYTEC's accreditation is separate and additional |
| Peru Temporary assigned-worker status | Active as of 2026-08-26[410][421] | national visa as of 2026-08-26[420][421] A temporary calidad migratoria; no carné de extranjería is issued and the TUPA charges no card fee | up to 183 days as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Reglamento art. 75.6: 183 consecutive days or periods adding up to 183 within a year from first entry; DL 1350 art. 29.1 lit. f says the same | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento art. 75.7; TUPA procedure "Prórroga de Permanencia de Designado Temporal" | employment only as of 2023-11-14[410][420] Reglamento art. 75.4: the holder is sent by a foreign employer to carry out a specific task or function requiring specialised professional, commercial or technical knowledge. DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. b, the residence twin, states expressly that a designado may not carry out remunerated or lucrative activity on their own account, and art. 75.3 bars work for undertakings other than the contracting one | No as of 2023-11-14[410][413][420] |
| No as of 2023-11-14[410][420] | application: PEN 58.80 as of 2026-08-26[421] Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Designado Temporal, TUPA payment code 07567 | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] The engagement is with the foreign employer that sends the person; the file follows the shape of the residence designado procedure — a services or technical-cooperation contract between the foreign undertaking and the Peruvian recipient, and an individual designation document | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Nothing in Reglamento arts. 75 and 75-B or in the TUPA requirement list conditions the grant on the unavailability of a national candidate | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] The foreign employer designates and the Peruvian recipient confirms the assignment |
| Peru Temporary researcher status | Active as of 2026-08-26[410][421] | national visa as of 2026-08-26[420][421] A temporary calidad migratoria allowing a single entry; no carné de extranjería is issued | 90 days as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Reglamento art. 73.3: 90 days, a single entry, extendable once for the same period; DL 1350 art. 29.1 lit. d states the same 90 days with one extension | Yes as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Once only: Reglamento art. 73.3 reads "prorrogables por única vez y por el mismo plazo" | full as of 2023-11-14[410][420] DL 1350 art. 29.1 lit. d defines the temporary calidad as permitting "las mismas actividades referidas en las calidades migratorias residente formación y residente investigación, pero sin ánimo de residencia". For the investigación limb those activities are, per Reglamento art. 87.2, any income-generating activity, dependent or independent, in the public or private sector. The work right is therefore read across from the residence twin, which is what the statute directs | No as of 2023-11-14[410][413][420] |
| No as of 2023-11-14[410][420] | application: PEN 58.80 as of 2026-08-26[421] Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Investigación Temporal, TUPA payment code 07567 | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] The file follows the residence researcher procedure's shape: CONCYTEC's recognition of the applicant as a researcher and a letter from the host institution | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Nothing in Reglamento arts. 73 and 73-B or in the TUPA requirement list conditions the grant on the unavailability of a national candidate | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] A host institution and CONCYTEC's recognition |
| Peru Temporary worker status | Active as of 2026-08-26[410][421] | national visa as of 2026-08-26[420][421] A temporary calidad migratoria: MIGRACIONES approves it and notifies the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which authorises the visa. It carries no carné de extranjería — that document belongs to residence calidades — and the TUPA charges no card fee on these procedures | up to 183 days as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Reglamento art. 75.6: 183 consecutive days, or periods of days adding up to 183 within a year counted from first entry into Peruvian territory. DL 1350 art. 29.1 lit. f states the same 183 days accumulable across a 365-day period. Recorded with bound `maximum` because the article frames it as a ceiling on stay within a window rather than a fixed grant | Yes as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Reglamento art. 75.7: an extension may be requested and is granted for the same period; the TUPA procedure is "Prórroga de Permanencia Trabajador Temporal" | full as of 2023-11-14[410][413][420] This permit lets you work for the employer whose contract it was granted on. It does not let you take on other paid work in Peru on the side. | No as of 2023-11-14[410][413][420] |
| No as of 2023-11-14[410][420] | application: PEN 58.80 as of 2026-08-26[421] Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Trabajador Temporal, TUPA payment code 07567 | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento art. 75.5: the applicant must be an employed or self-employed worker in the public or private sector under one of the regimes in the labour legislation, and the contracting entity must hold a RUC in active and habido condition. The TUPA file carries the approved contract. A contract of one year or more, without a probation period, is instead evaluated as a trabajador *residente* application (Reglamento art. 88-A lit. d), so this route is in practice the short-contract one | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-26[411][412] DL 689 art. 7: the contract is treated as approved on filing, subject to a possible inspection visit; there is no test of national availability | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] The contracting entity obtains the contract approval and must be active and habido before SUNAT |
| Peru Worker residence status | Active as of 2026-08-26[410][419][421] | residence permit as of 2021-03-24[413][420][421] A calidad migratoria evidenced by a carné de extranjería. On an application from abroad MIGRACIONES approves the calidad and notifies the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which authorises the visa at the Peruvian consulate before entry | 365 days as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Reglamento art. 88.4: "El plazo de otorgamiento y de permanencia es de trescientos sesenta y cinco (365) días, prorrogables"; DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. h states the same 365 days | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] Reglamento art. 88.5: the extension is granted for the same period. There is no stated ceiling on the number of extensions | full as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. h and Reglamento art. 88.1 allow lucrative activity, subordinate or independent, in the public or private sector, under a contract of employment, an administrative relationship or a services contract. The grant is nevertheless tied to the contract the calidad was approved on: Reglamento art. 88-C states that the holder "solo puede realizar las actividades que le permita su calidad migratoria", and a change of employer means a fresh contract approved by the labour authority. `full` records that both employed and self-employed work are open, not that the holder is free of the contract | Yes as of 2024-11-27[413][417][420] Reglamento art. 65.4 (as amended by DS 002-2021-IN) lists the calidades whose holders may change to permanente — religioso, inversionista, trabajador, investigación, familiar de residente, consular, diplomático, oficial and familiar oficial — and this one is among them. DL 1350 art. 29.2 lit. o sets the condition: three years as a legal resident. The TUPA procedure is 'Cambio de Calidad Migratoria Permanente Residente' |
| Yes as of 2023-11-14[410][420][421] Family members do not ride on this permit: they apply for the separate familiar de residente calidad migratoria (Reglamento art. 89), which is open to the migratory family unit of any foreign national holding regular residence. DL 1350 art. 38 defines that unit as the spouse or the partner in a unión de hecho under the Civil Code; the couple's minor child; the couple's unmarried adult child up to 28 while in technical or higher education; the couple's unmarried adult child unable to support themselves through proven physical or mental disability; the minor child of one spouse or partner; that child as an adult where the same disability applies; and an ascendant of the couple. 'parent' in eligible_relations carries that ascendant limb, which is wider than a parent (grandparent is not separately named and is not asserted here) | application: PEN 58.80 as of 2026-08-26[421] Solicitud de Calidad Migratoria Trabajador Residente, TUPA payment code 07567 | Yes as of 2026-08-26[419][420][421] Reglamento art. 88.3 lit. a and the TUPA requirement list: a contract in the public or private sector, approved by the labour authority, stating a term of one year or more. A contract with a probation period, or a term under one year, is evaluated as a trabajador temporal application instead (Reglamento art. 88-A lit. d) | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-26[411][412] There is no labour-market test. DL 689 art. 7: the application carries a sworn statement that the worker is within the art. 4 percentage limits, and "El contrato se considerará aprobado a la presentación de la solicitud", without prejudice to an inspection visit the labour authority may order. What DL 689 imposes is a proportional ceiling per employer (recorded under process.quota), not a test of whether a national could fill the post | Yes as of 2026-08-26[420][421] The employer is a party throughout: it obtains the contract approval, it must be active and habido before SUNAT, and its legal representative signs a sworn declaration filed with the migration application |
| Poland Temporary residence and work permit (single permit) | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 3 years as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 98 ust. 2: a temporary residence permit is granted for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of the stay, and for no longer than 3 years. The Act sets no floor, so the term actually granted is at the wojewoda's assessment of the purpose; art. 100 ust. 1 pkt 1 requires that the purpose justify a stay of more than 3 months. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | own activity only as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 118 ust. 1: the decision names the entity entrusting the work, the position or type of work, the lowest salary, the working time and the type of contract, so the entitlement is confined to that work with that entity. Art. 119 lists the changes that do not require the permit to be changed and art. 120 the procedure for changing it; art. 121 ust. 1 obliges the holder to notify the wojewoda of losing the job within 15 working days, with a 30-day grace period under art. 123. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 211 ust. 1 counts legal and uninterrupted residence towards the 5-year EU long-term resident qualification, and neither art. 212 ust. 2's list of stays that do not count nor ust. 1 pkt 3's list of stays counted at half names the single permit. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. e: a family member may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification where the sponsor has resided in Poland for at least 2 years on successive temporary residence permits and holds, immediately before the application, a permit granted for a period of not less than 1 year. This route is not one of the bases in lit. a-d or f-i that carry no waiting period. | application: PLN 440 one-off as of 2026-08-24[430][435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 114 ust. 1 pkt 4 and art. 106: the entity entrusting the work completes an annex to the application stating the position, the salary, the working time and the contract type, so a concrete offer is a condition of the grant. On the art. 126 limb the office in the company takes the place of the job offer. | No as of 2026-08-07[422][436] | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] The application carries an annex completed and signed by the entity entrusting the work (art. 106), the decision names that entity (art. 118 ust. 1 pkt 1), and art. 117 and art. 117a make the entity's conduct and solvency refusal grounds. The foreigner is nevertheless the sole party to the proceedings. | |
| Poland Temporary residence permit for a trainee | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 6 months as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 157b ust. 1: the permit is granted for the period needed to perform the traineeship agreement and for no longer than 6 months. This is the shortest ceiling on any Polish temporary residence permit. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | own activity only as of 2026-04-07[422][436] The permit exists for the traineeship with the approved host organiser and for nothing else; art. 3 ust. 1 of the Act of 20 March 2025 does not list art. 157a among the free-access grounds, and art. 3 ust. 3 pkt 3 would require a separate work permit for any other work. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 does not name this permit among the excluded stays, so the time counts – though the 6-month ceiling makes it a small contribution. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. e: a family member may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification where the sponsor has resided in Poland for at least 2 years on successive temporary residence permits and holds, immediately before the application, a permit granted for a period of not less than 1 year. This route is not one of the bases in lit. a-d or f-i that carry no waiting period. | application: PLN 340 one-off as of 2026-08-24[435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 157a ust. 1 pkt 2: a written traineeship agreement with an organiser approved by the Minister of Interior, setting out the programme, its educational purpose, duration, supervision, hours, the parties' obligations and how the knowledge gained is certified. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 157a states the conditions exhaustively and imposes none. Sourced absence on a closed enumeration. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] The traineeship organiser must be approved by the Minister of Interior and must undertake in writing to cover return-decision costs. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit for a volunteer | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 1 year as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 157h ust. 1: the permit is granted for the period needed to perform the volunteering agreement and for no longer than 1 year. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | own activity only as of 2026-04-07[422][436] The permit exists for participation in the European Voluntary Service programme with the approved host organisation. Art. 3 ust. 1 of the Act of 20 March 2025 does not list art. 157g among the free-access grounds. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 does not name this permit among the excluded stays, so the time counts, subject to the 1-year ceiling. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. e: a family member may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification where the sponsor has resided in Poland for at least 2 years on successive temporary residence permits and holds, immediately before the application, a permit granted for a period of not less than 1 year. This route is not one of the bases in lit. a-d or f-i that carry no waiting period. | application: PLN 340 one-off as of 2026-08-24[435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 157g ust. 1 pkt 2: a written volunteering agreement with the organisation, describing the volunteering, its duration, the conditions and supervision, the hours, the funds covering maintenance and accommodation and the minimum pocket money, and the training the volunteer needs. Art. 157g ust. 1 pkt 3 requires the organisation to be approved by the Minister of Interior. This is an agreement rather than a job offer, and the field is recorded true because the agreement is a condition of the grant. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 157g states the conditions exhaustively and imposes none. Sourced absence on a closed enumeration. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] The host organisation must be approved by the Minister of Interior. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit for long-term mobility of a manager, specialist or trainee under an intra-corporate transfer | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-04-07[422] | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | own activity only as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 139u applies art. 139h: the decision names the receiving unit, the position and the lowest salary. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 pkt 7 names art. 139o ust. 1 expressly among the stays that do not count towards the 5-year EU long-term residence period. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. hb: a family member of a holder of a permit for long-term ICT mobility under art. 139o ust. 1 may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification with no prior-residence condition on the sponsor. | application: PLN 440 one-off as of 2026-08-24[435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 139o ust. 1 pkt 2: the same contract or home-employer document as art. 139a. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 139s states the refusal grounds exhaustively and none is a labour-market ground. Sourced absence on a closed enumeration. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 98 ust. 1a and art. 139t ust. 1: the Polish receiving unit applies. | |
| Poland Temporary residence permit for long-term mobility of an EU Blue Card holder | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 3 years as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 137e applies art. 131, art. 133-134a and art. 137 to this permit but not art. 128, so the general ceiling in art. 98 ust. 2 governs: the period necessary for the purpose, no longer than 3 years. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | own activity only as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 137e applies art. 137: the decision states that the holder may work in a profession requiring high qualifications at not less than the art. 137a pkt 2 salary, and does not name the employer. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 1 pkt 1 names this permit alongside the Blue Card for the EU-wide 5-year accumulation, and ust. 3 pkt 2 for the wider tolerated breaks. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. he: a family member of a holder of a permit for long-term mobility of an EU Blue Card holder may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification with no prior-residence condition on the sponsor. | application: PLN 440 one-off as of 2026-08-24[435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 137a pkt 1 lit. a: a contract of at least 6 months, on the same terms as art. 127. |
| No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 137a does not carry art. 127 pkt 2's negative-occupation-list condition at all – the applicant already holds another member state's EU Blue Card. Sourced absence on a closed enumeration. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] A contract with a Polish entity is a condition of the grant. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit for long-term mobility of a researcher | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-04-07[422] | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | full as of 2026-08-07[436] Art. 3 ust. 1 pkt 14 of the Act of 20 March 2025 on the conditions for the admissibility of entrusting work to foreigners gives the holder of this permit free access to the Polish labour market (swobodny dostęp do rynku pracy): no work permit, no employer tie, no hours cap. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 does not name this permit among the excluded stays. Art. 212 ust. 1 pkt 1a allows the EU-wide accumulation of researcher residence, but only into a Blue Card or Blue Card mobility application. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. g: a family member of a holder of a permit for long-term mobility of a researcher under art. 151b ust. 1 may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification with no prior-residence condition on the sponsor. | application: PLN 340 one-off as of 2026-08-24[435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 151b ust. 1 pkt 2: a hosting agreement with a Polish scientific unit approved under art. 151 ust. 4-5, covering the part of the research to be done in Poland. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 151b states the conditions exhaustively and imposes none. Sourced absence on a closed enumeration. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] The Polish hosting unit must be an approved scientific unit. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit for the purpose of conducting scientific research | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 3 years as of 2026-04-07[422][431] Art. 153 ust. 1 read with art. 98 ust. 2: 3 years, or the period of the research where that is shorter. The Office for Foreigners states the range as more than 3 months to 3 years. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | full as of 2026-08-07[436] Art. 3 ust. 1 pkt 14 of the Act of 20 March 2025 on the conditions for the admissibility of entrusting work to foreigners gives the holder of this permit free access to the Polish labour market (swobodny dostęp do rynku pracy): no work permit, no employer tie, no hours cap. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 does not name this permit among the stays that do not count, and ust. 1 pkt 3 does not name it among those counted at half. Art. 212 ust. 1 pkt 1a additionally allows EU-wide accumulation for a researcher, but only into a Blue Card or Blue Card mobility application. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. f: a family member of a holder of a research permit under art. 151 ust. 1 or a national visa for research may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification with no prior-residence condition on the sponsor. | application: PLN 340 one-off as of 2026-08-24[431][435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 151 ust. 1 pkt 2: a hosting agreement with a scientific unit approved by the Minister of Interior, concluded as a contract of employment, a contract for specific work, a mandate contract or another civil-law contract, stating the subject and dates of the research and the researcher's remuneration. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 151 states the conditions exhaustively and imposes none; the negative-occupation-list condition in art. 114 ust. 1 pkt 3 and art. 127 pkt 2 is not carried into chapter 7. Sourced absence on a closed enumeration. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] The hosting scientific unit must be approved by the Minister of Interior under art. 151 ust. 4-5 and must give a written undertaking to cover return-decision costs (art. 151 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. c). |
| Poland Temporary residence permit for work by a foreigner posted to Poland by a foreign employer | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 3 years as of 2026-04-07[422][428] Art. 98 ust. 2's general ceiling: the period necessary for the purpose, no longer than 3 years. The Office for Foreigners states the range as more than 3 months to 3 years. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | authorisation required as of 2026-04-07[422][436] Art. 140 ust. 1 pkt 1 makes a separate work permit under the Act of 20 March 2025 – or the foreign employer's written declaration of intent to employ, where no work permit is required – a condition of the residence permit, so the right to work comes from that instrument rather than from this permit. Art. 3 ust. 3 pkt 3 of the 2025 Act confirms the pattern: a temporary residence permit holder works 'in accordance with' a work permit or a registered declaration. | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-04-07[422] |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. e: a family member may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification where the sponsor has resided in Poland for at least 2 years on successive temporary residence permits and holds, immediately before the application, a permit granted for a period of not less than 1 year. This route is not one of the bases in lit. a-d or f-i that carry no waiting period. | application: PLN 340 one-off as of 2026-08-24[428][435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 140 ust. 1 pkt 1: a work permit within the meaning of the Act of 20 March 2025, or a written declaration by the employer of the intention to employ where no work permit is required. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] The permit exists only for a posting by a foreign employer, and that employer holds the work permit or makes the declaration that art. 140 ust. 1 pkt 1 requires. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit for work in a profession requiring high qualifications (EU Blue Card) | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 3 years as of 2026-04-07[422][426] Art. 128: the permit is granted for the period of the work plus 3 months, and for no longer than 3 years. Art. 127 pkt 1 lit. a requires a contract of at least 6 months, so the practical range the Office for Foreigners publishes is 'from more than 6 months to 3 years'. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | own activity only as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 137: the decision states the validity period and that the holder may work in a profession requiring high qualifications at not less than the art. 127 pkt 3 salary – it does NOT name the employer, which is the material difference from the single permit under art. 118 ust. 1. A change of employer is notified to the wojewoda within 15 working days (art. 134 ust. 2). Unemployment is tolerated for 3 months, or 6 months after 2 years on the permit (art. 133 ust. 2). | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 1 pkt 1: for a Blue Card holder the 5-year EU long-term residence clock runs across the whole European Union, provided at least the 2 years immediately before the application were spent in Poland; ust. 3 pkt 2 also widens the tolerated breaks to 12 months at a time and 18 months in total. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. h: a family member of a holder of an EU Blue Card issued under art. 127 may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification with no prior-residence condition on the sponsor. | application: PLN 440 one-off as of 2026-08-24[426][435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 127 pkt 1 lit. a: a contract of employment, an outwork contract, a civil-law contract or a service relationship, concluded for at least 6 months. |
| No as of 2026-08-07[422][436] Same mechanism as the single permit: art. 127 pkt 2 refuses the permit where the occupation is on the starosta's negative list under art. 31 ust. 3 of the Act of 20 March 2025, and art. 129 disapplies that condition for continuation with the same employer in the same post, for a foreigner already lawfully employed in Poland for 2 years on a Blue Card, and for anyone exempt from the work-permit requirement. The Office for Foreigners adds Turkish nationals to the disapplication list. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] The contract with a named entity is a condition of the grant and art. 132 pkt 3 makes that entity's conduct, solvency and tax and social-insurance compliance refusal grounds. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit for work under an intra-corporate transfer (ICT) | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 3 years as of 2026-04-07[422] | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | own activity only as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 139h: the decision names the receiving unit, the position and the lowest salary, so the entitlement is confined to that assignment. Art. 139n allows short-term mobility to other member states on notification, and art. 139ma requires the Polish receiving unit to notify outward mobility. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 pkt 7 excludes residence under art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1 from the 5-year period that qualifies for the EU long-term resident permit. This is an express statutory exclusion, not an inference. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. ha: a family member of a holder of an ICT permit under art. 139a ust. 1 may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification with no prior-residence condition on the sponsor. | application: PLN 440 one-off as of 2026-08-24[429][435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 139a ust. 1 pkt 2: a written contract or a document issued by the home employer stating the period of the transfer, the receiving unit's seat, the position and the salary and other working conditions. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Chapter 3a imposes no labour-market test and does not carry the negative-occupation-list condition that art. 114 ust. 1 pkt 3 and art. 127 pkt 2 impose. Art. 139f states the refusal grounds exhaustively and none of them is a labour-market ground. Sourced absence on a closed enumeration. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 98 ust. 1a and art. 139k ust. 1: the receiving unit applies and is the sole party to the proceedings. The foreigner is not. | |
