European Tech Visas & Work Permits
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Visa 🛂 Description URL 💻 Country 🗺️ Recipient Diploma 🗒️ Family 👪 Duration 📆 Renewable Cost 💰 Requirements Processing Time
Austria's Very Highly Qualified Workers Long-Term Visa for Highly-Skilled Workers, eligibility determined through a points system. 6-Month "Job Seeker Visa" available as a starting point. https://www.migration.gv.at/en/types-of-immigration/permanent-immigration/very-highly-qualified-workers/ Austria Employee Yes Yes Duration of contract Yes €160 Point-based system. Not Specified
Denmark's Positive List Regime Long-Term Visa for Workers in professions experiencing a shortage of qualified professionals in Denmark. https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-want-to-apply/Work/Positivlisten Denmark Employee Yes Yes Duration of contract Yes DKK 3,025 Standing employment offer. (Exceptions apply) 1 Month
Denmark's Pay Limit Scheme Long-Term Visa for Workers been offered a job in Denmark with a high salary. https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/Applying/Work/Pay%20limit%20scheme Denmark Employee No Yes Yes Yes DKK 3,025 Get a job for more than DKK 375,000/year 1 Month
Startup Denmark 2-Year Visa (+ possible extension) for founders wanting to start up in Denmark. http://www.startupdenmark.info/ Denmark Founder Not Specified Yes 2 years Yes Not Specified No specific funding. 6 Weeks or longer
Estonia's Work & Residence Permit Simple, short to long term residence permit subject to minimum salary criterion, varying depending on worker's qualification. https://www.workinestonia.com/working-in-estonia/work-permits/ Estonia Employee No Yes 2 years Yes 64 € (in Estonia) / 80 € (in Estonian Representation) Stending Emplouyment Offer Not Specified
Estonia Startup Visa Medium-Term Visa for Non-EU founders wanting to grow their start-up in Estonia. https://www.startupestonia.ee/visa Estonia Founder Not Specified Yes 1.5 years Yes €80.00 At least €140 for every month you want to spend in Estonia Not Specified
Finland's Work Permit Long-Term Permit for workers "granted on the basis of either temporary work or work of a continuous nature." https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/do-business-with-finland/work-in-finland/visas-work-permits/ Finland Employee Not Specified Yes Duration of contract Not Specified €450.00 Depends on job 1 month
Finnish Startup Permit Long-Term Permit for Non-EU founders wanting to build their start up in Finland. https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/do-business-with-finland/work-in-finland/startup-permit/ Finland Founder Not Specified Yes 2 years Yes 350€ No specific funding. 38 Days
French Tech Visa 4-Year Visa (+ possible extension) for Highly-Skilled workers in the Tech Industry. Diploma not needed. https://medium.com/frenchtech/france-is-going-all-in-to-help-its-startups-win-the-battle-for-global-talent-enter-the-new-french-c33311bc8510 France Employee No Yes 4 years Yes Free No specific funding. A couple of days to a several weeks.
French Tech Visa for Founders Long-Term Visa for founders wanting to build their start up in France. Financial Resources equal to or higher than the French Annual Minimum Wage required (€17,981.60). https://visa.lafrenchtech.com/3/french-tech-visa-for-founders France Founder Not Specified Yes 4 years Yes €368.00 financial resources at least equal to the French annual minimum wage, €17,981.60 as of January 1, 2018, 3 Months or more
Germany's Temporary Residence Permit for Employment Contract-Long Visa for workers in Germany http://berlinstartupjobs.com/guide-working-in-berlin/types-of-german-work-permits-and-how-to-get-one/ Germany Employee No Yes 1 year Yes Not Specified Freelancer option available Not Specified
Germany's Blue Card 1000e http://berlinstartupjobs.com/guide-working-in-berlin/types-of-german-work-permits-and-how-to-get-one/ Germany Employee Yes Yes 4 years Yes Not Specified "A high level of German proficiency and your job should allow you to earn at least €50,800 per year" Not Specified
Ireland's Highly Skilled Occupations Regime Medium-Term Permit for highly skilled professionals whose jobs falls under Ireland's Eligible Occupations List https://dbei.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Eligibility/Highly-Skilled-Eligible-Occupations-List/ Ireland Employee Not Specified Yes 2 years Yes €1,000.00 Job falls under "Highly Skilled Eligble Occupations List" Within 28 Days
Ireland General Employment Permit Medium-Term Permit (+ possible renewal) for workers whose job does not fall into the Highly-Skilled Eligible Occupations List. https://techlifeireland.com/moving-to-ireland/immigration-to-ireland/ Ireland Employee Yes No 2 years Yes €1,000.00 €30000 minimum salary Within 28 Days
