The Netherlands Visa Immigration Work Permit Student Visa Tourist visa

The Netherlands have experienced sustained growth over the past several years partly due to its favourable position within Europe and its flexible labour force. It remains an attractive country for investment and for foreign nationals to work.

This Netherlands immigration guide is aimed at employers, as only employers can apply for work permits for non-EU nationals. We apologise for lack of information for those who wish to become self-employed in the Netherlands.

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Working Visa - Netherlands work permit for a non-EEA national, it is normally necessary to show that attempts have been made to fill the position from the local and EEA labour markets. These attempts should include advertising in national newspapers, websites, industry publications, etc. However, the local employment service, or Arbeitsamt, will run searches for EU nationals with the appropriate skills by using the European Employment Services placement network (EURES). Usually Dutch employers should also have looked into training existing employees.

Residence Visa (Naturalisation) - The Netherlands Embassy must obtain approval for the issuance of a temporary residence permit from the immigration authorities in the Netherlands. It is important that you apply for the temporary residence permit at least three months prior to your intended stay in the Netherlands. If you will not be working you will need to show that you have sufficient funds to support yourself while you are living in the Netherlands.

Holiday Visa - Holiday visas are not generally appropriate for filling vacancies so senior that you would otherwise consider a full work permit; they are only available for citizens of Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The intention behind the scheme is to allow young (age 18-30) Australians, Canadians and New Zealanders to visit the Netherlands for up to 12 months and to permit them to supplement their income by working during their holiday, which should be their main purpose of travel.
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South Africa Immigration to South Africa Visa for South Africa work permit Immigration to South Africa

Immigration to South Africa : With the brain drain from the Republic of South Africa, the country has a great need to import skilled staff. To that end, the Immigration Act implemented on 7 April 2003 is an attempt to simplify the issuance of permits, to attract skilled and qualified foreigners to the Republic and to promote tourism in the RSA.

Work permits applications for South Africa are dealt with by the Department of Home Affairs. However, the South African authorities have delegated intra company transfer applications (where the worker is moving within the same international group) and secondment (where a foreign firm sends an employee to a client's site in South African in accordance with a service contract) to their High Commissions and Embassies. It is with these applications that workpermit.com can assist.

How long will it take to get a candidate on-site with a South African Work Permit?

Properly presented applications can be processed very quickly, in just over a week. Once the application is approved, the candidate may travel immediately to South Africa to start work.

Can My Company Apply for a Work Permit to Second an employee to South Africa?

There are two types of permit that can be issued by the High Commission:

1. Intra Company Transfer

The company will need to fulfil the following criteria:

• Have an established presence in the UK.
• Have an established presence in South Africa.
• These two companies must be part of the same international group.
• The candidate moves from employment in the UK office to be employed in the South African office.

2. Secondments

A UK company may send a consultant to it's South African client to install a product or as part of a contract to provide services to them. Please note the contractor sent to South Africa must genuinely be part of a wider service agreement, for example installing propriety software.

Does the Candidate Qualify to be Seconded to South Africa?

There are no explicit criteria relating to the candidate, however the following items are good rules of thumb by which to judge whether a candidate would be suitable:

• They must be able to do the job
• They should have worked for the company for at least six months.

This is necessary as most applications are made on the premise of the candidate having specialist knowledge of the companies operations.

How do I apply for a South African Work Permit?

A work permit application is actually an application for a temporary residence permit. They should be submitted in the South African High Commission in the country where the candidate is normally resident.

These applications are quite extensive and will involve producing original signed documents form both the South African and UK offices, the time needed to do this should be factored into plans.

South African Work Permits Frequently asked Questions.

Can my company apply for all types of work permit through the High Commission?

No. It is only possible to make applications for work permits for employees who are being seconded within an international group, (an intra-company transfer)

Can the candidate be accompanied by his/her family?

Yes. However additional documentation will be required.

Can a candidate apply for a work permit?

No. The employer must make a work permit application, and the resulting permit will be employer-specific.

Is it necessary to apply for the visa separately?

No for South Africa the visa is included in the work permit application.

What is the difference between "body shopping" and providing a service?

It is not possible to obtain a work permit for a candidate who is being body shopped, but it is possible for a candidate under a contract to provide services. The key differences are:

• The sponsor may not be a recruitment agency.
• The staff remain on the payroll and line management of the service provider.
• The services are above and beyond that of just a contractor – e.g. consultants assisting in the installation of a propriety product sold to a client.
• The services provided must be shown to be in the normal run of operations for the service provider.

What elements should be included in a service contract to ensure that it is suitable for a work permit application?

A provision of service contract should include the following elements:

• The day to day line management of the consultants remains with the service provider
• It should include warranted deliverables.
• It should cover the entire period for which the permit is required.
• It should be signed by both parties, and on the client headed paper.

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ITALY Visa Immigration to ITALY

Visa Immigration to ITALY

The Italian work permit scheme is administered regionally, so implementation differs significantly depending on the exact destination within Italy.

