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International professionals planning European work routes through HRA

Europe work and mobility hub

Compare European work routes country by country.

Compare EU Blue Cards, national permits, verified job-search routes and remote-work permissions.

Check my Europe route Open Schengen hub
16country portals
12Blue Card countries
2verified job-search routes
4remote-work routes
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What happens next?A counsellor checks your profile and shares the most realistic route, missing documents and next action.
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Permission firstVisit, work, residence and remote-work permissions are not interchangeable.
Verified sourcesEach important route carries authority, owner, verification and expiry records.
Country-specificSalary, employer and qualification rules are checked in the destination country.

EU Blue Card comparison

12 participants, four clearly labelled alternatives.

Ireland and Denmark are EU opt-outs. Norway and Switzerland are not EU Blue Card states. Each uses its own national work system.

CountryEU Blue CardNational work routeVisit contextOpen
IrelandEU opt-outEmployer-led national permissionSeparate Irish visa
FranceAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
NetherlandsAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
FinlandAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
SwedenAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
NorwayNational route onlyEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
DenmarkEU opt-outEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
AustriaAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
PortugalAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
SpainAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
ItalyAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
BelgiumAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
LuxembourgAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
SwitzerlandNational route onlyEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
MaltaAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180
PolandAvailableEmployer-led national permissionSchengen 90/180

Blue Card thresholds are national and time-sensitive. HRA does not reuse one country's salary number for another.

Country portals

Open the destination before choosing the visa.

Every page links only to routes published for that country's actual system.

All country guides
IE
IrelandEU opt-out · Separate Irish visa2 published routes
FR
FranceAvailable · Schengen 90/1803 published routes
NL
NetherlandsAvailable · Schengen 90/1803 published routes
FI
FinlandAvailable · Schengen 90/1803 published routes
SE
SwedenAvailable · Schengen 90/1804 published routes
NO
NorwayNational route only · Schengen 90/1802 published routes
DK
DenmarkEU opt-out · Schengen 90/1802 published routes
AT
AustriaAvailable · Schengen 90/1804 published routes
PT
PortugalAvailable · Schengen 90/1804 published routes
ES
SpainAvailable · Schengen 90/1804 published routes
IT
ItalyAvailable · Schengen 90/1804 published routes
BE
BelgiumAvailable · Schengen 90/1803 published routes
LU
LuxembourgAvailable · Schengen 90/1803 published routes
CH
SwitzerlandNational route only · Schengen 90/1802 published routes
MT
MaltaAvailable · Schengen 90/1804 published routes
PL
PolandAvailable · Schengen 90/1803 published routes

Special route comparison

Job search and remote work are narrow permissions.

These routes appear only where an official source is mapped. They are not presented as a universal European visa.

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SwedenHighly qualified job-search permitFor eligible applicants with an advanced-level qualification who meet funds, insurance and outside-Sweden filing requirements.AustriaVery Highly Qualified Job-Seeker VisaA six-month route for applicants who qualify as Very Highly Qualified Workers under Austria's current points test.PortugalRemote work residence routeFor qualifying remote activity performed for an employer or clients outside Portugal, subject to the current national visa and residence sequence.SpainInternational telework visaFor qualifying employees or professionals working remotely for organisations outside Spain, with limited Spanish-client work only where the rules permit.ItalyDigital nomad and remote worker visaFor qualifying highly specialised remote employees or independent professionals who meet the current national evidence standard.MaltaNomad Residence PermitFor eligible third-country nationals who work remotely for foreign employers, businesses or clients and meet the current income and due-diligence rules.

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