| Poland Temporary residence permit on account of other circumstances (continuation of stay after a national visa issued under art. 60 ust. 1 pkt 23, the Poland.Business Harbour visa) | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | 3 years as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 190 pkt 5: 3 years, granted once (jednorazowo). The Act states one figure for this route rather than leaving it to art. 98 ust. 2's ceiling, so bound is 'exact'. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 190 pkt 5 grants the permit jednorazowo – once only. | full as of 2026-08-07[436] Art. 3 ust. 1 pkt 14 of the Act of 20 March 2025 on the conditions for the admissibility of entrusting work to foreigners gives the holder of this permit free access to the Polish labour market (swobodny dostęp do rynku pracy): no work permit, no employer tie, no hours cap. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 does not exclude this permit. It does exclude, in pkt 2, the stay on the Schengen visa issued for the art. 60 ust. 1 pkt 23 purpose that precedes it – so the clock starts with this permit, not with the visa. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. e: a family member may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification where the sponsor has resided in Poland for at least 2 years on successive temporary residence permits and holds, immediately before the application, a permit granted for a period of not less than 1 year. This route is not one of the bases in lit. a-d or f-i that carry no waiting period. | application: Not applicable as of 2026-08-24[435] Column 4 of item 2 of Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty exempts a permit granted under art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 from the fee, so no stamp duty is payable on this route. The residence-card fee of PLN 100 still is. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 9 conditions the permit on having held the art. 60 ust. 1 pkt 23 national visa immediately before applying and on holding a designated nationality; it names no work, income, accommodation or insurance condition, and art. 188 does not extend any to pkt 9. Family placement is deliberate: the permit states no purpose of its own, and it is recorded in work because it carries free labour-market access and because the visa it continues is an IT-sector recruitment instrument. The remote-work coverage note points at it as the nearest thing Poland has. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] None is imposed; art. 188 does not reach pkt 9. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] No sponsor is required for the residence permit. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit on account of other circumstances (graduate of a Polish higher-education institution seeking work or planning to start a business) | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | 9 months as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 190 pkt 3: 9 months, granted ONCE (jednorazowo), immediately after completing the studies. The Act states one figure and calls it neither a floor nor a ceiling, so bound is 'exact'. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 190 pkt 3 grants the permit jednorazowo – once only. A holder who finds work applies for a different permit, typically the single permit under art. 114. | authorisation required as of 2026-04-07[422][436] | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 does not name this permit among the excluded stays; art. 212 ust. 1 pkt 3 lit. b counts only art. 144 and art. 187 pkt 1 lit. b residence at half, and this is neither. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. e: a family member may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification where the sponsor has resided in Poland for at least 2 years on successive temporary residence permits and holds, immediately before the application, a permit granted for a period of not less than 1 year. This route is not one of the bases in lit. a-d or f-i that carry no waiting period. | application: PLN 340 one-off as of 2026-08-24[435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] The purpose of the permit is looking for work or preparing to start a business; art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 6 requires no offer and art. 188 ust. 1a and 2a state the conditions exhaustively. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] None is imposed. Sourced absence on art. 188's closed condition list. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] No sponsor: the applicant applies alone and there is no employer at this stage. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit on account of other circumstances (holder of an EU long-term resident permit issued by another member state) | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 3 years as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 190 states no period for pkt 3, so the general ceiling in art. 98 ust. 2 governs: the period necessary for the purpose, no longer than 3 years. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | full as of 2026-08-07[436] Art. 3 ust. 1 pkt 14 of the Act of 20 March 2025 on the conditions for the admissibility of entrusting work to foreigners gives the holder of this permit free access to the Polish labour market (swobodny dostęp do rynku pracy): no work permit, no employer tie, no hours cap. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 does not name this permit among the excluded stays. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 4 gives the family member of a pkt 3 holder their own permit on account of other circumstances, and art. 186 ust. 3 applies art. 159 ust. 3's definition of family member. That route is recorded separately as pl-czlonek-rodziny-rezydenta-innego-panstwa-ue rather than through art. 159. | application: PLN 340 one-off as of 2026-08-24[435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 188 ust. 1 and 2 state the conditions exhaustively and impose none. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] No sponsor: the applicant applies on the strength of another member state's long-term resident permit. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit on account of other circumstances (researcher who has completed research and is seeking work or planning to start a business) | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | 9 months as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 190 pkt 3: 9 months, granted once, immediately after the research or development work ends. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 190 pkt 3 grants the permit jednorazowo – once only. | full as of 2026-08-07[436] Art. 3 ust. 1 pkt 14 of the Act of 20 March 2025 on the conditions for the admissibility of entrusting work to foreigners gives the holder of this permit free access to the Polish labour market (swobodny dostęp do rynku pracy): no work permit, no employer tie, no hours cap. Art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 7 is named in that list; pkt 6, the graduate job-search permit, is not. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 does not name this permit among the excluded stays. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. hc: a family member of a holder of a permit under art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 7 may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification with no prior-residence condition on the sponsor. | application: PLN 340 one-off as of 2026-08-24[435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] The purpose is looking for work or preparing to start a business. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] None is imposed. Sourced absence on art. 188's closed condition list. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] No sponsor at this stage; the former hosting unit only certifies that the research has ended. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit on account of other circumstances (right to work under Decision No 1/80 of the EEC-Turkey Association Council) | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 3 years as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 190 states no period for pkt 5, so art. 98 ust. 2's general ceiling of 3 years governs. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-07[422][436] | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 212 ust. 2 does not name this permit among the excluded stays. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. e: a family member may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification where the sponsor has resided in Poland for at least 2 years on successive temporary residence permits and holds, immediately before the application, a permit granted for a period of not less than 1 year. This route is not one of the bases in lit. a-d or f-i that carry no waiting period. | application: PLN 340 one-off as of 2026-08-24[435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Not established from a qualifying source | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 188 does not extend any condition to pkt 5 – it covers pkt 1, 3, 4, 8 (ust. 1) and pkt 6, 7 (ust. 1a) only – and art. 189 ust. 1 applies the standstill clause in art. 13 of Decision No 1/80 to the proceedings, which forbids new restrictions. Sourced absence on a closed enumeration. | No as of 2026-04-07[422] The applicant applies alone, on the strength of rights already acquired. |
| Poland Temporary residence permit on account of seasonal work | Active as of 2026-04-07[422][427] | residence permit as of 2026-04-07[422] | up to 9 months as of 2026-04-07[422][432] Art. 185a ust. 2: the permit runs for the validity of the seasonal work permit or its extension, and for no longer than 9 months counted from the first entry in the calendar year concerned. Art. 185a ust. 3 allows it to be granted even where the circumstances do not justify a stay of more than 3 months, which is an exception to art. 98 ust. 1's general three-month threshold. | No as of 2026-08-24[422][432] The 9-month ceiling runs per calendar year from the first entry, and the Office for Foreigners states plainly that there is no way to renew this permit while keeping continuity of residence in Poland. That is a different answer from every other Polish temporary permit, where a further permit is available on the same terms. | own activity only as of 2026-04-07[422][436] The permit exists to continue the seasonal work covered by the seasonal work permit issued under the Act of 20 March 2025; art. 3 ust. 3 of that Act ties the work to the terms of that permit. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422][432] Art. 212 ust. 2 does not name this permit among the excluded stays. In practice the 9-month annual ceiling and the absence of any renewal that keeps continuity make the 5 uninterrupted years art. 211 ust. 1 requires unreachable on this route alone; the record states the statutory position and this consequence rather than turning the consequence into a false. |
| Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 159 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. e: a family member may be granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification where the sponsor has resided in Poland for at least 2 years on successive temporary residence permits and holds, immediately before the application, a permit granted for a period of not less than 1 year. This route is not one of the bases in lit. a-d or f-i that carry no waiting period. | application: PLN 170 one-off as of 2026-08-24[432][435] Opłata skarbowa, Part III of the annex to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty, consolidated text Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154 as updated to 2026-08-03. Item 2 sets PLN 340 for a temporary residence permit generally; item 2b sets PLN 440 for permits under art. 114 ust. 1 and 1a, art. 127, art. 137a, art. 139a ust. 1 and art. 139o ust. 1; item 2c sets PLN 170 for the art. 185a seasonal permit; item 2d sets PLN 220 for changing a single permit under art. 120 ust. 1. Permits under art. 160 pkt 4, 5 or 6, art. 176 and art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 8 and 9 are exempt. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 185a ust. 1 pkt 2: a valid seasonal work permit, or an extension of one, running beyond the stay the visa or visa-free entry allows. The seasonal work permit is issued by the starosta on the employer's application under the Act of 20 March 2025. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-04-07[422] Art. 185a imposes none; any labour-market control sits in the separate seasonal work permit procedure before the starosta. Sourced absence on art. 185a's closed condition list. | Yes as of 2026-04-07[422] The seasonal work permit that art. 185a ust. 1 pkt 2 requires is applied for by the entity entrusting the work, so the route cannot be used without an employer. |
| Portugal EU Blue Card residence permit | Active as of 2026-02-28[438][443] Arts. 121.º-A and following are live in the consolidated text, and AIMA's fee table in force from 1 March 2026 lists concession and renewal of the «cartão azul UE» among its current procedures. | residence card as of 2025-10-22[443] | 2 years as of 2025-10-22[443] | Yes as of 2025-10-22[443] | authorisation required as of 2025-10-22[443] | Yes as of 2025-10-22[437][443] REPSAE art. 80.º/1/a) requires five years' holding of a temporary residence permit and states no exclusion for this route. |
| Yes as of 2025-10-22[443] | application: Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2025-10-22[443] |
| No as of 2025-10-22[443] | Yes as of 2025-10-22[443] |
| Portugal Residence permit for teaching, highly qualified or cultural activity | Active as of 2025-10-22[443] | residence permit as of 2025-10-22[443] | 2 years as of 2025-10-22[443] | Yes as of 2025-10-22[443] | full as of 2025-10-22[443] | Yes as of 2025-10-22[437][443] REPSAE art. 80.º/1/a) requires five years' holding of a temporary residence permit and states no exclusion for this route. | Yes as of 2025-10-22[443] | application: Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2025-10-22[443] | Not recorded | Yes as of 2025-10-22[443] | ||
| Portugal Residence permit for the exercise of subordinate professional activity | Active as of 2026-08-07[439][443] Art. 88.º is live in the consolidated text as amended through Lei n.º 61/2025, de 22 de outubro, and AIMA operates the procedure. | residence permit as of 2026-08-07[439][443] | 2 years as of 2026-08-07[439][443] REPSAE art. 75.º/1; AIMA states the temporary residence permit for professional activity is valid for two years from the date the title is issued. | Yes as of 2026-08-07[439][443] | full as of 2026-08-07[439][443] REPSAE art. 83.º/1/b) and c) give every residence-permit holder employed and self-employed rights; art. 88.º/5 lets the holder move to independent activity on substitution of the residence title, and AIMA describes that substitution procedure. | Yes as of 2025-10-22[437][443] REPSAE art. 80.º/1/a) requires five years' holding of a temporary residence permit and states no exclusion for this route. | Yes as of 2025-10-22[443] | application: Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-08-07[439][443] REPSAE art. 88.º/1 grants the permit only to third-country nationals who hold an employment contract concluded under the law and are registered with social security; AIMA requires an employer declaration on honour attesting the employment relationship plus proof of tax and social-security registration. | Not recorded | No as of 2025-10-22[443] | Yes as of 2026-08-07[439][443] The employer's declaration attesting the employment relationship is a required document, and art. 88.º/4 requires AIMA to notify the labour inspectorate, the tax administration and social security so that the employer's obligations can be supervised. | |
| Portugal Visa for seeking qualified work | Active as of 2025-10-22[443] | national visa as of 2025-10-22[443] | 120 days as of 2025-10-22[443] | Yes as of 2025-10-22[443] | own activity only as of 2025-10-22[443] | No as of 2025-10-22[443] |
| Not established from a qualifying source | application: Not established from a qualifying source | No as of 2025-10-22[443] | Not recorded | Not recorded | No as of 2025-10-22[443] |
| Romania Au pair worker | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][446] IGI's other-purposes page and the Ministry's catalogue both set out the cumulative conditions in the present tense. | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[445][446] A D/AS long-stay visa for 90 days, then a residence permit. | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[446] Two rules converge on the same figure. The general other-purposes rule extends the right successively for periods of up to 1 year; and the au-pair's own condition is a PART-TIME individual employment contract for a period of at most one year. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[446] The other-purposes right is extended successively for periods of up to one year. IGI states no au-pair-specific bar on extension, unlike unpaid vocational training, where it says expressly that the right is granted for a maximum of one year without the possibility of extension. | hours capped as of 2026-08-25[445][446][454] | No as of 2026-08-25[450] IGI states in terms that the long-term residence right is NOT granted to holders of a right obtained to carry on activity as an au-pair worker, and separately that stay obtained as a seasonal or au-pair worker is not counted at all towards long-term residence. Both halves are express. |
| Not established from a qualifying source | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][446] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[446] A part-time individual employment contract with the host family, for a period of at most one year, is among the documents for the visa, together with the host family's authenticated declaration undertaking to cover maintenance, accommodation and social health insurance, and its authenticated declaration that it has no kinship up to the fourth degree or affinity with the person it engages. |
| Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[446][454] The host family is the employer and gives the undertakings; its members must have a different citizenship from the au pair and no family ties with them. |
| Romania Cross-border worker — long-stay employment visa D/AM2 | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][453] The Ministry lists cross-border workers among the three D/AM2 categories. | Not established from a qualifying source | Not established from a qualifying source | Not recorded | employment only as of 2026-08-25[445][454] Employment in a Romanian border locality with the employer named in the contract. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. IGI publishes the categories to which the long-term residence right is NOT granted as a closed list: holders of temporary residence for studies; applicants for and beneficiaries of temporary protection; applicants for and beneficiaries of protection other than international protection; applicants for international protection; holders of a residence right conferred by a short-stay, diplomatic or service visa; and holders of a right obtained to work as a seasonal worker or an au-pair worker. This route is not in that list. But absence from a list of exclusions is not the same as a positive statement that time on this route counts, and IGI names only work, commercial activities and family reunification as examples of qualifying purposes. A cross-border worker lives in the neighbouring state by definition, so the 5-year continuous-residence condition is unlikely to be met on this route, but IGI does not say so and nothing is asserted. |
| Not established from a qualifying source Not established. | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][453] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[445][453] The single application rests on an individual employment contract registered in REGES-ONLINE. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The D/AM2 general conditions apply, including the shortage-occupations list. See ro-lucrator-permanent. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] Filed by the placement agency or the authorised employer. |
| Romania EU Blue Card — highly qualified worker | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][453] IGI's employment-visa page and the Ministry's visa catalogue both describe the route in the present tense, and IGI's page sets out the special conditions introduced by Ordonanta de urgenta nr. 32/2026. | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[448][454] | up to 3 years as of 2026-08-25[448] IGI: a highly qualified worker's temporary residence right for work purposes is extended for a period equal to the validity of the employment contract PLUS THREE MONTHS, but not more than 3 years. The three-month tail is the feature that distinguishes this route from the ordinary work permit, whose grant is the contract's own length capped at 2 years, and it is not expressible in this field: the field can hold the 3-year ceiling or the relational rule but not both. See initial_duration_basis. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[448] IGI describes both a first extension and subsequent extensions of the single permit or Blue Card, each filed at least 30 days before the previous document expires. | employment only as of 2026-08-25[448][454] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[450] IGI publishes the categories to which the long-term residence right is NOT granted as a closed list: holders of temporary residence for studies; applicants for and beneficiaries of temporary protection; applicants for and beneficiaries of protection other than international protection; applicants for international protection; holders of a residence right conferred by a short-stay, diplomatic or service visa; and holders of a right obtained to work as a seasonal worker or an au-pair worker. This route is not in that list. IGI's long-term residence page also names 'munca' among the purposes of stay from which the right may be obtained. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[445][449] A holder of the Cartea albastra a UE is a sponsor for family reunification, and one of the categories that may apply even where the residence permit is valid for less than a year – the general rule requires a temporary permit valid one year. | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][453] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The single application is filed by the employer and rests on an individual employment contract already registered in REGES-ONLINE, so the job exists before the application does. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] IGI: among the special conditions the employer must satisfy is that it 'a depus diligente pentru ocuparea locului de munca vacant' by a Romanian citizen, a citizen of another EU or EEA member state, a Swiss citizen, or a foreigner holding long-term residence in Romania. The proof is an adeverinta on the labour available for the vacant post, issued no more than 90 days before the single application by the employment agency for the employer's registered or professional seat. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The employer alone completes the single application on the WorkinRomania.gov.ro platform and uploads every document about the foreigner. |
| Romania Heads of branch, subsidiary or representative office in Romania of a company established abroad | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][446] IGI's other-purposes page and the Ministry's catalogue both set out the three cumulative conditions in the present tense, and IGI's 2026 permit page lists the document sets for both capacities. | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[446][448] A D/AS long-stay visa for 90 days, then a residence permit from IGI. | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[446] The general other-purposes rule as IGI states it: the temporary residence right for other purposes is extended successively for periods of up to 1 year. IGI records two exceptions inside the category and neither applies here – 4-year periods for stateless persons of Romanian origin repatriated under international agreements, and a non-extendable maximum of one year for unpaid vocational training. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[446] IGI: the right is extended SUCCESSIVELY for periods of up to one year, and the permit is renewed at least 30 days before the previous one expires. | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[445][446] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. IGI publishes the categories to which the long-term residence right is NOT granted as a closed list: holders of temporary residence for studies; applicants for and beneficiaries of temporary protection; applicants for and beneficiaries of protection other than international protection; applicants for international protection; holders of a residence right conferred by a short-stay, diplomatic or service visa; and holders of a right obtained to work as a seasonal worker or an au-pair worker. This route is not in that list. But absence from a list of exclusions is not the same as a positive statement that time on this route counts, and IGI names only work, commercial activities and family reunification as examples of qualifying purposes. This limb is not among the purposes IGI names as examples, and not among the exclusions either. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[449] A holder of a temporary residence permit valid one year is a sponsor for family reunification, and this permit is granted for periods of up to one year. | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][446] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | No as of 2026-08-25[445][446] | Not recorded | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[446] No Romanian employer files anything. The applicant produces the operating authorisation or the ONRC certificate and the proof of the legal relationship. |
| Romania Intra-corporate transferee — ICT permit and mobile ICT permit | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][453] IGI sets out the special conditions for the ICT worker in the present tense and the Ministry lists the category under the D/DT visa. | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[454] Article 2 lit. k^2): the ICT permit is the identity document issued by IGI attesting the holder's right of residence and work in Romania as an ICT worker. | up to 3 years as of 2026-08-25[448][453] The residence right for posting as an ICT worker is extended for the whole duration of the transfer within the same company, but not more than 3 YEARS for managers and specialists and ONE YEAR for trainee employees, counted from the date of entry into Romania for that purpose. The 3-year figure recorded here is the longer of the two ceilings; the one-year trainee ceiling cannot be held by the same field and is stated in this note. The visa-stage conditions state the same split. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[448] IGI sets out the conditions for the subsequent extension of the ICT posting residence right expressly. | employment only as of 2026-08-25[448][454] The ICT permit attests residence and work as an ICT worker at the receiving entity. Article 2 lit. oo) requires the foreigner to be and remain employed under a valid contract with the undertaking established in the third country. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[445][449] Holders of an ICT permit and of a mobile ICT permit are expressly named among the sponsors who may apply for family reunification, and among the categories who may do so EVEN WHERE the residence permit is valid for less than one year. | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][453] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | No as of 2026-08-25[453][454] There is no Romanian job offer. The transfer is from an undertaking established in a third country, with which the worker is and remains employed, to one or more entities of the same undertaking or group established in Romania. |
| Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The Romanian beneficiary of the services produces the ONRC certificate showing it is the branch, subsidiary or representative office of the posting undertaking or of the same group, and the posting undertaking must undertake to re-admit the worker at the end of the transfer. |
| Romania Long-stay employment visa D/AM1 — ministry-requested activities, teaching, scientific and artistic activities, and professional athletes | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][453] Both publishers list the three categories in the present tense. | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[445][448] A D/AM1 long-stay visa followed by a single permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-25[448] The general work rule: a period equal to the validity of the employment contract, capped at 2 years. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[448] IGI describes first and subsequent extensions of the single permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-25[448][454] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[450] IGI publishes the categories to which the long-term residence right is NOT granted as a closed list: holders of temporary residence for studies; applicants for and beneficiaries of temporary protection; applicants for and beneficiaries of protection other than international protection; applicants for international protection; holders of a residence right conferred by a short-stay, diplomatic or service visa; and holders of a right obtained to work as a seasonal worker or an au-pair worker. This route is not in that list. IGI's long-term residence page also names 'munca' among the purposes of stay from which the right may be obtained. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[449] A holder of a temporary residence permit valid one year is a sponsor for family reunification. | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][453] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The single application rests on an individual employment contract registered in REGES-ONLINE. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. IGI states the labour-availability condition only for the highly qualified worker and the shortage-occupation condition only for the D/AM2 procedure. What it does state for these categories is a different gate: an order of the minister of education and research, the rector's decision and the ministry's aviz, or the culture minister's order, or an express nomination by the requesting central authority, or an employment contract with a sports structure, as the case may be. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The single application is completed exclusively by the employer. |