Ireland Critical Skills Employment Permit Medium-Term Permit for highly skilled professionals whose jobs falls under Ireland's Eligible Occupations List, especially ICT professionals, engineers and technologists. https://dbei.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Permit-Types/Critical-Skills-Employment-Permit/ Ireland Employee Yes Yes 2 Years Yes €1,000.00 €30000 minimum salary / Job Offer of 2 years Within 28 Days
Ireland Startup Visa Permanent/Indefinite Visa for founders with an innovative business idea and minimum funding of E75,000 https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/types_of_employment/self_employment/coming_to_set_up_a_business_in_ireland.html Ireland Founder Not Specified Yes Indefinite Yes €350 €75,000 Not Specified
Israel Long Term Working Visa Permit for foreign highly-skilled workers for a period of up to 63 month. https://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/en/WorkAndStudy/Pages/Work-Visas.aspx Israel Employee No Yes 63 months Yes Not Specified Request Submitted by Company Not Specified
Israel's Startup Visa Medium-Term Visa (+ possible renewal) for founders looking to start up in Israel. http://www.itrade.gov.il/us/israel-to-offer-startup-visa-for-foreign-innovators/ Israel Founder Not Specified Yes 2 years Yes Not Specified Launch Project in Israel Not Specified
Italian Startup Visa Short-Term Visa for non-EU founders who wish to start up in Italy. http://italiastartupvisa.mise.gov.it/#ISVhome Italy Founder Not Specified Yes 1 year Yes Not Specified €50000 in funding. Not Specified
Startup Latvia Long-Term Visa for up to 5 founders who wish to start up in Latvia. https://startuplatvia.eu/startup-visa Latvia Founder Not Specified Yes 3 years No 100 Within 6 months 30'000 Eur investment, 18 months another 30'000 Not Specified
Startup Visa Lithuania Short-Term Visa for non-EU founders who wish to start up in Lithuania. https://startupvisalithuania.com/ Lithuania Founder Not Specified Yes 1 year Yes Free Startup must operate in one of the eligible fields Not Specified
Highly-Skilled Migrants Contract-Long Visa for highly skilled professionals who meet the requirements. https://ind.nl/en/work/Pages/Highly-skilled-migrant.aspx Netherlands Employee No Yes Duration of contract Yes €2,638 Salary requirements goes up with age. Within 90 days
Dutch Startup Visa Short-Term Visa for non-EU founders who wish to start up in The Netherlands. https://business.gov.nl/coming-to-the-netherlands/permits-and-visa/startup-visa/ Netherlands Founder Not Specified Not Specified 1 year Yes €326.00 Satisfy Their 5 Conditions (Explained in URL) Within 90 days
Norway's Work Immigration Permit Contract-Long Permit for foreign workers. A standing job offer is usually required in advanced. https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/ Norway Employee Not Specified Not Specified Duration of Contract Yes NOK 5.400 Job offer 4 weeks
Self-Employed Persons Visa Short-Term Visa for Highly Skilled Self-Employed workers with a company outside of Norway. https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/skilled-workers/#link-834 Norway Founder Not Specified Yes 1 year Yes NOK 5.400 30000 NOK 6 weeks
Startup Portugal Medium-Term Visa for founders who wish to either launch in or expand their start-ups to Portugal. http://startupportugal.com/startup-visa/ Portugal Founder Not Specified Yes 2 years Yes Not Specified Potential to generate a turnover of 325,000€/ year Max 30 Working Days
Spain's Residency Visa for Highly Skilled Professionals Short-Term Visa for Highly Skilled Professionals that meet a minimum financial resources requirement (2.130E/month) http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/CIUDADDELCABO/en/InformacionParaExtranjeros/Pages/Law-on-Visas-for-Entrepreneurs.aspx Spain Employee No Yes 2 years Yes €57.00 Sufficient Financial Resources (2.130€ monthly) Within 10 Days
Spanish Startup Visa Short-Term Visa for founders looking to Start Up in Spain. http://extranjeros.mitramiss.gob.es/es/UnidadGrandesEmpresas/ley14_2013/tripticos/triptico-emprender-INGLES.pdf Spain Founder Not Specified Yes 1 year Yes €72.00 Not Specified Within 10 Days
Sweden's Residence Permit for the Self-Employed Short-Term Visa for Highly Skilled Self-Employed workers with a company involved in the Swedish Economy (or be willing to start one). https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Working-in-Sweden/Self-employment.html Sweden Founder Not Specified Yes 2 years Yes SEK 2,000 SEK 200,000 13-15 months
Sweden's Work Permit Contract-Long Permit for foreign workers. A standing job offer is required in advanced. https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Working-in-Sweden/Employed/Work-permit-requirements.html Sweden Employee Not Specified Yes Duration of contract Yes SEK 2,000 SEK 13,000 per month & Standing Job Offer Up to 2 months
UK Tier 2 Work Visa Long-Term Visa for foreign workers with a standing job offer from a company in the UK. https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general United Kingdom Employee No Yes 5 years Yes €610.00 Standing Job Offer Up to 15 days.