Country rules

What each government actually requires to study or work there, with links to the official pages. Rules change, so always confirm at the source. Anyone who offers to "arrange" a visa for a fee is not us.

Europe

• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

  Skilled Worker Visa · Health and Care Worker visa

• 🇩🇪 Germany

  EU Blue Card · Skilled Worker visa (vocational training)

• 🇳🇱 Netherlands

  Highly Skilled Migrant

• 🇮🇪 Ireland

  Critical Skills Employment Permit · General Employment Permit

• 🇫🇷 France

  Talent permit / EU Blue Card

• 🇹🇷 Türkiye

  Student visa (Türkiye Scholarships)

• 🇭🇺 Hungary

  Student visa (Stipendium Hungaricum)

Americas

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  🇺🇸 United States

  Student (F-1) or work (H-1B) visa

• 🇨🇦 Canada

  Express Entry (permanent residence) · Work permit with an employer LMIA

Asia-Pacific

• 🇦🇺 Australia

  Skills in Demand (482) / Skilled Independent (189) · Skills in Demand, Core Skills stream (trades)

• 🇯🇵 Japan

  Specified Skilled Worker

• 🇳🇿 New Zealand

  Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)

• 🇸🇬 Singapore

  Employment Pass (EP)

• 🇰🇷 South Korea

  Student visa (GKS scholarship) · EPS (E-9): factory, farming, fishing and construction work

• 🇨🇳 China

  Student visa (CSC scholarship)

• 🇮🇳 India

  Student visa (ICCR scholarship)

• 🇮🇩 Indonesia

  Student visa (KNB scholarship)

• 🇭🇰 Hong Kong

  Student visa (HK PhD Fellowship)

• 🇲🇾 Malaysia

  Employment Pass (EP)

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  🇹🇭 Thailand

  ⚠ Fake job offers: read first

Middle East

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  🇦🇪 UAE

  Employment / Work Visa

• 🇶🇦 Qatar

  Work visa (employer-sponsored)

• 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

  Work visa (employer-sponsored)