| Romania Long-stay employment visa D/AM1 — nationals of the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and the Republic of Serbia | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][453] Both publishers list the category in the present tense in their current statement of the D/AM1 procedure. | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[445][448] A D/AM1 long-stay visa followed by a single permit issued by IGI. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-25[448] IGI: the temporary residence right for work purposes is extended for a period equal to the validity of the employment contract, but not more than 2 years. The three-month tail and the 3-year ceiling apply only to highly qualified workers. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[448] IGI describes first and subsequent extensions of the single permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-25[448][454] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[450] IGI publishes the categories to which the long-term residence right is NOT granted as a closed list: holders of temporary residence for studies; applicants for and beneficiaries of temporary protection; applicants for and beneficiaries of protection other than international protection; applicants for international protection; holders of a residence right conferred by a short-stay, diplomatic or service visa; and holders of a right obtained to work as a seasonal worker or an au-pair worker. This route is not in that list. IGI's long-term residence page also names 'munca' among the purposes of stay from which the right may be obtained. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[449] The holder of a temporary residence permit valid one year is a sponsor for family reunification; a single permit granted for the contract's length reaches that threshold whenever the contract does. | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][453] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The employer files the single application on the basis of an individual employment contract already registered in REGES-ONLINE. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. IGI states the labour-availability condition as a SPECIAL condition for the highly qualified worker and the shortage-occupation condition as a general condition for the D/AM2 procedure; it states neither for this category, and it does not say that no test applies. Nothing is asserted either way. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The single application is completed exclusively by the employer. |
| Romania Long-stay visa for religious activities (D/AR) | Active as of 2026-08-25[445] The visa appears in the Ministry's current catalogue of long-stay visa purposes, described in the present tense. | national visa as of 2026-08-25[445] | 90 days as of 2026-08-25[445] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. | Not established from a qualifying source | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. IGI publishes the categories to which the long-term residence right is NOT granted as a closed list: holders of temporary residence for studies; applicants for and beneficiaries of temporary protection; applicants for and beneficiaries of protection other than international protection; applicants for international protection; holders of a residence right conferred by a short-stay, diplomatic or service visa; and holders of a right obtained to work as a seasonal worker or an au-pair worker. This route is not in that list. But absence from a list of exclusions is not the same as a positive statement that time on this route counts, and IGI names only work, commercial activities and family reunification as examples of qualifying purposes. Religious activity is neither named nor excluded by IGI's page. |
| Not established from a qualifying source Not established. | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. The Ministry states only that the visa is granted to foreigners entering Romania to carry on activities in the field of recognised cults, AT THE REQUEST OF THOSE CULTS, which implies an inviting body but does not state an employment relationship. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Romania Permanent worker — long-stay employment visa D/AM2 | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][453] IGI sets out the D/AM2 single-application procedure in the present tense, and the Ministry lists permanent workers as one of the three D/AM2 categories. | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[445][448] A D/AM2 long-stay visa followed by a single permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-25[448] A period equal to the validity of the employment contract, but not more than 2 years. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[448] IGI describes first and subsequent extensions of the single permit. | employment only as of 2026-08-25[448][454] The single permit attests residence and employment. IGI adds that a foreigner holding a Romanian residence right for any purpose under the Ordinance may apply to extend it for work purposes after obtaining a work aviz, without a long-stay employment visa – a change of route, not a right here. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[450] IGI publishes the categories to which the long-term residence right is NOT granted as a closed list: holders of temporary residence for studies; applicants for and beneficiaries of temporary protection; applicants for and beneficiaries of protection other than international protection; applicants for international protection; holders of a residence right conferred by a short-stay, diplomatic or service visa; and holders of a right obtained to work as a seasonal worker or an au-pair worker. This route is not in that list. IGI's long-term residence page also names 'munca' among the purposes of stay from which the right may be obtained. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[449] A holder of a temporary residence permit valid one year is a sponsor for family reunification. | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][453] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The single application rests on an individual employment contract already registered in REGES-ONLINE. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] Not a labour-market test in the vacancy-advertising sense but a market gate all the same, and it is the closest this field can come: IGI states as a GENERAL condition of the D/AM2 procedure that the occupation must appear in the 'Lista ocupatiilor deficitare' provided for at title I art. 1(2) of Ordonanta de urgenta nr. 32/2026, and that the employer must produce its organigram showing filled and vacant posts. Recording this as false would tell a reader the Romanian labour market is open on this route, which it is not; the shape of the gate is stated here because the field cannot hold it. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The single application is filed by the placement agency or by the authorised employer, never by the worker. |
| Romania Posted worker — long-stay posting visa D/DT | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][453] IGI and the Ministry both set out the D/DT posting visa and its posted-worker limb in the present tense. | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[448][454] Article 2 lit. k^1) defines a 'permis de sedere in scop de detasare' as the identity document attesting the right of residence and of work on the basis of posting in Romania. | 12 months as of 2026-08-25[445][454] Article 2 lit. hh) and the Ministry's catalogue both state 12 months, with the possibility of extension up to a maximum of 18 months in any 36-month period. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[445][454] The definition itself contemplates extension: 'cu posibilitatea prelungirii pana la maximum 18 luni in oricare perioada de 36 luni'. | employment only as of 2026-08-25[445][454] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. IGI publishes the categories to which the long-term residence right is NOT granted as a closed list: holders of temporary residence for studies; applicants for and beneficiaries of temporary protection; applicants for and beneficiaries of protection other than international protection; applicants for international protection; holders of a residence right conferred by a short-stay, diplomatic or service visa; and holders of a right obtained to work as a seasonal worker or an au-pair worker. This route is not in that list. But absence from a list of exclusions is not the same as a positive statement that time on this route counts, and IGI names only work, commercial activities and family reunification as examples of qualifying purposes. Posting is not among the purposes IGI names as qualifying, and an 18-month ceiling cannot on its own reach the 5-year continuity condition; but IGI does not exclude posted workers either, and a person may accumulate qualifying residence across purposes. Nothing is asserted. |
| Not established from a qualifying source | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][453] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | No as of 2026-08-25[453][454] There is no Romanian job offer. The posted worker remains employed by an employer established in an EU or EEA member state or in Switzerland and is posted temporarily to a Romanian beneficiary of services; the visa application carries a copy of that foreign employment contract, registered with the competent authorities of that member state, and the posting act. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[445][453] The Romanian beneficiary of the services obtains the posting authorisation, save for the exempted categories, of which this is one where the posting employer is seated in the EU, the EEA or Switzerland and the worker presents that state's residence permit. |
| Romania Seasonal worker — long-stay employment visa D/AM2 | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][453] The Ministry lists seasonal workers among the three D/AM2 categories and states the special visa duration rule in the present tense. | national visa as of 2026-08-25[445][450] | up to 90 days as of 2026-08-25[445] By way of exception from the general 90-day long-stay visa rule, the seasonal worker's employment visa is granted for a period EQUAL TO THE EXPECTED CONTRACT LENGTH PLUS 5 DAYS, without exceeding 90 days. The 90-day figure recorded here is the ceiling; the operative rule is relational and is carried by initial_duration_basis. | Not established from a qualifying source | employment only as of 2026-08-25[445][454] The visa attests the right of work as well as of residence, for employment with the employer named in the contract on which it was granted. | No as of 2026-08-25[450] IGI states in terms that the long-term residence right is NOT granted to holders of a right obtained to carry on activity as a seasonal worker, and separately that stay obtained as a seasonal or au-pair worker is not counted at all towards long-term residence. Both halves are express, so this is a sourced negative and not an inference from silence. |
| Not established from a qualifying source | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][453] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[445][453] The single application rests on a fixed-term individual employment contract registered in REGES-ONLINE. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] The D/AM2 general conditions apply: the occupation must appear in the shortage-occupations list at title I art. 1(2) of Ordonanta de urgenta nr. 32/2026 and the employer must produce its organigram. See the same field on ro-lucrator-permanent for why this gate is recorded here. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[453] Filed by the placement agency or the authorised employer. |
| Romania Temporary residence for scientific research activities — long-stay visa D/CS | Active as of 2026-08-25[445][447] IGI sets out the route in the present tense and the Ministry lists the D/CS visa in its catalogue. | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[447] A D/CS long-stay visa for 90 days, then a residence permit from IGI. | up to 5 years as of 2026-08-25[447] IGI: the residence right for this purpose is extended for a period EQUAL TO THE DURATION PROVIDED FOR IN THE RECEIVING AGREEMENT, but not more than 5 consecutive years. The 5-year figure is the ceiling; the operative rule is relational and is carried by initial_duration_basis. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[447] IGI sets out both the first extension and subsequent extensions, each filed at least 30 days before the previous permit expires. | authorisation required as of 2026-08-25[447] Two things IGI states, and neither fits the vocabulary cleanly. First, holders of a research residence right MAY CARRY ON TEACHING ACTIVITIES under the conditions of the law – a right beyond the permit's own purpose, conditioned on those conditions being met. Second, the residence right may be extended by 9 months after the research ends to look for a job or start a business, after which further extensions run under arts. 55 or 56 without a new long-stay visa. 'own_purpose_only' would deny the teaching right; 'full' would overstate it. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. IGI publishes the categories to which the long-term residence right is NOT granted as a closed list: holders of temporary residence for studies; applicants for and beneficiaries of temporary protection; applicants for and beneficiaries of protection other than international protection; applicants for international protection; holders of a residence right conferred by a short-stay, diplomatic or service visa; and holders of a right obtained to work as a seasonal worker or an au-pair worker. This route is not in that list. But absence from a list of exclusions is not the same as a positive statement that time on this route counts, and IGI names only work, commercial activities and family reunification as examples of qualifying purposes. Research is not among the three purposes IGI names as examples, and researchers are not among the excluded categories either. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[445][449] Holders of a residence right for scientific research are expressly named among the sponsors who may apply for family reunification EVEN WHERE the temporary residence permit is valid for less than one year. In short-term mobility, family members holding reunification permits or long-stay reunification visas issued by the first member state may enter and remain in Romania on the same terms as the researcher. | application: EUR 300 one-off as of 2026-08-25[444][447] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fee page states the long-stay visa fee (symbol D) is 300 euro, and states in terms that this figure applies to applications sent for validation to Romanian missions through the e-Viza portal from 27 April 2026, applications sent before that date being charged 120 euro. It is a single fee for every long-stay visa symbol, not a per-purpose one. Ukrainian citizens are exempt from the long-stay visa fee under a bilateral agreement in force since 21 October 2016, and so are family members of Romanian, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who accompany or join them. | No as of 2026-08-25[447] Not a job offer but a receiving agreement – the acord de primire concluded between the accredited research-development unit and the researcher, avizat by the Ministry of Research and Innovation. Its form and the conditions on which it is concluded are set by order of that minister. | Not recorded | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[447] The research-development unit obtains the Ministry of Research aviz for the researcher and is party to the receiving agreement; in mobility it is the unit that transmits the notification to IGI. |
| Slovakia EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-08-24[523][528] | residence card as of 2026-08-24[520][523] The Act treats the Blue Card as a form of temporary residence — the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs lists it alongside the § 22 to § 30 purposes and calls it 'pobyt na základe modrej karty Európskej únie' — but it is issued as a card in its own right rather than as a residence permit for a named purpose, and it is applied for on its own form. | up to 5 years as of 2026-08-24[518][528] The Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family states that the Blue Card residence is granted for at most five years; the Migration Information Centre adds that where the labour office's confirmation is valid for less than five years the police unit grants the card for the confirmation's validity extended by 90 days. The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs' consular catalogue, last updated 8 July 2022, still gives four years — it predates the 2024 change to the Blue Card regime and is treated as stale rather than as a competing figure. | Yes as of 2026-08-24[528] Renewal (obnovenie modrej karty) needs a fresh labour-office confirmation, but the employer need not re-report the vacancy where the holder stays in the same job. A confirmation issued on a change of particulars is granted for the intended duration of the highly qualified employment and at most for the period for which the Blue Card is already granted. | authorisation required as of 2026-08-24[518][528] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established, for the same reason as the other routes: the qualifying period for EU long-term residence under § 52 could not be sourced. | Yes as of 2026-08-24[526][527] Family members apply under § 27; the Employment Services Act names the family of a Blue Card holder expressly among those who need no work permit. | application: EUR 250 one-off as of 2026-08-24[521] | Yes as of 2026-08-24[528] A copy of the contract for the highly qualified employment, or the labour office's prescribed written promise containing the essentials of a contract, is an annex to the confirmation application. | No as of 2026-08-24[528] | Yes as of 2026-08-24[528] The employer applies for the confirmation through the central public administration portal slovensko.sk, signed with a qualified electronic signature; only applications filed that way are accepted. The worker then has 90 days from the confirmation's issue to file the Blue Card application, after which the foreign police will no longer accept it for that job. | ||
| Slovakia Temporary residence for the purpose of employment | Active as of 2026-08-24[520][530] | residence permit as of 2026-08-24[520] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-24[517][530] | Yes as of 2026-08-24[527][530] Extended by an application to renew (obnovenie prechodného pobytu). Where the employer's circumstances change — a new employer, a different kind of work, a new district of work, or a longer period of work — the vacancy must be reported to the labour office at least 20 working days before the police unit is notified. § 23a ods. 1 písm. ak) lets the employer keep employing the holder between expiry and the final decision on renewal, provided the renewal application was filed at least 30 days ahead for a shortage occupation or 90 days ahead otherwise. | own activity only as of 2026-08-24[520][530] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. Whether time on this permit counts towards EU long-term residence under § 52 could not be sourced, for the same reason permanent_residency.eligibility_years is unknown — the Border and Aliens Police question set for dlhodobý pobyt lists documents rather than the qualifying period. | Yes as of 2026-08-24[526][527] Family members apply in their own right for temporary residence for the purpose of family reunification under § 27; the police document list for that permit requires a copy of the sponsor's own residence document, and the financial-security provision names a sponsor who holds, or has applied for, temporary or permanent residence under the Act. | application: EUR 250 one-off as of 2026-08-24[521] | Yes as of 2026-08-24[525][530] An employment contract, or the labour office's prescribed form of written promise of employment (prísľub na zamestnanie), must be filed with the residence application; only that form of promise is accepted. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-24[530] The default. The employer reports the vacancy to the labour office at least 20 working days before the residence application is filed, and the office weighs whether a registered jobseeker could fill it. The Central Office lists the cases in which the office does NOT examine the labour market: a shortage occupation in the district while third-country nationals stay within 30 % of the employer's workforce; an intra-corporate transfer; the equivalent agency-work case within the same 30 % ceiling; and a person carrying on continuous teaching or scientific work as a school teacher, university teacher, researcher or artistic member of a university. Seasonal employment of more than 90 days is expressly inside the test, not outside it. | Yes as of 2026-08-24[530] The employer reports the vacancy and applies for the confirmation of the possibility of filling it; the worker cannot start that step. The employer must also notify the labour office of the start, end or non-start of the employment within seven working days. | |
| Slovakia Temporary residence for the purpose of employment — intra-corporate transfer | Active as of 2026-08-24[520][529] | residence permit as of 2026-08-24[520] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. The Central Office distinguishes a short transfer of at most 90 days, handled by a work permit rather than a residence, from a long transfer handled by a confirmation-based residence, but states no ceiling for the long one; the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs' list of maximum terms names the § 22 to § 30 purposes and the Blue Card and does not break the employment purpose down by limb. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this limb. | own activity only as of 2026-08-24[520][529] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. | Yes as of 2026-08-24[526][527] Family members apply under § 27; the Employment Services Act names the family of a transferee expressly in its list of people who need no work permit. | application: EUR 250 one-off as of 2026-08-24[521] Item 242 a) 2. of the consular tariff — the employment line, which is the purpose this limb sits inside. The tariff carries no separate intra-corporate-transfer line. | Yes as of 2026-08-24[529] A copy of the employment contract with the sending employer, which must exist before and during the transfer, plus a document naming the host entity and the transfer's start and end dates. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-24[529][530] The Central Office lists the intra-corporate transfer among the cases in which the labour office does not examine the situation on the labour market, and states separately that the employer has no duty to report the vacancy at all. | Yes as of 2026-08-24[529] The labour office issues the confirmation on the police unit's request rather than the employer's, but the host entity must satisfy the § 70 ods. 7 conditions and the illegal-employment and penalty tests, so the route cannot be taken without a compliant Slovak host. | |
| Slovakia Temporary residence for the purpose of research and development | Active as of 2026-08-24[520][524] | residence permit as of 2026-08-24[520] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-24[520][524] Granted for the time needed to achieve its purpose and for no longer than two years. Both the Border and Aliens Police and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs state the two-year ceiling. | Not established from a qualifying source | own activity only as of 2026-08-24[516][527] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. | Yes as of 2026-08-24[526][527] Family members apply under § 27; the Employment Services Act names the family of a researcher expressly. | application: EUR 0 one-off as of 2026-08-24[521][524] No administrative fee is charged for filing. The Border and Aliens Police state it expressly, and the consular tariff's item 242 confirms it by omission: it prices business, employment, seasonal employment, special activity, family reunion and service with civilian components of the armed forces, and carries no line for research and development. A fee is charged separately for issuing the residence document itself under Act No. 145/1995 Z. z. | No as of 2026-08-24[524] | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-24[527] No work permit and no labour-office confirmation are required, so no examination of the labour market takes place. | Yes as of 2026-08-24[524] The hosting agreement must be concluded with an approved research organisation; the applicant cannot take the route without one. | |
| Slovakia Temporary residence for the purpose of seasonal employment | Active as of 2026-08-24[521][529] | residence permit as of 2026-08-24[521] | up to 180 days as of 2026-08-24[529][530] Granted for the period of the employment and for at most 180 days. The 180 days are the outer limit of seasonal work in any 12 consecutive months, counting any earlier period worked on a seasonal work permit in the same window. | No as of 2026-08-24[530] The Central Office states expressly that the general right to extend an employment-purpose residence by applying for renewal does not apply to seasonal employment, whose duration may not exceed 180 days. A renewal application inside that 180-day ceiling exists procedurally — the vacancy must be reported at least 15 working days before it — but it cannot carry the stay beyond the ceiling, which is why this is recorded as not renewable. | own activity only as of 2026-08-24[530] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. | Not established from a qualifying source | application: EUR 50 one-off as of 2026-08-24[521] Item 242 a) 3. of the consular tariff — a fifth of the ordinary employment fee, and the cheapest residence application Slovakia charges for. | Yes as of 2026-08-24[529] A copy of the employment contract or of the employer's written promise containing the essentials of a contract. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-24[529][530] Seasonal employment of more than 90 days is the first case the Central Office lists as one where the labour office does examine the situation on the labour market. The employer reports the vacancy at least 20 working days before the residence application (10 working days where the route is a seasonal work permit rather than a residence, and 15 working days before an application to renew). | Yes as of 2026-08-24[529] The employer reports the vacancy and must itself satisfy the § 70 ods. 7 conditions of the Employment Services Act, must not have breached the ban on illegal employment in the five years before the application, and must not have been fined for a breach of § 23b ods. 11 in that period. | |
| Slovakia Temporary residence for the purpose of special activity | Active as of 2026-08-24[520][521] | residence permit as of 2026-08-24[520] | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-24[520] Granted for the time needed to achieve the declared purpose and for no longer than two years. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose. | own activity only as of 2026-08-24[515][520] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose. | application: EUR 140 one-off as of 2026-08-24[521] | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. Whether the qualifying activities are performed under an employment relationship at all varies by limb, and the enumeration was not retrievable. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose. | Not recorded | |
| Slovakia Temporary residence of a third-country national granted the status of a long-term resident in another member state | Active as of 2026-08-24[520] | residence permit as of 2026-08-24[520] | up to 5 years as of 2026-08-24[520] Granted for the time needed to achieve the declared purpose and for no longer than five years. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose. | authorisation required as of 2026-08-24[516][527] § 23a ods. 1 písm. b) of the Employment Services Act: the holder needs neither a work permit nor a labour-office confirmation after 12 months from the beginning of the residence in Slovakia. For the first 12 months a separate permission is required, which is what authorisation_required records. This is the same shape as the family-reunification nine-month rule, one waiting period longer. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established for this purpose. | application: Not established from a qualifying source | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. § 30 is a status route rather than an activity route: it is open to a person who already holds EU long-term-resident status in another member state, and the Act reaches the activity they will carry on in Slovakia through the financial-security provision rather than through a job offer. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source | Not recorded | |
