Job seeking and post-study

8 routes

• Canada

  Post-graduation work permit (PGWP)

  The post-graduation work permit lets someone who has finished a programme at an eligible Canadian post-secondary school stay on and work in Canada.

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• France

  Carte de séjour recherche d'emploi/création d'entreprise

  France's residence card for job-seeking or business creation (carte de séjour temporaire or VLS-TS "recherche d'emploi/création d'entreprise") lets a recent graduate stay in France to look for a job or start a business matching their qualification.

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• Germany

  Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)

  Germany's Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte), created by Section 20a of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz), lets non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals come to Germany to look for qualified employment or pursue a qualification-recognition measure.

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• Netherlands

  Orientation Year for Highly Educated Persons (Zoekjaar hoogopgeleiden)

  The Dutch Orientation Year (Zoekjaar) residence permit, issued by the IND, is a self-sponsored bridge permit: a person who has graduated, obtained a doctorate, or carried out research can use it to look for work in the Netherlands without needing an employer or sponsor up front.

  • No employer sponsor needed
  • Leads to permanent residence
  • About 3 months

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• New Zealand

  Post Study Work Visa

  The Post Study Work Visa (PSWV) is the bridge between a New Zealand student visa and longer-term work or residence.

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• Norway

  Job seekers (residence permit for skilled workers seeking employment)

  Under Norwegian immigration law, an applicant would normally need a job offer before applying for a work-purpose residence permit, but UDI grants a job-seeker residence permit letting a skilled worker stay in Norway to look for skilled employment without first securing a job.

  • No employer sponsor needed

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• Portugal

  Skilled Job Seeker Visa (Article 57-A of the Foreigners' Law)

  Portugal's Skilled Job Seeker Visa is a national residence visa created to let holders of specialised technical skills enter and remain in Portuguese territory to look for work, authorising them to carry out highly qualified professional activity until the visa expires or a residence permit is granted.

  • No employer sponsor needed
  • Leads to permanent residence

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• United Kingdom

  Graduate visa

  The Graduate visa is the UK Home Office's post-study route: it grants permission to stay in the UK for at least 18 months after successfully completing an eligible UK course.

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