Questions tagged [working-visas]
For questions about visas which allows holder to obtain employment in a given country
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Residence in Belgium, Work in UK?
I'm (about to be) on a spouse residence visa in Belgium after doing MA and PhD here. I am a non-EU citizen. What I am wondering is whether it will be possible to reside with my partner in Belgium and ...
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Can I take parental leave if I worked for 12 months with blue card in Germany?
I have been working in Germany with my blue card for 6 months now. I am pregnant and my due date is beginning of June 2024. I will have 12 months working on May 15th 2024. So, am I eligible to take ...
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Can I change my employers during my initial H1b petition is in RFE and is been answered
I graduated in May 2023 and began working for Employer A on my initial OPT which is valid till May 2024 and is eligible for STEM OPT extension. Employer A filed for an H1B visa on my behalf, and my ...
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How feasible it may be to get Australian 491 visa in a year?
I am currently 44. My brother who was working in Australia, very recently got PR. He is ready to sponsor me under 491 visa. Skill, education, experience, English are not a problem for me.
What I am ...
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Skilled Worker Visa UK: working occasionally in the EU
Does a UK Skilled Worker Visa confer any formal status for the holder occasionally traveling to the EU to work?
Would it cause any legal trouble to try?
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New Zealand Immigration query on Third party checks after JSV?
Presently living and working in New Zealand, applied for Skilled Migrant Category Residence visa, but they only offered JSV since I don’t have a job offer. Below is my timeline line:
Lodgment date: ...
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Enquiry about refusal of UK visa, is it an entry ban?
I have a problem regarding a visit visa
I applied for a visit visa in Feb 2017 and it was refused and the refusal letter was not good.
My future application is at risk of being refused for up to 10 ...
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Travel Outside UK Whilst on Garden Leave & Waiting for New Visa Decision
I am currently on garden leave and have a Tier 2 work visa through September 13. My current employer will notify the Home Office that my job has been terminated by September 23. Fortunately, I have a ...
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Can a ban in South Africa affect my UK entry even with a job offer/sponsorship?
I traveled to South Africa back in 2018 and was involved in a car accident. Because I was receiving treatment there decided to apply for a visa extension which takes up to 2 months. I was denied and ...
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Is it allowed to work part time in Schengen countries while having a work permit from an Employer?
If am holding a Schengen work permit am I allowed to do part time Jobs?
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Should a 1-year gap in employment/education 12 years ago be mentioned in the ATAS application? If yes, where should it be mentioned?
I am applying for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate in order to start my job as an Assistant Professor at a Russell Group university in the UK. And I would like to know if a 1-...
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Can you legally work in Germany with an expired residence permit after travel?
It is my impression that it is legal to leave the Schengen zone Area (specifically Germany) with an expired work/residence permit, then almost immediately re-enter with a passport which grants 90-day ...
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Work permit doesn't have full name
My middle name is not included in the Estonian short term employment registration, referred to as STER (work permit).
It has both my surname and the first name, but not the middle name. The employer ...
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Visit visa for UK rejected in 2018 for insufficient funds. Will that affect work permit permit visa when I apply in 2023?
I applied for visit visa in 2018 and got rejected not sure why. Now I am trying to apply for workpermit visa and want to check if that rejected visa will affects my application for workpermit.
It's ...
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Can I successfully self-petition with an EB-2 visa to the US?
I am currently looking at self-petitioning for an EB-2 visa under Advanced Degree. I have worked in the Telecommunications sector in the UK for almost 6 years with a STEM degree as a data scientist ...
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Visit visa got rejected in 2018. How long should I wait to apply for a new one (Work permit)
I applied for visit visa in 2018 and got rejected - not sure why. Now I am trying to apply for work permit visa and want to check is whether the previously rejected visa will affect the work permit ...
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UK Visa refusal due to other refusals
Is there anyone whose UK visa was refused due to his/her past visa refusal of Schengen or other countries? In Dec 2022, my French visa was refused on basis of "risk to public security/public ...
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Blue card rejection because of not having a Masters degree certificate at hand
I completed my Masters (IT) from Germany some weeks ago. By completion, I mean I got the grades of my final thesis. But the actual physical copy of the masters degree certificate will take some time ...
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Passport Talent Family visa application requirement
I am residing in France and have a passport talent card salarie qualifie / enterprise innovante. But my wife is currently residing in Bangladesh. She will need a passport talent family card for which ...
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Change of employer before applying for blue card
I hold a blue card eligible visa (right now entry level D). The company for which I got this has been delaying my starting date ever since. Now I have received a new offer for another German company. ...
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I'm an American currently working remotely for a German company. Can I visit Germany and continue working for them?
I'm currently working remotely for a German company under a short-term contract. Does anyone know if I would run into any issues visiting Germany and continuing to work for this company without ...
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Do I meet the requirements of German work visa and how exactly should I apply?
I'm from Azerbaijan and I've got a software development job offer from Berlin paying 60k+. Thing is I don't have a degree. I've got around 6 years of relevant professional experience (I can show past ...
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Teaching Assistant Visa under age 26
I want to be a teaching assistant in the UK and therefore apply for the skilled worker visa. On the UK website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-salary-if-youre-...
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Work remotely while waiting for visa?
I am a British citizen who is waiting for a French visa (long stay, talent passport). Am I able to work remotely (from the UK) for my French employer while I wait for the visa to come through?
(I ...
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Skilled Worker Visa: Teaching Assistant
I want to be a teaching assistant in the UK and therefore apply for the Skilled Worker Visa in the UK. Does anyone know how much I would have to earn if I am at the start of my career and under 26 to ...
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Can an American citizen continue to work as an independent contractor for a Canadian company after moving back to US?