| Slovenia EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-08-25[490][500] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[500] Issued as a single permit for residence and highly qualified employment; the card records the permit type as modra karta EU. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-25[490][500] Issued for three months longer than the employment contract, but for not more than two years. ZTuj-2I article 16 adds that where the travel document expires sooner, the Blue Card is issued for the validity of the travel document. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[490][500] | employment only as of 2026-08-25[500][513][514] Highly qualified employment. In the first year of the Blue Card the holder is tied to the employer and needs the Employment Service's consent to change employer or post; after the first year the change may be made without prior approval, on written notice to the administrative unit. ZZSDT-E article 8 also adds a new paragraph 9 allowing a Blue Card holder, after one year of employment, to carry on a self-employed or independent professional activity as a supplementary activity. The Employment Service's own page still says the tie runs for the first TWO years; that wording is what both May 2025 amending acts replaced. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[508] Time on a Blue Card is time on a temporary residence permit and counts in full towards the five years article 52 of ZTuj-2 requires. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[500][513] Article 47(1) of ZTuj-2 recognises the right to family reunification for holders of a temporary residence permit; seasonal workers and daily cross-border migrants are excluded by the same paragraph. | application: EUR 70 one-off as of 2026-08-25[511] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[514] ZZSDT article 20(1) point 2 as replaced: an employment contract signed by the employer for at least six months must be attached. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[490] The Employment Service lists the absence of a suitable registered unemployed person as a condition of consent to a Blue Card, of consent to an EU Blue Card already issued in another member state, and of consent to a change of employer. It is not listed as a condition for changing post with the same employer. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[490] The employer signs the contract and the consent is issued against it; in the first year the employer is also the party whose change requires fresh consent. |
| Slovenia Single permit for a person transferred within a company (intra-corporate transfer) | Active as of 2026-08-25[491][503] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[503] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[503] Issued for the duration of the transfer as fixed by the employment contract and the transfer instrument, but for not more than one year. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[503] | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[503] Work at the host entity in the transferred role. Article 35(5) of ZTuj-2 confines a purpose-bound permit to its purpose. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. The Ministry's permanent-residence page names study permits as the one basis counted at half weight and does not enumerate which temporary permits count in full, and the three-year total cap means the five-year threshold cannot be reached on this permit alone. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[497][513] Article 47(1) of ZTuj-2 recognises the right to family reunification for holders of a temporary residence permit; seasonal workers and daily cross-border migrants are excluded by the same paragraph. | application: EUR 70 one-off as of 2026-08-25[511] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[503] An employment contract with the sending entity and a transfer instrument are required, together with proof of managing, organising or supervising duties. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[491][503] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[503] The host entity must belong to the same group as the sending entity and must give an accommodation declaration. |
| Slovenia Single permit for a traineeship | Active as of 2026-08-25[504] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[504] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[504] Issued for the period of the traineeship, but for not more than one year. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. The Ministry's page states the one-year term and says nothing about extension either way. | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[504] Work under the traineeship programme. The trainee may serve one or more employers; two or more require a tripartite agreement and a consent for the additional employer. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[510][513] Article 47(1) of ZTuj-2 recognises the right to family reunification for holders of a temporary residence permit; seasonal workers and daily cross-border migrants are excluded by the same paragraph. | application: EUR 70 one-off as of 2026-08-25[511] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[504] An employment or civil-law contract for the traineeship signed by the employer, plus the traineeship programme itself, must be attached. | Not recorded | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. The Ministry states that the administrative unit obtains the Employment Service's consent to the employment, and the Employment Service publishes no separate consent page for traineeships, so whether the unemployment-register condition is applied to this consent type could not be read off any enumeration. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[504] The employer signs the contract, gives an accommodation declaration, and the traineeship programme needs a positive opinion of the competent trade association, chamber or ministry unless that body organises the training itself. |
| Slovenia Single permit for posted workers | Active as of 2026-08-25[491][502] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[502] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-25[502] Issued for the duration of the work fixed in the service contract, or for the duration of the training programme, but for not more than one year. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[502] Extended where the contract work or the training programme cannot be completed within the period foreseen, for justified reasons. No extension ceiling is published. | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[502] Work under the posting only. The Employment Service adds a separate ceiling that applies to the consent rather than to the permit: for cross-border services the total performance of the service may not exceed 90 days in a calendar year. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established; the Ministry's permanent-residence page does not enumerate which temporary permits count. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[510][513] Article 47(1) of ZTuj-2 recognises the right to family reunification for holders of a temporary residence permit; seasonal workers and daily cross-border migrants are excluded by the same paragraph. | application: EUR 70 one-off as of 2026-08-25[511] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[502] A service contract with the recipient of the service is required, together with proof that the posted workers have been employed by the foreign employer for at least nine months. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[491][502] Neither enumeration lists the unemployment-register condition for this consent type, unlike the employment, Blue Card and seasonal pages. Sourced absence. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[491][502] The foreign employer must be registered, must provide social-insurance cover from the posting state including health cover, and must give an accommodation declaration. The service recipient must be from an EU member state, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland. |
| Slovenia Single permit for residence and work | Active as of 2026-08-25[494][499] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[499] A single document authorising both residence and work, issued by the administrative unit as a card (izkaznica). The Employment Service's soglasje is an input to it, not a separate permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-25[494][499] Issued for the validity of the employment contract or the contract for work, but for not more than two years. Both the Ministry and the Employment Service state the two-year ceiling. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[494][499] | employment only as of 2026-08-25[493][499] The permit authorises residence and work in employment with a named employer. Changing the post with the same employer, changing employer, or adding a second employer each require a fresh soglasje za zamenjavo from the Employment Service before the change. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[508] Time on a temporary residence permit counts in full towards the five years of continuous lawful residence that article 52 of ZTuj-2 requires for a permanent residence permit. The half-weight rule the Ministry publishes applies to study permits only. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[510][513] Article 47(1) of ZTuj-2 recognises the right to family reunification for holders of a temporary residence permit; seasonal workers and daily cross-border migrants are excluded by the same paragraph. | application: EUR 70 one-off as of 2026-08-25[511] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[493][499] An employment contract or a contract for work signed by the employer must be attached to the application, and the Employment Service's consent is given against that contract. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[493] The first condition for consent is that no suitable person is registered as unemployed. The employer runs the check by filing a PDM-KTD notification of the vacancy through the employers' portal; the Employment Service replies within five working days. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[493] The employer must be registered and actively operating, must not be in liquidation or bankruptcy, and must have all tax obligations settled. Active operation is proved by one full-time employee insured for at least six months before filing, or by the individual having been insured for at least six months, or by inflows of at least EUR 10,000 in each of the last six months into a transaction account opened in Slovenia. An employer registered less than six months before filing must have invested at least EUR 50,000 in the activity. |
| Slovenia Single permit for seasonal work longer than 90 days | Active as of 2026-08-25[492][507] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[507] Seasonal work of up to 90 days in a calendar year is deliberately NOT recorded as a route: the Ministry states that for it a third-country national needs no residence permit at all, only a work permit from the Employment Service. This route is the permit for seasonal work beyond 90 days. | up to 6 months as of 2026-08-25[492][507] Issued for the term of the employment contract or contract for work with the same employer or work contractor. The total duration of seasonal work may not exceed six months in a calendar year, or seven months in the exceptional cases the law provides for. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[507] May be extended within the calendar-year cap. | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[507] Seasonal work in agriculture, forestry, hospitality or tourism, with the employer or work contractor named in the contract. The Employment Service states that seasonal work may be performed only on the basis of an employment contract, except in the cases the law on temporary and occasional work in agriculture allows. | No as of 2026-08-25[512] |
| No as of 2026-08-25[512] Article 47(1) of ZTuj-2 expressly excludes seasonal workers from the right to family reunification. This is one of the two exclusions the paragraph states in terms, the other being daily cross-border migrants. | application: EUR 70 one-off as of 2026-08-25[511] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[507] A valid employment contract or contract for work must be attached. | Not recorded | Yes as of 2026-08-25[492] The absence of a suitable person on the unemployment register is the first condition of consent, checked through a PDM-KTD notification with a five-working-day reply. It is waived where the foreigner works under a civil-law contract – the Employment Service says it issues consent in that case without checking the first condition. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[492] The employer or work contractor must be registered in the business register for the activity or entered in the register of agricultural holdings as holder or family member, must not be in liquidation or bankruptcy, and must have all tax obligations settled. |
| Slovenia Temporary residence permit for a researcher to seek employment or self-employment | Active as of 2026-08-25[506] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[506] The card records the permit type as 'iskalec zaposlitve'. | 9 months as of 2026-08-25[506] The Ministry states a flat figure rather than a ceiling: the permit issued by the administrative unit will have a validity of nine months. | No as of 2026-08-25[506] Limited to at most nine months and cannot be extended. If employment or self-employment is found, a new permit of the appropriate purpose must be applied for before this one expires. | none as of 2026-08-25[506] The Ministry states it in terms: on this permit you may not perform work, you may only look for it. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[506] Not a fresh reunification right but the continuation of an existing one: a family member of the researcher who already holds a valid family-member temporary residence permit may apply for an extension, which is granted for the same period as the researcher's own job-search permit. Whether a family member with no existing permit can be reunited on this permit is not stated. | application: EUR 50 one-off as of 2026-08-25[511] | No as of 2026-08-25[506] By definition: this is a permit to look for employment or to set up as self-employed. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[506] No Employment Service step appears in the procedure. | Not recorded |
| Slovenia Temporary residence permit for students to seek employment or self-employment | Active as of 2026-08-25[509] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[509][513] The card records the permit type as 'iskalec zaposlitve'. | up to 9 months as of 2026-08-25[509] Issued for at most nine months. The Ministry states both the ceiling and that it is issued once. | No as of 2026-08-25[509] Issued once for at most nine months and cannot be extended. | none as of 2026-08-25[509][513] The Ministry states it in terms: on this permit you may not perform work, you may only look for it. The change is recent and structural – ZTuj-2I article 24 converted the instrument from a single permit, which authorises work, into a temporary residence permit, which does not. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established. |
| Not established from a qualifying source Not established. The Ministry's page says nothing about family members, and article 47(1)'s one-year condition is not obviously satisfiable on a nine-month non-renewable permit. | application: EUR 50 one-off as of 2026-08-25[511] | No as of 2026-08-25[509] By definition: this is a permit to look for employment or to set up as self-employed. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[509] No Employment Service step appears in the procedure; the permit does not authorise work. | Not recorded |
| Slovenia Temporary residence permit for work in research, higher and tertiary education | Active as of 2026-08-25[505] | residence permit as of 2026-08-25[505] A temporary residence permit rather than a single permit: the Ministry states that the holder may do research work but cannot enter an employment relationship on it, and must apply for a single permit for residence and work to do so. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-25[505] Issued for two years, or for the period of the work under the hosting agreement where that is shorter. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[505] May be extended more than once. | own activity only as of 2026-08-25[505] Research work only. The Ministry states it in terms: on this permit the holder may do the work of a researcher but cannot conclude an employment relationship, and would need a single permit for residence and work to do so. | Not established from a qualifying source Not established; the Ministry's permanent-residence page does not enumerate which temporary permits count in full. |
| Yes as of 2026-08-25[498][505][513] Article 47(1) of ZTuj-2 recognises the right to family reunification for holders of a temporary residence permit; seasonal workers and daily cross-border migrants are excluded by the same paragraph. | application: EUR 50 one-off as of 2026-08-25[511] | Yes as of 2026-08-25[505] A hosting agreement (sporazum o gostovanju) concluded with a Slovenian research organisation, higher-education or post-secondary institution. This is the route's only special condition. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-25[505] No Employment Service consent step appears anywhere in the Ministry's enumeration of this permit's procedure, so no labour-market test is applied. Sourced absence. | Yes as of 2026-08-25[505] The hosting research organisation is the sponsor and the agreement is the instrument. |
| Spain Autorización de residencia para búsqueda de empleo o inicio de proyecto empresarial | Active as of 2025-09-01[186] | residence permit as of 2025-09-01[186] | 24 months as of 2025-09-01[186] Holders may remain in Spain for a non-extendable period of twenty-four months in order to look for employment appropriate to the level of the studies completed, or to start a business project. | No as of 2025-09-01[186] The sheet describes the twenty-four-month period as 'improrrogable' – non-extendable. | none as of 2025-09-01[186] While this authorisation is in force the holder is not authorised to work. On finding appropriate employment the holder must apply for the corresponding authorisation under Ley Orgánica 4/2000 or Ley 14/2013; the national employment situation is disapplied only where the person has been resident in Spain for at least one year. | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Yes as of 2025-09-01[186] The same family members who already accompanied the person during their student stay in Spain may accompany them on this authorisation. | application: EUR 10.94 one-off as of 2025-06-16[182][186] | No as of 2025-09-01[186] The purpose of the authorisation is to look for employment; no offer exists at the point of application. | Not recorded | Not recorded | No as of 2025-09-01[186] |
| Spain Autorización de residencia para profesionales altamente cualificados | Active as of 2025-05-01[189][193] | residence permit as of 2026-08-06[193] | 3 years as of 2025-07-16[189][193][195] Information sheet 66: the authorisation is valid for three years, or for the duration of the contract plus a further three months where the contract is shorter, and in no case for more than three years. Management criterion DGGM 2/2025 restates the same rule by reference to art. 71.3. The three-year figure is recorded as the value and the contract-linked variant is signalled by initial_duration_basis. | Yes as of 2023-05-10[180][193] Art. 76.3 provides for renewal of authorisations in this section; the PRIE portal states the renewal periods. | Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2025-05-01[187][188] Time on a lawful residence authorisation counts toward the five-year qualifying period for long-term residence. No route-specific acceleration or exclusion was found, so no pr_years_override is set. | Yes as of 2026-08-06[192][193] | application: Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2025-05-01[189][193] The route exists for companies requiring the incorporation of a foreign professional in Spanish territory; a copy of the contract or of the professional relationship between the parties, and a job-post profile, are required documents. |
| No as of 2026-08-06[193] | Yes as of 2025-05-01[189][193] The legal entity wishing to hire the foreign national files the application. Compliance with the hiring requirements is accredited once and registered with the UGE-CE for three renewable years; changes must be notified within thirty days or the registration lapses. Where a regulated profession is exercised, homologation under the relevant sectoral rules is required. | |
| Spain Autorización de residencia por traslado intraempresarial (modalidades ICT UE y nacional) | Active as of 2026-08-06[194][196] | residence permit as of 2026-08-06[194] | 1 to 3 years as of 2025-07-16[194][195] The bounds reflect two rules stated together. For the EU intra-corporate transfer modality the maximum length of the transfer is three years for managers and specialists and one year for trainee workers. For the national modality the maximum is three years, or the length of the contract if shorter, renewable. Management criterion DGGM 2/2025 restates the same by reference to art. 73.3 and art. 13 of Directive 2014/66/EU. | Yes as of 2026-08-06[194] Stated for the national modality on the PRIE portal. | Not established from a qualifying source No source retrieved states in vocabulary terms what work this permit allows beyond the transfer for which it is granted. The PRIE portal states only that it allows residing and working throughout the national territory. | Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2026-08-06[192][194] | application: Not established from a qualifying source No fee code or amount was published on the pages retrieved for this route. Other Ley 14/2013 authorisations use modelo 790 código 038, epígrafe 7.1, but that was not stated for this route. | Yes as of 2026-08-06[194] The route requires an existing prior and continuous employment or professional relationship of at least three months with one or more companies of the group, and a transfer to Spain within that group. The legal entity wishing to employ the foreign national files the application. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-06[193] | Yes as of 2026-08-06[194] Filed by the legal entity. Holders of a Spanish-issued EU intra-corporate transfer authorisation may enter, reside and work in one or more other member states subject to prior notification or authorisation; entities established in other member states may post workers to Spain after notifying the UGE-CE, and the Directorate-General for Migration may object within twenty days. | |
| Spain Autorización de residencia temporal y trabajo para investigación (modalidades nacional y UE) | Active as of 2025-05-01[190][191] | residence permit as of 2025-05-01[190] | 3 years as of 2025-07-16[190][195] Information sheet 68: the validity of a research residence authorisation is three years, or equal to the duration of the hosting agreement or contract where that is shorter. Validity begins when the favourable decision is issued. Management criterion DGGM 2/2025 restates the rule by reference to art. 72.3. | Yes as of 2025-05-01[190] | Not established from a qualifying source Information sheet 68 states that the authorisation permits residing and working throughout the national territory, and that the EU research modality additionally permits teaching related to the research activity. No source states in vocabulary terms whether other work is permitted, so no value is recorded. | Yes as of 2025-05-01[187][190] Information sheet 68 states expressly that the holder may obtain permanent residence after five years. This is the only route in this record for which the qualifying route to long-term residence is stated on the route's own sheet rather than inferred from the general five-year rule. |
| Yes as of 2025-05-01[190][191] | application: Not established from a qualifying source Modelo 790 código 038, epígrafe 7.1, per information sheet 68; no amount is published on any page retrieved. | Yes as of 2025-05-01[190] The application is filed by the business entity or research centre requiring the researcher's services, on the basis of a hosting agreement or contract. On completion of the research activity the holder may remain in Spain for up to twelve months to seek employment related to the research carried out or to start a business project, on notification to the UGE-CE within the sixty days before expiry or the ninety days after it. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-06[193] | Yes as of 2025-05-01[190] |
| Spain Autorización inicial de residencia temporal y trabajo por cuenta ajena | Active as of 2025-05-01[184] | residence permit as of 2025-05-01[184] | Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2025-05-01[185] | Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2025-05-01[184][185] | Yes as of 2025-05-01[185][187] Information sheet 13 contemplates a long-term residence authorisation arising instead of a renewal, and the long-term residence sheets require five years of lawful continuous residence without excluding this route. | Not established from a qualifying source | application: Not established from a qualifying source Modelo 790 código 052, epígrafe 2.1.3 ('autorización inicial de residencia temporal y trabajo por cuenta ajena y/o propia'), payable by the foreign worker. The anexo of Orden PJC/617/2025 was retrieved but the line for this epígrafe was not among those captured, so no amount is recorded. | Yes as of 2025-05-01[184] The employer or business owner files the application, personally or through a legally empowered representative. |
| Yes as of 2025-05-01[184] The national employment situation must permit the hiring. It does where the occupation appears in the catalogue of hard-to-fill occupations published quarterly by the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal; or where the employer proves difficulty filling the vacancy, by posting the offer on the Empléate portal and obtaining a public employment service report; or where the applicant is a national of a state with an international agreement, the sheet naming Chile and Peru; or where an exemption under art. 40 of Ley Orgánica 4/2000 applies. This is the principal structural difference between this route and the Ley 14/2013 international mobility routes. | Yes as of 2025-05-01[184] | |
| Spain EU Blue Card | Active as of 2026-01-30[181][189] | residence permit as of 2025-05-01[189] | 3 years as of 2025-05-01[189] | Yes as of 2023-05-10[180][193] Art. 76.3 provides for renewal of authorisations in this section. | Not established from a qualifying source | Yes as of 2025-05-01[188] |
| Yes as of 2026-08-06[192][193] | application: Not established from a qualifying source Modelo 790 código 038, epígrafe 7.1, per information sheet 66; no amount is published on any page retrieved and Orden PJC/617/2025 does not price Ley 14/2013 authorisations. | Yes as of 2026-01-30[181][189] A valid employment contract or a firm offer of highly qualified employment for a period of at least six months, guaranteeing continuous activity for the validity of the Blue Card. | No as of 2026-08-06[193] | Yes as of 2025-05-01[189][193] The legal entity wishing to hire the foreign national files the application. | |
| Sweden Apply for a work permit after visiting an employer | Active as of 2026-08-22[482][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] The work permit itself is an arbetstillstand, but it is issued together with a tidsbegransat uppehallstillstand under 5 kap. 10 §; what the holder lives on is a residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-22[482][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 a §: 'Ett arbetstillstand enligt 2 § forsta stycket far inte ges for langre tid an tva ar. Det far heller inte avse langre tid an anstallningstiden.' A ceiling, and also bounded by the contract and the passport. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[482][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 4 a §: the permit period may be extended if the employment meets 6 kap. 2 § forsta stycket. | employment only as of 2026-08-22[482][488] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § forsta stycket 1 (Lag 2026:1142): a permanent permit may be granted to someone who has held 'uppehallstillstand for arbete' for a combined four years in the last seven. 5 kap. 7 § adds two conditions – self-support and no doubt as to expected vandel – and the fifth paragraph excludes time held on a work permit granted after a refused asylum claim. |
| Yes as of 2025-02-25[482] | application: SEK 2,200 as of 2025-02-25[482] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[482][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 §: the permit may be given to an alien 'som har ett anstallningsavtal'. Migrationsverket requires the contract to be signed by both parties and forbids combining two jobs to meet the conditions. |
| Yes as of 2025-01-30[482] Unlike every other Swedish work route, this one is gated on labour-market conditions: the occupation must appear on the published list of occupations experiencing a labour shortage, and the employer must show an urgent need for the applicant's skills. The test is a shortage test, not a resident-labour-availability test, and it governs only whether the application may be made from inside Sweden – the underlying permit is the ordinary 6 kap. 2 § one. | Yes as of 2025-02-25[482] The employer starts the application in the e-service and supplies the terms of employment; the applicant only completes their half after the employer has filed. The employer must also have taken out health, life, industrial-injury and occupational-pension insurance by the time work starts. 6 kap. 2 c § lets the permit be refused for the employer's own conduct. |
| Sweden Artists | Active as of 2026-08-22[456][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] The work permit itself is an arbetstillstand, but it is issued together with a tidsbegransat uppehallstillstand under 5 kap. 10 §; what the holder lives on is a residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-22[456][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 a §: 'Ett arbetstillstand enligt 2 § forsta stycket far inte ges for langre tid an tva ar. Det far heller inte avse langre tid an anstallningstiden.' A ceiling, and also bounded by the contract and the passport. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[456][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 4 a §: the permit period may be extended if the employment meets 6 kap. 2 § forsta stycket. | employment only as of 2026-08-22[456][488] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § forsta stycket 1 (Lag 2026:1142): a permanent permit may be granted to someone who has held 'uppehallstillstand for arbete' for a combined four years in the last seven. 5 kap. 7 § adds two conditions – self-support and no doubt as to expected vandel – and the fifth paragraph excludes time held on a work permit granted after a refused asylum claim. |
| Yes as of 2025-02-25[456] | application: SEK 1,500 as of 2025-01-30[456] | Yes as of 2025-01-30[456] 'You must have an employment contract or contract' – the contract must state the tour plan, salary and the time and place of the engagement, and be signed by both the applicant and the organiser. |