• Italian work permits must be sponsored by an Italian company – they can not be applied for directly by a potential employee or by an agency
• Processing times vary between regions, but the average is about 2 months
• Italy does not recognise the Van der Elst ruling of the EU court.
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Spain Visa Immigration to Spain work permit for spain immigration travel to spain study in spain

Immigration to Spain : Span has announced a general amnesty for illegal immigrants. By registering with the relevant authorities, formerly illegal immigrants will be able to legitimise their presence in Spain. In consequence, the whole Spanish system is overloaded and processing times have increased significantly.

Spanish work permit procedure is long and complicated, necessitating a decision by many different authorities. However, recent changes to legislation for companies providing services to their clients means that some consultants can be placed on site very quickly.

How long will it take to get an employee on site with an Spanish work permit?

The supporting documentation needed is quite extensive and can take some time to collect, it must be submitted in Spanish, so translations should be taken into both time and financial budgets. Once the application has been lodged, processing takes between 3 and 6 months due to the highly bureaucratic systems designed to protect the resident labour markets.

Spain has just acknowledged the provision of service ruling by the European Court, which means that some candidates may be able to be placed on-site within a week.– See the section below.

When the work permit is approved the candidate must apply for a residence visa to travel to Spain and start work.

Can my company obtain Spanish work permits?

There are two possible ways for the candidate to be employed with a work permit for the first time:

1. As the direct employee of an Spanish company. In the first instance this would be a type b, which is for a maximum of 1 year. This may be extended and would become a type B, valid for a maximum of 2 years.
2. As the employee of a foreign company that is providing services to an Spanish company. This foreign company may not be a recruitment agency and must produce a service contract as part of the application. In this scenario, a Spanish accountant must administer the payrolling of the candidate to ensure that all tax and social security is duly paid. This would be a type A permit and would be valid for a maximum of 9 months.

Does the candidate qualify for an Spanish work permit?

The candidate must be shown to have sufficient experience to fill the position.

If the application is for an assignment permit then the candidate should have at least 6-12 months experience with the service provider, to justify the claim that they have experience with the company's systems.

Preference is given to candidates with some demonstrable link with Spain and Latin American citizens

How do I apply for an Spanish work permit?

The application is generally lodged through the Direccion Provincial de Trabajo, seguridad Social y Asuntos Sociales (local labour office), however they may also be lodged at the office for foreigners, the Gereral directorate for Migration, or even the post office. When the application is for provision of service and the employer has no presence in Spain, the Spanish consulate will accept the application.

Once the work permit application is approved, the candidate will need to make a residence visa application in their usual country of residence. The candidate will probably need to present a police clearance certificate and an original birth certificate to be granted this visa, so it is worthwhile assembling these documents in advance.

Provision of service ruling – van der Elst

The European court made a ruling that any EEA company should be able to provide services to it's EEA clients without the need to obtain additional work permits for it's employees. i.e. if a British software house sells it's product to a Spanish company and to install the product on it's client's systems needs to send some non-EEA employees who have UK work permits to the client's offices in Spain they should not need a Spanish work permit.

This ruling is being acknowledged very slowly across Europe, and was acknowledged by Spain at the end of 1999. In order to fit into this category the employee must have been employed in the EEA by the supplier for at least 12 months before being seconded.

Spanish work permit FAQs

What is the difference between a work permit and a visa?

A work permit is permission for a company to employ a foreign worker given by the labour authorities. It does not allow the candidate to travel to or reside in Spain. Once the work permit has been approved the candidate should apply for a residence visa (type D), a scengen (type C) visa is not sufficient to take up employment with a work permit.

What is the difference between "body shopping" and providing a service?

It is not possible to obtain a work permit for a candidate who is being body shopped, but it is possible for a candidate under a contract to provide services. The key differences are:

• The sponsor may not be a recruitment agency.
• The staff remain on the payroll and line management of the service provider.
• The services are above and beyond that of just a contractor – e.g. consultants assisting in the installation of a propriety product sold to a client.
• The services provided must be shown to be in the normal run of operations for the service provider.

What elements should be included in a service contract to ensure that it is suitable for a work permit application?

A provision of service contract should include the following elements:

• The day to day line management of the consultants remains with the service provider
• It should include warranted deliverables.
• It should cover the entire period for which the permit is required.
• It should be signed by both parties, and on the client headed paper.

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Germany Permanent Resident Visa

Permanent Resident Visa: As of the 1 January 2005 introduction of the new German Immigration Act, foreigners need only obtain a German residence permit, which gives them the right to work, rather than separate residence and work permits. Citizens of the US, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, and Switzerland may apply for their residence and work permit while remaining in Germany as visitors. Citizens of these countries, however, are not allowed to work in Germany until after their work and residence permit application is approved.

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Working Holiday Visa

Working Holiday Visa: Germany has concluded bilateral agreements on working holiday visas with Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The programme gives young people between 18 and 30 the opportunity to gain insight into the culture and daily life in Germany.

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Germany van der Elst visas

Germany van der Elst visas: There is a ruling from the European court relating to the right of an EEA company to provide it's services across the EEA without the need for obtaining additional work permits. This is known as the 'van der Elst' ruling, and visas issued further to the ruling are often called van der Elst Visas.

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