I am an American who moved to Montreal for grad school and then extended my stay with a postgraduate work permit. I have a fully online job with a Montreal-based company that I would like to continue ...
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Does Canadian spousal open work permit get affected if the other spouse with company bound work permit moves countries?
I have a friend who is on work permit bound to a company in Canada. His wife has open work permit resulting from his work permit. He will be moving to the US and wondering if his wife can stay in ...
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Jobs that start on H4 EAD and can sponsor an H1B visa in the long term
What jobs can I pursue on an H4 EAD that will lead to an H1B sponsorship in the long term?
My motivation for getting a job is to support my family in the US from an immigration standpoint. My husband ...
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Highly skilled migrant : Unemployment & 30% Ruling in the Netherlands
I started to work in Netherlands as as highly skilled migrant on October 01, 2022. Then, unfortunately, I was unemployed on November 25. After that my 30% Ruling was approved. At this stage I am ...
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Looking for resources regarding how countries legally define "work" from an immigration/visa perspective?
We all know that most tourist visas have a stipulation like:
"you can't work in XXX while on a tourist visa"
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"If you're entering XXX with the intent of working or doing business ...
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Is Tier 2 dependent possible for recent civil partnership? (UK Visa)
I have been offered a job in London to work for an A-rated sponsor. The company has attorneys that made applications for a Skilled Worker (my case) and Skilled Worker dependent (my partner's case).
We ...
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Losing job while waiting for Blue Card
I currently have a Fiktionsbescheinigung certificate that is valid for the next 6 months. If someone loses their job while their application for the blue card is under process, I wanted to ask:
How ...
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Entering the UK as a visa-free visitor while work visa in in progress
I will soon start a job in the UK under a "skilled worker visa". Unfortunately, the visa process takes longer than anticipated, but my future employer is okay with delaying my start date as ...
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Currently, as a US citizen, does one require to apply for a work visa if planning to work remotely in France for up to a maximum of 30 days?
Or would the visa-free entry granted for US Citizens be alright as long as the period of stay in France is under 90 days.
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Intra company Transfer to Canada : Company Requirements
I have been acting as a CEO of a small India-based company which I started with a partner in 2017. The tax returns have been filed every year and it is an active company.
The other partner moved to ...
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Regarding the Blue Card Germany
I am a Blue card holder, paying Social security/unemployment insurance since May 2020; my Blue card was issued mid-September 2020. I applied for unemployment benefit 1. The unemployment office asked ...
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Can I still file taxes and how could this affect my citizenship application?
OK So here is my Canada Timeline:
Sept2019- Mar 2020 Closed work permit and employed
Mar 2020- Apr 2021 Closed work permit and unemployed
Apr 2021- August 2021 Open work permit and unemployed
August ...
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Losing German job even before reaching Germany?
Imagine, You get a job offer from Germany.
Then you get a 6 months validity "National D visa" (blue card category) for that job.
You are yet to depart from your home country to Germany and ...
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Is there a possibility to live in France on long term basis under these conditions?
I am a citizen from India and I am living in France since 1 month for my 1 year masters degree. This venture has been possible only because I was given scholarship by the university.
I am from a ...
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Statement of comparability with "formally" equivalent - For Blue card
I got a job offer as a software engineer in Germany. I have applied and got the statement of comparability from ZAB. Also, I got the ZAV certificate for the blue card (accepted my ZAB document). My ...
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What is the best route for a dual EU/UK national to work remotely in Spain?
I am national of the UK and Bulgaria. I currently hold a British passport and live in the UK (since 2004). I do not have a Bulgarian ID or passport, but I believe that I can acquire those relatively ...
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Do I need to start a company in Spain in order to work remotely as a UK freelancer?
I am looking to relocate to Spain but keep my current job. I work as a freelancer, but just for one company -- they are open to making me an employee if that makes things easier for this move -- the ...
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Do I need a work permit or non lucrative visa for Spain if I am only going to be there less than a month?
My place of work offers a remote work program and I'd like to take advantage of this opportunity and travel to Spain for a minimum of 3 weeks or maximum of 4 weeks. I do plan on working some of the ...
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Start date is delayed by more than three months from Application date in UK
I have applied for Skilled Worker Visa in the UK on June 9. However due to delay in processing visa applications by UKVI. my visa is not issued yet. The employer added a note to the CoS stating a new ...
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Can you work in Singapore and Japan both with two work visas?
I've tried to search similar questions but none is specific to my need.
expatriates.stackexchange 1: work in two different countries
expatriates.stackexchange 2: hold two work visas in two countries
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L1B visa interview : Getting hired with different team with Internal Transfer
My friend is planning to move to US. He attended interview with different team in same company and they are planning to file L1B visa.
Question is what should be our answer for "What is your ...
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How can I work as Selbstständiger in Germany as a non-EU citizien?
I’m working in Germany on a work visa at the moment. My permit to stay is valid until 2026 at a certain job place. How can I change this to be self-employed in Germany? Should I go to the Immigration ...
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US H1B visa dropbox | Can I change the petitioner details after visa appointment confirmed and fee paid
I have scheduled an H1B and H4 visa dropbox appointment with my old petitioner (old Employer). Now I have a new job with a new employer, and all the petitioner details are changed. (see the image). I ...
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Overstayed in Germany by a day, applying to work at US university
I am an Australian citizen who entered Germany in 2019 on a 3-month tourist visa, and I ended up overstaying by one day (accidentally by miscalculation).
I was taken to the police station within the ...
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What happens if my current residence permit expires before my application for a new one is processed?
I am a non-EU citizen with a residence permit in France expiring some day soon.
I have started the application for a new residence permit (and I believe I have the right documents, if that's relevant)....
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