| No as of 2026-08-22[456][487][488] | Yes as of 2025-02-25[456] The employer starts the application in the e-service and supplies the terms of employment; the applicant only completes their half after the employer has filed. The employer must also have taken out health, life, industrial-injury and occupational-pension insurance by the time work starts. 6 kap. 2 c § lets the permit be refused for the employer's own conduct. |
| Sweden Athletes and coaches | Active as of 2026-08-22[457][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] The work permit itself is an arbetstillstand, but it is issued together with a tidsbegransat uppehallstillstand under 5 kap. 10 §; what the holder lives on is a residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-22[457][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 a §: 'Ett arbetstillstand enligt 2 § forsta stycket far inte ges for langre tid an tva ar. Det far heller inte avse langre tid an anstallningstiden.' A ceiling, and also bounded by the contract and the passport. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[457][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 4 a §: the permit period may be extended if the employment meets 6 kap. 2 § forsta stycket. | employment only as of 2026-08-22[457][488] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § forsta stycket 1 (Lag 2026:1142): a permanent permit may be granted to someone who has held 'uppehallstillstand for arbete' for a combined four years in the last seven. 5 kap. 7 § adds two conditions – self-support and no doubt as to expected vandel – and the fifth paragraph excludes time held on a work permit granted after a refused asylum claim. |
| Yes as of 2025-02-25[457] | application: SEK 1,500 as of 2025-01-29[457] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[457][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 §: the permit may be given to an alien 'som har ett anstallningsavtal'. Migrationsverket requires the contract to be signed by both parties and forbids combining two jobs to meet the conditions. | No as of 2026-08-22[457][487][488] | Yes as of 2025-01-29[457] A written contract with a club or association affiliated to the Swedish Sports Confederation, signed by both parties, plus that Confederation's certificate. The employer/club is the counterparty; Migrationsverket does not describe an employer-started e-service for this route as it does for se-employee. | |
| Sweden Au pairs | Active as of 2026-08-22[458][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] Exempt from the work-permit requirement under Utlanningsforordning 5 kap. 2 § forsta stycket 6 a. | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-22[458][488] 5 b kap. 6 § tredje stycket: one year, or the shorter period the au pair work is to run. | No as of 2025-01-30[458] 'The permit cannot be extended.' 5 b kap. 17 § confirms the shape from the other side: it allows extension only for permits under 1-3 §§, which does not include the au pair permit under 6 §. | hours capped as of 2026-08-22[458][488] 5 b kap. 6 § forsta stycket 1-2: no more than 25 hours a week of childcare and light housework, and au pair work plus study together may not exceed 40 hours a week. The purpose of the stay is to learn Swedish and take part in Swedish culture; the holder must study Swedish for most of the non-working time. | No as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § enumerates the permit types whose time counts toward a permanent permit and an au pair permit is not among them. With a one-year non-renewable term the point is largely academic. | No as of 2025-01-30[458] 'No, your family cannot accompany you to Sweden if you are granted a residence permit as an au pair.' | application: SEK 1,500 as of 2025-01-30[458] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[458][488] A written au pair agreement with a host family in Sweden, which must itself state the four statutory conditions. | No as of 2026-08-22[488] None. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[458][488] The host family is the counterparty and must take out accident insurance covering accidents during working hours and work-caused illness; leisure-only accident cover is expressly not enough. 5 b kap. 12 § lets the permit be refused for the host unit's conduct. | ||
| Sweden Berry pickers | Closed as of 2026-05-29[459][487] | residence permit as of 2026-05-29[487] | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sweden Employees | Active as of 2026-08-22[460][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] The work permit itself is an arbetstillstand, but it is issued together with a tidsbegransat uppehallstillstand under 5 kap. 10 §; what the holder lives on is a residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-22[460][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 a §: 'Ett arbetstillstand enligt 2 § forsta stycket far inte ges for langre tid an tva ar. Det far heller inte avse langre tid an anstallningstiden.' A ceiling, and also bounded by the contract and the passport. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[460][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 4 a §: the permit period may be extended if the employment meets 6 kap. 2 § forsta stycket. | employment only as of 2026-08-22[460][488] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § forsta stycket 1 (Lag 2026:1142): a permanent permit may be granted to someone who has held 'uppehallstillstand for arbete' for a combined four years in the last seven. 5 kap. 7 § adds two conditions – self-support and no doubt as to expected vandel – and the fifth paragraph excludes time held on a work permit granted after a refused asylum claim. |
| Yes as of 2025-02-25[460] | application: SEK 2,200 as of 2025-02-25[460] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[460][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 §: the permit may be given to an alien 'som har ett anstallningsavtal'. Migrationsverket requires the contract to be signed by both parties and forbids combining two jobs to meet the conditions. |
| No as of 2026-08-22[460][487][488] | Yes as of 2025-02-25[460] The employer starts the application in the e-service and supplies the terms of employment; the applicant only completes their half after the employer has filed. The employer must also have taken out health, life, industrial-injury and occupational-pension insurance by the time work starts. 6 kap. 2 c § lets the permit be refused for the employer's own conduct. |
| Sweden EU Blue Cards | Active as of 2026-08-22[461][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] 6 a kap. 1 § grants an 'uppehalls- och arbetstillstand for hogkvalificerad anstallning (EU-blakort)' – one combined title. | 9 to 48 months as of 2026-08-22[461][488] Migrationsverket: 'The first time you are granted an EU Blue Card, it is valid for at least nine months and a maximum of four years.' The statute states the ceiling and the floor differently: 6 a kap. 5 § (Lag 2026:457) says the card 'ska galla for hogst fyra ar' and, where the employment is shorter than four years, at least the employment period plus three months – which produces the nine-month minimum only because 6 a kap. 1 § requires a contract of at least six months. Bounds form used because both ends are stated. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[461][488] 6 a kap. 6 §: the permit period may be extended on application. | employment only as of 2026-08-22[461][488] 'The card entitles you to work in Sweden for the employer and within the profession specified in your application.' A change of employer or profession is a reportable event under 6 a kap. 8 §. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § forsta stycket 3 (four of the last seven years) and, more usefully, andra stycket 2 (three years' continuous holding). 5 kap. 7 §'s self-support and vandel conditions apply. |
| Yes as of 2025-02-19[461] | application: SEK 2,000 as of 2025-02-19[461] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[461][488] 6 a kap. 1 §: a contract for highly qualified employment in Sweden with a term of at least six months, signed by both parties. |
| No as of 2026-08-22[461][488] 6 a kap. 1 § forsta stycket 4 requires only that 'rekryteringsforfarandet ar forenligt med Sveriges ataganden inom Europeiska unionen' – Union preference, not a domestic labour-market test. No shortage list, no vacancy-advertising duty. | Yes as of 2025-02-19[461] The employer starts the application in the e-service, as on se-employee. 6 a kap. 3 § 3 and 3 a § let the card be refused for the employer's own conduct – sanctions for illegal employment or tax misstatement, unmet social-security or labour obligations, or a business set up mainly to facilitate entry. |
| Sweden ICT permits | Active as of 2026-08-22[463][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] 6 b kap. 1 §: an 'uppehalls- och arbetstillstand for foretagsintern forflyttning av personal' – one combined title. | up to 3 years as of 2026-08-22[463][488] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[463][488] 6 b kap. 11 §: extendable up to the ceiling in 10 §. | employment only as of 2026-08-22[463][488] The permit exists for the intra-corporate transfer: the holder stays employed by the sending company outside the EEA and works for the host company in Sweden as manager, specialist or trainee. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § forsta stycket 4 counts a Swedish ICT permit toward the four-of-seven-years permanent permit. Worth reading against 6 b kap. 10 §: the route's own three-year ceiling means four years cannot be reached on ICT permits alone, so the counting matters only in combination with other permits. | Yes as of 2025-01-29[463] | application: SEK 2,000 as of 2025-01-29[463] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[463][488] 6 b kap. 1 §: an employment contract with the sending company outside the EEA and Switzerland, plus – for trainees – a traineeship agreement for the Swedish placement. The applicant must also have been employed by that company for at least three uninterrupted months before the transfer, and must be able to be moved back to a third-country unit of the same group afterwards. |
| No as of 2026-08-22[488] 6 b kap. contains no labour-market condition of any kind. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[463][488] The route is defined by the corporate relationship – sending company outside the EEA, host company in Sweden, same company or group. 6 b kap. 1 § tredje stycket 2 refuses the permit if the host company was set up mainly to facilitate entry. | |
| Sweden Long-term residents in another EU country | Active as of 2026-08-22[468][488] | residence permit as of 2025-09-18[468] | up to 5 years as of 2025-09-18[468] | Not established from a qualifying source[468] Not stated on the page in terms; the one-year student grant 'at a time' implies renewal for that case. Not established. | full as of 2026-08-22[468][487] Utlanningsforordning 5 kap. 1 § exempts the holder from the work-permit requirement outright, and Migrationsverket says the status lets its holder 'move to Sweden to work, start your own business, study or live on your own funds'. Employment and self-employment both, hence 'full'. The exemption extends to the spouse or cohabitant and to children under 21 or dependent. | Not established from a qualifying source[468][488] |
| Yes as of 2025-09-18[468] 'If your family also wants to live with you in Sweden, they can apply for a residence permit to do so.' | application: SEK 1,500 as of 2025-09-18[468] | No as of 2025-09-18[468] | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-22[487] None – the work-permit requirement does not apply at all. | No as of 2025-09-18[468] The applicant applies on their own behalf; no employer starts the case. |
| Sweden Look for work after completing research | Active as of 2026-08-22[465][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] | 12 to 18 months as of 2026-05-25[465][471][488] 5 b kap. 7 §: not shorter than one year and at most one year and six months. Migrationsverket: 'You can be granted a residence permit for one year, and for a maximum of one year and six months.' Both ends stated, so the bounds form is used. The upper end is new – before 11 June 2026 the term was a flat twelve months. | No as of 2025-02-03[465] 'The permit cannot be extended.' 5 b kap. 17 § allows extension only for 1-3 § permits. | none as of 2026-08-22[465][488] The permit is to look for work or investigate a business. Its own exit is generous: a holder who gets a research post with an approved principal and a hosting agreement may apply for se-researcher from inside Sweden, and 5 b kap. 15 § andra stycket 4 (Lag 2026:457) puts that in the statute. | No as of 2026-08-22[488] A 7 § permit is not among the types Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § counts. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[465][488] 5 b kap. 19 § covers holders of 1, 2 and 7 § permits, so family of a post-research job-seeker have the same 'ska beviljas' entitlement as family of a researcher. Migrationsverket: 'you must be granted a residence permit after completing research, and your family must have valid passports.' | application: SEK 1,500 as of 2025-02-03[465] | No as of 2026-08-22[465][488] | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-22[488] None. | No as of 2025-02-03[465] | |
| Sweden Look for work after completing your studies in Sweden | Active as of 2026-08-22[466][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] | up to 1 year as of 2026-08-22[466][488] | No as of 2026-08-22[488] 5 b kap. 17 § allows extension only for 1-3 § permits. | none as of 2026-08-22[466][488] A job-search permit. Its exits are unusually well signposted in statute: 5 b kap. 15 § andra stycket 4 lets the holder apply from inside Sweden for a research or doctoral permit, and se-students-who-found-work lets them switch to a work permit – at 75 per cent of the median rather than 90, since the exemption in Utlanningsforordning 5 kap. 6 b § reaches this permit through 5 kap. 18 § andra stycket 9. | No as of 2026-08-22[488] An 8 § permit is not among the types Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § counts. | Yes as of 2025-02-18[466] | application: SEK 1,500 as of 2025-02-18[466] | No as of 2026-08-22[466][488] | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-22[488] None. | No as of 2025-02-18[466] | |
| Sweden Look for work or start a business | Active as of 2026-08-22[464][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] 'Ett tidsbegransat uppehallstillstand' – a time-limited residence permit. | up to 9 months as of 2026-08-22[464][488] 5 kap. 9 § andra stycket: 'far inte beviljas for langre tid an nio manader', and never longer than the passport. | Not established from a qualifying source[464][488] | none as of 2026-08-22[464][488] The permit is to look for work or investigate starting a business, not to do either: 'If you get a job in Sweden during the permit period, you can apply for a work permit from within the country. You are not allowed to start working before you have applied for the new permit.' Once the work-permit application is filed the holder may work for that employer while it is processed. The business branch is more generous – having applied for a self-employed permit, the holder may run the business while it is processed. | No as of 2026-08-22[488] Not among the permit types Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § counts. It is a bridge to permits that are. | Not established from a qualifying source[464][488] | application: SEK 2,200 as of 2025-02-19[464] | No as of 2026-08-22[464][488] The route exists precisely for people who have none. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-22[488] None. | No as of 2025-02-19[464] | |
| Sweden Researchers | Active as of 2026-08-22[474][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] A residence permit only – Utlanningsforordning (2006:97) 5 kap. 2 § forsta stycket 6 a exempts holders of 5 b kap. 1-4 and 6-8 § permits from the work-permit requirement, so no separate arbetstillstand is issued or needed. | up to 4 years as of 2026-08-22[474][488] Migrationsverket: 'You can be granted a permit for a maximum of four years at a time, but not for longer than the hosting agreement is valid.' The statute sets a floor rather than a ceiling – 5 b kap. 1 § andra stycket: at least one year, or the shorter period the research is to run; at least two years where a Union or multilateral mobility programme applies. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[474][488] 5 b kap. 17 §: the permit period for a 1-3 § permit may be extended on application. | own activity only as of 2026-08-22[474][488] The permit is exempt from the work-permit requirement for the research it was granted for (Utlanningsforordning 5 kap. 2 § forsta stycket 6 a), and Migrationsverket requires at least 50 per cent of working hours to be research – teaching and administration in the research group do not count. No general labour-market access is granted. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § forsta stycket 2 and andra stycket 2. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[474][488] 5 b kap. 19 § is unusually strong: family members within 5 kap. 3 § forsta stycket 1-3 of a 1, 2 or 7 § permit holder 'ska beviljas uppehallstillstand' – shall, not may – for the same period as the principal's permit. | application: SEK 1,500 as of 2025-02-25[474] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[474][488] Not an employment contract but a hosting agreement (mottagningsavtal) with a research principal approved by the Swedish Research Council under lagen (2008:290). Recorded true because the route cannot be used without a named receiving institution; the instrument is a hosting agreement, which the field cannot distinguish from a contract. | Not recorded | No as of 2026-08-22[488] None in 5 b kap. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[474][488] The research principal must be approved by the Swedish Research Council and signs the hosting agreement. 5 b kap. 12 § lets the permit be refused for the host unit's own conduct – sanctions for illegal employment or tax misstatement, unmet social-security or labour obligations, a unit set up mainly to ease entry, or one in liquidation. | |
| Sweden Seafarers | Active as of 2026-08-22[475][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] The work permit itself is an arbetstillstand, but it is issued together with a tidsbegransat uppehallstillstand under 5 kap. 10 §; what the holder lives on is a residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-22[475][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 a §: 'Ett arbetstillstand enligt 2 § forsta stycket far inte ges for langre tid an tva ar. Det far heller inte avse langre tid an anstallningstiden.' A ceiling, and also bounded by the contract and the passport. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[475][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 4 a §: the permit period may be extended if the employment meets 6 kap. 2 § forsta stycket. | employment only as of 2026-08-22[475][488] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § forsta stycket 1 (Lag 2026:1142): a permanent permit may be granted to someone who has held 'uppehallstillstand for arbete' for a combined four years in the last seven. 5 kap. 7 § adds two conditions – self-support and no doubt as to expected vandel – and the fifth paragraph excludes time held on a work permit granted after a refused asylum claim. |
| Yes as of 2025-02-25[475] | application: SEK 2,200 as of 2025-02-25[475] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[475][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 §: the permit may be given to an alien 'som har ett anstallningsavtal'. Migrationsverket requires the contract to be signed by both parties and forbids combining two jobs to meet the conditions. |
| No as of 2026-08-22[475][487][488] | Yes as of 2025-02-25[475] The employer starts the application in the e-service and supplies the terms of employment; the applicant only completes their half after the employer has filed. The employer must also have taken out health, life, industrial-injury and occupational-pension insurance by the time work starts. 6 kap. 2 c § lets the permit be refused for the employer's own conduct. |
| Sweden Seasonal workers | Active as of 2026-08-22[476][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] 6 c kap. 1 § andra stycket splits the title by length: a bare arbetstillstand for sasongsarbete for stays up to 90 days, and a combined uppehalls- och arbetstillstand above that. The enum records the longer form, which is the one a relocator meets. | up to 9 months as of 2026-08-22[476][488] 6 c kap. 9 § (Lag 2026:295): no longer than the employment and no longer than the passport, and the combined time on one or more seasonal permits may not exceed nine months in any twelve-month period. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[476][488] 6 c kap. 10 §: extendable up to the nine-month ceiling. 6 c kap. 8 § lets the holder keep working while an extension or a new seasonal application is pending. | employment only as of 2026-08-22[476][488] Seasonal work only: fixed-term employment in work that can be done only during part of the year for weather or natural reasons – agriculture, horticulture, hotels and restaurants, golf and ski resorts, tourism, amusement parks. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § forsta stycket 5 counts a Swedish seasonal permit toward the four-of-seven-years permanent permit. Read against the nine-months-in-twelve ceiling this is close to unreachable on seasonal permits alone: it would take a decade of consecutive maximum seasons. Recorded because the statute says so, with the arithmetic stated rather than left for a reader to hit. | Not established from a qualifying source[476][488] | application: SEK 2,000 as of 2025-02-25[476] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[476][488] 6 c kap. 1 §: a fixed-term contract as a seasonal worker with an employer established in Sweden, signed by both parties. |
| No as of 2026-08-22[488] 6 c kap. 2 § forsta stycket 5 requires only that the recruitment procedure be compatible with Sweden's EU commitments – Union preference, not a domestic shortage or availability test. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[476][488] 6 c kap. 6 § lets the permit be refused for the employer's own record – sanctions for illegal employment, tax misstatement, or failure toward previous seasonal workers. 6 c kap. 3 § regulates employer-provided housing directly: the rent may not be out of proportion to the salary or the standard, may not be deducted from wages outside the Set-off Act, must be set out in writing, and the accommodation must meet general safety and health rules. | |
| Sweden Students who have found work | Active as of 2026-08-22[477][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] The work permit itself is an arbetstillstand, but it is issued together with a tidsbegransat uppehallstillstand under 5 kap. 10 §; what the holder lives on is a residence permit. | up to 2 years as of 2026-08-22[477][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 a §: 'Ett arbetstillstand enligt 2 § forsta stycket far inte ges for langre tid an tva ar. Det far heller inte avse langre tid an anstallningstiden.' A ceiling, and also bounded by the contract and the passport. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[477][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 4 a §: the permit period may be extended if the employment meets 6 kap. 2 § forsta stycket. | employment only as of 2026-08-22[477][488] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[488] Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § forsta stycket 1 (Lag 2026:1142): a permanent permit may be granted to someone who has held 'uppehallstillstand for arbete' for a combined four years in the last seven. 5 kap. 7 § adds two conditions – self-support and no doubt as to expected vandel – and the fifth paragraph excludes time held on a work permit granted after a refused asylum claim. |
| Yes as of 2025-02-28[477] | application: SEK 2,200 as of 2025-02-28[477] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[477][488] Utlanningslag 6 kap. 2 §: the permit may be given to an alien 'som har ett anstallningsavtal'. Migrationsverket requires the contract to be signed by both parties and forbids combining two jobs to meet the conditions. |
| No as of 2026-08-22[477][487][488] | Yes as of 2025-02-28[477] The employer starts the application in the e-service and supplies the terms of employment; the applicant only completes their half after the employer has filed. The employer must also have taken out health, life, industrial-injury and occupational-pension insurance by the time work starts. 6 kap. 2 c § lets the permit be refused for the employer's own conduct. |
| Sweden Traineeships/internships conducted via an international exchange programme | Active as of 2025-02-03[479] | residence permit as of 2025-02-03[479] | up to 18 months as of 2025-02-03[479] 'You can be granted a residence permit for the time you are being offered a traineeship/internship … for one or more periods for a maximum of 18 months.' Identical ceiling to the higher-education traineeship route. | Not established from a qualifying source[479] Not stated. The eighteen-month ceiling is expressed across 'one or more periods', which implies successive grants rather than extension, but the page does not say so. | own activity only as of 2025-02-03[479] The traineeship offered through the exchange programme. A placement related to higher education goes to se-traineeship-higher-education even if arranged through an exchange organisation; one that is neither goes to se-employee. | Not established from a qualifying source[479][488] |
| Not established from a qualifying source[479] Not mentioned on the page. | application: SEK 1,500 as of 2025-02-03[479] | Yes as of 2025-02-03[479] 'You must have a written offer of a traineeship/internship' and 'You must receive a salary/wages from your employer.' | Not recorded | No as of 2025-02-03[479] | Yes as of 2025-02-03[479] Two counterparties, not one: the exchange organisation or the bilateral agreement supplies the route, and a Swedish employer supplies the paid placement. |
| Sweden Traineeships/internships within the context of higher education | Active as of 2026-08-22[480][488] | residence permit as of 2026-08-22[488] Exempt from the work-permit requirement under Utlanningsforordning 5 kap. 2 § forsta stycket 6 a. | up to 18 months as of 2026-08-22[480][488] 5 b kap. 4 § tredje stycket: eighteen months, or the shorter period the traineeship is to run. Migrationsverket states the same ceiling as a lifetime one – 'for one or more periods for a maximum of 18 months'. | No as of 2026-08-22[480][488] 5 b kap. 17 § allows extension only for permits under 1-3 §§; a 4 § traineeship permit is outside it. The eighteen-month ceiling may be reached across several periods, but each is a fresh grant. | own activity only as of 2026-08-22[480][488] The traineeship only, and it must be in the same field and at the same qualification level as the degree being taken or already held. An unpaid placement is not this route at all – Migrationsverket sends those to a visitor's permit – and a placement unrelated to the applicant's education goes to se-employee. | No as of 2026-08-22[488] Not among the permit types Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § counts. | Not established from a qualifying source[480][488] Not mentioned on the page. 5 b kap. 19 § grants family permits to holders of 1, 2 and 7 § permits – research and post-research – and does not name 4 §. Recorded unknown rather than false because the page is silent rather than negative. | application: SEK 1,500 as of 2025-02-03[480] | Yes as of 2026-08-22[480][488] A written traineeship agreement, whose five required contents 5 b kap. 4 § andra stycket sets out. |
| No as of 2026-08-22[488] None. | Yes as of 2026-08-22[480][488] A named host unit signs the traineeship agreement; 5 b kap. 12 § lets the permit be refused for that unit's own conduct. | |
| Sweden Working holiday visa for young people | Active as of 2025-02-19[483] | residence permit as of 2025-02-19[483] Migrationsverket describes the outcome as a residence permit throughout, despite the page name saying 'visa'. | up to 1 year as of 2025-02-19[483] 'You can be granted a residence permit for a maximum of one year.' | No as of 2025-02-19[483] 'A residence permit for a working holiday cannot be extended.' | full as of 2025-02-19[483] 'When you are in Sweden, you are allowed to work, but the work must not be the main purpose of your trip to Sweden and must end when your permit expires.' Unrestricted as to employer or occupation, hence 'full'; the purpose condition is a limit on the stay, not on the kind of work. | No as of 2026-08-22[488] Not among the permit types Utlanningslag 5 kap. 5 § counts, and non-renewable at one year. |
| Not established from a qualifying source[483] Not mentioned on the page. The route is built for a single young person and the agreements are individual, but no statement that family may not accompany was located – recorded unknown rather than false. | application: SEK 1,500 as of 2025-02-19[483] | No as of 2025-02-19[483] No job offer and no employer. The permit is granted on citizenship, age, funds, a return ticket and insurance; work is permitted afterwards but is not the ground. | Not recorded | No as of 2025-02-19[483] | Not recorded |
