Employment & Skilled Work Visa Countries 2026

Albania

Albania Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored; 12 months renewable; Ministry of Interior + Ministry of Finance approval; Law No. 108/2013

Argentina

Argentina Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored Residencia Temporaria (Work)

Armenia

Armenia Work Permit and Temporary Residence Permit (12 months, renewable)

Australia

Working Holiday Visa (subclass 417)

Austria

Austria Self-Employment / Freelance National D Visa (1 year, renewable)

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Work Permit — employer-sponsored; State Migration Service; 1 year renewable

Bahrain

Bahrain Work Permit (Work Residency)

Belgium

Belgium Professional Card — Self-Employed / Freelance (1 year, renewable)

Bolivia

Bolivia Work & Temporary Residence — specific-purpose visa, then 1–3 year DIGEMIG residence

Botswana

Botswana Work Permit — employer-applied; localisation test; up to 5 years

Brazil

Brazil Digital Nomad Visa (VITEM XIV)

Bulgaria

EU Blue Card Bulgaria (2 years, renewable)

Cambodia

Cambodia Ordinary E Visa — Business (employer-sponsored, extendable)

Canada

TFWP Work Permit

Chile

Chile Digital Nomad Visa — Remote Workers; Income ≥ USD 1,500/month; 1 year renewable (2024 programme)

China

China Work Visa (Z Visa)

Colombia

Colombia Work Permit M-3 — Employer-Sponsored Migrant Work Visa

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored (1 year renewable)

Croatia

Croatia Digital Nomad Temporary Stay Permit (up to 18 months; one extension up to 6 months)

Cyprus

Cyprus Fast-Track Business Activation — Work and Residence Permit (12 months, renewable)

Czech Republic

Czech Republic Employee Card — Combined Work + Residence Permit (2 years)

Denmark

Denmark Pay Limit Scheme (up to 4 years)

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored (Ministry of Labour approval required)

Ecuador

Ecuador Professional Work Visa — Employer-Sponsored or Self-Employed Professionals (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Egypt

Egypt Work Visa

El Salvador

El Salvador Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored, Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MTPS) Approval Required

Estonia

Estonia Work D-Visa & Employment Residence Permit — salary ≥ Estonian average (~EUR 2,000/month)

Ethiopia

Ethiopia Work Permit

Fiji

Fiji Work Permit

Finland

Finland Work Residence Permit (TTOL) — collective-agreement salary; apply via Enter Finland

France

France Long-Stay Work Visa (VLS-TS Travailleur)

Georgia

Georgia Work / Residence Permit — Employment by Georgian entity (Ministry of Justice)

Germany

Germany Job Seeker Visa (§20 AufenthG)

Ghana

Ghana Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored; Ghana Immigration Service; 12 months renewable

Greece

Greece Digital Nomad Visa (1 year, renewable)

Hong Kong

Hong Kong IANG

Hungary

Hungary White Card Digital Nomad Permit (1 year, renewable)

Iceland

Iceland Work & Residence Permit — qualified professionals / labour shortage; employer-sponsored

India

India Employment Visa (E Visa)

Indonesia

Indonesia KITAS (Work Stay Permit)

Ireland

Ireland General Employment Permit (up to 2 years)

Israel

Israel B/1 Work Visa — Employer-Sponsored; PIBA Approval; 12 months renewable

Italy

Italy Work Visa (Lavoro Subordinato)

Jamaica

Jamaica Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored, Ministry of Labour and Social Security Approval Required

Japan

Japan Working Holiday Visa

Jordan

Jordan Work Permit

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored; 12 months renewable; Ministry of Labour approval required

Kenya

Kenya Work Permit Class G

Kuwait

Kuwait Business Visa — Short-Stay Business Visit; Kuwaiti Sponsor Required; Ministry of Interior; 90 days

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Work Permit — employer-sponsored under the annual labour quota; 1 year renewable

