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European Union

🇦🇹AustriaRed-White-Red Card (Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte)Typical 3–5 months 🇧🇪BelgiumSingle permit (permis unique / gecombineerde vergunning)Typical 3–5 months 🇧🇬BulgariaSingle residence and work permitTypical 3–5 months 🇭🇷CroatiaResidence and work permit (dozvola za boravak i rad) — up to 3 yearsTypical 3–5 months 🇨🇾CyprusEmployment permit for third-country nationalsTypical 2–4 months 🇨🇿Czech RepublicEmployee Card (zaměstnanecká karta) through the Government's Qualified Employee Programme (Program kvalifikovaný zaměstnanec)Typical 3–5 months from order to start; first arrivals typically within 120 days 🇩🇰DenmarkPositive List for Skilled Work / Pay Limit schemes / Fast-track (certified companies)Typical 4–6 months from brief to first working day on the Positive List; 1–3 months under Fast-track 🇪🇪EstoniaShort-term employment registration with a long-stay visa (up to 365 days), or a temporary residence permit for employment (quota); from 2027 also the labour-shortage-sector permitTypical 4–5 months to first arrivals on short-term registration, if the visa appointment is planned in advance; the standard residence permit depends on the January quota window 🇫🇮FinlandResidence permit for an employed person (TTOL)Typical 3–5 months from brief to arrival 🇫🇷FranceWork authorisation and long-stay 'salarié' visaTypical 3–6 months 🇩🇪GermanySkilled Immigration Act · recognised qualification (§ 18a), professional-experience route (§ 6 BeschV) or recognition partnership (§ 16d), depending on the roleTypical 4–7 months 🇬🇷GreeceMetaklisi (employer invitation) under the immigration codeTypical 4–8 months 🇭🇺HungaryResidence permit for the purpose of employmentTypical 2–4 months 🇮🇪IrelandGeneral Employment Permit (GEP) / Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP)Typical 4–6 months from brief to arrival (28-day test, several weeks of permit processing, visa)🇮🇹ItalyNulla osta under the Decreto Flussi quota systemTypical 4–8 months, depending on the Decreto Flussi window 🇱🇻LatviaWork permit with visa D or temporary residence permitTypical 2–4 months 🇱🇹LithuaniaTemporary residence permit on the basis of work (annual quota; above-quota only at 1.2 × the average wage or 1 × for high-value-added shortage professions)Typical 3–4 months from brief to arrival when quota is available; files prepared in November–December arrive in March–April after the January quota opens 🇱🇺LuxembourgResidence permit for salaried workersTypical 2–4 months 🇲🇹MaltaSingle Permit — work and residence in one decision (Identità, Expatriates Unit; Jobsplus on the labour-market side); fast track for ISCO 1–3 roles via the Specialist Employee Initiative (€30,000, 15 working days) and the Key Employee Initiative (€45,000, 5 working days)Typical 3–5 months (2–3 months under SEI/KEI)🇳🇱NetherlandsSingle Permit (GVVA)Typical 2–4 months once the route is confirmed 🇵🇱PolandWork permit type A (zezwolenie na pracę typ A) and national visa D; temporary residence and work permit (single permit) in PolandTypical 4–7 months from brief to first working day — visa-appointment capacity in the Philippines, not the permit, sets it 🇵🇹PortugalResidence visa for subordinate work (D1)Typical 3–6 months 🇷🇴RomaniaLong-stay work visa D/AM2 (operatives, deficit-occupations list) or D/AM1 (highly qualified) via WorkinRomania.gov.ro — new D/AM2 filings paused since September 2026Typical Paused — resumes when D/AM2 filings reopen 🇸🇰SlovakiaTemporary residence for the purpose of employment (§ 23 Act 404/2011) — a single permit for stay and work since 15 July 2026Typical 4–6 months from brief to first working day 🇸🇮SloveniaSingle permit for residence and workTypical 2–4 months 🇪🇸SpainInitial residence and work authorisation (cuenta ajena)Typical 3–6 months 🇸🇪SwedenWork permit (arbetstillstånd)Typical 3–5 months from brief to arrival

Europe · non-EU

🇦🇱AlbaniaUnique permit for residence and work (leje unike) via e-Albania — contract period, renewableTypical 2–3 months 🇧🇦Bosnia and HerzegovinaWork permit (radna dozvola) within the annual quota + temporary residenceTypical 2–4 months, subject to quota availability 🇲🇪MontenegroTemporary residence and work permit (dozvola za privremeni boravak i rad) — within the annual quota; 1 year, renewableTypical 2–3 months, subject to quota 🇲🇰North MacedoniaTemporary residence for employment, on the Employment Service Agency's opinion (usually 1 year)Typical 2–4 months 🇳🇴NorwayResidence permit for skilled workersTypical No fixed processing time; vocational-level cases filed in 2025–2026 have waited many months — plan on 6–12 months from brief to arrival 🇷🇸SerbiaSingle permit for temporary residence and work (jedinstvena dozvola) — up to 3 yearsTypical 2–3 months 🇬🇧United KingdomSkilled Worker visa (sponsored) — graduate-level roles, or medium-skilled roles on the Immigration Salary List / Temporary Shortage ListTypical 3–5 months from brief to arrival; the visa itself is decided in weeks once the Certificate of Sponsorship is issued

Gulf · GCC

🇧🇭BahrainLMRA work visa (Expat Management System)Typical 3–6 weeks 🇰🇼KuwaitWork permit (PAM) and residence (iqama)Typical 6–10 weeks 🇴🇲OmanLabour clearance and employment visa (Ministry of Labour)Typical 4–8 weeks 🇶🇦QatarWork visa under Ministry of Labour approvalTypical 4–10 weeks 🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaWork visa via Qiwa and IqamaTypical 6–10 weeks 🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesMOHRE work permit and employment residence visaTypical 4–8 weeks

Oceania · Australia & New Zealand

🇦🇺AustraliaSkills in Demand visa (subclass 482) · Core Skills streamTypical 4–8 months 🇳🇿New ZealandAccredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)Typical 3–6 months

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