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- [1] AuslBG § 12 — Besonders Hochqualifizierte (admission as a key worker on the Anlage A points test)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2022-10-01 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [2] AuslBG § 12a — Fachkräfte in Mangelberufen (admission on the Anlage B points test and the Fachkräfteverordnung)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [3] AuslBG § 12b — Sonstige Schlüsselkräfte und Studienabsolventen (Anlage C points test; pay floor of 50 vH of the monthly maximum contribution basis)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2022-10-01 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [4] AuslBG § 12c — Blaue Karte EU (single multiple of the average Austrian gross annual salary; ICT experience alternative)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2022-10-01 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [5] AuslBG § 12d — Stammmitarbeiter (two calendar years of registered seasonal employment, German A1, open-ended contract offer)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-04-21 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [6] AuslBG § 20d — Zulassungsverfahren for the Red-White-Red Card, EU Blue Card, Niederlassungsbewilligung – Künstler and Grenzgänger permission, including the four-week AMS deadline and the six-month post-unemployment job-search period (version in force from 7 August 2026)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [7] AuslBG § 20e — Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus (the 21-of-24-months employment condition and the six-week AMS deadline) (version in force from 7 August 2026)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [8] FPG § 20 — Form und Wirkung der Visa D, including the Visum zum Zweck der Arbeitssuche and its six-month maximum (version in force from 12 June 2026)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-12 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [9] FPG § 24 — Sonderbestimmungen zur Erteilung von Visa zu Erwerbszwecken (the closed list of visa categories that permit gainful activity)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2022-10-01 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [10] Blaue Karte EU — EU Blue Card: 2026 minimum gross annual salary of EUR 55,678, ICT experience alternative, 24-month validity, fees
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 · Archived copy - [11] Familienzusammenführung — family reunification: definition of family member, which title each sponsor category yields, the quota rule, 'Deutsch vor Zuzug' A1 requirement, 2026 equalisation supplement reference rates, fees
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 · Archived copy - [12] StudienabsolventInnen — twelve-month job-search/business-founding extension of the Student residence permission and the Red-White-Red Card for graduates of Austrian higher education
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 · Archived copy - [13] Sonstige Schlüsselkräfte — Red-White-Red Card for Other Key Workers: Anlage C points table, minimum 55 points, 2026 minimum monthly gross pay of EUR 3,465, fees
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 · Archived copy - [14] Permanent immigration — Red-White-Red Card groups and general requirements for issuing residence permits (incl. the equalisation supplement reference rate from 1 January 2026)
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [15] Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus — qualifying cases, one-year validity, three-year validity on Module 1 plus two years' settlement, fees
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 · Archived copy - [16] Fachkräfte in Mangelberufen — Red-White-Red Card for Skilled Workers in Shortage Occupations: Anlage B points table, minimum 55 points, Fachkräfteverordnung, fees
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 · Archived copy - [17] StammmitarbeiterInnen — Red-White-Red Card for registered seasonal core staff: two-year seasonal-employment history, German A1, permanent contract, fees
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 · Archived copy - [18] Temporärer Aufenthalt — the Aufenthaltsbewilligung (temporary residence permission) catalogue: general conditions, 2026 equalisation supplement reference rates including the reduced rates for pupils and students, labour-market access for pupils and students
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 · Archived copy - [19] Besonders Hochqualifizierte — Red-White-Red Card for Very Highly Qualified Workers and the Job-Seeker Visa: Anlage A points table, minimum 70 points, fees
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 · Archived copy - [20] Very Highly Qualified Workers — English-language version of the same route page (states an itemised Red-White-Red Card fee of EUR 156 + EUR 26 + EUR 20 and equalisation supplement reference rates dated 1 January 2024)
migration.gv.at — joint portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [21] NAG § 11 — Allgemeine Voraussetzungen für einen Aufenthaltstitel (incl. Abs. 5: subsistence measured against the § 293 ASVG reference rates)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [22] NAG § 13 — Niederlassungsverordnung (the annual quota ordinance and the exhaustive list of quota-bound residence titles)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [23] NAG § 20 — Gültigkeitsdauer von Aufenthaltstiteln (12-month default, three-year issue after Module 1, five-year long-term-resident document, EEA absence rule)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [24] NAG § 41 — Aufenthaltstitel „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte“ (version in force from 7 August 2026)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [25] NAG § 41a — Aufenthaltstitel „Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte plus“ (version in force from 7 August 2026)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [26] NAG § 42 — Aufenthaltstitel „Blaue Karte EU“ (version in force from 7 August 2026)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [27] NAG § 43a — „Niederlassungsbewilligung – Künstler“ (version in force from 7 August 2026)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [28] NAG § 43b — „Niederlassungsbewilligung – Sonderfälle unselbständiger Erwerbstätigkeit“
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2021-03-23 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [29] NAG § 43c — „Niederlassungsbewilligung – Forscher“
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2018-09-01 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [30] NAG § 45 — Aufenthaltstitel „Daueraufenthalt – EU“
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [31] NAG § 46 — Bestimmungen über die Familienzusammenführung (version in force from 7 August 2026)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [32] NAG § 64 — Aufenthaltsbewilligung als Student (version in force from 7 August 2026)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [33] Niederlassungs- und Aufenthaltsgesetz (NAG) § 8 — Arten und Form der Aufenthaltstitel (consolidated federal law, version in force on the access date)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [34] „Blaue Karte EU“ – Antrag — EU Blue Card application: conditions, validity, employer change, eight-week statutory decision period, EUR 218 application fee
oesterreich.gv.at — Austrian federal digital-services portal (content responsibility: Federal Ministry of the Interior) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [35] Höchstbeitragsgrundlage — glossary entry stating the 2026 maximum social-insurance contribution basis of EUR 6,930 gross per month (EUR 231 per day)
oesterreich.gv.at — Austrian federal digital-services portal (content responsibility: Federal Ministry of the Interior) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-01 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [36] Staatsbürgerschaftsgesetz 1985 (StbG) § 10 — Verleihung (ten years' lawful residence, five of them settled; renunciation rule; constitutional discretionary limb in Abs. 6)
Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-12 - [37] Loi du 15 décembre 1980 sur l'accès au territoire, le séjour, l'établissement et l'éloignement des étrangers — consolidated text (Justel), updated to 24 June 2026
Service public fédéral Justice (Moniteur belge / Justel) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-24 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [38] Remuneration minimum – permis unique
Bruxelles Economie et Emploi / Brussel Economie en Werkgelegenheid, Service public regional de Bruxelles · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-19 - [39] Contribution fee
Immigration Office (Office des Etrangers / Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken), FPS Home Affairs · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [40] Stable, regular and adequate means of subsistence
Immigration Office (Office des Etrangers / Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken), FPS Home Affairs · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [41] Contribution fee indexation
Immigration Office (Office des Etrangers / Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken), FPS Home Affairs · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [42] Search year after higher studies
Immigration Office (Office des Etrangers / Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken), FPS Home Affairs · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [43] Single permit
Immigration Office (Office des Etrangers / Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken), FPS Home Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [44] Sufficient means of subsistence (students and search year)
Immigration Office (Office des Etrangers / Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken), FPS Home Affairs · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [45] Work – third-country nationals
Immigration Office (Office des Etrangers / Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken), FPS Home Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [46] Minister raises minimum financial requirements for non-EU students in Belgium
European Migration Network – Belgian National Contact Point (Immigration Office, FPS Home Affairs) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-04 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [47] Een buitenlander in Vlaanderen tewerkstellen: Europese blauwe kaart
Government of Flanders (Vlaamse overheid), Department of Work and Social Economy · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [48] Een buitenlander in Vlaanderen tewerkstellen: hooggeschoolde
Government of Flanders (Vlaamse overheid), Department of Work and Social Economy · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [49] Een buitenlander in Vlaanderen tewerkstellen: intra-corporate transferee
Government of Flanders (Vlaamse overheid), Department of Work and Social Economy · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [50] Een buitenlander in Vlaanderen tewerkstellen: middengeschoolde functie
Government of Flanders (Vlaamse overheid), Department of Work and Social Economy · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [51] Een buitenlander in Vlaanderen tewerkstellen: onderzoeker met gastovereenkomst
Government of Flanders (Vlaamse overheid), Department of Work and Social Economy · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [52] Een buitenlander in Vlaanderen tewerkstellen: seizoenarbeiders
Government of Flanders (Vlaamse overheid), Department of Work and Social Economy · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [53] Wetgeving – een buitenlander in Vlaanderen tewerkstellen
Government of Flanders (Vlaamse overheid), Department of Work and Social Economy · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [54] Carte bleue europeenne
Service public de Wallonie – Emploi et Formation professionnelle · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [55] Personnel hautement qualifie
Service public de Wallonie – Emploi et Formation professionnelle · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [56] Autorisations de travail et permis de travail B : seuils salariaux a respecter par les employeurs
Service public de Wallonie – Emploi et Formation professionnelle · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-10 · Accessed 2026-08-13 - [57] Разрешаване на продължително пребиваване на чужденци — информация за предоставяне на услуга
Администрация на Министерския съвет — Административен регистър (ИИСДА) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [58] Режим 1271: Издаване на разрешение за работа на работници-граждани на трети държави в Република България (Административен регистър, услуга на Агенцията по заетостта)
Администрация на Министерския съвет / Агенция по заетостта · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [59] Постановление № 286 от 12 декември 2025 г. за изменение и допълнение на нормативни актове (изм. и доп. на Правилника за прилагане на Закона за чужденците в Република България)
Държавен вестник · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-16 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [60] Вътрешнокорпоративен трансфер
Министерство на труда и социалната политика · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [61] Общ режим за работа на граждани на трети държави в България
Министерство на труда и социалната политика · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [62] Сезонна заетост
Министерство на труда и социалната политика · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [63] Синя карта на Европейския съюз
Министерство на труда и социалната политика · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [64] Закон за чужденците в Република България (консолидиран текст)
Министерство на иновациите и растежа (публикуван текст на закона) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2022-03-18 · Accessed 2026-08-25 · Amended by bg-dv-zid-zchrb-52-2025 - [65] Закон за трудовата миграция и трудовата мобилност (консолидиран текст, PDF)
Министерство на труда и социалната политика · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [66] Press Release by the Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection of the Republic of Cyprus on the EU Blue Card
Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-04 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [67] Εταιρείες Ξένων Συμφερόντων
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [68] Family members of third country nationals employed at companies of foreign interests
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [69] Companies of Foreign Interests — Legislation and policy
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [70] Companies of Foreign Interests — Procedure for application submission for entry and residence, processing time and maximum duration of residence
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [71] Domestic work (DW)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [72] Οικιακή απασχόληση (DW)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [73] Employment – other cases (non-single permit – NSP)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [74] Απασχόληση – άλλες περιπτώσεις (μη ενιαία άδεια – NSP)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [75] EU Blue Card
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [76] Μπλε Κάρτα της ΕΕ
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [77] Family members of certain third country nationals that are legally residing in Cyprus (FR family reunification)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-29 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [78] Intra-corporate Transfer
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [79] Ενδοεταιρική Μετάθεση
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [80] Immigration Permits
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-29 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [81] Άδειες Μετανάστευσης
Τμήμα Μετανάστευσης, Υφυπουργείο Μετανάστευσης και Διεθνούς Προστασίας · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [82] Family members of immigration permit holders
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [83] Researchers
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-02 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [84] Ερευνητές
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-02 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [85] Seasonal work (ESW)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [86] Εποχιακή εργασία (ESW)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [87] Remunerated employment (single permit – GEN)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [88] Μισθωτή απασχόληση (ενιαία άδεια – GEN)
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [89] Students
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [90] Φοιτητές
Migration Department, Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-31 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [91] Blue Card
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-27 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [92] Long-term Residence Permit for Cultural Purposes
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-24 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Archived copy - [93] Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for Cultural Purposes
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-22 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [94] Employee Card
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-21 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [95] Long-term Residence Permit for the Purpose of Family Reunification
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-15 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Archived copy - [96] Intra-company Employee Transfer Card
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-27 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [97] Intra-company Employee Transfer Card of another EU Member State
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-27 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Archived copy - [98] Long-term Residence Permit for the Purpose of Seeking Employment or Starting a Business
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-01 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Archived copy - [99] Long-term Residence Permit of a Resident of Another EU Member State
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-01 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Archived copy - [100] Long-term Residence Permit for the Purpose of Scientific Research
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-24 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Archived copy - [101] Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for the Purpose of Seasonal Employment
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-22 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [102] Special Work Visa
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-28 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Archived copy - [103] Long-term Residence Permit for Sports Purposes
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-24 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [104] Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for Sports Purposes
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-22 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Archived copy - [105] Visa for a Stay Longer than 90 Days for the Purpose of a Working Holiday
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-27 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Archived copy - [106] Navýšení mzdy pro modré karty a nové formuláře čestného prohlášení
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-04-16 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [107] Narizeni vlady o maximalnim poctu zadosti – zamestnani a podnikani (Government Regulation No. 220/2019 Coll., as amended, with the per-mission tables)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-30 · Accessed 2026-08-22 · Archived copy - [108] Visa Fees
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [109] Sdělení Ministerstva práce a sociálních věcí č. 44/2026 Sb., o výši průměrné hrubé roční mzdy v České republice za rok 2025 pro účely vydávání modrých karet
Sbírka zákonů a mezinárodních smluv (e-Sbírka) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-24 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [110] Zakon c. 326/1999 Sb., o pobytu cizincu na uzemi Ceske republiky a o zmene nekterych zakonu – consolidated text
Ministerstvo vnitra CR / e-Sbirka · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-12 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [111] Zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., o zaměstnanosti (consolidated text in force from 1 July 2026)
Sbírka zákonů a mezinárodních smluv (e-Sbírka) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-01 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [112] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 1 – Zweck des Gesetzes; Anwendungsbereich (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [113] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 18 – Grundsatz der Fachkräfteeinwanderung; allgemeine Bestimmungen (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [114] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 18a – Fachkräfte mit Berufsausbildung (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [115] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 18b – Fachkräfte mit akademischer Ausbildung (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [116] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 18c – Niederlassungserlaubnis für Fachkräfte (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [117] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 18d – Forschung (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [118] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 18g – Blaue Karte EU (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [119] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 19 – ICT-Karte für unternehmensintern transferierte Arbeitnehmer (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [120] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 20 – Suche nach einer Erwerbstätigkeit (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [121] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 20a – Chancenkarte (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [122] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 20b – Punktesystem für die Chancenkarte (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [123] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 29 – Familiennachzug zu Ausländern (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [124] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 30 – Ehegattennachzug (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [125] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 32 – Kindernachzug (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [126] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 36 – Nachzug der Eltern und sonstiger Familienangehöriger (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [127] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 4a – Zugang zur Erwerbstätigkeit (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [128] Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 51 – Beendigung der Rechtmäßigkeit des Aufenthalts (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [129] Aufenthaltsverordnung (AufenthV) § 41 – Vergünstigung für bestimmte Staatsangehörige (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [130] Aufenthaltsverordnung (AufenthV) § 45 – Gebühren Aufenthaltserlaubnis (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 · Archived copy - [131] Aufenthaltsverordnung (AufenthV) § 46 – Gebühren Visum (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [132] Freizügigkeitsgesetz/EU (FreizügG/EU) § 1 – Anwendungsbereich (consolidated)
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [133] EU Blue Card
Make it in Germany (Federal Government portal for skilled workers) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [134] Spouses joining citizens of non-EU countries
Make it in Germany (Federal Government portal for skilled workers) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [135] Job search opportunity card Germany
Make it in Germany (Federal Government portal for skilled workers) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [136] Visa for research
Make it in Germany (Federal Government portal for skilled workers) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [137] Visa for studying
Make it in Germany (Federal Government portal for skilled workers) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [138] Work visa for qualified professionals
Make it in Germany (Federal Government portal for skilled workers) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [139] Sozialversicherungs-Rechengrößenverordnung 2026 § 4 – Beitragsbemessungsgrenzen in der Rentenversicherung
Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris (gesetze-im-internet.de) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [140] Accompanying family members to students, PhDs and persons having or applying for a residence permit to obtain a Danish authorisation
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-29 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [141] Accompanying family member to an employee
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-23 · Accessed 2026-08-20 · Archived copy - [142] Establishment card – extension
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [143] Fast-Track Scheme
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-21 · Accessed 2026-08-20 · Archived copy - [144] Guest researcher
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [145] Herdsmen and farm managers
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-29 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [146] Internship
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-10 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [147] Job seeking residence permit for 3 years after a completed educational programme
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [148] Job seeking residence permit for 6 months after a completed educational programme
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [149] Job seeking permit
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-18 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [150] Labour Market Attachment
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-01 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [151] Mobile workplaces at sea
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-29 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [152] New possibilities in the areas of work and study from 1 April 2023
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2023-04-01 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [153] Working Holiday – Chile and Argentina
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-02-27 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [154] The Pay Limit Scheme
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 · Archived copy - [155] The Positive List for People with a Higher Education
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-17 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [156] The Positive List for Skilled Work
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-03 · Accessed 2026-08-20 · Archived copy - [157] Researchers
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 · Archived copy - [158] Special individual qualifications – other qualifications
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [159] The Supplementary Pay Limit Scheme
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 · Archived copy - [160] Work permit during the job seeking period
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [161] Work schemes in SIRI – an overview
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-06 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [162] Working Holiday – Australia, Canada, New Zealand or South Korea
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-03 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [163] Working Holiday – Argentina
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [164] Working Holiday – Chile
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [165] Working Holiday for Japanese citizens
Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-26 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [166] Bekendtgoerelse af udlaendingeloven (Aliens Act, consolidated), LBK nr 1183 af 25/09/2025
Udlaendinge- og Integrationsministeriet / Retsinformation · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-09-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [167] Apply for a permanent residence permit
The Danish Immigration Service · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-07 · Accessed 2026-08-19 - [168] Aliens Act (Välismaalaste seadus), consolidated text, official English translation
Riigi Teataja (State Gazette), Republic of Estonia · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-29 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [169] Working in Estonia (state portal article, text by the Police and Border Guard Board)
Riigiportaal eesti.ee / Police and Border Guard Board · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-04-15 · Accessed 2026-08-08 · Archived copy - [170] Tähtajalise elamisloa ja selle pikendamise ning pikaajalise elaniku elamisloa ja selle taastamise taotlemise kord ning legaalse sissetuleku määrad (Minister of the Interior Regulation), consolidated text
Siseminister (Minister of the Interior), published in Riigi Teataja (State Gazette), Republic of Estonia · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-19 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [171] Residence permit for employment — for foreign nationals
Police and Border Guard Board · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [172] Elamisluba töötamiseks — välismaalasele
Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [173] Residence permit for a family member
Police and Border Guard Board (Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [174] State fee amounts – Residence permit and rights of residence
Police and Border Guard Board (Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet) · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2025-01-01 · Accessed 2026-08-08 · Archived copy - [175] State fee amounts – Residence permit card
Police and Border Guard Board (Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet) · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2025-01-01 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [176] Residence permit for a permanent resident – Long-term resident's residence permit
Police and Border Guard Board (Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [177] Valitsus kehtestas järgmise aasta sisserände piirarvuks 1292 inimest
Siseministeerium (Ministry of the Interior) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-11-06 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [178] Coming from abroad to work in Estonia