Laos

Laos Business Visa NI-B2 & Work Permit — sponsor-backed; 30 days convertible to 1-year stay

Latvia

Latvia Work Residence Permit — D visa + TRP via OCMA; NVA vacancy registration

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Employment Residence Permit — capped EEA quota, half allocated by lottery

Lithuania

Lithuania Work Residence Permit — employer mediation letter via MIGRIS

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Salaried Worker Permit — temporary authorisation to stay + D visa + residence permit

Malaysia

Malaysia Employment Pass

Maldives

Maldives Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored (1–3 year contract)

Mauritius

Mauritius Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored (Mauritius Passport and Immigration Service)

Mexico

Mexico Temporary Resident Visa

Montenegro

Montenegro Work & Residence Permit — employer-sponsored single permit; 1 year renewable

Morocco

Morocco Work Contract Visa (Visa de Travail)

Namibia

Namibia Employment Permit — MHAISS; skills-shortage test; ~8–10 weeks

Nepal

Nepal Work Permit — Department of Labour Approval (1 year, renewable)

Netherlands

Netherlands DAFT Self-Employment Permit (2 years, renewable)

New Zealand

New Zealand Working Holiday Visa

Nigeria

Nigeria CERPAC — Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card (USD 2,000/year, employer-sponsored)

Norway

Norway Self-Employed / Independent Contractor Permit (up to 2 years)

Oman

Oman Employment Visa

Pakistan

Pakistan Business eVisa — 96+ countries; invitation-backed; 3 months extendable to 1 year

Panama

Panama Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored (1 year renewable)

Peru

Peru Work / Resident Permit — Employer or Investor Sponsored (Carné de Extranjería)

Philippines

Philippines 9G Work Visa (Pre-Arranged Employment)

Poland

Poland Work Permit Type A — Employer-Sponsored (up to 3 years, renewable)

Portugal

Portugal D8 Digital Nomad Visa (1 year, renewable)

Qatar

Qatar Work Visa / Residency Permit (QID)

Romania

EU Blue Card Romania (2 years, renewable)

Russia

Russia Business Visa — invitation letter required; single, double, or multiple entry; up to 1 year

Rwanda

Rwanda Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored (Class A/B/C, Rwanda Development Board)

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Work Residency (Iqama)

Serbia

Serbia Single Permit — combined work + residence; employer-sponsored; up to 3 years; no quota

Seychelles

Seychelles Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored (Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs)

Singapore

Singapore Employment Pass (EP)

Slovakia

Slovakia EU Blue Card — degree-level role; salary ≥ 1.2× the average wage

Slovenia

Slovenia Single Permit — combined work + residence; ZRSZ labour-market consent

South Africa

South Africa Critical Skills Work Visa

South Korea

South Korea Work Visa (E-Series)

Spain

Spain Digital Nomad Visa (up to 1 year, renewable)

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Work Visa — Employer-Sponsored Entry Visa (1 year, renewable)

Sweden

Sweden Self-Employment Residence Permit (up to 2 years)

Switzerland

Switzerland B Work Permit — Annual Residence (1 year, renewable)

Taiwan

Taiwan Work Permit / ARC — Employer-Sponsored (1 year, renewable annually)

Tanzania

Tanzania Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored (Class C, Ministry of Labour)

Thailand

Thailand Non-Immigrant B (Business)

Tunisia

Tunisia Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored; ATCD; 12 months renewable

Turkey

Turkey Work Permit

Uganda

Uganda Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored; DCIC; 12 months renewable

United Arab Emirates

UAE Employment/Work Permit

United Kingdom

UK Youth Mobility Scheme (Tier 5)

United States

H-1B Specialty Occupation Worker

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Work Permit — Employer-Sponsored; 12 months renewable; Agency for External Labour Migration approval required

Vietnam

Vietnam Work Permit

Zambia

Zambia Employment Permit — employer-sponsored; up to 2 years renewable

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Temporary Employment Permit — employer-sponsored; up to 2 years renewable