Labour Inspectorate (Tööinspektsioon) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-28 · Accessed 2026-08-08 · Archived copy - [179] Valitsuse 6.11.25 istungi kommenteeritud päevakord, item 4: establishment of the 2026 immigration quota
Vabariigi Valitsus (Government of the Republic of Estonia) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-11-05 · Accessed 2026-08-08 - [180] Ley 14/2013, art. 76 (texto vigente) — API de legislación consolidada del BOE, bloque a76
Boletín Oficial del Estado — Datos Abiertos · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-05-10 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [181] Orden PJC/44/2026, de 27 de enero, por la que se determina el umbral salarial para la Tarjeta azul-UE
Boletín Oficial del Estado · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-30 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [182] Orden PJC/617/2025, de 13 de junio, por la que se establece el importe de las tasas por tramitación de autorizaciones administrativas y documentos de identidad en materia de inmigración y extranjería
Boletín Oficial del Estado · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2025-06-16 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [183] Hoja 1 – Autorización de estancia de larga duración para la realización de estudios superiores o de educación secundaria postobligatoria
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-11-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [184] Hoja 12 – Autorización inicial de residencia temporal y trabajo por cuenta ajena
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [185] Hoja 13 – Renovación de la autorización de residencia temporal y trabajo por cuenta ajena
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [186] Hoja 20 – Autorización de residencia para búsqueda de empleo o inicio de proyecto empresarial
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-09-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [187] Hoja 49 – Autorización de residencia de larga duración nacional
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [188] Hoja 50 – Autorización de residencia de larga duración UE
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [189] Hoja 66 – Autorización inicial de residencia y trabajo de profesionales altamente cualificados
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [190] Hoja 68 – Autorización de residencia temporal y trabajo para investigación
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [191] Formación en I+D+i (art. 72 Ley 14/2013) — Portal PRIE
Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa — Secretaría de Estado de Comercio · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [192] Ley 14/2013 – Sección de Movilidad Internacional, texto consolidado (PDF)
Programa de Residencia para Inversores y Emprendedores (PRIE), Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06 · Superseded by es-boe-ley-14-2013 - [193] Profesional Altamente Cualificado — Portal PRIE
Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa — Secretaría de Estado de Comercio · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [194] Traslado Empresarial (traslado intraempresarial) — Portal PRIE
Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa — Secretaría de Estado de Comercio · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [195] Criterio de gestión DGGM 2/2025 — duración de las autorizaciones de residencia de la Ley 14/2013
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones — Dirección General de Gestión Migratoria · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-16 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [196] Trabajadores que efectúen movimientos intraempresariales (arts. 73 a 75 Ley 14/2013) — UGE-CE
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones — Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [197] Umbral salarial — profesionales altamente cualificados y Tarjeta azul-UE (actualización junio 2026)
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones — Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [198] Laki kolmansien maiden kansalaisten maahantulon ja oleskelun edellytyksistä korkeaa osaamistasoa vaativaa työtä varten (erityisosaajalaki) 224/2024 (consolidated text)
Oikeusministeriö / Finlex · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-09 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [199] Laki kolmansien maiden kansalaisten maahantulon ja oleskelun edellytyksistä tutkimuksen, opiskelun, työharjoittelun ja vapaaehtoistoiminnan perusteella 719/2018 (consolidated text)
Oikeusministeriö / Finlex · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-22 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [200] Laki kolmansien maiden kansalaisten maahantulon ja oleskelun edellytyksistä yrityksen sisäisen siirron yhteydessä 908/2017 (consolidated text)
Oikeusministeriö / Finlex · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-23 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [201] Residence permit for athletes, coaches and referees
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [202] Residence permit application for au pair status
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [203] Residence permit for preparation of company's arrival in Finland and supervision of orders
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [204] Residence permit application for a consultant
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [205] Residence permit application for work in the field of culture or arts
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [206] Residence permit application for person with a degree completed in Finland
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 · Archived copy - [207] Residence permit application for an employed person (TTOL)
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 · Archived copy - [208] Residence permit application for persons applying for an EU Blue Card
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [209] Residence permit application for person applying EU Blue Card (superseded English-path duplicate)
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [210] Moving to Finland to be with a family member
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 · Archived copy - [211] First residence permit
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto, Migri) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [212] Residence permit application for intra-corporate transferee (ICT residence permit)
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [213] Income requirement for persons who apply for a residence permit on the basis of work
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto, Migri) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [214] Residence permit application on the basis of an intergovernmental agreement
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [215] Residence permit for employment with international organisations and cooperation between states
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [216] Residence permit application for internship
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [217] Application for students and researchers: residence permit to look for work or to start a business
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 · Archived copy - [218] Labour market test
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 · Archived copy - [219] Residence permit application for delivery of a machine or a system
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [220] Residence permit application for work in the field of mass media
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [221] Residence permit application for employment – intra-corporate transfer (Mobile ICT)
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [222] Permanent residence permits
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto, Migri) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [223] Residence permit application for an employee of a religious community
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [224] Residence permit application on the basis of research completed in Finland
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [225] Moving to Finland as a researcher
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [226] Residence permit types
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto, Migri) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-20 - [227] Seasonal work
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [228] Residence permit application for seasonal work
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [229] Residence permit application for persons employed as a specialist
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [230] Residence permit application for work in top or middle management
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [231] Residence permit application for visiting teacher, lecturer or instructor
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [232] Residence permit application for voluntary work
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [233] Residence permits on the basis of work
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [234] Coming to Finland for work
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [235] Residence permit application for Working Holiday
Finnish Immigration Service (Maahanmuuttovirasto) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-21 - [236] Ulkomaalaislaki 301/2004 (Aliens Act, consolidated text)
Oikeusministeriö / Finlex · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-22 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [237] CESEDA, Livre IV, Titre II, Chapitre I, Section 2 « Étranger talentueux » — articles L. 421-7 à L. 421-25 (texte consolidé)
Secrétariat général du Gouvernement — Légifrance · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-10 - [238] Carte de séjour ou VLS-TS – Recherche d'emploi/création d'entreprise (fiche F17319)
Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA) — Service Public · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-01 · Accessed 2026-08-10 - [239] Regroupement familial (fiche F11166)
Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA) — Service Public · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-01 · Accessed 2026-08-10 - [240] Carte de résident de longue durée-UE (étranger en France depuis 5 ans) (fiche F17359)
Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA), Premier ministre — Service Public · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-01 · Accessed 2026-08-10 - [241] Travail d'un étranger en France : carte de séjour – salarié/travailleur temporaire (fiche F15898)
Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA) — Service Public · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-01 · Accessed 2026-08-10 - [242] Smic (salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance) (fiche F2300)
Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA), Premier ministre — Service Public · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-01 · Accessed 2026-08-10 - [243] Carte talent : carte de séjour pluriannuelle d'un étranger en France (fiche F16922) — porteur de projet: conditions, pièces, coût, durée, famille
Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA), Premier ministre — Service Public · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-01 · Accessed 2026-08-10 · Archived copy - [244] Titres, cartes de séjour et documents de circulation pour étranger en France (dossier N110) — enumeration of French residence titles
Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA) — Service Public · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-02-10 · Accessed 2026-08-10 - [245] Council Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents
EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [246] Law 5275/2026 – promotion of legal migration policies and transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/1233 (full text reproduction)
e-nomothesia.gr · press · Tier 2 · Published 2026-02-06 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [247] EU Blue Card in Greece – EU Immigration Portal
European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [248] Law 5275/2026 – promotion of legal migration policies and transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/1233
EY Greece · law firm · Tier 2 · Published 2026-02-06 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [249] Law 5275/2026 – promotion of legal migration policies, transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/1233 (Government Gazette A' 17/06.02.2026)
National Printing House (et.gr) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-02-06 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [250] Law 5038/2023 – Migration Code (Government Gazette A' 81/01.04.2023)
National Printing House (et.gr) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-04-01 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [251] JMD 225679/2024 – sufficient resources amounts under L.5038/2023 (Government Gazette B' 5223/17.09.2024)
National Printing House (et.gr) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2024-09-17 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [252] Migration Code, Law 5038/2023 (Government Gazette A' 81/01.04.2023) – full text hosted by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum
Hellenic Ministry of Migration and Asylum · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2023-04-01 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [253] JMD 225679/2024 – determination of the level and means of proof of sufficient resources under L.5038/2023 (Gazette B' 5223/17.09.2024), copy hosted by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum
Hellenic Ministry of Migration and Asylum · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-09-17 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [254] Residence permit of a highly qualified employee ('E.1') following admission with a uniform visa or visa-free regime – initial granting
National Registry of Administrative Procedures (Mitos), Hellenic Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [255] Residence permit following approval of an invitation for dependent employment – initial granting ('E.4')
National Registry of Administrative Procedures (Mitos), Hellenic Republic · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [256] L.5275/2026: what changes for residence permits
Plati Law Firm · law firm · Tier 2 · Published 2026-02-06 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [257] Stay and work of highly-qualified third-country nationals
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-15 - [258] Potpredsjednik i ministar Božinović predstavio prijedlog izmjena i dopuna Zakona o strancima
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-06 · Accessed 2026-08-15 - [259] Temporary stay for the purpose of family reunification
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-15 - [260] Long-Term Residence and Permanent stay
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia (MUP) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-15 · Archived copy - [261] Radne dozvole – dozvole za boravak i rad
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia (MUP) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-15 · Archived copy - [262] Temporary stay of third-country nationals
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia (MUP) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-15 · Archived copy - [263] Uputa za elektroničko podnošenje zahtjeva za dozvole za boravak i rad državljana trećih zemalja
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia (MUP) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-15 - [264] Work of third-country nationals
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia (MUP) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-15 · Archived copy - [265] Pravilnik o izmjenama i dopunama Pravilnika o boravku državljana trećih zemalja, NN 43/2026
Narodne novine / Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-04-10 · Accessed 2026-08-15 - [266] Zakon o strancima (Aliens Act), NN 133/2020
Narodne novine (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia) / Hrvatski sabor · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2020-12-04 · Accessed 2026-08-15 · Amended by hr-zakon-o-strancima-114-22, hr-zakon-o-strancima-40-25, hr-zakon-o-strancima-55-26 - [267] Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima, NN 40/2025
Narodne novine / Hrvatski sabor · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-03-07 · Accessed 2026-08-15 - [268] Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima, NN 55/2026
Narodne novine / Hrvatski sabor · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-27 · Accessed 2026-08-15 - [269] EU Immigration Portal – EU Blue Card, Hungary
European Commission · international organisation · Tier 2 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [270] EU Immigration Portal – Hungary, family member
European Commission · international organisation · Tier 2 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [271] Hivatalos Ertesito 2025/49 – communication of the Minister for National Economy on the 2026 level of the minimum wage payable to third-country nationals employed with an EU Blue Card under s.3(1)-(2) of NGM Decree 44/2011. (XII. 16.)
Magyar Kozlony Lap- es Konyvkiado (official gazette publisher) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-10-30 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [272] Act XC of 2023 on the general rules for the admission and right of residence of third-country nationals – text published by the Government
Government of Hungary (kormany.hu) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [273] Residence permit applications
Embassy of Hungary in Beijing (MFA) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [274] Changes regarding employment with a residence permit for guest workers and residence permit for the purpose of employment
Embassy of Hungary in Cairo (MFA) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [275] Employment with a higher education / university degree
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-09-27 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [276] Employment without qualification
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-01-17 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [277] EU Blue Card
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-03 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [278] Tajekoztatok – Hungarian-language factsheet index (official permit designations)
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [279] Residence permit for the purpose of family reunification
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-10 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [280] Residence permit for guest workers
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-02 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [281] Residence permit for Hungarian Card
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-10 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [282] Residence Permit for the purpose of intra-corporate transfer and Permit for long-term mobility
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-11 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [283] Residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-03 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [284] National Card
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-03 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [285] Residence permit for the purpose of posted work
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-11 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [286] Procedural fees
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-03 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [287] The residence of the researcher and his/her family member
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-11 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [288] Residence permit for seasonal employment
National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP/OIF) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-03 · Accessed 2026-08-07 · Archived copy - [289] Types of employment permits
Citizens Information Board · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-02 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [290] Residence rights of family members
Citizens Information Board · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-11 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [291] Immigration rules for full-time non-EEA students
Citizens Information Board · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-04-16 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [292] Critical Skills Employment Permits — eligibility, remuneration, fee, renewals
Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [293] Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit — eligibility, duration, fee
Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [294] General Employment Permit — eligibility, remuneration, labour market needs test, fees, renewals
Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [295] Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permits — eligible positions, remuneration, duration, fees
Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [296] Types of employment permits — the nine permit types under the Employment Permits Act 2024
Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [297] Financial Thresholds for Non-EEA Family Reunification
Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-12 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [298] Join non-EEA family member — sponsor categories, application, processing time, supporting documents
Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [299] Long Term Residency — conditions and eligibility
Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-06 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [300] Third level graduate programme — conditions, duration of permission, fee
Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-03-28 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [301] DPCM 2 ottobre 2025 – Programmazione dei flussi d'ingresso 2026-2028 (GU Serie Generale n. 240, 15-10-2025)
Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri (PDF hosted by Ministero dell'Interno) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-10-15 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [302] DPR 394/1999, art. 13 – Rinnovo del permesso di soggiorno (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [303] DPR 394/1999, art. 14 – Conversione del permesso di soggiorno (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [304] Circolare INPS n. 153 del 19-12-2025, Allegato 2 – importi pensioni e assegno sociale 2026
INPS · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-19 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [305] Carta blu Ue, le nuove regole per i lavoratori stranieri piu' qualificati
Portale Integrazione Migranti (Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [306] Ingressi e soggiorno per lavoro – approfondimento
Portale Integrazione Migranti (Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [307] La nuova carta blu Italia
LEXIA Avvocati (italianvisa.it) · law firm · Tier 2 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [308] Decreto Flussi 2026-2028: quote, click day e nulla osta
Studio Legale Avv. Francesco Lombardini · law firm · Tier 2 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [309] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 22 – Lavoro subordinato a tempo determinato e indeterminato (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [310] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 23 – Corsi di istruzione e formazione professionale nei Paesi di origine (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [311] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 27-quater – Ingresso e soggiorno per lavoratori altamente qualificati. Rilascio della Carta blu UE (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [312] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 27-quinquies – Ingresso e soggiorno nell'ambito di trasferimenti intra-societari (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [313] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 28 – Diritto all'unita familiare (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [314] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 29 – Ricongiungimento familiare (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [315] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 30 – Permesso di soggiorno per motivi familiari (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [316] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 5 – Permesso di soggiorno (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [317] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 9 – Permesso di soggiorno UE per soggiornanti di lungo periodo (consolidated, in force)
Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [318] EU long-term residence permit
Welcome Office Friuli Venezia Giulia (Regione Autonoma FVG) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [319] Lietuvos Respublikos investicijų įstatymas (Law on Investments) No. VIII-1312, consolidated text in force from 2 November 2025
Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (e-seimas.lrs.lt consolidated-law service) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-11-02 · Accessed 2026-08-17 · Archived copy - [320] Paskelbti nauji kalendorinių metų darbo užmokesčio dydžiai – new calendar-year average monthly gross wage figures, 12 May 2026
Migracijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-12 · Accessed 2026-08-17 - [321] Išnaudota šiems metams numatyta į Lietuvą dirbti atvykstančių užsieniečių kvota
Migracijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-02 · Accessed 2026-08-18 - [322] Valstybės rinkliavų sąrašas – Leidimai gyventi (state fee schedule for residence permits)
Migracijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2024-07-11 · Accessed 2026-08-22 · Archived copy - [323] Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministro 2007 m. sausio 29 d. įsakymas Nr. A1-22 dėl pragyvenimo Lietuvos Respublikoje lėšų dydžio nustatymo
Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministras (e-seimas.lrs.lt) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2007-01-29 · Accessed 2026-08-17 · Archived copy - [324] Įsakymas Nr. A1-723 dėl užsieniečių įdarbinimo kvotos 2026 metams patvirtinimo
Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerija · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-10 · Accessed 2026-08-18 - [325] Patvirtinta: MMA nuo 2026 m. – 1153 eurai
Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerija · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-10-16 · Accessed 2026-08-17 - [326] Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymas dėl užsieniečių teisinės padėties (Law on the Legal Status of Aliens) No. IX-2206, consolidated text in force 1 July 2026 – 31 October 2026
Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (e-seimas.lrs.lt consolidated-law service) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-01 · Accessed 2026-08-17 - [327] Staying in Luxembourg after completing studies – job search or business creation
Guichet.lu – State Information and Press Service, Luxembourg · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2023-09-01 · Accessed 2026-08-14 - [328] Applying for a residence permit for highly qualified workers (EU Blue Card)
Guichet.lu – State Information and Press Service, Luxembourg · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-03 · Accessed 2026-08-14 - [329] Applying for a residence permit for third-country researchers
Guichet.lu – State Information and Press Service, Luxembourg · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2023-07-10 · Accessed 2026-08-14 - [330] Applying for a residence permit as an intra-corporate transferee (ICT)
Guichet.lu – State Information and Press Service, Luxembourg · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2023-07-10 · Accessed 2026-08-14 - [331] Third-country national – stays of more than 3 months
Guichet.lu – State Information and Press Service, Luxembourg · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-14 - [332] Applying for a residence permit for third-country national salaried workers
Guichet.lu – State Information and Press Service, Luxembourg · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2023-07-10 · Accessed 2026-08-14 - [333] Applying for a residence permit for third-country trainees
Guichet.lu – State Information and Press Service, Luxembourg · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2023-07-10 · Accessed 2026-08-14 - [334] Version consolidée applicable au 12/06/2026 : Loi du 29 août 2008 portant sur la libre circulation des personnes et l'immigration
Journal officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (Legilux) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-12 · Accessed 2026-08-14 - [335] Imigrācijas likums (Immigration Law), consolidated text in force from 20 May 2026
Saeima / Latvijas Vēstnesis (likumi.lv consolidated-law service) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-16 - [336] Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr. 225 "Noteikumi par arzemniekam nepieciesamo finansu lidzeklu apmeru un finansu lidzeklu esibas konstatesanu"
Ministru kabinets / Latvijas Vestnesis (likumi.lv) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2024-02-08 · Accessed 2026-08-16 - [337] Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr. 55 "Noteikumi par arzemnieku nodarbinasanu"
Ministru kabinets / Latvijas Vestnesis (likumi.lv) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-01-01 · Accessed 2026-08-16 - [338] The long-term resident status of the European Community in Latvia
Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-24 · Accessed 2026-08-16 - [339] The necessary subsistence
Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-16 · Accessed 2026-08-16 - [340] Latvia temporarily suspends issuance of temporary residence permits to Russian and Belarusian citizens
Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2022-06-13 · Accessed 2026-08-16 - [341] How long may the residence permit be issued for?
Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2022-06-13 · Accessed 2026-08-16 - [342] State fee for issuing the residence permit
Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-18 · Accessed 2026-08-16 - [343] EU Blue Card
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-04-08 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [344] Checklist – New Application for Blue Card Worker
Identita · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [345] Non-EU Nationals – Employment Related Permits
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [346] Family Member residence permits
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [347] Policy on family members of third-country nationals who do not qualify for family reunification by means of the Family Reunification Regulations S.L. 217.06 (version 5.3)
Identita · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-04-04 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [348] Frequently Asked Questions – Expatriates – Non-EU Employment
Identita · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-27 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [349] Frequently Asked Questions – Expatriates – Study
Identita · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [350] Form N.03 – Stay for the purpose of job-searching or entrepreneurship (version 1.2)
Identita · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-08-18 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [351] Intra-Corporate Transferee Workers
Identita · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2025-08-01 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [352] Intra-Corporate Transferee Workers – Conditions
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-24 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [353] Key Employee Initiative
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [354] Checklist – New Application for Single Permit (KEI)
Identita · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [355] Key Employee Initiative – Who is eligible
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [356] Second phase of Malta's Labour Migration Policy
Identita · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-10-01 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [357] Expatriates Unit – Single Permit Pre-Departure Course
Identita · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [358] Seasonal Workers
Identita · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-24 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [359] Seasonal Workers – Conditions
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-24 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [360] Specialist Employee Initiative
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [361] Checklist – New Application for Single Permit (SEI)
Identita · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [362] Specialist Employee Initiative – Who is eligible
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [363] Specialist Employee Initiative – Application procedure
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [364] Single Permit
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [365] Single Permit Application
Identita · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [366] Single Permit – Documents required
Identita · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [367] Single Permit – Who is eligible
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [368] Single Permit – Application processing period
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [369] Renewal of Single Permit
Identita · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [370] Non-EU Nationals (TCNs) – employing third-country nationals
Jobsplus · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [371] Malta Labour Migration Policy (July 2025)
Government of Malta · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-01 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [372] Status of Long-term Residents (Third Country Nationals) Regulations (S.L. 217.05), consolidated text
Legislation Unit, Office of the State Advocate (Legislation Malta) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2021-03-11 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [373] Family Reunification Regulations (S.L. 217.06), consolidated text
Legislation Unit, Office of the State Advocate (Legislation Malta) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2010-07-22 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [374] Single Application Procedure for a Single Permit as regards Residence and Work and a Common Set of Rights for those Third-Country Workers legally residing in Malta Regulations (S.L. 217.17), consolidated text
Legislation Unit, Office of the State Advocate (Legislation Malta) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2015-02-12 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [375] Conditions of Entry and Stay of Third Country Nationals for the purpose of Employment as Seasonal Workers Regulations (S.L. 217.20), consolidated text
Legislation Unit, Office of the State Advocate (Legislation Malta) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2024-03-08 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [376] Conditions of Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals in the Framework of an Intra-Corporate Transfer Regulations (S.L. 217.21), consolidated text
Legislation Unit, Office of the State Advocate (Legislation Malta) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2017-01-30 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [377] Conditions of Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals for the Purposes of Research, Studies, Training and Voluntary Service in the Mobility Project for Young People: Voluntary Projects Regulations (S.L. 217.22), consolidated text
Legislation Unit, Office of the State Advocate (Legislation Malta) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2021-01-01 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [378] Conditions of the Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals for the Purpose of Highly Qualified Employment Regulations (S.L. 217.27), consolidated text
Legislation Unit, Office of the State Advocate (Legislation Malta) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-12-22 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [379] Malta Startup Residence Programme – Eligibility and Requirements, Version 4.2
Residency Malta Agency · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-08-27 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [380] Residente temporal por unidad familiar — requisitos
Consulado de México en Barcelona (SRE) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-17 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [381] Tipos de Visas solicitadas ante el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM)
Consulado General de México en Houston (SRE) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-07 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [382] Visas — requisitos por tipo (residente temporal y permanente)
Consulado de México en Yuma (SRE) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [383] ACUERDO por el que se reforman y adicionan los Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas que emiten las secretarías de Gobernación y de Relaciones Exteriores (DOF 15-05-2026)
Diario Oficial de la Federación (SEGOB/SRE) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-15 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [384] Mexico – New Visa Requirements and New Visa Category (GMS Flash Alert 2026-166)
KPMG International · law firm · Tier 2 · Published 2026-05-15 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [385] Ley de Migración (texto vigente, última reforma DOF 15-01-2026)
Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-15 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [386] Ley Federal de Derechos, arts. 8 y 22 (cuotas migratorias y consulares; última reforma DOF 07-11-2025)
Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2025-11-07 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [387] Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas que emiten las secretarías de Gobernación y de Relaciones Exteriores (DOF 25-07-2025)
Diario Oficial de la Federación (SEGOB/SRE) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-25 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy · Amended by mx-dof-reforma-lineamientos-2026 - [388] Reglamento de la Ley de Migración (última reforma DOF 23-05-2014)
Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2014-05-23 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy - [389] Acuerdo que reforma y adiciona los Lineamientos Generales para la expedición de visas — texto íntegro (mirror SIDOF)
Sistema de Información del Diario Oficial de la Federación (SEGOB) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-15 · Accessed 2026-08-04 - [390] Decision periods – statutory decision periods per application type
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND), Ministry of Justice and Security · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-06 · Accessed 2026-08-09 · Archived copy - [391] Residence permit for essential start-up personnel – pilot conditions and permit terms
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-03 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [392] European Blue Card residence permit – conditions, salary criterion and permit terms
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-15 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [393] Fees: costs of an application (leges)
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND), Ministry of Justice and Security · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-12 · Accessed 2026-08-09 · Archived copy - [394] Requirements that apply to everyone – general conditions for every regular residence permit
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-20 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [395] Highly skilled migrant – conditions, salary criterion and permit terms
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-28 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [396] Intra-corporate transferee residence permit (Directive 2014/66/EU) – conditions and permit terms
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-15 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [397] Kennismigrant – Dutch-language conditions page (official permit name)
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-28 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [398] Main residency – when the IND considers main residence moved abroad
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND), Ministry of Justice and Security · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-20 · Accessed 2026-08-09 · Archived copy - [399] Residence permit for minor child to stay with parent – conditions and permit terms
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-24 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [400] Residence permit for orientation year – conditions and permit terms
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-12 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [401] Paid employment: residence permit only – conditions and permit terms
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-04 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [402] Residence permit for partner – conditions, sponsor rules and permit terms
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-24 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [403] Permanent residence permit – conditions
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND), Ministry of Justice and Security · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-20 · Accessed 2026-08-09 · Archived copy - [404] Required amounts income requirements (normbedragen)
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND), Ministry of Justice and Security · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-13 · Accessed 2026-08-09 · Archived copy - [405] Residence permit researcher (Directive (EU) 2016/801) – conditions and permit terms
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-04 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [406] Single Permit: GVVA – conditions, labour market test and permit terms
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-04 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [407] Vreemdelingenbesluit 2000, artikel 3.30a (kennismigrant; consolidated text)
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties / overheid.nl (wetten.overheid.nl) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [408] Vreemdelingenbesluit 2000, artikel 3.42 (oriëntatiejaar / zoekjaar afgestudeerden; consolidated text)
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties / overheid.nl (wetten.overheid.nl) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-11 - [409] Vreemdelingenbesluit 2000, artikel 3.74 (voldoende middelen van bestaan; consolidated text)
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties / overheid.nl (wetten.overheid.nl) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-09 - [410] Decreto Legislativo 1582, que modifica el Decreto Legislativo 1350, Decreto Legislativo de Migraciones (texto de los artículos modificados, incl. art. 29 – tipos de calidades migratorias – y art. 38 – unidad migratoria familiar)
Diario Oficial El Peruano / Poder Ejecutivo · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-11-14 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [411] Decreto Legislativo 689, Ley para la contratación de trabajadores extranjeros (dado el 4 de noviembre de 1991; art. 5 sustituido por la Ley 26196). Copia publicada por el Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo en gob.pe
Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo (MTPE) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [412] Decreto Legislativo 689, Ley para la contratación de trabajadores extranjeros — copia del Centro de Documentación del Congreso de la República, con concordancias y notas de modificación (Ley 26196, Decreto Supremo 014-92-TR reglamento)
Congreso de la República del Perú · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [413] Decreto Supremo 002-2021-IN, que modifica el Reglamento del Decreto Legislativo 1350 (arts. 12, 31-34, 43, 47, 51, 56, 58, 63, 64, 65, 67, 75, 87, 88, 156, 190; incorpora arts. 86-A, 86-B, 92-A, 92-B) y el Reglamento de la Ley 26574, Ley de Nacionalidad
Diario Oficial El Peruano / Ministerio del Interior · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2021-03-24 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [414] Solicitar la aprobación del contrato de trabajo de personal extranjero — ficha del trámite, competencia de los gobiernos regionales; la constancia de aprobación tiene vigencia indeterminada
Plataforma del Estado Peruano (gob.pe) — Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo / gobiernos regionales · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2023-03-20 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [415] Solicitar calidad migratoria designado residente — ficha del procedimiento en la sede digital de MIGRACIONES
Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (MIGRACIONES), via gob.pe · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-06-17 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [416] Solicitar visa de calidad migratoria investigación residente — ficha del procedimiento en la sede digital de MIGRACIONES
Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (MIGRACIONES), via gob.pe · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-06-17 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [417] Cambiar calidad migratoria residente – Solicitar cambio a calidad migratoria permanente residente
Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (MIGRACIONES) / Plataforma del Estado Peruano · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-11-27 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [418] Solicitar calidad migratoria de residente para religioso — ficha del procedimiento en la sede digital de MIGRACIONES
Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (MIGRACIONES), via gob.pe · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-06-17 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [419] Solicitar calidad migratoria para trabajador residente — ficha del procedimiento en la sede digital de MIGRACIONES
Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (MIGRACIONES), via gob.pe · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-06-17 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [420] MIGRACIONES: Ley y Reglamento — Decreto Legislativo 1130, Decreto Legislativo 1350 y el Reglamento aprobado por Decreto Supremo 007-2017-IN, texto consolidado con notas de modificación al pie (primera edición, junio 2023; incorpora las modificaciones del Decreto Supremo 002-2021-IN, del Decreto Supremo 003-2023-IN y del Decreto Supremo 004-2023-IN). Publicación oficial de la autoridad administradora; no lleva fecha de publicación en el diario oficial, por lo que el as_of de los valores que la citan es la fecha de acceso
Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (MIGRACIONES) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [421] Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos de la Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (TUPA 2023, modificado por Resolución de Superintendencia 150-2025-MIGRACIONES) – 286 pp., 53 procedimientos y los servicios prestados en exclusividad
Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones (MIGRACIONES) · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-26 · Archived copy - [422] Ustawa z dnia 12 grudnia 2013 r. o cudzoziemcach — tekst ujednolicony (Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1079)
Kancelaria Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-08-07 · Accessed 2026-08-23 · Amended by pl-aliens-act-amendment-2025-1794, pl-work-admissibility-act-2025 - [423] Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 26 lipca 2022 r. w sprawie opłat pobieranych w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej od cudzoziemców za wydanie i wymianę dokumentów (Dz.U. 2022 poz. 1583)
Kancelaria Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2022-07-26 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [424] Komunikat Prezesa Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego z dnia 9 lutego 2026 r. w sprawie przeciętnego wynagrodzenia w gospodarce narodowej w 2025 r. (M.P. 2026 poz. 192)
Główny Urząd Statystyczny / Monitor Polski · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2026-02-10 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [425] Obwieszczenie Prezesa Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego z dnia 19 listopada 2025 r. w sprawie przeciętnego miesięcznego wynagrodzenia brutto w gospodarce narodowej w województwach w 2024 r. (M.P. 2025 poz. 1201)
Główny Urząd Statystyczny / Monitor Polski · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-11-21 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [426] Zezwolenie na pobyt czasowy w celu wykonywania pracy w zawodzie wymagającym wysokich kwalifikacji (Blue Card)
Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców — Moduł Obsługi Spraw · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [427] Zezwolenie na pobyt czasowy — praca: katalog zezwoleń
Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców — Moduł Obsługi Spraw · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [428] Zezwolenie na pobyt czasowy w celu wykonywania pracy przez cudzoziemca delegowanego przez pracodawcę zagranicznego
Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców — Moduł Obsługi Spraw · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [429] Zezwolenie na pobyt czasowy w celu wykonywania pracy w ramach przeniesienia wewnątrz przedsiębiorstwa (ICT)
Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców — Moduł Obsługi Spraw · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [430] Zezwolenie na pobyt czasowy i pracę (zezwolenie jednolite)
Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców — Moduł Obsługi Spraw · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 · Archived copy - [431] Zezwolenie na pobyt czasowy w celu prowadzenia badań naukowych
Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców — Moduł Obsługi Spraw · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [432] Zezwolenie na pobyt czasowy ze względu na pracę sezonową
Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców — Moduł Obsługi Spraw · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [433] Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 14 czerwca 2022 r. w sprawie obywatelstw, których posiadanie uprawnia cudzoziemców do ubiegania się o udzielenie zezwolenia na pobyt czasowy, o którym mowa w art. 186 ust. 1 pkt 9 ustawy o cudzoziemcach (Dz.U. 2022 poz. 1335)
Kancelaria Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2022-06-24 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [434] Akt prawny: ustawa o cudzoziemcach (Dz.U. 2013 poz. 1650) — metadane ELI, w tym wykaz aktów wykonawczych i aktów zmieniających
Kancelaria Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej — API ELI · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [435] Ustawa z dnia 16 listopada 2006 r. o opłacie skarbowej — tekst ujednolicony (Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1154), załącznik część III
Kancelaria Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-23 - [436] Ustawa z dnia 20 marca 2025 r. o warunkach dopuszczalności powierzania pracy cudzoziemcom na terytorium Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej — tekst ujednolicony (Dz.U. 2025 poz. 621, 1794, z 2026 r. poz. 203, 473, 734)
Kancelaria Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-16 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [437] Autorização de Residência Permanente – Art. 80.º
AIMA, I.P. – Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [438] Atualização da Tabela de Taxas (em vigor a partir de 1 de março de 2026)
AIMA, I. P. · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-02-28 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [439] Autorização de Residência para Exercício de Atividade Profissional Subordinada, com Visto de Residência – Art. 88.º, n.º 1
AIMA, I. P. · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [440] Valores do IAS (indexante dos apoios sociais)
Direção-Geral da Administração e do Emprego Público (DGAEP) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-02-16 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [441] Meios de subsistência – Documentação instrutória – Vistos Nacionais
Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros (Portal dos Vistos) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [442] Portaria n.º 1563/2007, de 11 de dezembro – meios de subsistência
Diário da República, 1.ª série, n.º 238 · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2007-12-11 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [443] Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (REPSAE – regime de entrada, permanência, saída e afastamento de estrangeiros), texto consolidado, 19.ª versão
Procuradoria-Geral Distrital de Lisboa – base de dados de legislação consolidada · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-10-22 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [444] Perceperea taxei de viza
Ministerul Afacerilor Externe — Centrul National de Vize · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [445] Tipuri de vize şi scopurile deplasării
Ministerul Afacerilor Externe – Centrul Naţional de Vize (eViza) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [446] Alte scopuri — administrator, sef de filiala sau reprezentanta, formare profesionala neremunerata, voluntariat, lucrator au-pair, tratament medical, nomazi digitali
Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [447] Activitati de cercetare stiintifica — viza de lunga sedere si permisul de sedere
Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [448] Permisul unic / Cartea albastra a UE — obtinerea si prelungirea dreptului de sedere in scop de munca si de detasare
Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [449] Aprobarea reintregirii familiei cu cetateni terti
Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [450] Informare privind dreptul de şedere pe termen lung, condiţiile de acordare şi când încetează acesta
Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrări · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2023-03-29 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [451] Single permit / EU Blue Card (the English expression of the same page as ro-igi-permis-unic)
Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [452] Taxele pe care trebuie sa le achitati pentru obtinerea permisului de sedere
Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [453] Viza de lunga sedere pentru angajare in munca
Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrari · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [454] Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 194/2002 privind regimul străinilor în România, republicată – formă consolidată valabilă la 30 aprilie 2026 (publicată de IGI)
Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrări / Guvernul României · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2008-06-05 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [455] Lonestrukturstatistik – genomsnittslonen i Sverige var 42 900 kronor ar 2025
Medlingsinstitutet (Swedish National Mediation Office) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [456] Artists
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-01-30 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [457] Athletes and coaches
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-01-29 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [458] Au pairs
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-01-30 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [459] Berry pickers
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-29 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [460] Employees – apply for a work permit in Sweden
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [461] EU Blue Cards
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-19 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [462] Family of an employee or self-employed person who apply afterwards
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [463] ICT permits
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-01-29 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [464] Look for work or start a business
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-19 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [465] Look for work after completing research
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-03 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [466] Look for work after completing your studies in Sweden
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-18 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [467] Soka jobb (Swedish-language job-search hub)
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [468] Long-term residents in another EU country
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-09-18 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [469] Maintenance requirement for the person in Sweden
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-03-18 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [470] New median salary affects the salary requirement for work permits
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-16 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [471] New rules for researchers and doctoral students
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [472] New rules for work permits now apply
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-01 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [473] Praktik (Swedish-language traineeship hub)
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [474] Researchers
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [475] Seafarers
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [476] Seasonal workers
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [477] Students who have found work
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-28 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [478] Tillfalligt arbete i Sverige (Swedish-language temporary-work hub)
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [479] Traineeships/internships conducted via an international exchange programme
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-03 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [480] Traineeships/internships within the context of higher education
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-03 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [481] Anstalld eller egen foretagare (Swedish-language work hub)
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-25 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [482] Apply for a work permit after visiting an employer
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-01-30 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [483] Working holiday visa for young people
Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-02-19 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [484] Medianloner i Sverige
Statistiska centralbyran (SCB) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-16 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [485] Prisbasbeloppet for ar 2026
Statistiska centralbyran (SCB) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-14 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [486] SFSR amendment register for Utlanningslag (2005:716)
Regeringskansliet · gazette · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [487] Utlanningsforordning (2006:97), consolidated text
Sveriges riksdag · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [488] Utlanningslag (2005:716), consolidated text, amended up to and including SFS 2026:1451
Sveriges riksdag / Regeringskansliet · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-22 - [489] Zaposlovanje tujcev po hitrejšem postopku
Zavod Republike Slovenije za zaposlovanje · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [490] Modra karta EU za visokokvalificirano zaposlitev tujcev
Zavod Republike Slovenije za zaposlovanje · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [491] Enotno dovoljenje za čezmejne storitve z napotenimi delavci
Zavod Republike Slovenije za zaposlovanje · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [492] Enotno dovoljenje za sezonsko delo tujcev v kmetijstvu več kot 90 dni
Zavod Republike Slovenije za zaposlovanje · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [493] Zaposlitev ali podaljšanje zaposlitve tujca, zamenjava delovnega mesta ali delodajalca
Zavod Republike Slovenije za zaposlovanje · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [494] Zaposlovanje tujcev iz tretjih držav
Zavod Republike Slovenije za zaposlovanje · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [495] Entry and residence
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo (GOV.SI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 · Archived copy - [496] Dovoljenje za začasno prebivanje družinskega člana imetnika modre karte EU
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [497] Dovoljenje za začasno prebivanje družinskega člana imetnika enotnega dovoljenja za osebo, premeščeno znotraj gospodarske družbe
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [498] Dovoljenje za začasno prebivanje družinskega člana raziskovalca
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [499] Enotno dovoljenje za prebivanje in delo državljanov tretjih držav
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [500] Enotno dovoljenje zaradi visokokvalificirane zaposlitve – Modra karta EU
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [501] Dovoljenje za prebivanje na podlagi dela (kazalo)
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-01-15 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [502] Enotno dovoljenje za napotene delavce
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [503] Enotno dovoljenje za osebo premeščeno znotraj gospodarske družbe
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [504] Enotno dovoljenje zaradi opravljanja pripravništva
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [505] Dovoljenje za začasno prebivanje zaradi opravljanja dela na področju raziskav, višjega in visokega šolstva
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [506] Dovoljenje za začasno prebivanje raziskovalca zaradi iskanja zaposlitve ali samozaposlitve
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [507] Enotno dovoljenje za sezonsko delo daljše od 90 dni
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [508] Dovoljenje za stalno prebivanje
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-12 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [509] Dovoljenje za začasno prebivanje študentov zaradi iskanja zaposlitve ali samozaposlitve
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-19 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [510] Združitev družine in pravica do celovitosti družine
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2026-08-13 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [511] Enotna dovoljenja (eBDP) – Stroški
Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve in javno upravo (SPOT) · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2024-03-27 · Accessed 2026-08-25 · Archived copy - [512] Zakon o tujcih (uradno prečiščeno besedilo) (ZTuj-2-UPB15)
Uradni list Republike Slovenije · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-06-24 · Accessed 2026-08-25 · Archived copy - [513] Zakon o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o tujcih (ZTuj-2I)
Državni zbor Republike Slovenije / Uradni list Republike Slovenije · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-06 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [514] Zakon o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o zaposlovanju, samozaposlovanju in delu tujcev (ZZSDT-E)
Uradni list Republike Slovenije · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-06 · Accessed 2026-08-25 - [515] Zákon č. 404/2011 Z. z. o pobyte cudzincov a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (znenie vyhlásené v Zbierke zákonov, čiastka 126)
Ministerstvo vnútra SR (kópia vyhláseného znenia na webovom sídle Úradu hraničnej a cudzineckej polície) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2011-10-21 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [516] Kto nepotrebuje povolenie na zamestnanie ani potvrdenie o možnosti obsadenia voľného pracovného miesta?
Migračné informačné centrum IOM (Medzinárodná organizácia pre migráciu) · international organisation · Tier 2 · Published 2026-08-11 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [517] Jednotné povolenie na pobyt a zamestnanie
Migračné informačné centrum IOM (Medzinárodná organizácia pre migráciu) · international organisation · Tier 2 · Published 2026-08-11 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [518] Modrá karta EÚ
Migračné informačné centrum IOM (Medzinárodná organizácia pre migráciu) · international organisation · Tier 2 · Published 2026-07-14 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [519] Sezónne zamestnanie štátnych príslušníkov tretích krajín v SR
Migračné informačné centrum IOM (Medzinárodná organizácia pre migráciu) · international organisation · Tier 2 · Published 2026-01-16 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [520] Pobyt cudzinca – účely prechodného pobytu, druhy trvalého pobytu a podávanie žiadostí
Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí SR (Generálny konzulát SR v Užhorode) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2022-07-08 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [521] Poplatky — sadzobník konzulárnych poplatkov, položky 240 až 265 (položka 242: žiadosti o udelenie pobytu)
Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí SR · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2024-03-11 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [522] 44. Finančné zabezpečenie pobytu podľa zákona č. 404/2011 Z. z. o pobyte cudzincov (edícia október 2024)
Úrad hraničnej a cudzineckej polície, Prezídium Policajného zboru, Ministerstvo vnútra SR · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 · Superseded by sk-uhcp-faq-podnikanie - [523] 44. Žiadosť o vydanie modrej karty § 38 zákona o pobyte cudzincov (edícia júl 2025)
Úrad hraničnej a cudzineckej polície Prezídia Policajného zboru, Ministerstvo vnútra SR · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [524] 18. Doklady potrebné k prijatiu žiadosti o udelenie prechodného pobytu na účel výskumu a vývoja podľa § 26 zákona o pobyte cudzincov (edícia júl 2025)
Úrad hraničnej a cudzineckej polície Prezídia Policajného zboru, Ministerstvo vnútra SR · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [525] 16. Doklady potrebné k prijatiu žiadosti o udelenie prechodného pobytu na účel zamestnania podľa § 23 zákona o pobyte cudzincov (edícia júl 2025)
Úrad hraničnej a cudzineckej polície Prezídia Policajného zboru, Ministerstvo vnútra SR · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [526] 17. Doklady potrebné k prijatiu žiadosti o udelenie prechodného pobytu na účel zlúčenia rodiny podľa § 27 zákona o pobyte cudzincov (edícia júl 2025)
Úrad hraničnej a cudzineckej polície Prezídia Policajného zboru, Ministerstvo vnútra SR · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [527] 4. Zamestnanie štátneho príslušníka tretej krajiny, u ktorého sa povolenie na zamestnanie ani potvrdenie o možnosti obsadenia VPM nevyžaduje (§ 23a zákona č. 5/2004 Z. z. o službách zamestnanosti)
Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-03-07 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [528] 2. Zamestnanie štátneho príslušníka tretej krajiny s potvrdením o možnosti obsadenia VPM zodpovedajúceho vysokokvalifikovanému zamestnaniu (k žiadosti o modrú kartu)
Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2024-07-15 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [529] Zamestnanie štátneho príslušníka tretej krajiny na účel sezónneho zamestnania alebo v rámci vnútropodnikového presunu
Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2022-01-26 · Accessed 2026-08-24 - [530] 1. Zamestnanie štátneho príslušníka tretej krajiny s potvrdením o možnosti obsadenia voľného pracovného miesta
Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2023-01-09 · Accessed 2026-08-24